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Invention by John Muir

Date: 1863
Description: Watercolor of an invention by John Muir.
Drawing

John Muir Invention

Date: 1863
Description: A sketch of an invention by John Muir.
Photograph

Helen and Wanda Muir

Date: 1888
Description: Studio portrait of Helen and Wanda Muir, daughters of John Muir.
Drawing

A Muir Clock

Date: 1863
Description: A sketch of a clock design by John Muir.
Manuscript

John Muir Letter

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Description: The first page of a poem written by John Muir entitled "The Sabbath."
Photograph

Muir Glacier

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Description: Elevated view of Muir Glacier, discovered by John Muir in 1879. Caption reads: "Bird's-Eye View of Muir Glacier, Alaska."
Drawing

Chair Invention

Date: 1863
Description: A sketch of a chair invention by John Muir.
Photograph

John Muir

Date: 1899
Description: A studio portrait of naturalist, conservationist, and writer John Muir.
Drawing

John Muir's Drawing of a Table Saw

Date: 1863
Description: A diagram of a table saw, designed and drawn by John Muir.
Drawing

Barometer

Date: 1863
Description: Watercolor illustration of a barometer designed by John Muir in his boyhood.
Photograph

John Muir Clock

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Description: Detail of clock design by John Muir.
Photograph

John Muir Clock

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Description: Detail of clock design by John Muir.
Drawing

John Muir Clock

Date: 1863
Description: Watercolor illustration of a clock.
Photograph

John Muir with a Book

Date: 1908
Description: Portrait of John Muir. He is seated and is reading a book.
Photograph

John Muir Clock

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Description: Clock made by John Muir while a student at the University of Wisconsin in 1860, on display in the State Historical Society Library. John Muir (1838-1914) w...
Photograph

John Muir Clock

Date: 1940
Description: Photograph of clock made by John Muir while a student at the University of Wisconsin in 1860. Children are looking at the John Muir clock in the museum at ...
Drawing

John Muir Invention

Date: 1863
Description: A watercolor illustration of a combined thermometer, hygrometer, barometer, and pyrometer.
Photograph

John Muir Clock

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Description: Clock made by John Muir while a student at the University of Wisconsin in 1860, on display at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. John Muir (1838-19...
Photograph

"John Muir Lake"

Date: 1960
Description: View of Ennis Lake, also known as Fountain Lake, located in the John Muir Memorial Park near Montello. As a boy, John Muir lived with his family on the sho...
Photograph

"John Muir Lake"

Date: 1960
Description: View of Ennis Lake, also known as Fountain Lake, located in the John Muir Memorial Park near Montello. As a boy, John Muir lived with his family on the sho...

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