Henry Ford on a "Vagabonds" Camping Trip, 1918
THF96255 / Henry Ford on a "Vagabonds" Camping Trip, 1918
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Artifact Overview
Calling themselves the Vagabonds, industrialists Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and Harvey Firestone, and naturalist John Burroughs, took annual camping trips between 1916 and 1924. In 1918, Ford met Firestone in Ohio before joining Edison and Burroughs in Pennsylvania. From there, it was on to West Virginia -- where this photograph was taken -- Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina.
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.34.1918.39
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
Inscriptions
Typed on back of image:
Henry Ford cradling oats, / Bartow, W. Va.
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President Harding, on the left, joined Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone on one of their yearly camping trips. This photograph shows the men horseback riding in Maryland during their trip in 1921.