Burbank's New Residence and Information Bureau, Santa Rosa, California, 1910

Luther Burbank (1849-1926), an American horticulturalist and author, gained a reputation for selective breeding that yielded more than 800 new fruits, vegetables, flowers, and other plants. This postcard shows him standing at his Bureau of Information, opened in 1910, across from his new home, built in 1906. The public could purchase seeds and souvenirs at the Bureau and drop postcards in the mailbox in front of the office.