Henry Ford on a "Vagabonds" Trip, Old Evans Mill, Lead Mine, West Virginia, 1918
THF259303 / Henry Ford on a "Vagabonds" Trip, Old Evans Mill, Lead Mine, West Virginia, 1918
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Artifact Overview
Henry Ford poses behind a waterwheel at old Evans Mill near Lead Mine, West Virginia. The photograph was taken in August 1918 when Ford was on vacation with his friends Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone, and John Burroughs. The group called themselves Vagabonds and made a series of trips between 1916 and 1924. On these trips they communed with nature and explored their personal interests.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
21 August 1918
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.34.1918.154
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
Inscriptions
lower right:
154
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