Creator

Anne R. Dickey

Recipient

John Muir

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[3]in that deserted house.Donald returned recently from San Diego bringing many interesting lumiere photos (in color) of bird and plant life around there. I know you would enjoy this new process which preserves so wonderfully all the color of Natural History specimens. He has left me again for his beloved Ojai where he wants to photograph some special birds during nesting season as he cannot leave his camera out for days here as he can there. I miss him very much but am so thankful he has become so interested in this broad study. If you go a-traveling to Chelon or any point of low altitude, do let us know so we may [tag?] and whenever you are in these parts when Mrs Hooker is [spent?], we should love to have you pitch your tent "at-the-end-of-the-trail" where the Dickey-birds live. I am so proud, we have a pair of flickers nesting under our eaves and

Location

Pasadena [Calif.]

Date Original

[ca. 1912 May]

Source

Original letter dimensions: 17.5 x 27 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir20_1025-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 20, Image 1025

Copyright Statement

Some letters written to John Muir may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Owning Institution

The Bancroft Library, University of California at Berkeley. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.

Page Number

Page 2

Keywords

John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle

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