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Harvey Firestone, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and John Burroughs on a "Vagabonds" Camping Trip, 1918

THF127026 / Harvey Firestone, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and John Burroughs on a "Vagabonds" Camping Trip, 1918
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Artifact Overview

Between 1916 and 1924, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone and naturalist John Burroughs embarked on a series of camping trips. They called themselves the Vagabonds, but they camped in style. These Vagabonds enjoyed retreating from the fast-paced world to explore nature and the pre-industrial countryside -- or just to relax and nap under a tree.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1918

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.34.1918.17

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

Harvey Firestone, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and John Burroughs on a "Vagabonds" Camping Trip, 1918