Burbank's Experimental Grounds at Santa Rosa, California, 1910
THF276130 / Burbank's Experimental Grounds at Santa Rosa, California, 1910
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Artifact Overview
This postcard features the bird's-eye view that horticulturalist Luther Burbank had of his 40-acre experimental garden from the balcony of his new home in Santa Rosa, California. He could watch the staff move wheelbarrows and other tools from the carriage shed into the garden plots and watch house construction around the perimeter of his land. This included a home built by the person who mailed the post card.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Postcard
Date Made
1910
Subject Date
18 August 1910
Creators
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2019.56.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Handwriting
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in
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After developing the Burbank potato in his native Massachusetts, prolific American horticulturalist Luther Burbank (1849-1926) relocated to California in 1875. There, at his vast experimental gardens, Burbank developed more than 800 new fruits, vegetables, flowers, and other plants.