The "Vagabonds" on a Camping Trip, Lead Mine, West Virginia, 1918
THF99978 / The "Vagabonds" on a Camping Trip, Lead Mine, West Virginia, 1918
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Artifact Overview
Thomas Edison, John Burroughs, Henry Ford, and Harvey Firestone pose on a waterwheel at old Evans Mill near Lead Mine, West Virginia. The photograph was taken in August 1918. The group called themselves Vagabonds and made a series of trips between 1916 and 1924. On these trips they communed with nature, explored their personal interests and acted like boys again.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1918
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.34.1918.140.2
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: 4 in
Width: 6.5 in
Inscriptions
Hand written in pencil on back of image: Lead Mine W Va
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