Henry Ford, Clara Ford, Thomas Edison and Harvey Firestone with Tender Boat from the "Sialia," 1924
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In 1924, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and Harvey Firestone vacationed in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. These self-proclaimed "Vagabonds" motored to most designation, but on this trip they also used Henry Ford's yacht Sialia. The yacht ferried the Vagabonds across Lake Michigan and later returned them to Dearborn. Here the Vagabonds with Clara Ford disembark from the yacht's launch.
In 1924, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and Harvey Firestone vacationed in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. These self-proclaimed "Vagabonds" motored to most designation, but on this trip they also used Henry Ford's yacht Sialia. The yacht ferried the Vagabonds across Lake Michigan and later returned them to Dearborn. Here the Vagabonds with Clara Ford disembark from the yacht's launch.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1924
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.34.1924.53
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: 4.25 in
Width: 5.75 in
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