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- Luther Burbank Notebook, "Lily Seeds &c., Planted Oct. 1891" - Luther Burbank (1849-1926), an American plant breeder, naturalist, and author, was especially noted for his experiments with plants, fruits, and vegetables. After developing the influential Russet Burbank potato in his native Massachusetts, Burbank established a large experimental garden in Santa Rosa, California. When not working outdoors, Burbank spent time carrying on his nursery business, keeping accounts, researching, and writing.
- 1891-1892
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Luther Burbank Notebook, "Lily Seeds &c., Planted Oct. 1891"
Luther Burbank (1849-1926), an American plant breeder, naturalist, and author, was especially noted for his experiments with plants, fruits, and vegetables. After developing the influential Russet Burbank potato in his native Massachusetts, Burbank established a large experimental garden in Santa Rosa, California. When not working outdoors, Burbank spent time carrying on his nursery business, keeping accounts, researching, and writing.
- Edison Institute Cornerstone in Henry Ford Museum Plaza, March 2010 -
- March 11, 2010
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Edison Institute Cornerstone in Henry Ford Museum Plaza, March 2010
- Sketch Showing Original Location of Luther Burbank Garden Office, Santa Rosa, California, January 30, 1941 - Luther Burbank (1849-1926), a much-heralded American horticulturalist, gained a reputation for selectively breeding more than 800 new fruits, vegetables, flowers, and other plants. He opened a "Bureau of Information" in 1910 to sell seeds and souvenirs. Burbank's widow described it as the "little office" when she offered it to Henry Ford in 1928. This map documents its original locations in Santa Rosa, California.
- January 30, 1941
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Sketch Showing Original Location of Luther Burbank Garden Office, Santa Rosa, California, January 30, 1941
Luther Burbank (1849-1926), a much-heralded American horticulturalist, gained a reputation for selectively breeding more than 800 new fruits, vegetables, flowers, and other plants. He opened a "Bureau of Information" in 1910 to sell seeds and souvenirs. Burbank's widow described it as the "little office" when she offered it to Henry Ford in 1928. This map documents its original locations in Santa Rosa, California.
- "A Field of Burbank's Shasto Daisies, Santa Rosa, Cal.," circa 1915 - Luther Burbank (1849-1926), an American horticulturalist, gained a reputation for selective breeding that yielded more than 800 new fruits, vegetables, flowers, and other plants. One of his most enduring inventions, the Shasta daisy, released in 1901, took him 17 years to perfect. He praised its grace, beauty, abundance of bloom, hardiness, and persistence, even as he released three "new" Shasta daisy varieties in 1904.
- circa 1915
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"A Field of Burbank's Shasto Daisies, Santa Rosa, Cal.," circa 1915
Luther Burbank (1849-1926), an American horticulturalist, gained a reputation for selective breeding that yielded more than 800 new fruits, vegetables, flowers, and other plants. One of his most enduring inventions, the Shasta daisy, released in 1901, took him 17 years to perfect. He praised its grace, beauty, abundance of bloom, hardiness, and persistence, even as he released three "new" Shasta daisy varieties in 1904.
- Bridge and Burbank's Residence, Santa Rosa, California, 1913 - The reconstruction of Santa Rosa, California, after the 1906 earthquake, privileged automobiles over railways. This steel-truss bridge afforded easier pedestrian and automobile access to Luther Burbank's experimental gardens. Burbank's new home, completed by December 1906, is visible through the trusses. During the 1960s, urban renewal and flood control projects destroyed Burbank's 1906 home and buried Santa Rosa Creek.
- October 17, 1913
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Bridge and Burbank's Residence, Santa Rosa, California, 1913
The reconstruction of Santa Rosa, California, after the 1906 earthquake, privileged automobiles over railways. This steel-truss bridge afforded easier pedestrian and automobile access to Luther Burbank's experimental gardens. Burbank's new home, completed by December 1906, is visible through the trusses. During the 1960s, urban renewal and flood control projects destroyed Burbank's 1906 home and buried Santa Rosa Creek.
- Luther Burbank's Phenomenal Berry, Selected Hybrid from Cross of California Dewberry and Common Red Raspberry, 1907 - Luther Burbank (1849-1926), an American horticulturalist and author, gained a reputation for selective breeding that yielded more than 800 new fruits, vegetables, flowers, and other plants. By 1906, Burbank's international fame had brought multiple solicitors to his home in Santa Rosa, California, interested in documenting his work. A deal with Minneapolis publisher Dugal Cree resulted in this promotional postcard.
- November 01, 1907
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Luther Burbank's Phenomenal Berry, Selected Hybrid from Cross of California Dewberry and Common Red Raspberry, 1907
Luther Burbank (1849-1926), an American horticulturalist and author, gained a reputation for selective breeding that yielded more than 800 new fruits, vegetables, flowers, and other plants. By 1906, Burbank's international fame had brought multiple solicitors to his home in Santa Rosa, California, interested in documenting his work. A deal with Minneapolis publisher Dugal Cree resulted in this promotional postcard.
- "Luther Burbank's White Blackberry, Iceberg," 1907 - Luther Burbank (1849-1926), an American horticulturalist and author, gained a reputation for selective breeding that yielded more than 800 new fruits, vegetables, flowers, and other plants. By 1906, Burbank's international fame had brought multiple solicitors to his home in Santa Rosa, California, interested in documenting his work. A deal with Minneapolis publisher Dugal Cree resulted in this promotional postcard.
- 1907
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"Luther Burbank's White Blackberry, Iceberg," 1907
Luther Burbank (1849-1926), an American horticulturalist and author, gained a reputation for selective breeding that yielded more than 800 new fruits, vegetables, flowers, and other plants. By 1906, Burbank's international fame had brought multiple solicitors to his home in Santa Rosa, California, interested in documenting his work. A deal with Minneapolis publisher Dugal Cree resulted in this promotional postcard.
- Lithograph, "Plumcots, Plate 3. Samples of a Distinct New Species of Fruit Produced by Luther Burbank," 1909 -
- 1909
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Lithograph, "Plumcots, Plate 3. Samples of a Distinct New Species of Fruit Produced by Luther Burbank," 1909
- Ladder, Used by Luther Burbank, circa 1910 - Luther Burbank (1849-1926), an American horticulturalist and author, gained a reputation for selective breeding that yielded more than 800 new fruits, vegetables, flowers, and other plants. He used traditional gardening tools in his plant research, like this ladder designed for use with fruit trees. With it he could climb into the limbs bearing fruit and clip buds or twigs for grafting.
- circa 1910
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Ladder, Used by Luther Burbank, circa 1910
Luther Burbank (1849-1926), an American horticulturalist and author, gained a reputation for selective breeding that yielded more than 800 new fruits, vegetables, flowers, and other plants. He used traditional gardening tools in his plant research, like this ladder designed for use with fruit trees. With it he could climb into the limbs bearing fruit and clip buds or twigs for grafting.
- Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and Harvey Firestone with Luther Burbank in San Francisco, California, circa 1915 -
- circa 1915
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Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and Harvey Firestone with Luther Burbank in San Francisco, California, circa 1915