John Burroughs Laying the Cornerstone for Burroughs Grotto at Fair Lane, June 1916
THF234306 / John Burroughs Laying the Cornerstone for Burroughs Grotto at Fair Lane, June 1916
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Artifact Overview
In 1916, Henry Ford invited his friend John Burroughs to Fair Lane, Ford's Dearborn, Michigan, home. Burroughs came to help lay a cornerstone for the estate's "Burroughs Grotto." This wildlife shrine would contain stones from New York (Burroughs's home state), a heated bird bath, and a statue of the famed nature writer.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
16 June 1916
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.5797
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 11.125 in
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