John Burroughs Looking Down the Concord River from Old North Bridge, 1917
THF241311 / John Burroughs Looking Down the Concord River from Old North Bridge, 1917
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Artifact Overview
Naturalist John Burroughs made several visits to Concord, Massachusetts, where two of his early literary influences -- Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson -- once resided. In October 1917, Burroughs returned for a brief visit. Burroughs and his traveling companions stopped at Emerson's home and gravesite, Walden Pond and other familiar sites before heading back home.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1917
Subject Date
03 October 1917
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
00.1334.396
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: 5.5 in
Width: 3.75 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten in black ink on back:
Looking down the Concord river from the Old North Bridge where "The embattled farmers stood and fired the shot heard 'round the world." Oct 3rd 1917
Blue ink stamp on back:
FILMS DEVELOPED FREE / 17 / DUVAL STUDIO 340 W. 63RD ST.
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