Portrait of John Muir, 1909
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This photograph of conservationist John Muir was found in Henry Ford's copy of Our Friend John Burroughs. The book includes a chapter detailing the friendship between Burroughs and Muir. Influenced by Henry David Thoreau--philosopher, author, and early naturalist--the two nature writers became key figures in the early years of the American environmental movement.
This photograph of conservationist John Muir was found in Henry Ford's copy of Our Friend John Burroughs. The book includes a chapter detailing the friendship between Burroughs and Muir. Influenced by Henry David Thoreau--philosopher, author, and early naturalist--the two nature writers became key figures in the early years of the American environmental movement.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1909
Creators
Creator Notes
Original photography by J. Edward B. Greene, copied by G. Clyde Fisher.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
00.1764.16
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Toning (Photography)
Color
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 3.438 in
Width: 4.5 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten in ink on back: John Muir / Copied by G. Clyde Fisher / from a photograph by / J. Edward B. Greene, and / copyrighted by him. / Pasadena, Calif., 1909.
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