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Description
Written on verso: One of John Muir's inventions. Note with drawing: Uncle John Muir's desk in Madison, Wis. The clock opened desk at appointed hour, with book for study opened at lesson to be studied. When time was up the book closed and sunk into desk and book with next subject came and open at lesson.
Circa Date
circa 1862
File Identifier
student desk 1
Relation
This image is part of the James Eastman Shone Collection of Muiriana, MSS 301.
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Contributing Institution
Holt-Atherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library
Keywords
John Muir, Environmentalist, travel, conservation, artwork, drawing, sketch, naturalist, history, historian
