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Warren G. Harding, Harvey Firestone, Thomas Edison and Henry Ford Horseback Riding Photographs

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Title	Warren G. Harding, Harvey Firestone, Thomas Edison and Henry Ford Horseback Riding Photographs
Subject	Presidents and Politics Sports Arts and Entertainment Camping Horseback riding Horses Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923 Firestone, Harvey Samuel, 1868-1938 Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931
Place	Marion (Ohio) Marion County (Ohio) Pecktouville (Maryland)
Description	These two photographs, which measure 5" by 7" (12 by 18 cm), show President Warren G. Harding, inventor Thomas Edison, rubber manufacturer Harvey Firestone, and automobile manufacturer Henry Ford horseback riding through Maryland during a camping trip in 1921. This camping trip was one of many that Ford, Firestone, and Edison took between 1916 and 1924. Harding was invited to their camping trip in July of 1921, which became known as "Camp Harding." Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923) was born in Corsica (now called Blooming Grove), a small town in Morrow County, Ohio. Harding graduated from Ohio Central College in Iberia at the age of sixteen. His family moved to Marion, where Harding taught school and briefly studied law. He worked occasionally as a reporter for a local paper before buying the Marion Star in 1884. Within five years, the Star was one of the most successful small-town newspapers in the state. Harding became popular as the leader of the Citizen's Coronet Band, which played at political rallies, and for his skill as an orator. Willing to follow the lead of political bosses, Harding advanced rapidly in Ohio politics, serving as state senator and lieutenant governor. In 1914 Harding was elected to the U. S. Senate. He launched his famous "front porch" 1920 presidential campaign from the porch of his Victorian home in Marion, Ohio. He won the presidency with sixty percent of the popular vote, promising a "return to normalcy" following the wave of reforms begun during Theodore Roosevelt's administration. As President, Harding appointed several friends to federal office who proved untrustworthy. His administration was tainted by corruption, and the infamous "Teapot Dome" scandal (in which Harding's Secretary of the Interior leased a U.S. petroleum reserve to a private oil company) nearly destroyed his presidency. After he died in office in August 1923, other scandals were uncovered, further tarnishing Harding's reputation.
Date of Original	July 23, 1921 - July 24, 1921
Collection	Warren Harding Photograph Collection
Source	Audiovisual material; P 146
Format	picture
Submitting Institution	Ohio Historical Society
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type	StillImage
Date created	2010-06-04

Title	Om1523_1505735_030
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
File Name	Om1523_1505735_030.tif
Image Height	1947
Image Width	2785
File Size	629.397 KB
Date created	2009-01-21

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