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Title: Ordinance Island & shed. St. Georges, [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing Ordinance Island in Saint George harbor. Various sailboats are docked in the water. There is a cart with large wheels on the left and a group of buildings with a flagpole on the right., Time: 12:30, Light: Bright 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: March 30, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.924]

Title: St. Peter's church, St. Georges, [Bermuda], exterior. W.A. French on steps
Description: Glass negative showing St. Peter's Church with wide stone steps leading out onto a city square. W.A. French wearing a bowler hat stands on the steps while another man stands near the church entrace behind a wall. St. Peter’s Church, established after the first settlement of English colonists in Bermuda in 1612, was first built circa 1620 as a timber-framed building. After a hurricane razed the church in 1712, a new wood and stone church was built circa 1713-1714. This church went through numerous renovations, additions, and repairs into the 20th century, including the noted 1841 extension that created front steps and added Victorian Gothic decorations to the exterior. In 2012, at the church’s 400th anniversary, Queen Elizabeth designated the church as “Their Majesties Chappell.”, Time: 1:20, Light: Strong 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: March 30, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.925]

Title: Rocks at Hungry Bay from top of cliffs, [Paget, Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing a rocky coastline at Hungry Bay with a building visible just after the curve in the shore. Grasses grow among the rocks in the foreground., Photographer remarks: Undertimed., Time: cir. 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: March 26, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.890]

Title: Century Plant in bloom, Hungry Bay, [Paget, Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing a leafy agave with a very tall stem at Hungry Bay. The plant is surrounded by other foliage., Photographer remarks: Undertimed., Time: 12:30, 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: March 26, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.891]

Title: Miss Schenkl on a tricycle, back of Hamilton H[otel], [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing Miss Schenkl riding a tricycle on a dirt road behind the Hamilton Hotel. She stands between two large wheels, with the smaller wheel behind her and wears a long, high-necked dark dress., Photographer remarks: Fogged by gaslight in Bermuda., Time: 4, Light: Sun out., The emulsion has started to flake off 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: March 26, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.892]

Title: Hamilton Hotel from an eminence to the S.E. cor. Reid & Burnaby Sts., [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing Hamilton Hotel seen from a distance on a hill. Trees, rocks, and various other buildings sit below the large hotel. The Hamilton Hotel, built 1852-1861, was the first hotel in Bermuda. Opened in 1861, the hotel went through numerous additions and alterations to increase in size. It was razed by fire in 1955., Time: 10, 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: March 27, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.893]

Title: Hamilton from hill, N. half, [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing the port town Hamilton with various boats sailing in the harbor. The town is seen from above from a dirt road., Time: 10:45, Light: Good sun., A long strip of emulsion is missing from the right side 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: March 27, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.894]

Title: Hamilton from hill, S. half, [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing the port town Hamilton seen from above on a hill. There is a road running down the left side of the frame and a building with a prominent tower on the right side of the road., Time: 10:50, 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: March 27, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.895]

Title: Quarries near Pitt's Bay. Men with tools. [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing three Black men working in a quarry with high cliffs and piles of rocks on the ground near Pitt's Bay. In the foreground, the Black man, wearing a beard and attired in a brimmed hat, a white collared shirt with the cuffs unbuttoned, dark-colored pants, and shoes, stands holding a large saw in both hands pointed at a stone on the ground, which he props his right foot on. On the ground in front of him is another saw. In the background, two Black men, attired in brimmed hats, white collared shirts, aprons, pants, and shoes, stand and hold a large metal pole, which they chisel into the cliff., Time: 11:45, Light: Good 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: March 27, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.896]

Title: [Quarries near Pitt's Bay, Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing a stone quarry near Pitt's Bay with high cliffs and piles of rocks on the ground., Same quarry from road., Time: 12, Light: Bright 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: March 26, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.897]

Title: Pitt's Bay from road, near quarries, [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing Pitt's Bay with a small sailboat and buildings lining the right side. A road runs above the harbor with a low stone wall. A Black man, attired in a cap, a white shirt, a jacket, pants, and shoes, sits on the wall and carries a stick in his right hand. On the ground beside him is a dog and a picnic basket., Time: 12:10, Light: Good sunlight., 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: March 27, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.898]

Title: Pitt's Bay, boat on shore in foreground, [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing an inlet at Pitt's Bay with a sailboat and a rowboat in the foreground. Various buildlings and other boats occupy the shoreline in the distance., Time: 12:20, 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: March 27, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.899]

Title: Silver communion service &c. belonging to St. Peter's Church, [St. George, Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing a communion service comprised of platters, chalice, flagons and candlesticks belonging to St. Peter's Church. The silver service sits on a table with an altar holding a Bible behind it. St. Peter’s Church, established after the first settlement of English colonists in Bermuda in 1612, was first built circa 1620 as a timber-framed building. After a hurricane razed the church in 1712, a new wood and stone church was built circa 1713-1714. This church went through numerous renovations, additions, and repairs into the 20th century, including the noted 1841 extension that created front steps and added Victorian Gothic decorations to the exterior. In 2012, at the church’s 400th anniversary, Queen Elizabeth designated the church as “Their Majesties Chappell.”, Photographer remarks: Undertimed. Flagons presented to church by King William of Orange in 1684. Chalice [presented to church] by Virgina Company in 1635. Basin [presented to church by] Governor Brown of Massachusetts in 1782., Time: 2, Light: Good sun outside., 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: March 30, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.926]

Title: St. George's looking W. from eastern hill, [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of a city at Saint George seen from above. There is a park in the center of the city filled with trees, particularly palm trees. Next to the city is a harbor filled with ships., Photographer remarks: camera nearly facing the sun., Time: 3:45, 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: March 30, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.927]

Title: St. George's from Fort George, French & his big gun, [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing a bay and city at Saint George with a fortified complex on a small island in the center. The shoreline is covered with buildings and trees. The photograph was taken from a hill over the bay, near another walled group of buildings., Photographer remarks: Some wind., Time: 4:30, 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: March 30, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.928]

Title: Small bay near St. Georges, Fort George in view, [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing a bay near Saint George with a small rowboat floating in the center. The coastline is lined with buildings and trees, including Fort George set on the hill overlooking the bay., Time: 5, 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: March 30, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.929]

Title: [Flagpole with ladder, Sea Girt]
Description: Film negative showing a man climbing a tall ladder near the top of a flagpole near the beach at Sea Girt. Two other men look up from the ground below. Various buildings are visible across a field in the distance, including the Beach House., 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: Summer 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.104]

Title: [Landscape, Sea Girt]
Description: Film negative showing a view of a river seen from a grassy shore, likely at Sea Girt. Trees line the banks on either side of the river., 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: Summer 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.105]

Title: [Boy and girl with dog, Sea Girt]
Description: Film negative showing a boy and a girl playing with a small, bicolor dog on the beach at Sea Girt. The boy wears a tie and short pants with long stockings. He holds a stick with a string attached to the end above the dog, who looks up at the boy expectantly. The girl reaches out for the string and wears a short white dress with a large bow in her hair., 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: Summer 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.106]

Title: [Two women in a canoe, Sea Girt]
Description: Film negative showing two women paddling a canoe, likely near Sea Girt. A large stone building with a dome stands on the opposite side of the water., 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: Summer 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.107]

Title: [Martha Canby Morris, Sea Girt]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' mother Martha Canby Morris seated on a porch holding a newspaper. She wears round glasses, a white patterned blouse, and a dark ribbon around her neck., 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: Summer 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.108]

Title: [Climbing flagpole ladder, Sea Girt]
Description: Film negative showing a man climbing a ladder propped up against a flagpole. Another man steadies the ladder and two men hold ropes on either side of the flagpole. Charles and Phoebe Wright's house is visible in the background. Charles Wright began the construction of this house in 1885. Phoebe Wright was not directly related to him, but lived here until the construction of her own house in 1890., 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: Summer 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.109]

Title: [Large hotel, Spring Lake, NJ]
Description: Film negative showing a view of the Monmouth House seen from across a intersection. The large multi-story hotel has an American flag flying from the domed center roof. A horse-drawn carriage travels down the dirt road leading to the hotel. Monmouth House was the first major hotel in Spring Lake, completed in 1876. It burned down in 1900, was rebuilt, and remained until 1974. Spring Lake was a coastal resort area popular in the late 19th and early 20th century., 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: Summer 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.110]

Title: [Elliston Perot Morris and woman seated in the grass, Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris and a woman seated in the grass leaning against two trees. A large building is visible in the distance on the right across Wreck Pond. Morris wears a three-piece suit and hat and looks back at the camera., 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: Summer 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.111]

Title: [Marriott C. Morris Jr. and Elliston P. Morris Jr. playing in water, Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Film negative showing a view of Marriott C. Morris' sons Marriott Canby Morris Jr. and Elliston Perot Morris Jr. dressed in wide brimmed hats and sailor suits playing on a log floating in Wreck Pond. Marriott Morris crouches on the log while Elliston Morris stands nearby holding a stick. Buildings are visible on the far shore in the background., 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: Summer 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.112]

Title: [Marriott Canby Morris Jr. standing on log in water, Sea Girt]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' son Marriott C. Morris Jr. as a boy dressed in a sailor suit and a wide brimmed hat standing on a log floating in Wreck Pond. He looks straight at the camera. Buildings are visible on the far shore., 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: Summer 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.113]

Title: [Elliston Perot Morris Jr. and Marriott Canby Morris Jr. holding birds, Sea Girt]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' sons Elliston Perot Morris Jr. and Marriott Canby Morris Jr. as boys dressed in sailor suits holding chicks in their hands. Marriott Morris Jr. on the left wears a white suit with a decorated collar while Elliston Morris Jr. on the right wears a darker suit., 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: Summer 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.114]

Title: [Men and women around a campfire, Egg Harbor River, New Jersey]
Description: Film negative showing a group of two men and thre women preparing food near a campfire. The men wear bowties and shirts with rolled sleeves. The women wear patterened blouses with ties., April 13 & 14, 1906., 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: April 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.37]

Title: [Men and women at a campsite, Egg Harbor River, New Jersey]
Description: Film negative showing a group of four men and three women, including Marriott C. Morris' wife Jane Rhoads Morris and brother-in-law Thomas C. Potts, posing next to an overturned canoe at Egg Harbor. A partially erected tent stands on the right., April 13 & 14, 1906., 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: April 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.38]

Title: [Three empty canoes, Egg Harbor River, New Jersey]
Description: Film negative showing three canoes on the Egg Harbor riverbank. The center canoe is overturned with an oar resting on the hull., April 13 & 14, 1906., 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: April 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.39]

Title: [Packing supplies, Egg Harbor River, New Jersey]
Description: Film negative showing two women and a man kneeling on the ground surrounded by various boxes and packages at Egg Harbor. The woman on the left slices bread on a wooden box. The women wear dark blouses and ties while the man wears a hat with his shirt sleeves rolled up., April 13 & 14, 1906., 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: April 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.40]

Title: [Man cooking over a camp fire, Egg Harbor River, New Jersey]
Description: Film negative showing a man cooking over a camp fire next to Egg Harbor river. The man wears a hat and a scarf and has a mustache. The far shore is visible in the background., April 13 & 14, 1906., 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: April 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.41]

Title: [Two men with a canoe at the water's edge, Egg Harbor River, New Jersey]
Description: Film negative showing two men pulling canoes out of the water on the Egg Harbor riverbank. The bank is lined with slender trees and other foliage., April 13 & 14, 1906., 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: April 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.42]

Title: [Launching the canoes, Maurice River, New Jersey]
Description: Film negative showing a group of men and women launching canoes on Maurice River near a stone bridge. One canoe carrying two men already travels down the river., 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: May 12, 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.43]

Title: [Two canoes on the river, Maurice River, New Jersey]
Description: Film negative showing two canoes each carrying two people holding oars traveling down Maurice River. A woman sits in the front of each canoe while a man sits in the back. The far shore is visible in the background., 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: May 12, 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.44]

Title: [Canoes stacked on a cart, Maurice River, New Jersey]
Description: Film negative showing canoes stacked onto the back of a horse-drawn cart travelling down a dirt road near Maurice River. A group of men walks down the dirt road alongside the cart., 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: May 12, 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.45]

Title: [Lifting the canoes, Atsion River, New Jersey]
Description: Film negative showing a group of three men and one woman lifting two canoes over a tree that fell across the Atsion river, i.e. Mullica River. Trees and other foliage line the riverbank. Mullica River, also previously known as Little Egg Harbor River and Atison River, is named after Finnish settler Eric Palsson Mullica (1636-approximately 1704). The river starts in central Camden County and empties into the Great Bay north of Atlantic City., 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: May 18 & 19, 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.46]

Title: [Two canoes on the river, Atsion River, New Jersey]
Description: Film negative showing two canoes traveling down the Atsion River, i.e. Mullica River, past a house on the right riverbank. Each canoe holds two people. A dilapidated shed stands next to the house as trees line the riverbank. Mullica River, also previously known as Little Egg Harbor River and Atison River, is named after Finnish settler Eric Palsson Mullica (1636-approximately 1704). The river starts in central Camden County and empties into the Great Bay north of Atlantic City., 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: May 18 & 19, 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.47]

Title: [Two canoes on the river, Atsion River, New Jersey]
Description: Film negative showing two canoes floating on the Atsion River, i.e. Mullica River. The canoe on the right carries two men and the canoe on the left carries a man and a woman. The woman reclines in the front of the canoe while the men in the rear paddle. Trees growing along the far shore are visible in the background. Mullica River, also previously known as Little Egg Harbor River and Atison River, is named after Finnish settler Eric Palsson Mullica (1636-approximately 1704). The river starts in central Camden County and empties into the Great Bay north of Atlantic City., 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: May 18 & 19, 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.48]

Title: [Woman with bicycle at entrance gate, Sea Girt]
Description: Film negative showing a woman with a bicycle standing next to a wooden fence with an elaborately decorated gate at Sea Girt. A bust statue (possibly Shem Pearce) stands in the pinnacle above the gate, 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: Summer 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.75]

Title: [Boats at dock, Wreck Pond, Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Film negative showing a view of a dock with rowboats tethered to either side on Wreck Pond. A raised wooden viewing platform stands on the riverbank next to a tree on the left. Various other piers and causeways travel over the water in the distance., 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: Summer 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.76]

Title: [Crowd on porch watching swimmers in pool, Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Film negative showing a group of people gathered around a swimming pool at Sea Girt. Some stand on the ground next to the pool while others watch from a balcony above. At least two swimmers dive underwater in the pool below., 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: Summer 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.77]

Title: [Man in water pulling boat, Wreck Pond, Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Film negative showing a view of a man wading in the water at Wreck Pond and pulling a row boat behind him. Other rowboats are tethered to a dock extending into the water on the left., 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: Summer 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.78]

Title: [Group of children in boat, Sea Girt. Elliston P. Morris Jr. second from front]
Description: 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: Summer 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.79]

Title: [Woman in chair overlooking dock, Wreck Pond, Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Film negative showing a woman seated in a chair on a hillside overlooking a dock on Wreck Pond. Two people walk down the dock toward a group of sailboats., 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: Summer 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.80]

Title: [Group in automobile, Sea Girt. Marrott C. Morris in front seat, Marriott Jr. kneeling in back seat, Elliston Perot and Elliston Jr. on porch]
Description: 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: Summer 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.81]

Title: [Elliston Perot Jr., Marriott Canby Jr., and Jane Rhoads Morris in boat, Sea Girt]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' wife Jane Rhoads Morris and their sons Elliston Perot Morris Jr. and Marriott Canby Morris Jr. in a rowboat moored in the sand near the seashore at Sea Girt. Marriott Morris Jr. on the right stands near the edge of the boat holding a large stick. The boys wear sailor suits., 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: Summer 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.82]

Title: [Elliston P. Morris Jr. with rolled flag, Avocado, Sea Girt]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' son Elliston P. Morris Jr. as a boy carrying a tightly rolled flag decorated with a star. Morris stands next to a flagpole in front of the Morris family home Avocado. The multi-story house has a wide porch, a tower with a balcony and tracery decoration. Morris wears a wide-brimmed 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., 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: Summer 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.83]

Title: [Landscape, Sea Girt]
Description: Film negative showing a view of a river with tree-lined banks at Sea Girt. A narrow bridge crosses the river in the distance., 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: Summer 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.84]

Title: [Crowd with flagpoles, Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Film negative showing a group of men and boys in uniform clothing gathered in a field at Sea Girt. Two flagpoles and a cluster of tents stand in the background., 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: Summer 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.85]

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