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- Henry Ford, John Burroughs and Frank Sanborn at Walden Pond, August 1913 - In 1913, naturalist John Burroughs and industrialist Henry Ford visited Concord, Massachusetts, where two of Burroughs's early literary influences -- Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau -- once resided. Ford, Burroughs and their traveling companions visited Emerson's home, Walden Pond and the gravesites of the two 19th-century Transcendentalists. Frank Sanborn, a Burroughs acquaintance and friend of Emerson and Thoreau, served as guide for the distinguished visitors.
- August 31, 1913
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Henry Ford, John Burroughs and Frank Sanborn at Walden Pond, August 1913
In 1913, naturalist John Burroughs and industrialist Henry Ford visited Concord, Massachusetts, where two of Burroughs's early literary influences -- Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau -- once resided. Ford, Burroughs and their traveling companions visited Emerson's home, Walden Pond and the gravesites of the two 19th-century Transcendentalists. Frank Sanborn, a Burroughs acquaintance and friend of Emerson and Thoreau, served as guide for the distinguished visitors.
- Plymouth Harbor, Plymouth Massachusetts, 1925 -
- 1920-1925
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Plymouth Harbor, Plymouth Massachusetts, 1925
- Grave of Captain Miles Standish, 1926 -
- 1920-1926
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Grave of Captain Miles Standish, 1926
- John Burroughs at the Site of Thoreau's Walden Pond Cabin, 1917 - Naturalist John Burroughs made several visits to Concord, Massachusetts, where two of his early literary influences -- Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson -- once resided. In October 1917, Burroughs returned for a brief visit. Burroughs and his traveling companions stopped at Emerson's home and gravesite, Walden Pond and other familiar sites before heading back home.
- October 02, 1917
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John Burroughs at the Site of Thoreau's Walden Pond Cabin, 1917
Naturalist John Burroughs made several visits to Concord, Massachusetts, where two of his early literary influences -- Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson -- once resided. In October 1917, Burroughs returned for a brief visit. Burroughs and his traveling companions stopped at Emerson's home and gravesite, Walden Pond and other familiar sites before heading back home.
- Monticello: The Home of Thomas Jefferson, Charlottesville, Virginia, The East Front, circa 1950 -
- circa 1950
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Monticello: The Home of Thomas Jefferson, Charlottesville, Virginia, The East Front, circa 1950
- Henry Ford, Glen Buck and John Burroughs at Walden Pond, 1913 - Henry Ford read and admired the works of John Burroughs. In the early 1910s, Ford sought out the internationally known naturalist and writer and the two became friends. Ford and Burroughs bonded over their love of birds and nature. They often visited each another and traveled together with mutual friends. This photo shows the pair with Glen Buck, editor of the <em>Ford Times</em>.
- August 31, 1913
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Henry Ford, Glen Buck and John Burroughs at Walden Pond, 1913
Henry Ford read and admired the works of John Burroughs. In the early 1910s, Ford sought out the internationally known naturalist and writer and the two became friends. Ford and Burroughs bonded over their love of birds and nature. They often visited each another and traveled together with mutual friends. This photo shows the pair with Glen Buck, editor of the Ford Times.
- Henry Ford, John Burroughs and Frank Sanborn at Thoreau's Grave, Concord, Massachusetts, September 1913 - In 1913, naturalist John Burroughs and industrialist Henry Ford visited Concord, Massachusetts, where two of Burroughs's early literary influences -- Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau -- once resided. Ford, Burroughs and their traveling companions visited Emerson's home, Walden Pond and the gravesites of the two 19th-century Transcendentalists. Frank Sanborn, a Burroughs acquaintance and friend of Emerson and Thoreau, served as guide for the distinguished visitors.
- September 01, 1913
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Henry Ford, John Burroughs and Frank Sanborn at Thoreau's Grave, Concord, Massachusetts, September 1913
In 1913, naturalist John Burroughs and industrialist Henry Ford visited Concord, Massachusetts, where two of Burroughs's early literary influences -- Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau -- once resided. Ford, Burroughs and their traveling companions visited Emerson's home, Walden Pond and the gravesites of the two 19th-century Transcendentalists. Frank Sanborn, a Burroughs acquaintance and friend of Emerson and Thoreau, served as guide for the distinguished visitors.
- "Old Stone Jug" School Once Attended by John Burroughs, Roxbury, New York, 1944 - John Burroughs (1837-1921), an internationally known naturalist and writer, was born on a dairy farm near Roxbury, New York, in the Catskills Mountains. Burroughs was the seventh of ten children and like the rest of his siblings he went to school when not working on the farm. This small stone schoolhouse was the first school Burroughs attended.
- May 20, 1944
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"Old Stone Jug" School Once Attended by John Burroughs, Roxbury, New York, 1944
John Burroughs (1837-1921), an internationally known naturalist and writer, was born on a dairy farm near Roxbury, New York, in the Catskills Mountains. Burroughs was the seventh of ten children and like the rest of his siblings he went to school when not working on the farm. This small stone schoolhouse was the first school Burroughs attended.
- Boyhood Rock with John Burroughs Memorial Plaque, Roxbury, New York, 1944 - Naturalist John Burroughs (1837-1921) was buried on a quiet plot of ground near his boyhood home in the Catskill Mountains of New York. A plaque was placed on Boyhood Rock where the young Burroughs once played and which now serves as his gravestone. The plaque contains a bas relief of Burroughs and a quote from his poem "Waiting."
- May 19, 1944
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Boyhood Rock with John Burroughs Memorial Plaque, Roxbury, New York, 1944
Naturalist John Burroughs (1837-1921) was buried on a quiet plot of ground near his boyhood home in the Catskill Mountains of New York. A plaque was placed on Boyhood Rock where the young Burroughs once played and which now serves as his gravestone. The plaque contains a bas relief of Burroughs and a quote from his poem "Waiting."
- Boyhood Rock, Burial Place of John Burroughs, Roxbury, New York, 1925 - Naturalist John Burroughs (1837-1921) was buried on a quiet plot of ground near his boyhood home in the Catskill Mountains of New York. A plaque was placed on Boyhood Rock where the young Burroughs once played and which now serves as his gravestone. The plaque contains a bas relief of Burroughs and a quote from his poem "Waiting."
- March 01, 1925
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Boyhood Rock, Burial Place of John Burroughs, Roxbury, New York, 1925
Naturalist John Burroughs (1837-1921) was buried on a quiet plot of ground near his boyhood home in the Catskill Mountains of New York. A plaque was placed on Boyhood Rock where the young Burroughs once played and which now serves as his gravestone. The plaque contains a bas relief of Burroughs and a quote from his poem "Waiting."