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

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.