Details
Creator Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer.
Title John Bartram's house from E. corner. The two Minnies [Minnie Tyson Shoemaker and Minnie Kimber] in foreground. [Philadelphia] [graphic].
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1888
Date April 28, 1888
Physical Description 1 photograph: glass negative; 4 x 5 in.
Description Glass negative showing John Bartram's house, a two-story home with a covered porch and window boxes. A woman sits on the porch steps while Minnie Tyson Shoemaker and Minnie Kimber sit on the lawn under a tree. Bartram’s Gardens, founded by American botanist John Bartram, is the oldest surviving botanic garden in North America. Built in 1728, the gardens cover forty-six acres with a focus in North American plants. The Gardens became a Philadelphia city park in 1891. Bartram’s stone house was originally built 1728-1731.
Notes Photographer remarks: Intensified 3 mo. 1891
Time: 11:20
Light: Fine sun.
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 Bartram, John, 1699-1777 -- Homes and haunts.
Kimber, Maria Brinton Shoemaker, 1860-1931 -- Portraits.
Shoemaker, Mary Dawson Tyson, 1865?-1926 -- Portraits.
Dwellings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Women.
Philadelphia artists.
Geographic subject Bartram's Garden (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Genre Glass negatives.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1276]
Accession number P.9895.1276