Henry Ford and the "Vagabonds" Visiting President Coolidge's Farm, 1924

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Artifact Overview

President Calvin Coolidge, second from left, hosted the Vagabonds at his boyhood home in Vermont in 1924. The Vagabonds -- Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and Harvey Firestone -- took yearly camping trips from 1916 to 1924. President Coolidge is seen in this photograph presenting Ford with a sap bucket.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

19 August 1924

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.188.5599

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.75 in
Width: 9.5 in