John Burroughs and His Ford Model T Touring Car, 1913
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Henry Ford read and admired the works of John Burroughs. In the early 1910s, Ford sought out the internationally known naturalist and writer. The two bonded over their love of birds and nature and became friends. Ford and Burroughs often visited each another and went on extended vacations with family and other acquaintances. Ford also gave Burroughs his first automobile -- a Model T.
Henry Ford read and admired the works of John Burroughs. In the early 1910s, Ford sought out the internationally known naturalist and writer. The two bonded over their love of birds and nature and became friends. Ford and Burroughs often visited each another and went on extended vacations with family and other acquaintances. Ford also gave Burroughs his first automobile -- a Model T.
Artifact
Photographic postcard
Subject Date
1913
Creators
Defender Photo Supply Company, Inc.
Phelps, C. H. (Charles H.), b. 1878?
Place of Creation
United States, New York, Sidney
Creator Notes
Originally photographed by C.H. Phelps, Sidney, New York. Postcard made with Defender Photo Supply Company materials.
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
00.1762.6
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: 17- John Burroughs and his Ford Car, Roxbury, N.Y. Postcard markings on back. Not mailed.
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