Thomas Edison on a "Vagabonds" Camping Trip, 1921
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Thomas Edison relaxes and smokes a cigar during a 1921 camping trip with friends. His friends included Henry Ford, and Harvey Firestone. Calling themselves the Vagabonds, the group took yearly trips throughout the eastern United States until 1924. Edison was considered the group's leader and served as route picker and navigator.
Thomas Edison relaxes and smokes a cigar during a 1921 camping trip with friends. His friends included Henry Ford, and Harvey Firestone. Calling themselves the Vagabonds, the group took yearly trips throughout the eastern United States until 1924. Edison was considered the group's leader and served as route picker and navigator.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1921
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.777
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: 6.875 in
Width: 10.125 in
Inscriptions
punched into image lower right corner: Property of / Harris & Ewing / Washington D.C.
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