Glen Buck, Henry Ford and John Burroughs in Concord, Massachusetts, August 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 and the two became friends. Ford and Burroughs bonded over their love of birds and nature. They often visited each another and traveled together with mutual friends. This photo shows the pair with Glen Buck, editor of the Ford Times.
Henry Ford read and admired the works of John Burroughs. In the early 1910s, Ford sought out the internationally known naturalist and writer and the two became friends. Ford and Burroughs bonded over their love of birds and nature. They often visited each another and traveled together with mutual friends. This photo shows the pair with Glen Buck, editor of the Ford Times.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
August 1913
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.101592.34
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10.938 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten on lower border in black ink and is incorrect: 101592-38 [sic 34]
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