Birthplace of John Burroughs, Roxbury, New York, circa 1920
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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 postcard
Subject Date
circa 1920
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Originally photographed by C.H. Phelps, Sidney, New York; postcard made with Defender Photo Supply Company materials.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
00.1762.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in
Inscriptions
Printed on front of postcard at bottom of image: 11- The Birthplace of John Burroughs, Roxbury, N.Y.
Ink stamp on back of image reads: "Made by Chas. H. Phelps, Sidney, N.Y."
Postcard markings on back. Not mailed.
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