Part of collection of over 2500 glass and film negatives, photographic prints, and lantern slides taken by amateur Philadelphia photographer Marriott C. Morris (1863-1948). A member of a prominent Quaker family descended from Philadelphia merchant Anthony Morris, Morris was also a philanthropist, executor and trustee of estates, and founder of the Germantown Boys’ Club. Images include formal and candid portraits of the extended Morris family and friends, views from family travels to Bermuda, the Poconos, and the family summer homes "Avocado" and “Cedar Mer” in Sea Girt, New Jersey. The collection also features numerous photographs of Germantown, including several depicting the exterior and interior of the family residence the Deshler-Morris House (5442 Germantown Ave) and Boys’ Parlor building and excursions.

Other images depict Philadelphia and the nearby area, including Haverford College, Pelham (Philadelphia, Pa.), Cedar Grove (Montgomery County, Pa.), Delaware Water Gap, and Olney, Pa.; Haddonfield, N.J., Wilmington, De.; Catskills; the coast of Maine; Lake Hopatcong, N.J.; the Natural Bridge, Va.; Baltimore, Md.; West Point, N.Y.; the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893; views of railroad excursions, including the Catawissa Railroad and Shenandoah Valley Railroad; and Pennsylvania and New Jersey Friends’ meeting houses. Also contains a small number of negatives photographed by the photographer’s mother Martha Canby Morris, and his brother Samuel Canby Morris.

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From Scaur Hill Fort looking toward Mangoon Bay, [Bermuda]. Mr Sypher in foreground [graphic].
Glass negative showing a view of Mangoon Bay seen from above on Scaur Hill. MR. Sypher sits in the grass at the top of the hill on the right., Time: 1:05, Light: Fair sun., The emulsion is flaking off and badly damaged., 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.
[Fromberger-Harkness House seen from second floor window, Deshler-Morris House] [graphic].
Glass negative showing a view of the Fromberger-Harkness House seen from a second-story window across the street at the Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue. The two-story house stands on the street corner and has shuttered windows and an open door. Market Square separates the house from Germantown Avenue. Two trees grow in front of the house. The window panes of the Deshler-Morris House are visible in the upper half of the photo. Named for John Fromberger and Mary Warden Harkness, the Fromberger-Harkness House was built as late as 1795. It was occupied variously by St. Luke’s Protestant Episcopal Church (1813-1837), the Young Women’s Christian Association of Germantown (1873-1915), Mary Warden Harkness Boarding Home for Girls (1917-1941), the Germantown Fire Insurance Company (1954-1964), and the Germantown Insurance Co. (1964)., 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.
Front door 5442 (then 4782) Main St. Germantown. [Deshler-Morris House] [graphic].
Glass negative showing the front doorway of the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. Two columns stand on either side of the door supporting an engaged pediment. A cartouche decorates the wall between the pediment and the second story windows. Two shuttered windows flank the doorway. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., 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.
Front of [Deshler-Morris House], 5442 [Germantown Avenue] (copy) small [graphic].
Glass negative showing a photograph mounted and resting on a easel of the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. In the photograph, a boy rides a bicycle down the sidewalk in front of the wooden fence that stands to the left of the house. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., 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.
Front of father's building 715-719 Arch St., the morning of the fire, [Philadelphia] [graphic].
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 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., Photographer remarks: Taken with Geo. N. Latham's camera. Overtimed., Time: A.M., Light: No 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.
Front of main building at Westtown, from toward girl's end [graphic].
Glass negative showing a large five-story building at Westtown Boarding School with stairs leading up to a porch on the second floor. In front of the building is a lawn with a path and trees. Westtown Boarding School, a coeducational Quaker boarding school, opened in 1799. The first building on the campus was designed by David Evans, a Quaker architect. Later buildings included Industrial Hall, built in 1869, and the new main building, built in 1888 after designs by Quaker Addison Hutton (1834-1916). The first diploma was awarded in 1862., Photographer remarks: Good neg. but camera shook a little, Time: 12:10, Light: Sun out strong., 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.
Front St. & the Trinidad at dock from W. Hamiltons, Bermuda [graphic].
Glass negative showing a view of Front Street running next to a harbor in Hamilton, Bermuda. Docks, various buildings, and telegraph wires stand on the right side of the road while a large sailing ship is morred to shore by long ropes. A man stands in the foreground on the left side of the street while another man leans against a wooden fence on the right side., Photographer remarks: wind, Time: 10:30, Light: Good 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.
Front St. & wharves from Eastern shed showing Paget Ferry steps, [Hamilton, Bermuda] [graphic].
Glass negative showing two sailboats and a rowboat next to the stone wall of a harbor at Hamilton. Another large sailing ship is visible in the background. Buildings and trees line the harbor walkway., Photographer remarks: Too small stop., 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.
Front St. Hamilton from window of Mr. Allen's (U.S. Consul) office, [Bermuda] [graphic].
Glass negative showing Front Street at Hamilton filled with pedestrians and carriages. Nearly every buiilding on the left side of the street has its own flagpole. The masts of tall sailing ships sitting in the harbor are visible on the right. Pedestrians and carriages travel down the street and sidewalk., Time: 1:10, Light: Good sun out., 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.
Front view of 4774 Main St. [Bruner & George Livery] from Wilson Woods & Co, pavement opposite [graphic].
Glass negative showing a two-story stone building located on the corner of a brick road and an alleyway. The building has two chimneys, shuttered windows, a wooden fence extending from the left side, and a sign reading, Burner and George Livery. A police officer stands on the sidewalk in front of the building. Bruner and George were a livery and boarding stables in Germantown, Philadelphia owned by Henry B. Bruner and Riter W. George. The business existed from circa 1858 to circa 1918. This property was owned by William Ashmead, a wagon manufacturer, after the American Revolution. Elliston Perot Morris bought the building in 1907., Time: 7:30, Light: good 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.
Front view of 6706 Cresheim Rd., Our house from meadow across Cresheim Road. Bess by tree [graphic].
Glass negative showing a view of Marriott C. Morris' three-story house at 6706 Chresheim Road seen from across the road and a hilly field. The house has timber framing, a small porch and is surrounded by trees. Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris stands next to a tree on the hillside in the foreground., Photographer remarks: Taken 5/14, 1899. Overtimed., Time: 4:30, 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.
[Front-view of Avocado at Sea Girt with possibly Bess and Martha in tower] [graphic].
Glass negative showing a view of Avocado, the Morris family's multi-story house at Sea Girt, N.J., with a porch, tracery in the gables and a tower with a balcony. Two women, possibly Marriott C. Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris and mother Martha Canby Morris, stand on the high balcony and carpets hang from the porch. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., 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.
Front view of Avocado lodge, old home of the Perot family, Paget near Royal Palms, [Bermuda] [graphic].
Glass negative showing the Perot family home Avocado Lodge, a two-story house with a porch and a side wall obscured by a large, leafy plant. The house stands on a small hill and two men lean on the railing in front of the porch. An addition to the house extends from the left side of the original building. The construction of Avocado Lodge dates to the 1700s. The Perot family began to reside at the estate with James Perot Sr.’s son William Perot. It was later acquired by the military in 1860. In the 1980s it was converted into a government school and the grounds made into a national park., Photographer remarks: Overtimed, Time: 12, Light: Good 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.
[Front view of Avocado, Sea Girt, NJ] [graphic].
Glass negative showing the Morris family home Avocado, a multi-story home featuring a wide porch, tower with a balcony, and tracery decoration. Two women are visible in a window and on a third-floor balcony. A driveway circles through a grassy lawn in front of the house. Margaret Antoinette Oglesby's house and Phoebe Wright's house are visible to the right. Trees grow on the left. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished. Phoebe Wright was a prominent Quaker philanthropist. Her house was built in 1890 and was the only vacation home in Sea Girt from this time period to survive into the 21st century. Oglesby’s husband Joseph built their house in 1887, but died before it was completed. She and her son continued to live in the house until his death in 1963. The house later burned down., 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.
[Front view of Avocado, Sea Girt, NJ] [graphic].
Glass negative showing the front facade of the Morris family home Avocado, a multi-story house with a wide porch, a tower with a balcony and latticework in the gables. There is a fence with a gate and a path in front of the house. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., 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.
[Front view of Avocado, Sea Girt, NJ] [graphic].
Glass negative showing the Morris family home Avocado, a multi-story house with a wide porch, a tower with a balcony and tracery decorating the gables, as seen from the front. A fence surrounds the house separating it from the dune grass in front and the trees behind. A man sits on a chair on the left side of the porch. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., 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.
[Front view of Avocado with two women sitting on the porch, Sea Girt, NJ] [graphic].
Glass negative showing the Morris family home Avocado, a multi-story house with a wide porch, a tower with a balcony and tracery decoration in the gables. Two women sit on the porch steps. A driveway circles in front of the house. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., 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.
[Front view of Maginnis from between bridge & store, Poconos, Swiftwater, Pa.] [graphic].
Glass negative showing the front facade of the Swiftwater Inn. The three-story building owned by Arthur Maginnis features wide porches and balconies and a footbridge leading to the front door. The Swiftwater Inn opened as early as 1778. By the 1870s, it had become a vacation boarding house. The inn was demolished in 2007., Photographer remarks: Taken morning we left Swiftwater & developed 2 weeks after at home. Good view of front of house. Several dust holes. V[arnished], Time: 12:30 P.M., Light: Light clouds over sun., Same as no. 41., 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.
Frou-frou, bow on, [Manasquan, NJ] [graphic].
Glass negative showing the bow of a sailboat carrying a group of people on Manasquan River. The far shore in the background is lined with trees., Time: 2:40, The emulsion has begun to flake off, especially along the top 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.
Frou-frou on [Mana]squan River, bow on, [Manasquan, NJ] [graphic].
Glass negative showing a sailboat carrying a group of people seen from a distance across the water on Manasquan River. The tree-lined shore is barely visible in the background., Time: 2:20, 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.
Frou-Frou, stern view, [Manasquan, NJ] [graphic].
Glass negative showing the stern of a sailboat carrying a group of people seen from a distance across the water on Manasquan River. The tree-lined shore is barely visible in the background., Photographer remarks: Too slow., Time: 2:30, The emulsion has begun to flake around 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.
[Full-length portrait of African American James Rodgers] [graphic].
Glass negative showing James Rodgers standing outside a house next to a shuttered window. Rodgers, attired in a cap, a white collared shirt, a tie, a waistcoat, a jacket, and pants, stands with his right knee slightly bent and his arms at his sides., Title supplied by cataloger., Purchase 2001., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., 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.
[Full length silhouette of possibly Samuel B. Morris] [graphic].
Glass negative showing a silhouette, possibly of Marriott C. Morris' grandfather Samuel B. Morris (1791-1859) standing in profile holding a hat in his hand., Probably incorrectly identified on negative sleeve: Elliston P. Morris., See P.9895.11.12., 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.
[Full-length silhouette, possibly of Samuel B. Morris] [graphic].
Glass negative showing a silhouette of a man, possibly Marriott Morris' grandfather Samuel B. Morris, standing in profile holding a hat in his hands., Tentative identification from ca. 1899 exposure record: Copy of silhouette of grandfather Saml. B. Morris, lent me by B.M.R. 9/15/[1899?]., 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.
Garden from above elm tree, looking toward house, [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue] [graphic].
Glass negative showing a garden at the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. A large, leafy tree grows in the center. A woman sits on a bench beneath the tree and a man stands next to a flower bed further into the garden. The lawn is surrounded by trees and other foliage. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., Photographer remarks: This plate flogged also., Time: 4:15, 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.
Garden from top of yard. [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue] [graphic].
Glass negative showing the garden at the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue filled with trees, bushes, and other foliage. A path runs along the left side and there is bench in front of a large tree on the right. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., Photographer remarks: Pretty good neg., Time: 4:10 PM, Light: Faint 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.
Garden of the Tuileries, Paris. Copy of J.E. Wilkinson's photo [graphic].
Glass negative showing a page of an open book with a photograph of Jardin des Tuileries. Straight rows of trees extend toward a large building in the distance as a statue of a man fighting a snake stands in the foreground. A stone wall and leafy shrubs border the garden on the left side. Behind the book is the unfocused pattern of a porch railing., Light: sun out, 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.
Gate & entrance road, Allaire, [NJ] [graphic].
Glass negative showing a road with an open gate at the former Howell Iron Works at Allaire, N.J. The road winds into the distance and is lined with trees on either side. A man stands to the right of the road and a horse-drawn cart comes down the road in the distance. 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., Time: 12:25, Light: Faint 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.
[Genesta], Fred Strawbridge in buggy, [Germantown] [graphic].
Glass negative showing Fred Strawbridge sitting in a horse-drawn buggy. Strawbridge holds the horse Genesta's reins while the buggy waits in the drive of a house. Trees grow next to the house in the background., Same horse as last., Time: 12:35, Light: Good 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.
Geo. Morris, Bessie & Sam playing tennis at SG [Sea Girt, NJ] [graphic].
Glass negative showing Marriott' C. Morris' siblings Samuel Buckley Morris and Elizabeth Canby Morris, cousin George Spencer Morris, and a third man and playing doubles tennis., Time: 9 A.M., Light: good, 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.
Geo. Vaux & Ralf in Vaux's backyard, [Bryn Mawr, Pa.] [graphic].
Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' third cousin George Vaux wearing a bowler hat and long coat kneeling down to shake hands with Ralf, a medium-sized brown dog crouching on its hind legs. Ralf wears a wide collar and tilts his head slightly to look at Vaux. A fence bordered by bare shrubs runs behind Vaux., Photographer remarks: One of sample plates. Finished by Carbutt., Time: P.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.
George [Morris]'s room from inside. Geo. with gun [graphic].
Glass negative showing Marriott Morris' cousin George Spencer Morris holding a rifle. He stands in a room crowded with pictures and furniture. An easel stands to the right with a picture of a woman on a swing. A tall desk stands on the left holding a carved bust, multiple framed pictures and another rifle. Morris wears a three-piece suit, hat, and tall boots., Time: 8:20 P.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.
George S. Morris "sanctum" from door, Geo. at table [graphic].
Glass negative showing Marriott Morris' cousin George S. Morris seated at a desk in a small room with a slanted ceiling. The walls are covered with pictures and a dresser stands against the far wall. An easel stands next to the desk with a tennis racquet leaning against it. A stuffed bird stands on the floor behind Morris. Morris wears a three-piece suit., Photographer remarks: Intensified 6/1 '90, Time: 6:30 P.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.
G[eorge] S[pencer] Morris in porch at Sea Girt, [NJ] [graphic].
Glass negative showing a three-quarter length portrait of Marriott C. Morris' cousin George Spencer Morris as a young man wearing a suit with a watch chain and pocket square., Time: 3:30 P.M., Light: good, 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.
G[eorge] V[aux] Jr. & dog Jet, Sea Girt, [NJ] [graphic].
Glass negative showing Jet, a small black dog sitting on his hind legs in a begging position on the porch of the Morris family home Avocado with George Vaux Jr., Marriott Morris' third cousin, on a chair in the background. Vaux sits with his legs crossed. The railing creates long shadows on the porch floor. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., 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.
George W. Doher, Smith Id. (Ridgway Park) tug, [Philadelphia] [graphic].
Glass negative showing a steamship traveling down the Delaware River, flying an American flag and puffing clouds of smoke. The boat floats away from the photographer toward the far, tree-lined riverbank., Photographer remarks: Not as fast as last and not fast enough., Time: 2:00, Light: Good., 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.
German Class. T[heodore] W[illiam] R[ichards], C[harles] W[inter] B[aily], J[ohn] J[ay] B[lair] & L[loyd] L[ogan] S[mith]. On stone steps at serpentine [graphic].
Glass negative showing Theodore William Richards (Haverford College class of 1885), Charles Winter Baily (class of 1885), John Jay Blair (class of 1885), and Lloyd Logan Smith (i.e. Logan Pearsall Smith, class of 1885) seated on stone steps. The men wear three-piece suits and three of the men wear hats. The two men on the right look away from the camera., Photographer remarks: V [varnished]. Very weak., Time: 1:20 PM, Light: Faint 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.
The G[erman]t[ow]n Academy from cor[ner] of Green St. & School Lane, [Germantown] [graphic].
Glass negative showing the Germantown Academy, a large stone building surrounded by trees and a wooden fence. The academy is located at a street corner. The Germantown Academy, a nonsectarian day school, was founded in 1759. The school had two headmasters at first, David James Dove for English-speaking students and Hilarius Becker for German-speaking students. The original schoolhouse with a prominent belfry was built in 1761. During the Revolutionary War, the school was used as a hospital and camp for the British. The school moved to Fort Washington in 1965., Time: 9:30, Light: Very dark day., 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.
Germantown Academy from toward Green St[reet] [Germantown] [graphic].
Glass negative showing Germantown Academy, a two-story stone building with a steeple. In front of the building is a line of trees, a lawn, a metal fence and a road. Two children sit in the grass while another boy stands to the left. The Germantown Academy, a nonsectarian day school, was founded in 1759. The school had two headmasters at first, David James Dove for English-speaking students and Hilarius Becker for German-speaking students. The original schoolhouse with a prominent belfry was built in 1761. During the Revolutionary War, the school was used as a hospital and camp for the British. The school moved to Fort Washington in 1965., Photographer remarks: Janitor wouldn't leave lower shutters open., Time: 5:10, Light: Fairly good 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.
Gertrude cat-boat on [Mana]squan River, [Manasquan, NJ] [graphic].
Glass negative showing a sailboat flying two flags from its mast sailing on Manasquan River. The boat leans to the left as it catches the wind. The shore behind the boat is lined with trees., Photographer remarks: A little too slow., Time: 3:30, 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.

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