President Harding Visiting the "Vagabonds" Camp Site, 1921
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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.
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.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1921
Keywords
United States, Maryland, Hagerstown
Anderson, William F. (William Franklin), 1860-1944
Christian, George B. (George Busby), 1873-1951
Edison, Mina Miller, 1865-1947
Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931
Firestone, Elizabeth Parke, 1897-1990
Firestone, Harvey S., 1898-1973
Firestone, Harvey Samuel, 1868-1938
Firestone, Russell Allen, 1901-1951
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.34.1921.1
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: 6.5 in
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