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Lighthouse at Cape May Point, [NJ]. Father & Bess in background, Mother in foregr[oun]d [graphic].
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Creator
Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer.
Contributor
Raynolds, William F. 1820-1894, architect.
Title
Lighthouse at Cape May Point, [NJ]. Father & Bess in background, Mother in foregr[oun]d [graphic].
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1887
Date
April 16, 1887
Physical Description
1 photograph: glass negative; 4 x 5 in.
Description
Glass negative showing a distant view of the Cape May Lighthouse, designed by army engineer William F. Raynolds (1820-1894), and its various outbuildings. A wide field surrounded by a fence is visible in the foreground. Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris and sister Elizabeth Canby Morris stand next to the fence close to the lighthouse while his mother Martha Canby Morris stands in the field.
Notes
Time: 12
Light: Good sun.
The emulsion is flaking along the left edge 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
Morris, Elliston P. (Elliston Perot), 1831-1914 -- Portraits.
Morris, Martha Canby, 1831-1914 -- Portraits.
Morris, Elizabeth Canby, 1867-1947 -- Portraits.
Cape May Lighthouse (Cape May, N.J.)
Lighthouses -- New Jersey -- Cape May.
Philadelphia artists.
Geographic subject
Cape May (N.J.)
Genre
Glass negatives.
Associated name
Raynolds, William F. (William Franklin), 1820-1894, architect.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1098]
Accession number
P.9895.1098
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Marriott C. Morris Collection Negatives
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