Plaque on John Burroughs' Gravestone, Roxbury, New York, circa 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, seen in this photograph, 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
circa 1925
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
00.1334.481
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Yellow (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 5.5 in
Inscriptions
Text in photograph:
John Burroughs / 1837-1921 / I STAND AMID THE ETERNAL WAYS / AND WHAT IS MINE SHALL KNOW MY FACE.
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