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Muir Collection

In the early 1900s, a remarkable friendship blossomed between President Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir

Background imageMuir Collection: Roosevelt and Muir, C1903

Roosevelt and Muir, C1903
ROOSEVELT AND MUIR, c1903. President Theodore Roosevelt, center, and John Muir, with long beard, next to the President, at the foot of a redwood tree in California, c1903

Background imageMuir Collection: John Muir (1838-1914)

John Muir (1838-1914), Scottish-American naturalist

Background imageMuir Collection: Lady Rosemary Spencer-Churchill

Lady Rosemary Spencer-Churchill (born 1929), married name Muir, youngest daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough. Pictured in The Illustrated London News in 1953 when she was selected to be

Background imageMuir Collection: MUIR & BURROUGHS, c1909. American naturalists John Muir (left) and John Burroughs. Photograph, c1909

MUIR & BURROUGHS, c1909. American naturalists John Muir (left) and John Burroughs. Photograph, c1909

Background imageMuir Collection: Jean Muir

Jean Muir (1928 - 1995), English fashion designer and dressmaker. In 1965 she was awarded the Harpers Bazaar Trophy for original creative design

Background imageMuir Collection: At the Old Bailey: Lord Darling, Sir Herbert Austin and the

At the Old Bailey: Lord Darling, Sir Herbert Austin and the late Richard Muir Date: C.20th Century

Background imageMuir Collection: Mosses and lichens covering boulders in granite drystone wall

Mosses and lichens covering boulders in granite drystone wall, Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve, Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, october

Background imageMuir Collection: Death of James Sharp, Archbishop of St Andrews

Death of James Sharp, Archbishop of St Andrews, at the hands of militant Covenanters in front of his daughter on Magus Muir, outside St Andrews, on 3 May 1679. 1679

Background imageMuir Collection: JOHN MUIR

JOHN MUIR Scottish-American naturalist

Background imageMuir Collection: Aborigine's Cave, Dee Why

Aborigine's Cave, Dee Why
A landscape watercolour painting of an aborigine's cave, located at Dee Why, a coastal suburb of north Sydney. Date: circa 1924

Background imageMuir Collection: Thelma

Thelma
A portrait oil painting of a little girl, wearing a large hat, the girl is thought to be the artist's (James Muir Auld) step daughter, Thelma. Date: circa 1918

Background imageMuir Collection: The Broken Vase

The Broken Vase
An oil painting showing a seated mother wearing a pink dress, inspecting a large vase, which appears to be broken, with a sheeping looking boy standing nearby. Date: circa 1917

Background imageMuir Collection: Photograph of woman climbing snowy hill, pulling toboggan behind her, at St Beatenberg, Lake Thun

Photograph of woman climbing snowy hill, pulling toboggan behind her, at St Beatenberg, Lake Thun, Switzerland, by Ward Muir. Captioned, Jill - to Date! and The Worst of Tobogganing'. Date: 1910

Background imageMuir Collection: Frank Muir, English comedy writer and media personality

Frank Muir, English comedy writer and media personality
Frank Muir (1920-1998), English comedy writer, and radio and television personality. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageMuir Collection: Treasure Lake under the Sierra Crest, John Muir Wilderness, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California

Treasure Lake under the Sierra Crest, John Muir Wilderness, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA. Date: 22-06-2021

Background imageMuir Collection: Treasure Lake, John Muir Wilderness, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA. Date: 22-06-2021

Treasure Lake, John Muir Wilderness, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA. Date: 22-06-2021

Background imageMuir Collection: Deon Muir

Deon Muir New Zealand Maori 14 November 1998 Date: 14 November 1998

Background imageMuir Collection: Willie Muir

Willie Muir Race Horse Trainer 03 June 1999 Date: 03 June 1999

Background imageMuir Collection: Mr Samuel Mure Fergusson (colour litho)

Mr Samuel Mure Fergusson (colour litho)
612512 Mr Samuel Mure Fergusson (colour litho) by Ward, Leslie Matthew (Spy) (1851-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Samuel Mure Fergusson, Muir, 18 June 1903)

Background imageMuir Collection: Rocky Muir Beach Evening, California, USA

Rocky Muir Beach Evening, California, USA

Background imageMuir Collection: Aberdeenshire AB35 5 Map

Aberdeenshire AB35 5 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Aberdeenshire AB35 5

Background imageMuir Collection: The Skating Rink at Wengen, c1911, (1912). Artist: Wardrop Openshaw Muir

The Skating Rink at Wengen, c1911, (1912). Artist: Wardrop Openshaw Muir
The Skating Rink at Wengen, c1911, (1912). The skating rink at Wengen, Switzerland. From Bibbys Annual 1912, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1912]

Background imageMuir Collection: Jean Muir, American actress, 1934-1935

Jean Muir, American actress, 1934-1935. Taken from Meet the Film Stars, by Seton Margrave. (London, 1934-1935)

Background imageMuir Collection: Rush Creek Glacier, on the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada, California, USA, 1875

Rush Creek Glacier, on the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada, California, USA, 1875. Wood engraving from an article of 1875 by John Muir (1838-1914)

Background imageMuir Collection: Lady Hamilton, wife of General Sir Ian Hamilton

Lady Hamilton, wife of General Sir Ian Hamilton
Lady Hamilton, formerly Jean Muir, wife of General Sir Ian Hamilton, commander of British forces in the Dardanelles. Together with her photograph, The Tatler requests that readers send in literature

Background imageMuir Collection: Redwoods In Muir Woods National Monument; Marin County, California, Usa

Redwoods In Muir Woods National Monument; Marin County, California, Usa

Background imageMuir Collection: Gaye Muir Heals

Gaye Muir Heals
Psychic healer GAYE MUIR demonstrates her powers at Basel (Switzerland) Psi- Tage, 2 November 1984 Date: 1984

Background imageMuir Collection: The Iron Steed, Marin County, California, USA

The Iron Steed, Marin County, California, USA
The Iron Steed (Shay Locomotive No. 8), on the Mount Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway, Marin County, California, USA. circa 1925

Background imageMuir Collection: Plymouth Argyle FC football team c 1922-23

Plymouth Argyle FC football team c 1922-23. Back row: Devine, Cosgrove, Muir, Cook, Corcoran, Frost, Little, Miller. Second row: Haynes, Leathlean, Hill, Logan, Robert Jack (Secretary), Jobson

Background imageMuir Collection: PSCI2A-00110

PSCI2A-00110
John Muir, naturalist and founder of the Sierra Club. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century portrait

Background imageMuir Collection: Thomas Muir

Thomas Muir
THOMAS MUIR - Scottish parliamentary reformer, found guilty of sedition, sent to Botany Bay, rescued by Americans, feted as hero in revolutionary France Date: 1765 - 1798

Background imageMuir Collection: Lookout balcony, Marin County, California, USA

Lookout balcony, Marin County, California, USA
People on a lookout balcony on the Mount Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway, Marin County, California, USA. Date: circa 1925

Background imageMuir Collection: Jane and Jane dress, 1965

Jane and Jane dress, 1965
A dress of soft chiffon in an exotic print by Jane & Jane (designed by Jean Muir until she launched her own eponymous label in 1967). Available from Woollands of Knightsbridge. Date: 1965

Background imageMuir Collection: Jane and Jane evening dress from Debenham and Freebody, 1965

Jane and Jane evening dress from Debenham and Freebody, 1965
A long chiffon dress, printed like a poem to midnight in brown and pink or black and orange designed with the modern wizardry of Jane and Jane

Background imageMuir Collection: Muir Glacier, Alaska, USA

Muir Glacier, Alaska, USA
View of the Muir Glacier, Alaska, USA, with 354 square miles of ice. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageMuir Collection: Airbus A310-304 C-FNWD Jack Muir Wardair Toronto

Airbus A310-304 C-FNWD Jack Muir Wardair Toronto
Airbus A310-304 C-FNWD of Wardair at Toronto Pearson Airport Date: 1989

Background imageMuir Collection: Aerial minefields by G. H. Davis

Aerial minefields by G. H. Davis
Aerial minefields to baffle raiders: a new form of barrage. Major Muirs idea for a minefield of small bombs supported by free balloons. Date: 1939

Background imageMuir Collection: MUIR & BURROUGHS, c1899. American naturalists John Muir and John Burroughs

MUIR & BURROUGHS, c1899. American naturalists John Muir and John Burroughs. Photographed c1899

Background imageMuir Collection: MUIR & BURROUGHS, 1909. American naturalists John Muir and John Burroughs

MUIR & BURROUGHS, 1909. American naturalists John Muir and John Burroughs. Photographed 1909

Background imageMuir Collection: MUIR & BURROUGHS, 1912. American naturalists John Muir and John Burroughs

MUIR & BURROUGHS, 1912. American naturalists John Muir and John Burroughs. Photographed on Burroughs 75th birthday, 1912

Background imageMuir Collection: JOHN MUIR (1838-1914). American naturalist. Photographed in the desert, by Helen Lukens Jones

JOHN MUIR (1838-1914). American naturalist. Photographed in the desert, by Helen Lukens Jones, 1905

Background imageMuir Collection: JOHN MUIR (1838-1914). American (Scottish-born) naturalist

JOHN MUIR (1838-1914). American (Scottish-born) naturalist. Photographed near a river in the western United States, undated

Background imageMuir Collection: MUIR: YOSEMITE, c1890. Mount Maclure, Mount Lyell and the highest Yosemite fountain

MUIR: YOSEMITE, c1890. Mount Maclure, Mount Lyell and the highest Yosemite fountain in Yosemite National Park. Sketch by American naturalist John Muir, c1890

Background imageMuir Collection: Rush Creek Glacier, on eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada, California, USA. Wood

Rush Creek Glacier, on eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada, California, USA. Wood engraving from an article of 1875 by John Muir (1838-1914)

Background imageMuir Collection: John Muir (1838-1914) Scottish-born American naturalist, engineer, writer and pioneer

John Muir (1838-1914) Scottish-born American naturalist, engineer, writer and pioneer of conservation. Campaigned for preservation of US wilderness including Yosemite Valley

Background imageMuir Collection: Field of Sheriffmuir, Scotland

Field of Sheriffmuir, Scotland
The Field of Sheriffmuir in Scotland where the Battle of Sheriffmuir took place on 13 November 1715, during the Jacobite Rebellion 1715

Background imageMuir Collection: Roosevelt & Muir

Roosevelt & Muir
ROOSEVELT & MUIR. Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), 26th President of the United States, left, and John Muir (1838-1914) on Glacier Point, Yosemite Valley, California, in 1906



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In the early 1900s, a remarkable friendship blossomed between President Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir. Their shared love for nature brought them together, as they embarked on a memorable camping trip in Yosemite National Park in 1903. This iconic photograph captures their camaraderie and mutual admiration. John Muir, born in 1838, was an influential naturalist and conservationist who dedicated his life to preserving America's wilderness. His tireless efforts led to the establishment of several national parks and protected areas that we cherish today. Another notable figure associated with the name "Muir" is Lady Rosemary Spencer-Churchill. She was known for her elegance and grace, capturing hearts wherever she went. The image of American naturalists John Muir and John Burroughs showcases their deep connection with nature. These two pioneers spent countless hours exploring the great outdoors, studying its wonders and advocating for its preservation. Moving across continents to Scotland's Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve, we find ourselves surrounded by mosses and lichens covering boulders within a granite drystone wall. The beauty of this reserve reminds us of Muir's dedication to protecting our planet's diverse ecosystems. Jean Muir takes us into the world of fashion with her timeless designs that exude sophistication and style. Her contributions to British fashion continue to inspire designers even today. Shifting gears once again, Lord Darling, Sir Herbert Austin, along with James Sharp - Archbishop of St Andrews - take center stage at the Old Bailey trial. These historical figures remind us that "Muir" extends beyond nature; it encompasses various aspects of human history as well. Delving deeper into history brings us sketches from the Crippen trial – a notorious murder case that captivated public attention during its time. Such events serve as reminders that even amidst breathtaking landscapes or elegant designs bearing the name "Muir, " darker chapters exist within our collective narrative. Finally, we come full circle to John Muir himself.