The "Vagabonds" and Others on a Camping Trip, 1923

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Artifact Overview

Between 1916 and 1924, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone and John Burroughs -- the self-styled Vagabonds -- embarked on a series of camping excursions. These Vagabonds reveled in camping, hiking, sightseeing and just being in each other's company. In 1923, the Vagabonds (minus Burroughs who had died in 1921) and their wives visited Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1923

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.188.5429

Credit

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

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in

The "Vagabonds" and Others on a Camping Trip, 1923