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Group at Allaire. In meadow. Caspar, Carrie, Father & Bess. [NJ] [graphic].
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Creator
Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer.
Title
Group at Allaire. In meadow. Caspar, Carrie, Father & Bess. [NJ] [graphic].
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1887
Date
August 24, 1887
Physical Description
1 photograph: glass negative; 4 x 5 in.
Description
Glass negative showing Marriott Morris' father Elliston P. Morris, sister Elizabeth Canby Morris, third cousin Caspar Morris and possibly his third cousin Caroline Morris resting beneath a large, leafy tree at Allaire, N.J. Caspar Morris stands while the others sit on the grass. A wire fence with wooden posts runs behind the tree surrounded by brush. The women wear long patterned dresses and hats while the men wear three-piece suits and hats. James P. Allaire (1785-1858) founded the Allaire Iron Works Company (later Howell Iron Works) in 1815. Allaire, New Jersey became a factory town for the company that built engines for steamboats circa 1824. The row homes for workers were completed in 1833, the blast furnace was made in 1831, and the Episcopalian church was built 1832-1836. Financial difficulties and discovery of iron ore deposits in Pennsylvania closed the Company in 1850. In 1957, the land was bought by Allaire Village Inc. and turned into a historic village.
Notes
Time: 12:30
Light: Faint sun. Bad light.
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
Allaire, James P. (James Peter), 1785-1858 -- Homes and haunts.
Morris, Elliston P. (Elliston Perot), 1831-1914 -- Portraits.
Morris, Elizabeth Canby, 1867-1947 -- Portraits.
Morris, Caroline Johnson, 1879- -- Portraits.
Morris, Caspar, 1857-1944 -- Portraits.
Fashion.
Group portraits.
Women.
Philadelphia artists.
Geographic subject
Allaire (N.J.)
Genre
Glass negatives.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1187]
Accession number
P.9895.1187
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Marriott C. Morris Collection Negatives
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