John Burroughs at Ralph Waldo Emerson's Grave, 1917
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Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) greatly influenced John Burroughs. Burroughs first read Emerson's works in 1856 when Burroughs was a 19-year-old preparatory school student. A few years later, Burroughs's first significant essay was mistakenly attributed to Emerson. Other writers knew and shaped the budding naturalist, but Emerson remained his spiritual father. This photo shows the aged Burroughs visiting Emerson's grave in Concord, Massachusetts.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) greatly influenced John Burroughs. Burroughs first read Emerson's works in 1856 when Burroughs was a 19-year-old preparatory school student. A few years later, Burroughs's first significant essay was mistakenly attributed to Emerson. Other writers knew and shaped the budding naturalist, but Emerson remained his spiritual father. This photo shows the aged Burroughs visiting Emerson's grave in Concord, Massachusetts.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1917
Subject Date
02 October 1917
Creators
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
00.1334.397
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: 5.5 in
Width: 3.25 in
Inscriptions
Handwriting in black ink on back: By Emerson's grave Sleepy Hollow- Concord- Mass. Oct 2nd 1917. Blue stamp on back: FILMS DEVELOPED FREE / 17 / DUVAL STUDIO 340 W. 63RD ST.
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