Details
Creator Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer.
Title The lake & boat house at Lakewood, [NJ], thro [sic] trees from toward Laurel House [graphic].
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1885
Date August 19, 1885
Physical Description 1 photograph: glass negative; 4 x 5 in.
Description Glass negative showing a lake and boathouse in the distance across a field at Lakewood, N.J. A small docked sailboat rests on the lake. Three large trees grow in the center of the field. Originally settled by mill operators in 1750, Lakewood became a winter resort area in 1880. It housed the prominent hotels Laurel House (1880-1932), Lakewood Hotel (1891-1925), and Laurel-in-the-Pines (1891-1967). By the 1960s, the area had become more residential.
Notes Time: 10:40
Light: Good sun.
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 Boats -- New Jersey -- Lakewood.
Boathouses -- New Jersey -- Lakewood.
Lakes & ponds -- New Jersey.
Trees.
Philadelphia artists.
Geographic subject Lakewood (N.J.)
Genre Glass negatives.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.707]
Accession number P.9895.707