John Burroughs at His Birthplace, Roxbury, New York, circa 1915
THF241521 / John Burroughs at His Birthplace, Roxbury, New York, circa 1915
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Artifact Overview
John Burroughs (1837-1921), an internationally known naturalist and writer, was born on a dairy farm near Roxbury, New York, in the Catskills Mountains. After working as an itinerant teacher and living in Washington, D.C., Burroughs returned to the Catskills and built a home. There, he could visit his birthplace and the surrounding lands where he grew up.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1915
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
00.1764.12
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 3.375 in
Width: 5.5 in
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SetJohn Burroughs: American Naturalist
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John Burroughs was a keen observer of the natural world. He hiked the woods around his native Catskills home, fished the streams, listened to birdsongs, and cataloged the world he found there in essays that influenced others to find that same love of nature. While other naturalists celebrated towering mountains, scenic vistas, and the untamed wilderness, Burroughs urged his readers to find grandeur in the local, accessible, and familiar.