President and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt with John Burroughs at Slabsides, 1903
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Artifact Overview
President Theodore Roosevelt began his friendship with naturalist John Burroughs in 1889 when Roosevelt revealed to Burroughs that he was a fan of the naturalist's writing. Sharing a bond over nature, the two went on several trips together including a highly publicized trip to Yellowstone. Roosevelt also visited Burroughs at his Slabsides cabin in New York, where this photograph was taken.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Date Made
1903
Subject Date
1903
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
93.205.76
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Glass (Material)
Technique
Gelatin dry plate process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5 in
Width: 7 in
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