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[Fire] Ruins of 715-19 Arch St. from Garner's window, [possibly] 710 Arch, [Philadelphia] [graphic].
Persistent link:
https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/Islandora%3A4209
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Creator
Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer.
Title
[Fire] Ruins of 715-19 Arch St. from Garner's window, [possibly] 710 Arch, [Philadelphia] [graphic].
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1886
Date
January 26, 1886
Physical Description
1 photograph: glass negative; 4 x 5 in.
Description
Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris' severely damaged building at 715-719 Arch Street. The pillars of the front facade stand. Piles of rubble lay in front of the ruins. The damaged buildings on either side are visible, and an undamaged building is visible behind the ruins in the background. The fire began in the elevator shaft of Morris' building on the night of January 26, 1886, and spread down Arch Street and onto Cherry Street.
Notes
Time: A.M.
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 P. (Elliston Perot), 1831-1914 -- Homes and haunts.
Fires -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Ruins -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Philadelphia artists.
Geographic subject
Arch Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 715-719.
Genre
Glass negatives.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.821]
Accession number
P.9895.821
In Collections
Marriott C. Morris Collection Negatives
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