John Burroughs and Henry Ford Sawing Down a Tree, Fort Myers, Florida, 1914

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Artifact Overview

Henry Ford read and admired the works of John Burroughs. In the early 1910s, Ford sought out the internationally known naturalist and writer. The two bonded over their love of birds and nature and became friends. Ford and Burroughs often visited each another and went on extended vacations with family and other acquaintances.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic postcard

Subject Date

February 1914-March 1914

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

00.1334.264

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.75 in

Inscriptions

Back of postcard has standard postcard markings. ink stamp on back reads: FOTOGRAF BY F.W. HUNT, FT. MYERS FLA.