Harvey Firestone Harvesting Oats with a Cradle Scythe during a "Vagabonds" Camping Trip, 1918
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Artifact Overview
Between 1916 and 1924, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone and naturalist John Burroughs embarked on a series of camping trips. They called themselves the Vagabonds. These Vagabonds enjoyed retreating from the fast-paced world to explore nature and the pre-industrial countryside. In 1918, the group stopped to help a local farmer harvest his crops. Ford and the farmer look on as Firestone struggles with the grain cradle.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1918
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.34.1918.38
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5 in
Width: 7.5 in
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