John Burroughs on the Porch of Woodchuck Lodge, Roxbury, New York, 1918
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John Burroughs (1837-1921) was an internationally known naturalist and essayist who wrote about accessible and familiar landscapes. In 1913, with financial assistance from Henry Ford, Burroughs purchased the house built by his brother Curtis on land near Burroughs's birthplace in Roxbury, New York. Woodchuck Lodge, as Burroughs referred to it, became his summer retreat and its natural surroundings became the subject of his creative works.
John Burroughs (1837-1921) was an internationally known naturalist and essayist who wrote about accessible and familiar landscapes. In 1913, with financial assistance from Henry Ford, Burroughs purchased the house built by his brother Curtis on land near Burroughs's birthplace in Roxbury, New York. Woodchuck Lodge, as Burroughs referred to it, became his summer retreat and its natural surroundings became the subject of his creative works.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
29 September 1918
Subject Date
29 September 1918
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
00.1764.9
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Retouching
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 6.5 in
Width: 8.25 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten in red pencil on back: Woodchuck Lodge- the summer home / of John Burroughs / Roxbury in the Catskills / Photo by Clyde Fisher / Sept 29- 1918 / B17
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