Henry Ford and John Burroughs on a "Vagabonds" Camping Trip, 1919

Summary

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 camping, hiking, sightseeing and just being in each other's company. This photo taken during their 1919 trip to the Adirondacks and New England shows Ford and Burroughs picking raspberries -- perhaps for the evening's dessert.

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 camping, hiking, sightseeing and just being in each other's company. This photo taken during their 1919 trip to the Adirondacks and New England shows Ford and Burroughs picking raspberries -- perhaps for the evening's dessert.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

07 August 1919

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.34.1919.17

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: 8 in

Width: 10 in

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