John Burroughs on the Steps at Wyndygoul, Cos Cob, Connecticut, August 1905
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John Burroughs (1837-1921) was an internationally known naturalist and writer who became incensed by the glowing reviews of writings like Ernest Thompson Seton's Wild Animals I Have Known, which he believed blurred the line between fact and fiction. Seton, feeling his reputation was at stake, invited Burroughs to his country estate, Wyndygoul, for an in-person conversation. Seton took this photograph.
John Burroughs (1837-1921) was an internationally known naturalist and writer who became incensed by the glowing reviews of writings like Ernest Thompson Seton's Wild Animals I Have Known, which he believed blurred the line between fact and fiction. Seton, feeling his reputation was at stake, invited Burroughs to his country estate, Wyndygoul, for an in-person conversation. Seton took this photograph.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1905
Subject Date
August 1905
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
29.1764.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Birch (Wood)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 6.75 in
Width: 5 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten in ink on the backing of the image: John Burroughs / Wyndygoul / Cos Cob Conn / Photographed by / Ernest Thompson Seton / August 1905
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