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Title: Crowd in bathing, Ocean Day, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a group of people wading into the ocean on Ocean Day. The people hold a rope that extends into the water. A wave is about to break near the edge of the group. Jersey Wash Day, also known as Salt Water Day or Ocean Day, was an annual event held the second Saturday of August near Wreck Pond in Sea Girt. Farmers living twenty to thirty miles from Sea Girt came to the sea to spend a day bathing and celebrating. The tradition, begun before 1853, stopped around the 1930s., Photographer remarks: Very poor. Blurred., Time: 3:35, 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: August 16, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.364]

Title: Clam chowder counter, Ocean Day, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a covered stand filled with people on Ocean Day. The sign above the stand reads, "Clam Chowder." A woman holding a parasol walks out of the photograph frame to the left. Jersey Wash Day, also known as Salt Water Day or Ocean Day, was an annual event held the second Saturday of August near Wreck Pond in Sea Girt. Farmers living twenty to thirty miles from Sea Girt came to the sea to spend a day bathing and celebrating. The tradition, begun before 1853, stopped around the 1930s., Photographer remarks: poor. blurred, Time: 3:40, Light: good., 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: August 16, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.365]

Title: Babies & Wheel of Fortune, from rear, [Sea Girt NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a group of people gathered on the beach for Jersey Wash Day. To the left is a large wooden wheel, and to the right a net is strung across some poles. Jersey Wash Day, also known as Salt Water Day or Ocean Day, was an annual event held the second Saturday of August near Wreck Pond in Sea Girt. Farmers living twenty to thirty miles from Sea Girt came to the sea to spend a day bathing and celebrating. The tradition, begun before 1853, stopped around the 1930s., Photographer remarks: Poor neg. & blurred., Time: 4, Light: Good & 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 16, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.366]

Title: Thalatta, sailing from back of pond, [Sea Girt NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a small sailboat floating across the still water of Wreck Pond. The far bank is lined with buildings., Photographer remarks: Stern of boat not in picture., Time: 4:25, Light: Good, 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: August 16, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.367]

Title: Mary, Matilda & Bertha sitting on kitchen steps under porch, [Avocado, Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing three women, including Matilda Knox (center), sitting in the doorway of the Morris family home Avocado. One woman holds a sheaf of grain and a metal pot sits on the ground to the left. The women wear long patterend dresses. 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. Matilda Knox was the housekeeper for the Morris family at Avocado. Mary and Bertha were her assistants., Time: 11, Light: Fair, 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: August 18, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.368]

Title: Capt. Tilton of the Eugenie & boat on beach, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing two men, including Captain Tilton, standing next to a boat moored ashore. The back of the boat reads "[E]ugenie." Another sailboat is visible in the distance on the ocean. The man in front holds a fish in his hand., Time: 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 21, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.369]

Title: Owl Club sitting on 2 logs, [Poconos, Swiftwater, Pa.]
Description: Glass negative showing a group of people, including Lu Watt and Miss Shotwell, seated on large logs surrounded by trees at Shiftwater, Pa. The women wear long patterend dresses while the men wear three-piece suits., Photographer remarks: Much better than last. Very good plate. V[Varnished], Time: 4 P.M., Light: Fairly good, 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: August 25, 1882
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.37]

Title: [Mary, Matilda & Bertha sitting] On bank at side of front porch, [Avocado, Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing Matilda Knox, Mary, and Bertha sitting in the grass next to a wooden fence at the Morris family home Avocado. The wall of the house is visible to the right. Knox on the left holds a sheaf of grain and the other two women fold their hands in their laps. The women wear long patterned dreses with aprons. 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. Matilda Knox was the housekeeper for the Morris family at Avocado. Mary and Bertha were her assistants., Photographer remarks: Upright, Time: 4, Light: Fair, Same as #368., 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: August 26, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.370]

Title: [Mary, Matilda & Bertha sitting on bank at side of front porch], [Avocado, Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing Martha Knox, Mary, and Bertha sitting in the grass next to a wooden fence at the Morris family home Avocado. The wall of the house is visible to the right. Knox on the left holds a sheaf of grain and the other two women fold their hands in their laps. The women wear long patterned dresses with aprons. 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. Matilda Knox was the housekeeper for the Morris family at Avocado. Mary and Bertha were her assistants., Same as last., Photographer remarks: Lengthwise, Time: 4, Light: Fair, Nearly identical to plate 370., 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: August 26, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.371]

Title: Sail-boat near carriage bridge, [Mana]squan R[iver], [NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a small sailboat carrying two people on the Manasquan River. A long causeway stretches across the horizon behind the boat., Photographer remarks: Bow on., Time: 2:15, Light: Good, 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: August 27, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.372]

Title: [Group on Overlook Mt. Ann Emlen, Mary Emlen, Elliston P. Morris, Samuel B. Morris, & Martha C. Morris]. [Catskills]
Description: Glass negative showing Marrott C. Morris' parents Elliston P. Morris and Martha Canby Morris, and brother Samuel Buckley Morris, with Ann Emlen and Mary Emlen seated on the ground among trees and other foliage on Overlook Mountain. Martha Morris holds a book and Elliston Morris holds a sketchbook and pen. The women wear long dresses and the men wear three-piece suits and hats., Same group as last., Time: 4, Light: Fair, 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: September 6, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.404]

Title: Fall in Plaaterkill [sic] Clove, tree hanging over cliff, [Catskills]
Description: Glass negative showing a waterfall in Plattekill Clove cascading into a pool from a high, rocky hillside. Foliage lines the hill on either side of the falls., Photographer remarks: V[Varnished], Time: 11:40, 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: September 9, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.410]

Title: Swiftwater [PA]. Back of house with part of the Creek Rooms. [Poconos]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of a large home seen from the back at Swiftwater, Pa. in the Poconos. Thick foliage obscures the view of the lower floors. A woman stands in the doorway of the balcony on the third floor., Photographer remarks: Pretty good. V[Varnished]., Time: 9:10 A.M., Light: Faint 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: August 31, 1882
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.42]

Title: Iron Duke, Overlook Mt. From E. [Catskills, NY]
Description: Glass negative showing a jagged cliff face on Overlook Mountain with rolling hills in the distance., Photographer remarks: One corner of plate flogged. V, 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., The upper left corner of the negative has been discolored., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: September 11, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.420]

Title: Big rock on Overlook Mt. Sam [Morris] by rock. [Catskills, NY]
Description: Glass negative showing a large boulder at the edge of a path surrounded by trees on Overlook Mountain. Marriott C. Morris' brother Samuel Buckley Morris leans against a tree branch near the boulder., Photographer remarks: Underexposed. V, Time: 12:35, 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: September 11, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.421]

Title: Bridge over Devil's Kitchen & path. [Catskills, NY]
Description: Glass negative showing a narrow bridge over Devil's Kitchen in the Catskills in the lower right corner. The bridge leads to a steep path that winds up a wooded hillside., Photographer remarks: Good neg. V, Time: 1:00, 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: September 11, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.422]

Title: Turtle rock. Father at side, [Catskills, NY]
Description: Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston Morris standing next to Turtle Rock, a large boulder on the Catskill Mountains. Morris wears a three-piece suit and hat, and stands nearly as high as the boulder., Photographer remarks: A little underdeveloped. Intens. 1,10,'85, Time: 1:30, 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: September 11, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.423]

Title: Iron Duke [Overlook Mt. From E. Catskills, NY]
Description: Glass negative showing a jagged cliff face on Overlook Mountain with rolling hills in the distance., Photographer remarks: Intens. 1,10,'85. Retouched 1, '85., Time: 9:30, Light: Sun out faintly., Same as No. 420., The negative is very light with scattered red flecks covering 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: September 13, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.424]

Title: Mountains west from above Devil's Kitchen, [Catskills, NY]
Description: Glass negative showing a vista of rolling hills seen from a mountaintop at the Catskill Mountains., Photographer remarks: Intens. 1,10,'85, Time: 10:00, Light: Sun out in some places., 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: September 13, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.425]

Title: Echo Lake & Plaaterkill [sic] Mt. from Plaaterkill [sic] Rd. [Catskills]
Description: Glass negative showing Plattekill Mountain with Echo Lake at its base. The view is framed by tall trees., Photographer remarks: Wrong way in holder, I'm afraid., Time: 4:20, Light: Sun out, fair., 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: September 13, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.426]

Title: [Schooner Chas. C Dame, ashore North of Mantoloking, NJ], vessel from Water's edge. Stern view from S
Description: Glass negative showing a three-masted schooner moored ashore at Mantoloking. Two men stand at the water's edge beneath the stern of the ship., Same as preceding., Photographer remarks: Taken in long rubber boots from water's edge. Capt. F. Sharp, Mantoloking. [H.H. Merritt, Asbury Park (crossed out)]., Time: 4, 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: August 13, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.351]

Title: [Schooner Chas. C. Dame], Vessel from N.W. bow end. Broadside, nearly, [Mantoloking, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a three-masted schooner moored near the shore at Mantoloking. A man sits sketching on a pile of driftwood near the ship., Time: 4:50, 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: August 13, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.352]

Title: [Big horse chestnut tree, possibly Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue]
Description: Glass negative showing a large, leafy tree standing in a garden behind a house, possibly the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. The lawn is surrounded by shrubs and other foliage and two flowerbeds grow in the foreground. 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., 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: ca. 1880-ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.35.2]

Title: [Schooner Chas. C. Dame], vessel, bow on. From N. [Mantoloking, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a three-masted schooner moored near the shore at Mantoloking., Photographer remarks: Spoiled by being brought out too quickly & unevenly. Upright on plate., Time: 5, 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: August 13, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.353]

Title: Sunset L[ake], Asbury Park, [NJ], from Western bridge, looking east
Description: Glass negative showing Sunset Lake interspersed with various islands at Asbury Park, N.J. A canoe holding a group of people is moored at the central island. Asbury Park was developed in 1871 as a residential resort by James A. Bradley (1830-1921), a New York brush manufacturer. The town was named for Francis Asbury (1745-1816), the first American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church. It was once home to the famous indoor amusement park Palace Amusements, the site of the original Tillie mural depicting two grinning faces., Photographer remarks: Very poor. Blurred., Time: 10:45, Light: Strong 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 14, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.354]

Title: Sunset L. looking West, [Asbury Park, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing Sunset Lake interspersed with various islands at Asbury Park, N.J. A canoe holding a group of people is moored at the island on the right. Asbury Park was developed in 1871 as a residential resort by James A. Bradley (1830-1921), a New York brush manufacturer. The town was named for Francis Asbury (1745-1816), the first American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church. It was once home to the famous indoor amusement park Palace Amusements, the site of the original Tillie mural depicting two grinning faces., From East of same bridge., Time: 10:50, Light: Strong, 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 14, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.355]

Title: Ocean Pathway, Ocean Grove, [NJ], looking toward auditorium
Description: Glass negative showing a wide walkway lined by fences on either side at Ocean Grove, N.J. At the end of the path is a decorative urn on a pedestal, and behind that a building with a tall spire is visible. A man and a woman walk down the path while a boy sits on the fence to the right., Photographer remarks: Very poor. Blurred., Time: 12:10, 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 14, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.356]

Title: View of tents at Ocean Grove, [NJ] from Tabernacle
Description: Glass negative showing a row of large tents surrounded by trees at Ocean Grove, N.J. A woman stands under the striped awning of the center tent., Time: 12:20, 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 14, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.357]

Title: Creek below mill with boat. B[ess] C. M[orris], T[heodore] W[illiam] R[ichards] & S[am] B. M[orris], [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a stream with thick forest lining each bank at Sea Girt. The trees are reflected in the still water. A boat holding Marriott C. Morris' siblings Elizabeth Canby Morris and Samuel Buckley Morris, as wel as Theodore William Richards (Haverford College Class of 1885) floats down the stream at the right. Only two of the people are visible., Time: 3 P.M., 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: August 15, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.358]

Title: R[obert] Morris' House [near Bailey's Corner]
Description: Glass negative showing a two-story house with chimneys and distinctive siding once owned by Robert Morris. The house is seen in the distance with a fence, trees, a road, and a horse-drawn carriage in the foreground., Time: 10:30, Light: Good sun., From same place as #348 ., 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: August 28, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.385]

Title: On road near old Squan meeting house
Description: Glass negative showing a dirt road lined with foliage in Manasquan, N.J. A cart travels down the road and an open field is visible in the distance., Photographer remarks: Failure, prob. fogged., Time: 10:45, 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: August 28, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.386]

Title: View on upper part of Spring Lake, [NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing Spring Lake with trees lining the far bank. A dock is visible on the right and two houses stand on the hill to the left, including Dr. A.A. Willets' cottage. Spring Lake was a coastal resort area popular in the late 19th and early 20th century., Photographer remarks: Showing Dr. A.A. Willets' cottage. Failure, Time: 11:50, 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: August 28, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.387]

Title: Mr. Samuel's cottage from S.E. [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing J.B. Samuel's four-story home with a balcony on the second level. Other homes are visible in the background., Time: 2:00 PM, 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: August 28, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.388]

Title: [Mr. Samuel's cottage], from farther to West, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing J.B. Samuel's four-story home with a balcony on the second level. Other homes are visible in the background., Same cottage., Time: 2:05, Light: Fair sun., Slightly different view of same home depicted in plate 388., 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: August 28, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.389]

Title: Pocono Knob from road beyond Tannersville, Monroe Co. Pa
Description: Glass negative showing a view of Pocono Knob seen from across a grassy field. A line of trees stands at the base of the mountain., Photographer remarks: Good view but a ghost on the knob spoils it. V[Varnished]., Time: 12:30 A.M., Light: Same as last., 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: August 26, 1882
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.39]

Title: Our cottage [Avocado] from S.E. [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing the Morris family home Avocado, a multi-story Victorian-style home with a wide porch and tall spire. Three people occupy the porch looking out across the sand dunes. 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: 3:20, 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: August 28, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.390]

Title: [Avocado] Cottage from S[outh], [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing the Morris family home Avocado, a multi-story Victorian style home with a wide porch and tall spire seen from below. A person sits on the front porch railing. Other homes are visible in the distance. 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: 3:25, Light: Better sun than last., The lower left corner of the negative has broken off and there is a large crack running down from the upper edge., 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: August 28, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.391]

Title: Bed and Kilmarnock Willow in our garden, [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue]
Description: Glass negative showing a garden at the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. Various trees, shrubs, and other foliage surround the lawn. Jet, a small black dog, sits in the grass in the foreground. The roofs of other houses are visible behind the foliage in the distance. 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., Photographer remarks: First plate exposed in new Scovill camera., Time: 12, 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: September 3, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.392]

Title: N. gate of Hudson Highlands, from West Point Hotel, [West Point, NY]
Description: Glass negative showing the Hudson River seen from a distance flowing between large cliffs near West Point. A group of boats are visible in the foreground., Photographer remarks: Taken with new camera. Ver poor neg., Time: 8:45, Light: Fair, a little misty., Negative is very 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: September 5, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.393]

Title: Battery at West Point, [NY], on side of hill near hotel
Description: Glass negative showing a row of cannons lined up against a low fence at West Point. Stacks of cannonballs sit to the right. Various buildings and rolling hills are visible in the distance., Photographer remarks: Developed too quickly, weak., Time: 9:15, 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: September 5, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.394]

Title: Battery at water's edge, West Point, [NY]
Description: Glass negative showing a row of cannons with stacks of cannonballs behind them on the Hudson River at West Point. A man leans against the second cannon from the left., Light: Very good., 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: September 5, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.396]

Title: On Flirtation Walk, West Point [NY]. Sam [Morris] in foregr[oun]d
Description: Glass negative showing Flirtation Walk, a narrow path surrounded by trees at West Point. Marriott C. Morris' brother Samuel Buckley Morris sits on the embankment to the right., Time: 9:55, Light: Not good., 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: September 5, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.397]

Title: View on Flirtation Walk, [with Samuel Buckley Morris], West Point, [NY]
Description: Glass negative showing Flirtation Walk, a narrow path surrounded by trees at West Point. Marriott C. Morris' brother Samuel Buckley Morris sits on the embankment to the left., Time: 10:05, Light: Fair., 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: September 5, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.398]

Title: Dades' Monument at West Point, [NY]
Description: Glass negative showing the Dade Monument, comprised of a carved column mounted on a pedestal with a stone eagle perched on top. The monument sits on a grassy hill surrounded by trees. The United States Military Academy, also known as West Point, was originally a fort first occupied by American forces in 1778. The school was established by President Thomas Jefferson in 1802. The Dade Monument, erected at West Point in 1845, honors Major Francis L. Dade and the 110 soldiers defeated by Seminole warriors in 1835. Originally overlooking the Hudson River, the monument moved further inland three times: once before 1898, in front of the Old Cadet Library in 1917, and near the entrance to the West Point Cemetery in 1948., Time: 10:20, Light: VVery good 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: September 5, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.399]

Title: Glen near Red Rock Falls, party on rocks, [Poconos]
Description: Glass negative showing a stream flowing down a wooded hillside near Red Rock Falls in the Poconos. A group of nine men and women, one holding a parasol, sits on the rocks along the riverbank., Photographer remarks: This was too shady to make a good picture., Time: 11:30 A.M., Light: Most of picture in shade., Blot of blue discoloration in the upper left corner., 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: August 29, 1882
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.40]

Title: Kosciuscko's Garden, West Point, [NY]
Description: Glass negative showing stairs leading down to a small path in Kosciuszko's garden at West Point. There is a stone block to the right and the entire hillside is filled with foliage. The United States Military Academy, also known as West Point, was originally a fort first occupied by American forces in 1778. The school was established by President Thomas Jefferson in 1802. Tadeusz Kosciuszko was a Polish general who spent two years from 1778 to 1780 at West Point strengthening the fortifications. A monument was dedicated to him in 1828, and a statue added in 1913., Time: 10:30, Light: Medium., 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: September 5, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.400]

Title: Barracks & street in front of them, West P[oin]t, [NY]
Description: Glass negative showing the barracks at West Point to the left of a wide road lined with trees. The four-story stone barracks has a crenellated roof and tower. The United States Military Academy, also known as West Point, was originally a fort first occupied by American forces in 1778. The school was established by President Thomas Jefferson in 1802., Time: 10:50, Light: Good., 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: September 5, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.401]

Title: Library & part of chapel, West Point, [NY]
Description: Glass negative showing a library and part of a chapel at West Point. The chapel on the left is made of stone and has a crenellated tower and a dome. The library on the right is in the Greek revival style with Corinthian columns and a pediment. A mean leans against the stairs to the library. The United States Military Academy, also known as West Point, was originally a fort first occupied by American forces in 1778. The school was established by President Thomas Jefferson in 1802., Photographer remarks: Taken in a great hurry., Time: 11, 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: September 5, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.402]

Title: Group on Overlook Mt. A[nn] E[mlen], M[ary] E[mlen], E[lliston] P. M[orris], S[amuel] B. M[orris], & M[artha] C. M[orris], [Catskills]
Description: Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' parents Elliston P. Morris and Martha Canby Morris, and brother Samuel Buckley Morris, with Ann Emeln and Mary Emlen seated on the ground among trees and other foliage on Overlook Mountain. The faces of the people are blurred., Photographer remarks: Exposed by mistake; before group was ready., Time: 3:55, Light: Fair, 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: September 6, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.403]

Title: Group in porch steps. Father, Mother, Uncle W[illiam Canby], Harry [Henry Mathews Canby], Marriott C., Bessie & Sam. [Avocado, Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: 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.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 1, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.313]

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