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Group of our party at St. Peters Sta[tion, PA]. Geo[rge], Mary & Will Vaux & Anne Sharpless & Lena Goodwin [graphic].
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Creator
Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer.
Title
Group of our party at St. Peters Sta[tion, PA]. Geo[rge], Mary & Will Vaux & Anne Sharpless & Lena Goodwin [graphic].
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1886
Date
November 20, 1886
Physical Description
1 photograph: glass negative; 4 x 5 in.
Description
Glass negative showing Anne Sharpless, Lena Goodwin, and Marriott Morris' third cousins George, Mary, and William Vaux gathered on the St. Peters train station platform. Two of the women and the men sit while another woman stands near a window. The women wear dark high-necked dresses and hats while the men where suits, jackets, and hats. The man on the left has a case slung across his shoulder. Two barrels are visible on the platform to the right.
Notes
Time: 3:20
Light: Fair light, sun getting less.
The emulsion is flaking along the edges of the plate.
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
Goodwin, Lena -- Portraits.
Sharpless, Anna P., 1863-1946 -- Portraits.
Vaux, George, Jr., 1863-1927 -- Portraits.
Walcott, Mary Morris Vaux, 1860-1940 -- Portraits.
Vaux, William Sansom, 1872-1908 -- Portraits.
Fashion.
Group portraits.
Railroads -- Pennsylvania -- Chester County.
Women.
Philadelphia artists.
Geographic subject
Chester County (Pa.)
Genre
Glass negatives.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1074]
Accession number
P.9895.1074
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Marriott C. Morris Collection Negatives
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