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David Murray, our waiter at Haverford [College] & his wife at door of Gym [graphic].
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Creator
Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer.
Title
David Murray, our waiter at Haverford [College] & his wife at door of Gym [graphic].
Publisher
[Philadelphia]
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1885
Date
May 29, 1885
Physical Description
1 photograph : glass negative ; negative 4 x 5 in.
Description
Glass negative showing African American waiter David Murray and his wife posing in a doorway at Haverford College (founded 1833). In the left, Murray, attired in a white collared shirt, a tie, a waistcoat, a jacket, pants, and black shoes, stands placing his left hand on the back of the chair his wife sits in to the right and slightly in front of him. Mrs. Murray, wearing her curly hair tied behind her head and attired in hoop earrings, a long-sleeved checkered blouse with a white lace collar and decorative buttons running down the middle, a dark-colored skirt with ruching at the bottom, and dark-colored shoes, sits with her hands on her lap. David looks at the viewer while Mrs. Murray faces slightly left.
Notes
Photographer remarks: Undertimed.
Time: 11:10
Light: Faint sun out.
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.
Purchase 2001.
Description revised 2021.
Access points revised 2021.
Edited.
Subject
Murray, David -- Portraits.
Murray, Mrs. -- Portraits.
Haverford College -- People.
African American men -- Portraits.
African American women -- Portraits.
Fashion.
Portraits.
Women.
Philadelphia artists.
African American History
Geographic subject
Haverford (Pa.)
Genre
Glass negatives.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.611]
Accession number
P.9895.611
In Collections
Marriott C. Morris Collection Negatives
African American History Photographs
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