The "Vagabonds" with E. N. Hurley and R. J. DeLoach on a Camping Trip, 1918
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Between 1916 and 1924, naturalist John Burroughs, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone embarked on a series of camping trips. They called themselves the Vagabonds. In 1918, the group met in Pittsburgh to begin their trip through the southern Appalachian Mountains. They were joined by Edward Hurley, Commissioner of the U.S. Shipping Board (far left), and Professor R. J. H. DeLoach (far right).
Between 1916 and 1924, naturalist John Burroughs, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone embarked on a series of camping trips. They called themselves the Vagabonds. In 1918, the group met in Pittsburgh to begin their trip through the southern Appalachian Mountains. They were joined by Edward Hurley, Commissioner of the U.S. Shipping Board (far left), and Professor R. J. H. DeLoach (far right).
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1918
Keywords
DeLoach, R. J. (Robert John Henderson), 1873-1964
Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931
Firestone, Harvey Samuel, 1868-1938
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.34.1918.1
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: 3.75 in
Width: 6.5 in
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