02203nkm a2200361 a 4500 000306505 20230712173827.0 kg bd 150715s1885 paunnn kneng d 10 ppl PPL gihc Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer. 57796 Florida cypress tree in Bartram's garden, [Philadelphia] [graphic]. April 21, 1885. 1 photograph: glass negative; 4 x 5 in. Glass negative showing a forest at Bartram's Garden, with a particularly large Florida cypress tree in the center of the frame. A man stands in front of the tree, dwarfed by its height and circumference. 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. Forms part of Marriott C. Morris Collection. Time: 11:45 Light: Good sun shining. Photographer's note: Brought from Florida by John Bartram in one of his saddle bags. About 25 ft. in circumference. 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. Bartram, John, 1699-1777 Homes and haunts. Gardens Pennsylvania Philadelphia. lctgm Trees. lctgm 81394 Bartram's Garden (Philadelphia, Pa.) 45250 Glass negatives. gmgpc Philadelphia artists. PA. Philadelphia. 1885. Imprint Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.558] P.9895.558 mcm-p-9895-558.jpg P.9895.558 290393 290393 000306505 exlibris 00 20150804 2154 000306505 EMMA 40 20170426 1129 000306505 EMMA 40 20170710 0919 000306505 EMMA 40 20170919 1547 000306505 EMMA 40 20170925 0855 000306505 EMMA 40 20171113 0946 ppl PA. Philadelphia. 1885. Imprint