Bridge and Burbank's Residence, Santa Rosa, California, 1913

Summary

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.

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.

Artifact

Postcard

Date Made

1913

Subject Date

17 October 1913

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.55.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Handwriting
Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 3.25 in

Width: 5.25 in

Inscriptions

on front: 2428 - BRIDGE AND BURBANK'S RESIDENCE, SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA.

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