"Vagabonds" Campsite at Camp Wolf Creek, Narrows, Virginia, 1918
THF122454 / "Vagabonds" Campsite at Camp Wolf Creek, Narrows, Virginia, 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, but they camped in style. These Vagabonds enjoyed retreating from the fast-paced world to explore nature and the pre-industrial countryside. In 1918, the group found this site tucked in the Allegheny Mountains and named it Camp Wolf Creek.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1918
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.34.1918.53.1
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: 5.25 in
Width: 7.5 in
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