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- John Burroughs at Ralph Waldo Emerson's Grave, 1917 - Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) greatly influenced John Burroughs. Burroughs first read Emerson's works in 1856 when Burroughs was a 19-year-old preparatory school student. A few years later, Burroughs's first significant essay was mistakenly attributed to Emerson. Other writers knew and shaped the budding naturalist, but Emerson remained his spiritual father. This photo shows the aged Burroughs visiting Emerson's grave in Concord, Massachusetts.
- October 02, 1917
- Collections - Artifact
John Burroughs at Ralph Waldo Emerson's Grave, 1917
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) greatly influenced John Burroughs. Burroughs first read Emerson's works in 1856 when Burroughs was a 19-year-old preparatory school student. A few years later, Burroughs's first significant essay was mistakenly attributed to Emerson. Other writers knew and shaped the budding naturalist, but Emerson remained his spiritual father. This photo shows the aged Burroughs visiting Emerson's grave in Concord, Massachusetts.
- Square Piano, 1841 - Henry Ford collected many Lincoln-related artifacts, including this piano acquired as a relic from Abraham Lincoln's White House. Research since indicates that it was made by the Chickering Company of Boston, Massachusetts, in 1841 and had a history in the Boston area. There is no evidence that this object ever graced the White House, although it was chronologically possible.
- 1841
- Collections - Artifact
Square Piano, 1841
Henry Ford collected many Lincoln-related artifacts, including this piano acquired as a relic from Abraham Lincoln's White House. Research since indicates that it was made by the Chickering Company of Boston, Massachusetts, in 1841 and had a history in the Boston area. There is no evidence that this object ever graced the White House, although it was chronologically possible.
- "Fishers Schooners at 'T' Wharf, Boston, Massachusetts," 1904 -
- 1904
- Collections - Artifact
"Fishers Schooners at 'T' Wharf, Boston, Massachusetts," 1904
- Pennant, "Nantucket, Mass.," 1940-1965 -
- 1940-1965
- Collections - Artifact
Pennant, "Nantucket, Mass.," 1940-1965
- 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
- Collections - Artifact
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.
- Mountain View Company Diner in Palmer, Massachusetts, November 1992 -
- November 01, 1992
- Collections - Artifact
Mountain View Company Diner in Palmer, Massachusetts, November 1992
- Mountain View Company Diner in Palmer, Massachusetts, November 1992 -
- November 01, 1992
- Collections - Artifact
Mountain View Company Diner in Palmer, Massachusetts, November 1992
- Blue Moon Diner Menu, 1992 -
- 1992
- Collections - Artifact
Blue Moon Diner Menu, 1992
- Pennant, "Provincetown, Cape Cod," 1940-1965 -
- 1940-1965
- Collections - Artifact
Pennant, "Provincetown, Cape Cod," 1940-1965
- Postcard, Views of Medford, Massacusetts, circa 1908 -
- circa 1908
- Collections - Artifact
Postcard, Views of Medford, Massacusetts, circa 1908