Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone on a Locomotive during a "Vagabonds" Camping Trip, 1918

THF120776 / Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone on a Locomotive during a "Vagabonds" Camping Trip, 1918
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Artifact Overview

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. The group spent much of their time relaxing and exploring nature, but they also found other diversions. In 1918, near Lead Mine, West Virginia, the Vagabonds came upon this locomotive and briefly became railroad engineers.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1918

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.34.1918.23

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

Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone on a Locomotive during a "Vagabonds" Camping Trip, 1918