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Title: Elliston & Marriott at Hopkins Pond, Haddonfield, [NJ]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' sons Elliston P. Morris Jr. and Marriott C. Morris Jr. as boys standing next to an overturned canoe at the edge of Hopkins Pond at Haddonfield, N.J. They wear hats and coats and Elliston Morris Jr. holds a walking stick. Trees grow on the bank surrounding the pond. The Haddonfield area was originally developed by Elizabeth Haddon (1680-1762) who immigrated to the United States in 1701 to manage property her father had bought in the colonies., Inscription on negative: Hopkins Pond Haddonfield 10/12 1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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: October 13, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.538]

Title: Marriott at Hopkins Pond, Haddonfield, [NJ]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' son Marriott C. Morris Jr. as a boy leaning against a tree at the edge of Hopkins Pond at Haddonfield, N.J. He wears a hat and jacket. Trees grow on the bank surrounding the pond. The Haddonfield area was originally developed by Elizabeth Haddon (1680-1762) who immigrated to the United States in 1701 to manage property her father had bought in the colonies., Inscription on negative: Hopkins Pond Haddonfield 10/12 1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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: October 13, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.539]

Title: At P[ennsylvani]a School of Horticulture, Ambler
Description: Film negative showing five women and one man standing among trees and other foliage in front of a three-story building at the Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women. Founded by Jane Bowne Haines (1869-1937) in 1911, the Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women was one of the first horticultural schools for women in the United States. It had a mostly female faculty and board and taught women skills including gardening, landscape design, beekeeping, botany, and more. The school started on the site of McAlonan farm in Ambler. The colonial farmhouse on the site served as the main classroom and office building. In 1958 it merged with Temple University Ambler and became coeducational., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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: [1912]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.540]

Title: Costumes at Manheim Fete
Description: Film negative showing two women wearing colonial-ear long dresses and bonnets for the Fete at Manheim. The Manheim Club, later known as the Germantown Cricket Club, was founded in 1854 and is the second oldest surviving cricket club in the United States. The 1912 Fete was celebrated for the benefit of the Germantown Hospital., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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: June 8, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.494]

Title: Wistar Evans & C. Stuart Wurts, [Manheim Fete]
Description: Film negative showing Wistar Evans and C. Stuart Wurts in suits and top hats at the Manheim Fete. The Manheim Club, later known as the Germantown Cricket Club, was founded in 1854 and is the second oldest surviving cricket club in the United States. The 1912 Fete was celebrated for the benefit of the Germantown Hospital., Inscription on negative: J. Wistar Evans & C. Stuart Wurts/Old Germantown at Manehim 6/18/1912], Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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: June 8, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.495]

Title: Chief Justice Chew's coach, [Manheim Fete]
Description: Film negative showing the late Justice Benjamoin Chew's ornate carriage standing in a field surrounded by onlookers at the Manheim Fete. The Manheim Club, later known as the Germantown Cricket Club, was founded in 1854 and is the second oldest surviving cricket club in the United States. The 1912 Fete was celebrated for the benefit of the Germantown Hospital., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a]., 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: June 8, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.496]

Title: Minature Train at Manheim Fete
Description: Film negative showing a view of people riding a miniature train at the Manheim Fete. The Manheim Club, later known as the Germantown Cricket Club, was founded in 1854 and is the second oldest surviving cricket club in the United States. The 1912 Fete was celebrated for the benefit of the Germantown Hospital., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a]., 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: June 8, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.497]

Title: Tally Ho at Manheim Fete
Description: Film negative showing a horse-drawn carriage surrounded by onlookers at the Manheim Fete. A man with a tri-corner hat sits on the carriage holding the reins. Three children sit next to him. Another man wearing an apron stands in front of the side of the carriage. Three boys, their faces possibly darkend with makeup and holding brushes and brooms, stand around him. The Manheim Club, later known as the Germantown Cricket Club, was founded in 1854 and is the second oldest surviving cricket club in the United States. The 1912 Fete was celebrated for the benefit of the Germantown Hospital., Inscription on negative: Old Stagecoach, Manheim 6/8/1912], Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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: June 8, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.498]

Title: Frank Palmer as Freddy Hickenstein, [Manheim Fete]
Description: Film negative showing Frank Palmer dressed as Freddy Hickenstein in an apron and a round hat standing in a field at the Manheim Fete. The Manheim Club, later known as the Germantown Cricket Club, was founded in 1854 and is the second oldest surviving cricket club in the United States. The 1912 Fete was celebrated for the benefit of the Germantown Hospital., Inscription on negative: Frank Palmer Manheim - 6/18/1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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: June 8, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.499]

Title: Putting the shot, G[ermantown] B[oys] C[lub] playground
Description: Film negative showing a group of men and boys gathered in a field at the Germantown Boys' Club around a rope strung across the center. Many of the boys wear suspenders and hats. Founded in 1887, the Boys’ Parlors Association of Germantown served as a safe space for neighborhood children whose parents worked longer hours in an industrializing city. The name changed in 1907 to the Germantown Boys’ Club after joining ranks with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Marriott Canby Morris served as the president of the club in the first decade of the 1900s., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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: June 22, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.500]

Title: Carnival at G[erman]t[ow]n Boys Club playground
Description: Film negative showing a group of men, women, and children gathered around tables and chairs set up in a field at the Germantown Boys' Club. American flags hand grom the tables and the fence in the background. Three girls sit or stand in the foreground. Founded in 1887, the Boys’ Parlors Association of Germantown served as a safe space for neighborhood children whose parents worked longer hours in an industrializing city. The name changed in 1907 to the Germantown Boys’ Club after joining ranks with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Marriott Canby Morris served as the president of the club in the first decade of the 1900s., Inscription on negative: G.B.C. Carnival 6/22/1912 Playground, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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: June 22 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.501]

Title: Taking canvas shelter to beach, S[ea] G[irt]
Description: Film negative showing a group gathered around a canvas tent in front of the Morris famiy home Cedar Mer. Two men stand on either side of the tent while a young man wheels a bicycle on the left. A girl sits on the ground in front of the tent while another child peeks through a hole in the side of the tent. The men wear long black jackets and ties while the boys wear white shirts and ties. The boy on the bicycle wears a hat. The girl wears a white dress and straw hat. Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall built the summer home Cedar Mer around 1875. After his death in 1882, Elliston Perot Morris bought the property. Morris left Cedar Mer to his son Marriott Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1951 after his death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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: June 23, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.502]

Title: Elliston & Marriott playing trains [Sea Girt]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' sons Elliston Perot Morris Jr. and Marriott Canby Morris Jr. as young boys playing in the sand on the beach at Sea Girt. They wear white shirts and ties. Elliston Morris Jr. on the left drags a toy through tracks made in the sand. Marriott Morris Jr. on the right watches., Inscription on negative: Elliston + Marriott Sea Girt 6/23, 1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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: June 23, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.503]

Title: Janet playing with sand box, S[ea] G[irt]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' daughter Janet Morris as a young girl playing in the sand with a funnel on the beach at Sea Girt. She wears a white dress with ribbons in her hair. Another child, likely one of her brothers, is visible in the background., Inscription on negative: Janet at Sea Girt 6/23, 1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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: June 23, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.504]

Title: Janet playing with sand box, S[ea] G[irt]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' daughter Janet Morris as a young girl playing in the sand with a funnel on the beach at Sea Girt. She wears a white dress, straw hat, and ribbons in her hair. Another child, likely one of her brothers, is visible in the background., Inscription on negative: Janet at S.G. 6/23, 1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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: June 23, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.505]

Title: Elliston & Marriott & bicycles Villa Park, [NJ]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' sons Elliston Perot Morris Jr. and Marriott Canby Morris Jr. as boys wheeling bicycles down a road next to a lake in Villa Park. The boys wear white shirts, hats, and ties. A house is visible across the lake in the background. Spring Lake was a coastal resort area popular in the late 19th and early 20th century. The Villa Park area was first owned and developed by William Reid and John Rodgers in 1875. Villa Park became a part of Spring Lake after the latter’s incorporation in 1892., Inscription on negative: E + M at Villa Park 6/23, 1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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: June 23, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.506]

Title: Elliston & Marriott & bicyles at Mill, [Sea Girt]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' sons Elliston Perot Morris Jr. and Marriott Canby Morris Jr. as boys with bicycles standing on a wooden bridge near a mill at Sea Girt. The boys wear white shirts, hats, and ties. The mill stands behind the bridge to the right., Inscription on negative: 6/23, 1912 at the Mill Sea Girt, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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: June 23, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.507]

Title: Meadow Farm, Darlington, MD
Description: Film negative showing two boys standing in a lawn in front of a large two-story the Meadow Farm house. Trees grow near the house, which has a small porch and shuttered windows. Meadow Farm house was built between 1825 and 1830 by Isaac or Aquila Massey. A small dwelling that likely existed on this site during the revolution was incorporated into the main structure. The house went through numerous additions and alterations, including the addition of the summer porch in 1895., Inscription on negative: Meadow Farm 8/4, 1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 4, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.508]

Title: Meadow Farm, Rear View [Darlington, MD]
Description: Film negative showing the rear of the large two-story Meadow Farm house. A chicken walks across the lawn in the foreground. Four boys sit or stand on the roof to the left. Meadow Farm house was built between 1825 and 1830 by Isaac or Aquila Massey. A small dwelling that likely existed on this site during the revolution was incorporated into the main structure. The house went through numerous additions and alterations, including the addition of the summer porch in 1895., Inscription on negative: Meadow Farm 8/4, 1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 4, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.509]

Title: Janet naked at Sea Girt
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' daughter Janet Morris as a young girl standing naked in a field at Sea Girt., Inscription on negative: Janet at Sea Girt 1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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: July 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.510]

Title: Group on rear porch, Meadow Farm, [including Jane Rhoads Morris and Marriott Canby Morris Jr. Darlington, MD]
Description: Film negative showing a group of men, women and children posed on a set of porch steps at the Meadow Farm house. The group includes Marriott C. Morris' wife Jane Rhoads Morris and their son Marriott Canby Morris Jr. The women wear white blouses and long skirts. The boys wear sailor suits and the young girls wear white dresses. The man weas a suit and tie. Meadow Farm house was built between 1825 and 1830 by Isaac or Aquila Massey. A small dwelling that likely existed on this site during the revolution was incorporated into the main structure. The house went through numerous additions and alterations, including the addition of the summer porch in 1895., Inscription on negative: At Meadow Farm 8/4, 1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 4, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.511]

Title: Group on see saw, Meadow Farm, [including Jane Rhoads Morris and Marriott Canby Morris Jr. Darlington, MD]
Description: Film negative showing a group of women and children, including Marriott C. Morris' wife Jane Rhoads Morris and their son Marriott Canby Morris Jr., playing on a see saw at Meadow Farm. A woman, boy, and two girls sit on the left side of the see saw while three boys sit on the right side. Jane Morris stands in the middle with her hands on either side. Meadow Farm house was built between 1825 and 1830 by Isaac or Aquila Massey. A small dwelling that likely existed on this site during the revolution was incorporated into the main structure. The house went through numerous additions and alterations, including the addition of the summer porch in 1895., Inscription on negative: At Meadow Farm 8/4, 1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 4, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.512]

Title: Children at Meadow Farm & M[arriott] C[anby] M[orris] Jr
Description: Film negative showing a group of children posing near a tree at Meadow Farm, including Marrott C. Morris' son Marrott Canby Morris Jr. Four boys stand around a carriage which holds a girl. Another girl sits on a tree branch close to the ground in from of them. Meadow Farm house was built between 1825 and 1830 by Isaac or Aquila Massey. A small dwelling that likely existed on this site during the revolution was incorporated into the main structure. The house went through numerous additions and alterations, including the addition of the summer porch in 1895., Inscription on negative: Meadow Farm 8/4, 1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 4, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.513]

Title: Children on the windmill, Meadown Farm, [Darlington, MD]
Description: Film negative showing a group of children climbing on the metal base of a windmill at Meadow Farm, including Marriott C. Morris' son Marriott Canby Morris Jr. Meadow Farm house was built between 1825 and 1830 by Isaac or Aquila Massey. A small dwelling that likely existed on this site during the revolution was incorporated into the main structure. The house went through numerous additions and alterations, including the addition of the summer porch in 1895., Inscription on negative: Meadow Farm 8/4, 1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 4, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.514]

Title: Susquehanna from Bald Hill, [Darlington, MD]
Description: Film negative showing the Susquehanna River in the distance. In the foreground, a woman and child, possibly Jane Morris and her daughter Janet, sit and stand between two trees on the hill top. A row of trees is visible further down the hill from them., Inscription on negative: Bald Hill MD 8/4 1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 4, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.515]

Title: Susquehanna from Bald Hill, [Darlington, MD]
Description: Film negative showing a group seated on a hill overlooking Susquehanna River. A tall tree and other foliage grow on the edge of the hill., Inscription on negative: Bald Hill MD 8/4 1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 4, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.516]

Title: Music Player at Jersey Wash, [Mana]squan Beach
Description: Film negative showing a view of a man standing on a beach holding a variety of musical instruments on Jersey Wash Day. The man blows into an oversized bagpipe ahd has a drum strapped to his back. 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., Inscription on negative: Jersey Wash, Squan Beach 8/10 1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 10, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.517]

Title: Elliston, Marriott & Wistar Wood on bicycles, [Brielle, NJ]
Description: Film negative showing a view of Marriott C. Morris' sons Elliston P. Morris Jr. and Marriott C. Morris Jr. and his third cousin twice removed Morris Wistar Wood as young boys standing with bicycles in front of a building with a sign reading "Brielle." The boys all wear hats., Inscription on negative: Elliston, Marriott + Wistar Wood 9-1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.518]

Title: Elliston, Marriott & Wistar Wood on a sail boat, [Brielle, NJ]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' sons Elliston P. Morris Jr. and Marriott C. Morris Jr. and his third cousin twice removed Morris Wistar Wood as young boys on a sail boat on the Manasquan River near Brielle, NJ. They all wear caps., Inscription on negative: Elliston, Marriott + Wistar Wood Squan River 9/1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.519]

Title: Marriott & Janet by tandem bicycle, Cedar Mer [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' children Janet Morris and Marriott C. Morris Jr. as young children standing next to a tadem bicycle propped against a tree at Cedar Mer. Marriott Morris Jr. wears a white shirt, hat, and glasses, and uses a pump on the rear tire. Janet Morris wears a white dress and ribbons in her hair and stands to the right. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer homes Avocado and Cedar Mer. Morris left Cedar Mer to his son Marriott Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1951 after his death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., Inscription on negative: Marriott + Janet Sea Girt 9/1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.520]

Title: [Mana]squan River from Pine Bluff Inn, [Point Pleasant, NJ]
Description: Film negative taken from the Pine Bluff Inn showing a boy, likely one of Marriott C. Morris' sons, standing on a hill next to a wooden fence overlooking Manasquan River. Two sailboats float near a dock on the river in the background. The Pine Bluff Inn was built in 1899 as a temperance house. It closed in 1930., Inscription on negative: Pine Bluff Inn 9/1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.521]

Title: Disappearing gun, Fisher's Island
Description: Film negative showing a group of people gathered around a large cannon mounted on top of a wall at Fishers Island. Fishers Island, an island off the coast of Connecticut, is recognized as part of New York State. This gun was likely part of Fort H.G. Wright, built 1898-1906. The fort was deactivated in 1947., Inscription on negative: Fisher's Island 9/5, 1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.522]

Title: Pres[ident] Taft speaking at Groton Heights, Conn
Description: Film negative showing a crowd surrounding President Taft standing on a platform giving a speech at Groton Heights in New London County, Conn. Groton Heights was the site of one of the last British victories during the American Revolution. The 1782 battle culminated in the massacre at Fort Griswold., Inscription on negative: Pres. Taft at Groton Conn. 9/6 1912., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a]., 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, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.523]

Title: Our Chrysanthemum beds & garden, [probably Jane Rhoads Morris at 131 W. Walnut Lane]
Description: Film negative showing a woman, probably Marriott C. Morris' wife Jane Rhoads Morris, working in a garden at their home at 131 W. Walnut Lane. Stone buildings stand behind the wall on the far side of the garden., Inscription on negative: 10/1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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: October 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.541]

Title: Gus mowing grass. Janet near, [131 W. Walnut Lane]
Description: Film negative showing a view of Marriott C. Morris' daughter Janet Morris as a young girl stands holding a rake nearby a man mowing a lawn at their home at 131 W. Walnut Lane. Another man works in a garden in the background., Inscription on negative: 10/1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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: October 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.542]

Title: Machines at Greene & Walnut Lane for asphalt paving of Greene St
Description: Film negative showing a group of large machines on a construction site at Greene Street and Walnut Lane. Smoke billows from the machines., Inscription on negative: 11/1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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: November 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.543]

Title: Phila[delphia] Shipbuilding Co's wharf
Description: Film negative showing three men walking along the Philadelphia Shipbuilding Company's wharf. A steamship with three visible floors and the words "Lord Baltimore Philadelphia" painted on the side sits in the dock to the right. The men walk toward the steamship with their backs to the camera., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 24, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.474]

Title: Mr. Fabian, farmer at Tullytown
Description: Film negative showing David P. Fabian, a farmer, wearing suspenders and a hat standing in front of the roots of a fallen tree at Tullytown. Fabian has a beard and looks at the camera., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 14, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.484]

Title: Mending canoe near Malaga, Nelson & Anne West & Carrie Shipley
Description: Film negative showing Nelson West, Anne West, and Carrie Shipley working on an overturned canoe near Malaga Lake in Franklin, Gloucester County, N.J. The women wear white blouses and hats., Inscribed on negative: West Shipley & Carrie S./ Morris River at Cranbery bog(?)/ 5-1912., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a]., 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 25, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.485]

Title: Pocono Lake from foot of our path
Description: Film negative showing a view of the lake at Pocono Lake seen from a tree lined path. The Pocono Lake Preserve was pioneered by a group of Quakers, including Isaac Sharpless, who camped in the area in 1904. In 1908, this group bought the property from the Pocono Mountain Ice Company and designed it as a basic, rustic campground., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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: June 1, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.486]

Title: Buck Hill Falls, Lower fall
Description: Film negative showing a view of a waterfall at Buck Hill Falls surrounded by a wooded hillside. Rocks and fallen logs stand in the foreground., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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: June 2, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.487]

Title: Buck Hill Falls, Upper falls
Description: Film negative showing a view of two waterfalls flowing down a wooded hillside at Buck Hill Falls with a pool between them., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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: June 2, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.488]

Title: Buck Hill Falls, Upper falls
Description: Film negative showing a view of a waterfall at Buck Hill Falls surrounded by a wooded hillside., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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: June 2, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.489]

Title: Fete at Manheim for G[erman]t[ow]n Hospital
Description: Film negative showing a group of people, some in colonial-era costume, gathered under a canopy of trees for the Fete at Manheim. In the foreground, a woman in costume sits side saddle on a horse in the left across from an empty baby carriage in the right. The Manheim Club, later known as the Germantown Cricket Club, was founded in 1854 and is the second oldest surviving cricket club in the United States. The 1912 Fete was celebrated for the benefit of the Germantown Hospital., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a]., 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: June 8, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.490]

Title: Fete at Manheim for G[erman]t[ow]n Hospital
Description: Film negative showing a group of people, some in colonial-era costumes, gathered in a field surrounded by trees for the Fete at Manheim. Small, wooden buildings rim the outer edge of the field and people sit on a wooden bench in the foreground. The Manheim Club, later known as the Germantown Cricket Club, was founded in 1854 and is the second oldest surviving cricket club in the United States. The 1912 Fete was celebrated for the benefit of the Germantown Hospital., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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: June 8, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.491]

Title: Fete at Manheim for G[erman]t[ow]n Hospital
Description: Film negative showing a group of well dressed people gathered in a field surrounded by trees for the Fete at Manheim. The Manheim Club, later known as the Germantown Cricket Club, was founded in 1854 and is the second oldest surviving cricket club in the United States. The 1912 Fete was celebrated for the benefit of the Germantown Hospital., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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: June 8, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.492]

Title: Fete at Manheim for G[erman]t[ow]n Hospital
Description: Film negative showing a group of well dressed people gathered in a field surrounded by trees for the Fete at Manheim. A man dressed as a soldier stands to the right. A small building stands in the background. The Manheim Club, later known as the Germantown Cricket Club, was founded in 1854 and is the second oldest surviving cricket club in the United States. The 1912 Fete was celebrated for the benefit of the Germantown Hospital., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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: June 8, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.493]

Title: Pres[ident] Taft speaking at Groton Heights, Conn
Description: Film negative showing a crowd surrounding President Taft standing on a platform giving a speech at Groton Heights in New London County, Conn. Groton Heights was the site of one of the last British victories during the American Revolution. The 1782 battle culminated in the massacre at Fort Griswold., Inscription on negative: Pres. Taft at Groton Conn. 9/6 1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.524]

Title: Pres[ident] Taft & wife leaving fort, Groton Heights, Conn
Description: Film negative showing a crowd surrounding President and Mrs. Taft in a carriage at Groton Heights in New London County, Conn. The Tafts and their carriage are in the bottom right of the negative, while the crowd spreads across the rest of the image. Groton Heights was the site of one of the last British victories during the American Revolution. The 1782 battle culminated in the massacre at Fort Griswold., Inscription on negative: Pres. Taft at Groton Conn. 9/6 1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.525]

Title: S.S. Shinnecock ready to leave New London, [CT]
Description: Film negative showing a large steamship flying various nautical flags see from the nearby shore of New London, Conn. "Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association" and "Shinecock" are painted on the side of the ship. New London is a port town founded by John Winthrop, Jr. (1606-1667) in 1646. It was raided and burned to the ground during the battle of Groton Heights., Inscription on negative: New London 9/7 1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 7, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.526]

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