Boyhood Rock, Burial Place of John Burroughs, Roxbury, New York, 1925
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Artifact Overview
Naturalist John Burroughs (1837-1921) was buried on a quiet plot of ground near his boyhood home in the Catskill Mountains of New York. A plaque was placed on Boyhood Rock where the young Burroughs once played and which now serves as his gravestone. The plaque contains a bas relief of Burroughs and a quote from his poem "Waiting."
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
March 1925
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
00.1334.442
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5 in
Width: 7 in
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