Henry Ford during a "Vagabonds" Camping Trip, 1919

THF96265 / Henry Ford during a "Vagabonds" Camping Trip, 1919
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Artifact Overview

Calling themselves the Vagabonds, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone, and John Burroughs made yearly camping trips between 1916 and 1924. This photograph of Henry Ford is from their 1919 excursion, when the friends visited New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. The next year, their wives would join, rendering the trips decidedly more formal and less adventurous.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1919

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.34.1919.26

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: 8.25 in

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