John Burroughs at Woodchuck Lodge, circa 1915
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John Burroughs (1837-1921) was an internationally known naturalist and essayist who wrote about accessible and familiar landscapes. In 1913, with financial assistance from Henry Ford, Burroughs purchased the house built by his brother Curtis on land near Burroughs's birthplace in Roxbury, New York. Woodchuck Lodge, as Burroughs referred to it, became his summer retreat and its natural surroundings became the subject of his creative works.
John Burroughs (1837-1921) was an internationally known naturalist and essayist who wrote about accessible and familiar landscapes. In 1913, with financial assistance from Henry Ford, Burroughs purchased the house built by his brother Curtis on land near Burroughs's birthplace in Roxbury, New York. Woodchuck Lodge, as Burroughs referred to it, became his summer retreat and its natural surroundings became the subject of his creative works.
Artifact
Photographic postcard
Subject Date
circa 1915
Creators
Defender Photo Supply Company, Inc.
Creator Notes
Postcard made with Defender Photo Supply Company materials; photographer is unidentified.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
00.1762.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in
Inscriptions
Printed on front of postcard at bottom of image: 1- John Burroughs at Woodchuck Lodge, Roxbury, N.Y. Postcard markings on back. Not mailed.
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