View from Boyhood Rock, Burial Place of John Burroughs, Roxbury, New York, 1944
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Naturalist John Burroughs was buried near the Roxbury, New York, farm where he was born. The site provided beautiful vistas of the surrounding Catskill Mountains, a landscape that inspired Burroughs throughout his career. Boyhood Rock, a large boulder Burroughs frequented during his youth and cherished his entire life, marks his gravesite.
Naturalist John Burroughs was buried near the Roxbury, New York, farm where he was born. The site provided beautiful vistas of the surrounding Catskill Mountains, a landscape that inspired Burroughs throughout his career. Boyhood Rock, a large boulder Burroughs frequented during his youth and cherished his entire life, marks his gravesite.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
19 May 1944
Creators
Unknown
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
00.1334.438
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: 3.5 in
Width: 5 in
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