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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.
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Trees.
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Bartram's Garden (Philadelphia, Pa.)
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Glass negatives.
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Philadelphia artists.
PA. Philadelphia.
1885.
Imprint
Library Company of Philadelphia
Print Dept.
Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.558]
P.9895.558
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PA. Philadelphia.
1885.
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