Thomas Sato Carrying a Camera on a "Vagabonds" Camping Trip, 1918

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Artifact Overview

Thomas Sato carries a camera during the 1918 camping trip through the Mid-Atlantic Appalachian Mountains by the "Vagabonds" -- Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone, and John Burroughs. Sato was Ford's personal chef, and his elaborate meals were popular with the campers. He prepared chicken, beef, pies, cookies, and more with a camp truck converted into a mobile kitchen.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1918

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.34.1918.127

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

Thomas Sato Carrying a Camera on a "Vagabonds" Camping Trip, 1918