Henry Ford, Elizabeth Burroughs, and John Burroughs at Woodchuck Lodge, 1915

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Artifact Overview

Perhaps a seemingly odd pair, automobile magnate Henry Ford and naturalist John Burroughs shared a love of nature. Here, the two friends -- joined by Burroughs' granddaughter Elizabeth -- pose in front of Woodchuck Lodge, near Burroughs' birthplace in the Catskills of upstate New York. Ford had helped him purchase the property in 1913. Burroughs summered here, writing and entertaining guests.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1915

Subject Date

1915

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

00.1334.119

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Embossing (Technique)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10 in
Width: 8 in

Inscriptions

Pencil writing on print front: By A.H. Pratt
Henry Ford, Elizabeth Burroughs, and John Burroughs at Woodchuck Lodge, 1915