John Burroughs, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone on a "Vagabonds" Camping Trip, 1918
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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. The group spent much of their time relaxing and exploring nature, but they also found other diversions. In 1918, near Lead Mine, West Virginia, the Vagabonds came upon this locomotive and briefly became railroad engineers.
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. The group spent much of their time relaxing and exploring nature, but they also found other diversions. In 1918, near Lead Mine, West Virginia, the Vagabonds came upon this locomotive and briefly became railroad engineers.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
21 August 1918
Keywords
United States, West Virginia, Lead Mine
Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931
Firestone, Harvey S., 1898-1973
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.34.1918.22
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: 7 in
Width: 7.5 in
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