Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, dressed in Cowboy Attire, during a "Vagabonds" Camping Trip, 1923

THF144965 / Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, dressed in Cowboy Attire, during a "Vagabonds" Camping Trip, 1923
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Artifact Overview

In August 1923, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and Harvey Firestone took one of their celebrated "Vagabonds" camping trips. This time, the friends visited Michigan's Upper Peninsula. At one stop, Edison smiled for the camera while Ford posed with a cowboy hat, a bandana, and a revolver.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1931

Subject Date

1923

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.188.5457.2

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: 10 in
Width: 8.125 in

Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, dressed in Cowboy Attire, during a "Vagabonds" Camping Trip, 1923