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Elliston + Marriott building cairn, Mt. St. Piran, L[ake] Louise, [Alberta, Canada] [graphic].
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Creator
Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer.
Title
Elliston + Marriott building cairn, Mt. St. Piran, L[ake] Louise, [Alberta, Canada] [graphic].
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1921
Date
July, 1921
Physical Description
1 photograph: gelatin silver print; 3.5 x 5.5 in.
Description
Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing Marriott C. Morris' sons Elliston Perot Morris Jr. and Marriott Canby Morris Jr. standing on a hilltop next to a pile of stones at Lake Lousie, Alberta, Canada. The man on the left smiles and rests his hand on top of the cairn while the man on the right places a stone on the side of the pile. Another stone cairn stands on the hilltop to the right. Both men wear dark sweaters. Lake Louise is a glacial lake in Alberta, Canada, named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria.
Notes
Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris.
Edited.
Subject
Morris, Elliston Perot, Jr., 1899-1980 -- Portraits.
Morris, Marriott Canby, Jr., 1900-1992 -- Portraits.
Cairns -- Canada.
Fashion.
Mountains -- Canada.
Philadelphia artists.
Geographic subject
Lake Louise (Alta.)
Genre
Gelatin silver prints.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.5]
Accession number
P.2014.69.5
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