Burbank's New Residence and Information Bureau, Santa Rosa, California, 1910

Summary

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. This postcard shows him standing at his Bureau of Information, opened in 1910, across from his new home, built in 1906. The public could purchase seeds and souvenirs at the Bureau and drop postcards in the mailbox in front of the office.

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. This postcard shows him standing at his Bureau of Information, opened in 1910, across from his new home, built in 1906. The public could purchase seeds and souvenirs at the Bureau and drop postcards in the mailbox in front of the office.

Artifact

Postcard

Date Made

circa 1910

Subject Date

01 November 1910

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.75.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Chromolithography
Handwriting
Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 3.4375 in

Width: 5.4375 in

Inscriptions

on front: 2427 - BURBANK'S NEW RESIDENCE AND INFORMATION BUREAU, SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA.

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