The "Vagabonds" Camping Trip Caravan of Trucks and Automobiles, 1921
THF122532 / The "Vagabonds" Camping Trip Caravan of Trucks and Automobiles, 1921
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Artifact Overview
Between 1916 and 1924, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone and John Burroughs embarked on a series of camping trips. They called themselves the Vagabonds, but they camped in style. Numerous support staff set up and took down camp, cooked, took photographs, and maintained the cars and equipment trucks. This photograph shows the Vagabonds' automotive camping caravan in 1921.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1921
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.34.1921.186
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: 7.25 in
Inscriptions
handwritten on back of image:
Camping / Trucks / 186-21
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President Harding, on the left, joined Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone on one of their yearly camping trips. This photograph shows the men horseback riding in Maryland during their trip in 1921.