Thomas Edison during a "Vagabonds" Camping Trip, 1923
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Between 1916 and 1924, industrialists Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and Harvey Firestone, and naturalist John Burroughs, took several camping trips together. This group, which called itself the Vagabonds, was informally led by Edison, who selected routes and served as navigator. This photograph shows him relaxing during a 1923 trip.
Between 1916 and 1924, industrialists Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and Harvey Firestone, and naturalist John Burroughs, took several camping trips together. This group, which called itself the Vagabonds, was informally led by Edison, who selected routes and served as navigator. This photograph shows him relaxing during a 1923 trip.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1923
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.34.1923.80
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 in
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