John Muir and John Burroughs in Pasadena, California, 1909-1912

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Artifact Overview

Naturalist-writer John Burroughs first met wilderness conservationist John Muir in the early 1890s at the home of the editor for Century Magazine. They became friends, then traveled together to places that included Alaska, the Grand Canyon and Yosemite. Here they are together in Pasadena Glen, California, where Muir had friends and Burroughs owned a little winter bungalow.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1909-1912

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

93.205.61

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Toning (Photography)

Color

Brown
Sepia (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 8.875 in
Width: 7.25 in

John Muir and John Burroughs in Pasadena, California, 1909-1912