John Burroughs on the Steps at Wyndygoul, Cos Cob, Connecticut, August 1905

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Artifact Overview

John Burroughs (1837-1921) was an internationally known naturalist and writer who became incensed by the glowing reviews of writings like Ernest Thompson Seton's Wild Animals I Have Known, which he believed blurred the line between fact and fiction. Seton, feeling his reputation was at stake, invited Burroughs to his country estate, Wyndygoul, for an in-person conversation. Seton took this photograph.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1905

Subject Date

August 1905

Creator Notes

Photographed by Ernest Thompson Seton.

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

29.1764.3

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Birch (Wood)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)
Brown

Dimensions

Height: 6.75 in
Width: 5 in

Inscriptions

Handwritten in ink on the backing of the image: John Burroughs / Wyndygoul / Cos Cob Conn / Photographed by / Ernest Thompson Seton / August 1905