John Muir and John Burroughs in Pasadena, California, 1909-1912
THF113986 / John Muir and John Burroughs in Pasadena, California, 1909-1912
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Artifact Overview
Naturalist-writer John Burroughs first met wilderness conservationist John Muir in the early 1890s at the home of the editor for Century Magazine. They became friends, then traveled together to places that included Alaska, the Grand Canyon and Yosemite. Here they are together in Pasadena Glen, California, where Muir had friends and Burroughs owned a little winter bungalow.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1909-1912
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
93.205.61
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Toning (Photography)
Color
Brown
Sepia (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 8.875 in
Width: 7.25 in
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