The "Vagabonds" with President Harding on a Camping Trip, 1921

THF113427 / The "Vagabonds" with President Harding on a Camping Trip, 1921
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Artifact Overview

Between 1916 and 1924, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone, and John Burroughs embarked on a series of annual camping trips. They called themselves the Four Vagabonds. This image shows the Vagabonds (minus Burroughs) with President Warren Harding, who joined them in 1921.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1921

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.189.1525

Credit

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

Material

Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 11 in

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