Thomas Edison, John Burroughs, Henry Ford, and Harvey Firestone on a – (Ford Motor Company. Engineering Photographic Department) ◄ Previous Next ►

Artist: Ford Motor Company. Engineering Photographic Department

Museum: The Henry Ford (Dearborn, United States)

Technique: Photograph

Thomas Edison, John Burroughs, Henry Ford, and Harvey Firestone pose on a waterwheel at old Evans Mill near Lead Mine, West Virginia. The photograph was taken in August 1918. The group called themselves Vagabonds and made a series of trips between 1916 and 1924. On these trips they communed with nature, explored their personal interests and acted like boys again.