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Morris, Marriott Canby,
1863-1948,
photographer.
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Friend's Library from girls door of school house, [Germantown]
[graphic].
August 30, 1883.
1 photograph:
glass negative;
4 x 5 in.
Glass negative showing Friends' Library at 5418 Germantown Avenue, a one-story stone building with rounded doorways and window arches. A low stone wall stands next to the building and the lawn is surrounded by a metal fence. The Friends Free Library was originally housed in the Germantown Friends School, starting in 1845. In 1874, a separate library building was built, endowed by Alfred Cope. The Friends Free Library was an independent organization until 1977 when it was taken over by the school.
Forms part of Marriott C. Morris Collection.
Photographer remarks: Very good view
Time: 4:10PM
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.
Friends' Free Library (Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa.)
Libraries
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia.
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Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.)
13534
Germantown Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.)
5418.
Glass negatives.
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Philadelphia artists.
PA. Philadelphia.
1883.
Imprint
Library Company of Philadelphia
Print Dept.
Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.173]
P.9895.173
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P.9895.173
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PA. Philadelphia.
1883.
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