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- John Burroughs and Clara Barrus at Riverby, 1917 -
- May 26, 1917
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John Burroughs and Clara Barrus at Riverby, 1917
- Clara Barrus' Cottage at Riverby, "The Nest," circa 1915 -
- circa 1915
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Clara Barrus' Cottage at Riverby, "The Nest," circa 1915
- John Burroughs, Frank Sanborn, and Clara Barrus at the Ralph Waldo Emerson House, 1913 - 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 home in Concord, Massachusetts.
- September 01, 1913
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John Burroughs, Frank Sanborn, and Clara Barrus at the Ralph Waldo Emerson House, 1913
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 home in Concord, Massachusetts.
- Clara Barrus and John Burroughs, circa 1919 -
- circa 1919
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Clara Barrus and John Burroughs, circa 1919
- John Burroughs Laying the Cornerstone for Burroughs Grotto at Fair Lane, June 1916 - In 1916, Henry Ford invited his friend John Burroughs to Fair Lane, Ford's Dearborn, Michigan, home. Burroughs came to help lay a cornerstone for the estate's "Burroughs Grotto." This wildlife shrine would contain stones from New York (Burroughs's home state), a heated bird bath, and a statue of the famed nature writer.
- June 16, 1916
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John Burroughs Laying the Cornerstone for Burroughs Grotto at Fair Lane, June 1916
In 1916, Henry Ford invited his friend John Burroughs to Fair Lane, Ford's Dearborn, Michigan, home. Burroughs came to help lay a cornerstone for the estate's "Burroughs Grotto." This wildlife shrine would contain stones from New York (Burroughs's home state), a heated bird bath, and a statue of the famed nature writer.
- Clara Barrus, John Burroughs, Clara Ford, Henry Ford and Others, Possibly at Catskill Mountains, 1913 - Henry Ford read and admired the works of John Burroughs. In the early 1910s, Ford sought out the internationally known naturalist and writer. The two bonded over their love of birds and nature and became friends. Ford and Burroughs often visited each another and went on extended vacations with family and other acquaintances.
- 1913
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Clara Barrus, John Burroughs, Clara Ford, Henry Ford and Others, Possibly at Catskill Mountains, 1913
Henry Ford read and admired the works of John Burroughs. In the early 1910s, Ford sought out the internationally known naturalist and writer. The two bonded over their love of birds and nature and became friends. Ford and Burroughs often visited each another and went on extended vacations with family and other acquaintances.
- John Burroughs with Clara and Henry Ford, Evangeline and Ray Dahlinger, and Clara Barrus, Dearborn, Michigan, 1920 - Henry Ford read and admired the works of John Burroughs. In the early 1910s, Ford sought out the internationally known naturalist and writer. The two bonded over their love of birds and nature and became friends. Ford and Burroughs often visited each another and went on extended vacations with family and other acquaintances.
- 1920
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John Burroughs with Clara and Henry Ford, Evangeline and Ray Dahlinger, and Clara Barrus, Dearborn, Michigan, 1920
Henry Ford read and admired the works of John Burroughs. In the early 1910s, Ford sought out the internationally known naturalist and writer. The two bonded over their love of birds and nature and became friends. Ford and Burroughs often visited each another and went on extended vacations with family and other acquaintances.
- Clara Barrus, John Burroughs, Henry Ford, Peggie, Eden Burroughs, 1913 - Henry Ford read and admired the works of John Burroughs. In the early 1910s, Ford sought out the internationally known naturalist and writer. The two bonded over their love of birds and nature and became friends. Ford and Burroughs often visited each another and went on extended vacations with family and other acquaintances.
- 1913
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Clara Barrus, John Burroughs, Henry Ford, Peggie, Eden Burroughs, 1913
Henry Ford read and admired the works of John Burroughs. In the early 1910s, Ford sought out the internationally known naturalist and writer. The two bonded over their love of birds and nature and became friends. Ford and Burroughs often visited each another and went on extended vacations with family and other acquaintances.
- John Burroughs, Ursula North Burroughs, and Clara Barrus Holding the Burroughs' Grandson, John, 1911-1912 -
- 1911-1912
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John Burroughs, Ursula North Burroughs, and Clara Barrus Holding the Burroughs' Grandson, John, 1911-1912
- John Burroughs with Group at the Ralph Waldo Emerson House, 1913 - 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 home in Concord, Massachusetts.
- September 01, 1913
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John Burroughs with Group at the Ralph Waldo Emerson House, 1913
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 home in Concord, Massachusetts.