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John Burroughs and His Ford Model T Touring Car, 1913

Phelps, C. H. (Charles H.), b. 1878? and Defender Photo Supply Company, Inc.1913

The Henry Ford

The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States

Henry Ford read and admired the works of John Burroughs. In the early 1910s, Ford sought out the internationally known naturalist and writer. The two bonded over their love of birds and nature and became friends. Ford and Burroughs often visited each another and went on extended vacations with family and other acquaintances. Ford also gave Burroughs his first automobile -- a Model T.

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  • Title: John Burroughs and His Ford Model T Touring Car, 1913
  • Creator: Phelps, C. H. (Charles H.), b. 1878?, Defender Photo Supply Company, Inc.
  • Date: 1913
  • Location: United States, New York, Sidney, United States, New York, Roxbury
  • Subject Keywords: Burroughs, John, 1837-1921, Ford Motor Company, Automobile drivers, Automobile travel, Automobiles, Ford Model T automobile, Roads, Rural areas, Cars, Touring cars, Photographic prints, Photographs, Photographic postcards
  • Type: Photographs
  • Contributor: The Henry Ford
  • Original Source: Digital Collections
  • Object Name: Photographic print
  • Object ID: 00.1762.6
  • Image ID: THF240073
  • Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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