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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Group. Ellie & Anna Rhoads, Bessie & Sam [Porch of Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue] [graphic].
Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' siblings Elizabeth Canby Morris and Samuel Buckley Morris with Morris' Aunt Beulah's neice Anna Rhoads and Ellie Rhoads sitting on the porch step of the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. There is a chair in front of them and Jet, the small black family dog, sits on the patio on the left side of the group. The Rhoads women wear long coats and top hats. The Morrises wear hats. 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., Marriott C. Morris Collection., Time: 4:20, Light: Not very 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.
[Group in a canoe], Pocono Lake, [PA] [graphic].
Film negative showing six people in a canoe on Pocono Lake. Three children and two women sit in the boat while a man rows. The two girls wear large bows in their hair while the women wear decorated hats. The man wears a straw hat. Slender trees grow on the oppsite shore. The Pocono Lake Preserve was pioneered by a group of Quakers, including Isaac Sharpless, who camped in the area in 1904. In 1908, this group bought the property from the Pocono Mountain Ice Company and designed it as a basic, rustic campground., July 30 - August 1, 1909., 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.
[Group in a canoe], Wood Hill Farm, [Rancocas, NJ] [graphic].
Film negative showing a man and a group of girls sitting in a canoe in a pond near Rancocas Creek. Two boys in the water hold on to either edge of the canoe. The man wears and bowtie and has a pipe in his mouth. The Rancocas Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River located in south-west New Jersey., 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.
[Group in a canoe], Wood Hill Farm, [Rancocas, NJ] [graphic].
Film negative showing a man and four girls in a canoe on Rancocas Creek. The man holds an oar and maneuvers the boat in the fast flowing water. A boy with only his head visible swims next to the canoe. The Rancocas Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River located in south-west New Jersey., 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.
[Group in a courtyard, probably London] [graphic].
Film negative likely taken during Marriott C. Morris’ European honeymoon showing a group of young men wearing black robes walking through a courtyard. A boy wearing a dark suit walks away from the camera in the foreground. A large building with towers and crenellated roof stands behind the courtyard., 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.
[Group in a rowboat], Boys Parlors Camp, Wildwood, NJ [graphic].
Film negative showing a group of boys and young men from the Boys' Parlors Association in a rowboat on the Wildwood shoreline. Four boys in the center of the boat hold oars to push the boat further into the water. Most of the boys wear bathing costumes. Founded in 1887, the Boys’ Parlors Association of Germantown served as a safe space for neighborhood children whose parents worked longer hours in an industrializing city. The name changed in 1907 to the Germantown Boys’ Club after joining ranks with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Marriott Canby Morris served as the president of the club in the first decade of the 1900s. Wildwood began developing as a coastal resort town in the 1890s, growing dramatically in popularity in the 1950s. The area was incorporated as a city in 1912., 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.
[Group in a tree], Boys Parlors Camp, Wildwood, NJ [graphic].
Film negative showing a man and woman with a group of boys from the Boys' Parlors Association standing at the base of a tree at Wildwood, N.J. More boys and young men climb the trunk and sit in the branches above. A series of tents stands in the background. Founded in 1887, the Boys’ Parlors Association of Germantown served as a safe space for neighborhood children whose parents worked longer hours in an industrializing city. The name changed in 1907 to the Germantown Boys’ Club after joining ranks with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Marriott Canby Morris served as the president of the club in the first decade of the 1900s. Wildwood began developing as a coastal resort town in the 1890s, growing dramatically in popularity in the 1950s. The area was incorporated as a city in 1912., 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.
[Group in a wagon], canoeing, Egg Harbor River, NJ [graphic].
Film negative showing a group of men, women, and children in a wagon on a dirt road at Egg Harbor. A donkey pulls the wagon., The negative is split and has been repaired., 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.
[Group in automobile, Sea Girt. Marrott C. Morris in front seat, Marriott Jr. kneeling in back seat, Elliston Perot and Elliston Jr. on porch] [graphic].
Film negative showing a group of men, women, and children, including Marriott Canby Morris and his son Marriott Canby Morris Jr., in an automobile parked in the driveway of the Morris family home Avocado. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris and son Elliston P. Morris Jr. as a boy stand on 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.
[Group in bathing attire], Boys Parlors Camp, Wildwood, NJ [graphic].
Film negative showing a group of men and boys from the Boys' Parlors Association posed in bathing attire at the Wildwood shore. The first row of boys sits in the sand, the man on the left kneels and the rest of the group stands. Founded in 1887, the Boys’ Parlors Association of Germantown served as a safe space for neighborhood children whose parents worked longer hours in an industrializing city. The name changed in 1907 to the Germantown Boys’ Club after joining ranks with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Marriott Canby Morris served as the president of the club in the first decade of the 1900s. Wildwood began developing as a coastal resort town in the 1890s, growing dramatically in popularity in the 1950s. The area was incorporated as a city in 1912., 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.
[Group in front of a building], canoeing, Egg Harbor River, NJ [graphic].
Film negative showing a group of five men gathered in front of a stone building at Egg Harbor. There is a pile of wood to the left and two tall trees in the lawn., 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.
Group in front of our cottage [Avocado, Sea Girt]. Bess, Helen Morris, Fannie Garrett & Fred Strawbridge [graphic].
Glass negative showing Marriott Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris, Fannie Garrett, Fred Strawbridge, and Helen Morris, possibly Marriott Morris' third cousin, posed in front of the carved railing of the Morris family home Avocado's porch. Helen Morris and Garrett sit in the center while Strawbridge stands behind them. Elizabeth Morris sits on the grass in front of the group with a parasol on the ground next to her. Strawbridge wears a suit jacket and hat. The women wear long white dresses and Elizabeth Morris wears a hat. 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., Photographer remarks: Intens. 1 mo. 1889, Time: 3:15, 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.
Group in Jerry's boat, Sallie Letchworth, Sam, Bessie & Maud Noble, [Sea Girt, NJ] [graphic].
Glass negative showing Sallie Letchworth, Maud Noble, and Marriott Morris' siblings Samuel Buckley Morris and Elizabeth Canby Morris in a rowboat sitting on the beach. Each person in the group wears a hat and the woman on the right carries a parasol., Time: 12:45 P.M., Light: Good sunlight., 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.
Group in our garden. Cos. Lill, Bells, Edith & Morris Wistar. Cos Lizzie, John & Anchen Morris & Bess. [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue] [graphic].
Glass negative showing a group portrait in the garden at the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue, including Marriott C. Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris, and third cousins Anna Stokes Morris, John Stokes Morris, and Elizabeth Wistar, Morris' second cousin once removed Elizabeth Stokes Morris, and Morris' third cousins once removed Anabelle Wistar, Edith Wistar, and Joshua Morris Wistar. Two of the women sit in the front row with Anna Morris leaning against the woman on the right and John Morris leaning against the woman on the left. The others stand behind them. 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., Time: 2, 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.
Group in our parlor. Father, Cos. H[annah] P[erot] Morris, Auntie Beulah & Uncle Chas. Rhoads, Bess, Geo. S. Morris, Mother & Aunt Lydia Morris, also dog "Jet," [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue] [graphic].
Glass negative showing a group posed in a decorated interior of the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue, including Marriott Morris' parents Elliston P. Morris and Martha Canby Morris, sister Elizabeth Canby Morris, cousin George Spencer, aunts Lydia Morris and Beulah Rhoads, uncle Charles Rhoads, and secon cousin once removed Hannah Perot Morris. Charles Rhoads and Hannah Morris stand in the back while the others sit. Elizabeth Morris, in the center of the group, holds a small black dog, Jet, in her lap. The men wear three-piece suits and the women wear dark-colored dresses. 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., Time: 9 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.
Group in porch steps. Father, Mother, Uncle W[illiam Canby], Harry [Henry Mathews Canby], Marriott C., Bessie & Sam. [Avocado, Sea Girt, NJ] [graphic].
Glass negative showing a group of people seating on the porch steps of the Morris family home Avocado. The group contains Marriott C. Morris' parents Elliston P. Morris and Martha Canby Morris, his siblings Samuel Buckley Morris and Elizabeth Canby Morris, his uncle William Canby, and his cousins William Marriott Canby Jr. and Henry Matthews Canby. Jet, a small black dog, sits in Samuel Morris' lap. The men wear three-piece suits. The boys wear short pants. Elliston Morris has a hat and writes in a book on his lap. 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., Time: 3:40, Light: Fair. 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.
[Group in porch steps. Father, Mother, Uncle William Canby, Henry Mathews Canby, Marriott C., Bessie & Sam, Avocado, Sea Girt, NJ] [graphic].
Glass negative showing a group of people seating on the porch steps of the Morris family home Avocado. The group contains Marriott C. Morris' parents Elliston P. Morris and Martha Canby Morris, his siblings Samuel Buckley Morris and Elizabeth Canby Morris, his uncle William Canby, and his cousins William Marriott Canby Jr. and Henry Matthews Canby. Jet, a small black dog, sits in Samuel Morris' lap. The men wear three-piece suits. The boys wear short pants. Elliston Morris has a hat and writes in a book on his lap. 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., Time: 3:45, Light: Fair. 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.
[Group near a pier on an unidentified schooner, an American flag on the mast, possibly Bermuda] [graphic].
Glass negative showing a schooner carrying a large group of people and flying an American flag sailing next to a pier, possibly in Bermuda. A larger boat with three masts sails in the distance. The far shore is visible in the background., Photographer remarks: double instantaneous exposure [inscribed on neg.], 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.
Group near mill, Pattie & Gertrude Mellor & Bess. [Manasquan, NJ] [graphic].
Glass negative showing a Pattie Mellor, Gertrude Mellor, and Marriott C. Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris resting in the grass near the forest at Manasquan, N.J. Gerturde Mellor sits on the left holding a parasol. A man sits in the backgruond reading a book. The women wear high-necked, light-colored dresses wiht hats., Time: 10:50, 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.
[Group near riverbank], canoeing, Egg Harbor River, NJ [graphic].
Film negative showing a group of five men and two women gathered on the Egg Harbor River bank. Two canoes sit in the water near the bank. Trees and other foliage grow behind the group., 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.
[Group near the water], G[erman]t[ow]n Boys' Club, Stone Harbor Camp, [NJ] [graphic].
Film negative showing a group of boys from the Germantown Boys' Club sitting on an overturned canoe near the water at Stone Harbor. A flag flies above them and buildings are visible on the far shore. The boys all wear hats and white shirts. Founded in 1887, the Boys’ Parlors Association of Germantown served as a safe space for neighborhood children whose parents worked longer hours in an industrializing city. The name changed in 1907 to the Germantown Boys’ Club after joining ranks with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Marriott Canby Morris served as the president of the club in the first decade of the 1900s., 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.
[Group near the water], G[erman]t[ow]n Boys' Club, Stone Harbor Camp, [NJ] [graphic].
Film negative showing a group of men, women, and boys from the Germantown Boys' Club gathered near the water at Stone Harbor. Three flags fly among the group. The opposite shore stretches across the horizon. Founded in 1887, the Boys’ Parlors Association of Germantown served as a safe space for neighborhood children whose parents worked longer hours in an industrializing city. The name changed in 1907 to the Germantown Boys’ Club after joining ranks with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Marriott Canby Morris served as the president of the club in the first decade of the 1900s., 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.
[Group of bathers on the lakeshore], Pocono Lake, [PA] [graphic].
Film negative showing a group of women and children gathered on a dock at Pocono Lake. Some of the women wear bathing attire and two boy climb a ladder into the lake. A man swims in the water and another man floats away in a canoe. The Pocono Lake Preserve was pioneered by a group of Quakers, including Isaac Sharpless, who camped in the area in 1904. In 1908, this group bought the property from the Pocono Mountain Ice Company and designed it as a basic, rustic campground., June 30 - July 5, 1909., 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.
[Group of boys dressed in robes posed for a portrait, probably London] [graphic].
Film negative likely taken during Marriott C. Morris' European Honeymoon showing a group of boys dressed in black robes with white collars posed for a portrait., 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.
Group of bridesmaids, groomsmen, &c on porch at Sunnyside after departure of bride & groom, [Muncy, Pa.] [graphic].
Glass negative showing the wedding party of Mary Ecroyd and Shober Kimber (Haverford College class of 1886), including Marriott Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris and father Elliston P. Morris, posed on the porch of a house. Three men sit in the front row, four women sit in the second row, and three women and one man sit in the back. Two men stand on the steps on either side of the group. The women in the center row wear white dresses and carry bouquets. The men all wear three-piece suits., Time: 4:40, Light: Poor 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.
[Group of bridesmaids, groomsmen, &c on porch at Sunnyside after departure of bride & groom, Muncy, PA] [graphic].
Glass negative showing the wedding party of Mary Ecroyd and Shober Kimber (Haverford College class of 1886), including Marriott Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris and father Elliston P. Morris, posed on the porch of a house. Three men sit in the front row, four women sit in the second row, and three women and one man sit in the back. Two men stand on the steps on either side of the group. The women in the center row wear white dresses and carry bouquets. The men all wear three-piece suits., Same as last., Time: 4:45, Light: Very 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.
[Group of children in boat, Sea Girt. Elliston P. Morris Jr. second from front] [graphic].
Film negative showing two boys, including Marriott C. Morris' son Elliston P. Morris Jr., and a girl sitting in a rowboat moored in the sand on the seashore at Sea Girt. The boys wear sailor suits while the girl wears a white dress with a ribbon in her hair. A man sits on the boat to the right., 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.
[Group of children with adult male by fence and benches] [graphic].
Glass negative showing a group of children posed on a bench. A man stands next to the group on the left and a metal fence separates the sidewalk from the foliage behind it. The children wear long coats, some with hats., 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.
Group of colored boys near the Church Cave,. [Bermuda] [graphic].
Glass negative showing a group of five Black boys in front of thick foliage. Four boys stand while another boy sits in the grass. The boys are attired in caps or hats, shirts and jackets, and pants. Three are visibly barefooted. The boy in the right holds a large stick, and the boy in the left holds a twig with leaves on it., Time: 3:15, Light: Fair sun., Purchase 2001., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., 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.
[Group of Frank Huston's & Alice Calley's wedding company at 3926 Chestnut St.] [graphic].
Glass negative showing the wedding party for Abram Francis Huston (Haverford College class of 1872) and Alice Calley's wedding posed for a portrait at 3926 Chestnut Street. Huston and Calley sit in the center while the other members of the group stand around them. The men wear three-piece suits and the women wear long white dresses and hold bouquets in their hands. CAlley wears a long veil., Photographer remarks: Not as good., Time: 1, Light: Strong sun., Same group as last., The emulsion has discolored to yellow., 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.
[Group of Frank Huston's & Alice Calley's wedding company at 3926 Chestnut St.] [graphic].
Glass negative showing a group posed for a portrait at the wedding of Abram Francis Huston and Alice Calley at 3926 Chestnut Street. Calley and Huston sit in the center while the wedding party stands behind them. The women wear long, high-necked white dresses. Calley wears a long veil. The men wear three-piece suits. The groom looks at the bride and the bridesmaids hold bouquets of roses., 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.
[Group of our Mt. Desert Party, Poconos] [graphic].
Glass negative showing a group of Morris family members and acquaintances on vacation posing in a forest near Glen Onoko in the Poconos. Both men and women sit on the ground, kneel, sit on logs or stand for the photograph. Most of the group wear hats and a few of the women hold closed parasols in their hands. The women wear long dresses with coats or shawls. The men wear three piece-suits, some with long coats., Same group as last. In same place in Glen Onoko., Time: 1:05 P.M., Light: No sun, quite dark., 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.
Group of our Mt. Desert Party. Reunion at Glen Onoko, [Poconos] [graphic].
Glass negative showing a group of Morris family members and acquaintances on vacation posing in a forest near Glen Onoko in the Poconos. Both men and women sit on the ground, kneel, sit on logs or stand for the photograph. Most of the group wears hats and a few of the women hold closed parasols in their hands. The women wear long dresses with coats or shawls. The men wear three piece-suits, some with long coats., Time: 1, Light: No sun, quite dark., 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.
Group of our party at R[ail] R[oad] below Mrs. Bryant. [Lake Hopatcong] [graphic].
Glass negative showing a group of people posing next to a railroad track at Lake Hopatcong. Some women sit on boxes, one man sits on the ground and the rest of the group stands behind. The women wear long high-necked dresses and the men wear three-piece suits. Lake Hopatcong, the largest freshwater body in New Jersey, became a popular resort destination after rail service came to the area in 1882. By the 1940s and 1950s, it had become mostly residential., Time: 3:25, Light: good, Another negative possibly superimposed on 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.
Group of our party at St. Peters Sta[tion, PA]. Geo[rge], Mary & Will Vaux & Anne Sharpless & Lena Goodwin [graphic].
Glass negative showing Anne Sharpless, Lena Goodwin, and Marriott Morris' third cousins George, Mary, and William Vaux gathered on the St. Peters train station platform. Two of the women and the men sit while another woman stands near a window. The women wear dark high-necked dresses and hats while the men where suits, jackets, and hats. The man on the left has a case slung across his shoulder. Two barrels are visible on the platform to the right., Time: 3:20, Light: Fair light, sun getting less., The emulsion is flaking along 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.
Group of party by river, Tullytown [graphic].
Film negative showing a group of men, including farmer David Polk Fabian, seated on a log in front of a large fallen tree at Tullytown. Four of the men wear three-piece suits. The second man from the left has a beard and wears suspenders and a hat., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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.
Group of party on "Taurus" on ocean off Monmouth Beach [NJ] - Helen, Molly, Elizabeth, Ellen, Bessie & Dick Morris, Fred Baker & Father [graphic].
Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris, sister Elizabeth Canby Morris, second cousin once removed Elizabeth Stokes Morris, probably his third cousins Richard Jones Morris and Mary Paul Morris, and possibly his third cousin Helen Campbell Morris, as well as Fred Baker posed on the deck of a ship. Most of the group sits on chairs and Elliston Morris stands behind them under a sign that reads "Taurus." The women wear long dresses and hats while the men wear three-piece suits and hats., Photographer remarks: Undertimed., Time: 5:10, 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.
Group of party. Summer School of Geology. Del. Water Gap [graphic].
Glass negative showing a large group of men and women posed in rows on a small hill in a wooded area at the Delaware Water Gap. The women wear long dresses and the men wear three-piece suits. some of the men and women wear hats., Photographer remarks: Developed at J. Gravesman Water Gap House. Taken at Marshall's Falls. Frilled at Sea Girt. Not washed enough., Time: 3, Light: Fair for shade., The negative is silghtly discolored and the emulsion has cracked along the right side., 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.
[Group of party, Summer School of Geology, Delaware Water Gap] [graphic].
Glass negative showing a large group of men and women posed in rows on a small hill in a wooded area at the Delaware Water Gap. The women wear long dresses and the men wear three-piece suits. some of the men and women wear hats., Same., Photographer remarks: Better neg. than last. In a neg. preserver., Time: 3, Light: Same., This is the same group as the one depicted in plate 280, however this plate is undamaged., 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.
Group of sailors on the "Galina" with a bear and a goat, [Constitutional Centennial Celebration, Philadelphia] [graphic.]
Glass negative showing a group of sailors gathered on the deck of a ship during the Centennial celebrations. A man standing on the left holds a dog and there is a goat in the center of the group. A baby bear rests on the deck in the foreground with its head in a sailor's lap. The sailors all wear uniforms with knitted caps. The Centennial Anniversary of the framing and creation of the Constitution was held on September 16-18, 1887 in Philadelphia. Organized by representatives from the various states and territories, the festivities included a military display, orations and concerts, and an industrial parade., Time: 2:25, Light: Fair 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.

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