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- Harvey Firestone, Jr, Harvey Firestone, Henry Ford. Leonard Firestone, Russell Firestone, Columbiana County, Ohio, September 16. 1936 -
- September 16, 1936
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Harvey Firestone, Jr, Harvey Firestone, Henry Ford. Leonard Firestone, Russell Firestone, Columbiana County, Ohio, September 16. 1936
- Harvey S. Firestone and His Sons on the 25th Anniversary of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, August 3, 1925 -
- August 03, 1925
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Harvey S. Firestone and His Sons on the 25th Anniversary of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, August 3, 1925
- President Harding Visiting the "Vagabonds" on their Camping Trip, 1921 - Between 1916 and 1924, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone, and John Burroughs embarked on a series of camping trips. These self-proclaimed Vagabonds enjoyed camping, hiking, sightseeing and just being in each other's company. In 1921, Ford, Edison and Firestone -- Burroughs had passed away earlier in the year -- explored the central Appalachians. President Warren Harding joined the threesome for a few days' rest from Washington.
- 1921
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President Harding Visiting the "Vagabonds" on their Camping Trip, 1921
Between 1916 and 1924, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone, and John Burroughs embarked on a series of camping trips. These self-proclaimed Vagabonds enjoyed camping, hiking, sightseeing and just being in each other's company. In 1921, Ford, Edison and Firestone -- Burroughs had passed away earlier in the year -- explored the central Appalachians. President Warren Harding joined the threesome for a few days' rest from Washington.
- Henry Ford with Harvey Firestone and Children at Firestone Farm, August 1918 - Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone went on several camping trips as "vagabonds," a group that also included Thomas Edison and naturalist John Burroughs. In 1918, Ford met Firestone at his old homestead near Columbiana, Ohio, (now in Greenfield Village) before joining Edison and Burroughs in Pittsburgh. Ford demonstrates his Fordson tractor, soon to become the most popular tractor in America.
- August 01, 1918
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Henry Ford with Harvey Firestone and Children at Firestone Farm, August 1918
Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone went on several camping trips as "vagabonds," a group that also included Thomas Edison and naturalist John Burroughs. In 1918, Ford met Firestone at his old homestead near Columbiana, Ohio, (now in Greenfield Village) before joining Edison and Burroughs in Pittsburgh. Ford demonstrates his Fordson tractor, soon to become the most popular tractor in America.
- "Vagabonds" Dining Outdoors on a Camping Trip, 1923 - 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.
- December 10, 1931
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"Vagabonds" Dining Outdoors on a Camping Trip, 1923
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.
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Company Board of Directors Meeting at the Firestone Homestead, Columbiana County, Ohio, 1936 -
- 1936
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Firestone Tire & Rubber Company Board of Directors Meeting at the Firestone Homestead, Columbiana County, Ohio, 1936
- Henry Ford with Harvey Firestone and Children at the Firestone Farm, August 1918 - Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone went on several camping trips as "vagabonds," a group that also included Thomas Edison and naturalist John Burroughs. In 1918, Ford met Firestone at his old homestead near Columbiana, Ohio, (now in Greenfield Village) before joining Edison and Burroughs in Pittsburgh. Ford demonstrates his Fordson tractor, soon to become the most popular tractor in America.
- August 01, 1918
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Henry Ford with Harvey Firestone and Children at the Firestone Farm, August 1918
Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone went on several camping trips as "vagabonds," a group that also included Thomas Edison and naturalist John Burroughs. In 1918, Ford met Firestone at his old homestead near Columbiana, Ohio, (now in Greenfield Village) before joining Edison and Burroughs in Pittsburgh. Ford demonstrates his Fordson tractor, soon to become the most popular tractor in America.
- Thomas Edison with M. A. Cheek and Russell Firestone in La Belle, Florida, 1925 - In the 1920s, Thomas Edison began his search for a home-grown source of rubber. The U.S. imported rubber from Southeast Asia and the East Indies and Edison wanted a ready source in case America's supply was cut off. Edison experimented with a variety of plants at his Fort Myers, Florida, and West Orange, New Jersey, laboratories. Goldenrod proved most promising.
- 1925
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Thomas Edison with M. A. Cheek and Russell Firestone in La Belle, Florida, 1925
In the 1920s, Thomas Edison began his search for a home-grown source of rubber. The U.S. imported rubber from Southeast Asia and the East Indies and Edison wanted a ready source in case America's supply was cut off. Edison experimented with a variety of plants at his Fort Myers, Florida, and West Orange, New Jersey, laboratories. Goldenrod proved most promising.
- President Harding Dining with the "Vagabonds" during a Camping Trip, 1921 - Between 1916 and 1924, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone, and John Burroughs, calling themselves the Vagabonds, embarked on a series of camping trips. This image, from 1921, shows the Vagabonds (minus Burroughs, who had died earlier in the year) dining with family and friends near Hagerstown, Maryland. One of their friends at the table is President Warren G. Harding.
- July 24, 1921
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President Harding Dining with the "Vagabonds" during a Camping Trip, 1921
Between 1916 and 1924, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone, and John Burroughs, calling themselves the Vagabonds, embarked on a series of camping trips. This image, from 1921, shows the Vagabonds (minus Burroughs, who had died earlier in the year) dining with family and friends near Hagerstown, Maryland. One of their friends at the table is President Warren G. Harding.
- Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Firestone and Children, 1917 - This informal family portrait shows Harvey and Idabelle Firestone with three of their children: Russel, Harvey, and Elizabeth. The younger Harvey - seen here in uniform - served as a naval aviator in World War I. Later, he took over operations of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, which had been founded by his father in 1900.
- circa 1917
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Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Firestone and Children, 1917
This informal family portrait shows Harvey and Idabelle Firestone with three of their children: Russel, Harvey, and Elizabeth. The younger Harvey - seen here in uniform - served as a naval aviator in World War I. Later, he took over operations of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, which had been founded by his father in 1900.