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- 1912 Baker Electric Victoria, Used by Five First Ladies of the United States - President William Howard Taft motorized the White House in 1909 when he purchased a steam-powered White, two gasoline-powered Pierce-Arrows and a Baker Electric. Three years later, Taft replaced the 1909 Baker with this 1912 Victoria model for the First Lady's use. It remained in use until 1928, serving Helen Taft, Ellen Wilson, Edith Wilson, Florence Harding, and Grace Coolidge.
- 1912
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1912 Baker Electric Victoria, Used by Five First Ladies of the United States
President William Howard Taft motorized the White House in 1909 when he purchased a steam-powered White, two gasoline-powered Pierce-Arrows and a Baker Electric. Three years later, Taft replaced the 1909 Baker with this 1912 Victoria model for the First Lady's use. It remained in use until 1928, serving Helen Taft, Ellen Wilson, Edith Wilson, Florence Harding, and Grace Coolidge.
- Henry Ford and the "Vagabonds" Visiting President Coolidge's Farm, Plymouth, Vermont, 1924 - President Calvin Coolidge, second from left, hosted the Vagabonds at his boyhood home in Vermont in 1924. The Vagabonds -- Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and Harvey Firestone -- took yearly camping trips from 1916 to 1924. President Coolidge is seen in this photograph presenting Ford with a sap bucket.
- 1924
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Henry Ford and the "Vagabonds" Visiting President Coolidge's Farm, Plymouth, Vermont, 1924
President Calvin Coolidge, second from left, hosted the Vagabonds at his boyhood home in Vermont in 1924. The Vagabonds -- Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and Harvey Firestone -- took yearly camping trips from 1916 to 1924. President Coolidge is seen in this photograph presenting Ford with a sap bucket.
- Henry Ford and the "Vagabonds" Visiting President Coolidge's Farm, 1924 - President Calvin Coolidge, second from left, hosted the Vagabonds at his boyhood home in Vermont in 1924. The Vagabonds -- Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and Harvey Firestone -- took yearly camping trips from 1916 to 1924. President Coolidge is seen in this photograph presenting Ford with a sap bucket.
- 1924
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Henry Ford and the "Vagabonds" Visiting President Coolidge's Farm, 1924
President Calvin Coolidge, second from left, hosted the Vagabonds at his boyhood home in Vermont in 1924. The Vagabonds -- Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and Harvey Firestone -- took yearly camping trips from 1916 to 1924. President Coolidge is seen in this photograph presenting Ford with a sap bucket.
- Henry Ford and the "Vagabonds" Visiting President Coolidge's Farm, 1924 - President Calvin Coolidge, second from left, hosted the Vagabonds at his boyhood home in Vermont in 1924. The Vagabonds -- Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and Harvey Firestone -- took yearly camping trips from 1916 to 1924. President Coolidge is seen in this photograph presenting Ford with a sap bucket.
- August 19, 1924
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Henry Ford and the "Vagabonds" Visiting President Coolidge's Farm, 1924
President Calvin Coolidge, second from left, hosted the Vagabonds at his boyhood home in Vermont in 1924. The Vagabonds -- Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and Harvey Firestone -- took yearly camping trips from 1916 to 1924. President Coolidge is seen in this photograph presenting Ford with a sap bucket.