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Title: [Wrecked schooner A.M.S. Taunton]
Description: Photograph showing the wrecked sailing ship Taunton with a tall mast moored in shallow water near the shore. Waves crash around the ship onto the sand in the foreground., Photograph from negative number 43-3., 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: 1893
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2085]

Title: [Wrecked schooner A.M.S. Taunton]
Description: Photograph showing the wrecked sailing ship Taunton with a tall mast moored in shallow water near the shore. Waves crash around the ship onto the sand in the foreground, Photograph from negative number 43-4., 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: 1893
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2086]

Title: [Wrecked schooner A.M.S. Taunton]
Description: Photograph showing the wrecked sailing ship Taunton with a tall mast moored in shallow water near the shore. Waves crash around the ship onto the sand as a rowboat rests in the sand at the water's edge., Photograph from negative number 43-5., 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: 1893
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2087]

Title: [Wrecked schooner A.M.S. Taunton]
Description: Photograph showing the wrecked sailing ship Taunton with a tall mast moored in shallow water near the shore. Waves crash around the ship onto the sand as a wooden pier extends into the water on the right. Rope and other debris sit in the sand in the foreground., Photograph from negative number 43-6., 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: 1893
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2088]

Title: [Wrecked schooner A.M.S. Taunton]
Description: Photograph showing the wrecked sailing ship Taunton with a tall mast moored in shallow water near the shore. Waves crash around the ship onto the sand as a rowboat rests in the sand at the water's edge., Photograph from negative number 43-7., 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: 1893
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2089]

Title: [Wrecked schooner A.M.S. Taunton]
Description: Photograph showing the wrecked sailing ship Taunton with a tall mast moored in shallow water near the shore. Waves crash around the ship onto the sand in the foreground., Photograph from negative number 43-8., 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: 1893
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2090]

Title: [Wrecked schooner A.M.S. Taunton]
Description: Photograph showing the wrecked sailing ship Taunton with a tall mast moored in shallow water near the shore. Waves crash around the ship onto the sand and around a wooden pier extending into the water on the right., Photograph from negative number 43-9., 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: 1893
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2091]

Title: [Wrecked schooner A.M.S. Taunton]
Description: Photograph showing two women standing on a beach in bathing attire. The print is very light and the subject is barely discernible. A part of the wrecked ship Taunton is visible in the background., Photograph from negative number 43-11., 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: 1893
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2092]

Title: [Wrecked schooner A.M.S. Taunton]
Description: Photograph showing the wrecked sailing ship Taunton with a tall mast moored in shallow water near the shore. Waves crash onto the sand in the foreground where a woman sits on a dune looking out over the ocean., Photograph from negative number 43-13., 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: 1893
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2093]

Title: My bicycle, side view in front of box bush. (Miss Anne's)
Description: Photograph of Marriott C. Morris' bicycle with a large front wheel posed in a garden in front of a leafy bush., Photograph from negative number 1138., 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 9, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2094]

Title: My bicycle, side view in front of box bush. (Miss Anne's)
Description: Photograph of Marriott C. Morris' bicycle with a large front wheel posed in a garden in front of a leafy bush., Photograph from negative number 1138., 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 9, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2095]

Title: [Possibly interior of Avocado, Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Photograph showing a view of an interior, possibly at the Morris family home Avocado, decorated with a large secretary, a table piled with books and various chairs. Tall windows covered with sheer curtains let light into the room. A man sits at the secretary with their back to the camera. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: ca. 1880-ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2083]

Title: [Possibly interior of Avocado, Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Photograph showing a view of an interior, possibly at the Morris family home Avocado, decorated with a large secretary, a table piled with books, and various chairs. Two women sit in front of the secretary doing handwork. Tall windows covered with sheer curtains let light into the room. 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., Photograph from negative number 60-1., 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.9895.2084]

Title: Pennypack Cr[eek], Wood Hid Farm
Description: Panoramic view showing a curved stretch of the creek. Barren trees and brush line the bed of the creek in the background., Title from manuscript note on verso., Date inferred from inferred date of complementary photograph [ P.2016.37.5], Attributed to Marriott C. Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: [ca. 1910]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris [P.2016.37.4]

Title: [TCP (Thomas C. Potts), ERP (Ethel Rhoads Potts), and a boy and a woman at Pennypack Creek, Wood Hid Farm]
Description: Panoramic view showing a curved stretch of the creek. Barren trees and brush line the bed of the creek in the background. In the right foreground, a boy, a man and two women, in colder weather attire, sit and stand on the creek bank. The man and one of the women are probably Thomas C. Potts and Ethel Rhoads Potts., Title supplied by cataloger from manuscript note on verso: ?, TCP, ?, ERP. Wood Hid Farm., Manuscript note on verso: neg. L-64., Date inferred from attire of persons depicted., Attributed to Marriott C. Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: [ca. 1910]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris [P.2016.37.5]

Title: W. Walnut Lane, G[ermant[ow]n. Mr. Lindsay & houses between him & Greene St., March 1923
Description: Panoramic view looking south and showing the 100 block of West Walnut Lane east of the Marriott C. Morris residence (131). Includes the Queen Anne-style residence of Mr. & Mrs. J. G. Lindsay (143) and the Italian villa-style residences of Mr. & Mrs. Louis H. Swind (149) and Alonzo P. Smith (155). Snow covers the front yards of the houses. Trees line the street. In the foreground, the snow-covered and fence-lined front yards of the opposite side of the street are visible. Image also depicts the residence east of Greene Street, a partial view of the Morris house, and distant views of the neighborhood in the background., Title and date from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint stamped lower right corner: Marriott C. Morris Photo., Manuscript note on verso: neg. L-68., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: [March 1923]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris [P.2016.37.9]

Title: N. Side of W. Walnut Lane, G[ermant[ow]n. West of Greene St. Mar. 1923
Description: Panoramic view looking north and showing the 200 block of West Walnut Lane. Includes (l-r) the Queen Anne-style residence of Mrs. Mary Pardee (239); the residence of Irvin King (215); and the recent residence of the late Charles T. Evans (203). Snow covers the front yards of the houses. Trees line the street. Also shows a sculptural brick fence lining the Pardee property., Title and date from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint stamped lower right corner: Marriott C. Morris Photo., Manuscript note on verso: L-69., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: [March 1923]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris [P.2016.37.10]

Title: N. Side of W. Walnut Lane. West of Greene St. Mar. 1923
Description: Panoramic view looking north and showing the 200 block of West Walnut Lane. Includes (l-r) the residence of Irvin King (215); the recent residence of the late Charles T. Evans (203); and the residence at the northwest corner of Greene Street and West Walnut Lane, possibly that of John W. Parker (6120 Greene). Two women and a girl walk past the corner property. Snow covers the front yards of the houses. Trees line the street. In the foreground, bushes line the edge of the snow-covered property from which Morris photographs his view., Title and date from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint stamped lower right corner: Marriott C. Morris Photo., Manuscript note on verso: L-70., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: [March 1923]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris [P.2016.37.11]

Title: " Pushmobiles lined up for a race, G[erman]t[ow]n
Description: Panoramic view showing several boys, attired in hats, coats, and often goggles, in pushmobiles lined on each side of a residential street in preparation for a race. Boys stand behind the vehicles, while men, including a police officer and likely officials, walk and convene at the other end of the street. Many of the pushmobiles are numbered and some are named, including one with the moniker "Otto." The pushmobiles are possibly participating in the first Thanksgiving Pushmobile Derby that occurred in 1911. The race was one of several throughout the city, including also in West Philadelphia, South Philadelphia, and in Center City., Title from manuscript note on verso., Date inferred from attire of persons depicted., Attributed to Marriott C. Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: [ca. 1911]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris [P.2016.37.14]

Title: Market Square, Germantown from Elliston P. Morris' home, [Deshler-Morris House], 5442 Main St. looking down Church Lane
Description: Panoramic view showing the Market Square and parts of adjacent blocks on Main Street (i.e., Germantown Avenue) east and west of Church Lane (000 block). Includes (l-r) Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Germantown (5521 Germantown); the Market Square Presbyterian Church (5507-5517 Germantown Avenue); the Fromberger-Harkness House (originally built ca. 1795-96, 5501-5505 Germantown Avenue); storefront at 5443-5445 Germantown Avenue (known as Donat Building); and Robert W. Staton, books, sheet music, and Victor talking machines (5439 and 5441 Germantown Avenue). Utility poles and trees line the street. A few pedestrians walk past the square and across Church Lane. A car travels in the street near the fire insurance company. Also includes a man, possibly a groundskeeper, standing next to his bin, shovel and handcart near a barren tree across from the square. First called The Green, Market Square was established from land originally owned by James De la Plaine as early as 1703. As a center of community activity, Market Square contained not only market stalls but also the prison and stocks. Samuel B. Morris planted many of the Square’s original trees. Prominent buildings situated around the Square include the Deshler-Morris House, the German Reformed Church, and the Fromberger-Harkness House., Title and date from manuscript note on verso., Name of photographer from manuscript note on verso: Photographed by Marriott C. Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: [1919]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris [P.2016.37.16]

Title: Garden at 131 W. Walnut Lane with John Gagen, 1928
Description: Panoramic view showing the expansive backyard garden at Marriott C. Morris's Germantown residence. Garden includes tilled plots of land, patches and rows of flowers and bushes, and wire fencing extending from a building in the back, left of the image. Gardener John Gagen stands near a patch of daffodils in the right side of the garden. The residential and out buildings, including the garage (far right) of the Morris estate are visible in the background. Trees and lawns also adorn the property. The house was renovated 1905-1907 with the Morris Family taking residence about 1907., Title and date from manuscript note on verso., Attributed to Marriott C. Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: [1928]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris [P.2016.37.3]

Title: Janet Morris on dock with copper ingots, S.S. Octorara, Great Lakes Trans. Co., Buffalo, NY
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing Marriott C. Morris' daughter Janet Morris standing on a dock among large piles of metal ingots at Buffalo. She wears a hat and a sailor dress. A ship is docked behind her with the words "Octorara, Great Lakes Transportation Company" painted on the side. A smokestack billows on the right. Lake Erie extends behind the ship with hills rising on the far shore., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: July 5, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.4]

Title: Elliston + Marriott building cairn, Mt. St. Piran, L[ake] Louise, [Alberta, Canada]
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing Marriott C. Morris' sons Elliston Perot Morris Jr. and Marriott Canby Morris Jr. standing on a hilltop next to a pile of stones at Lake Lousie, Alberta, Canada. The man on the left smiles and rests his hand on top of the cairn while the man on the right places a stone on the side of the pile. Another stone cairn stands on the hilltop to the right. Both men wear dark sweaters. Lake Louise is a glacial lake in Alberta, Canada, named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria., 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, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.5]

Title: Boating on Consolation Lake, B[ritish] C[olumbia], Canada
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing three people in a rowboat on Consolation Lake. A snowcapped mountain rises sharply from the far shore., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v. 1, p. 41 [P.2014.69.1]., 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 23, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.6]

Title: Boating on Consolation Lake, B[ritish] C[olumbia] Canada
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing three people in a rowboat on Consolation Lake. A snowcapped mountain rises sharply from the far shore., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v. 1, p. 41 [P.2014.69.1]., 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 23, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.7]

Title: Dr. Wolcott's camp between Banff + L[ake] Louise, [Alberta, Canada]
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing a group gathered in front of a tent standing in the forest near Lake Louise and Banff National Park. Two women and a man stand on the left, another man stands in front of the tent, and a woman and a man stand on the right. A man crouches on the ground in front of two flags strung from the tent pole. Lake Louise is a glacial lake in Alberta, Canada, named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria. Banff National Park was established in 1885., 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, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.8]

Title: E[lliston] P[erot] M[orris] Jr., Janet, M[arriott] C[anby] M[orris] Jr. on Victoria Glacier, Lake Louise, [Alberta, Canada]
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing Marriott C. Morris' children Elliston Perot Morris Jr., Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris joined by a rope around their waists and standing on the Victoria Glacier in Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. Elliston Morris Jr. on the left and Janet Morris each hold walking sticks and Marriott Morris Jr. on the right wears a cap and glasses. Lake Louise is a glacial lake in Alberta, Canada, named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria. The Victoria Glacier, located partially over Mount Victoria, was first recorded in photographs in 1897 by William Hittel Sherzer. It was subsequently photographed by Morris family friends George Jr., William, and Mary Vaux on and off from 1898 to 1912., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v. 1, p. 38 [P.2014.69.1]., 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 21, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.9]

Title: Victoria Glacier, [Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada]
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing two people climbing up Victoria Glacier at Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. Each person carries a walking stick and is linked to the other by a rope around their waists. The hill decends in a steep cliff on the right and rises even higher in the distance. Lake Louise is a glacial lake in Alberta, Canada, named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria. The Victoria Glacier, located partially over Mount Victoria, was first recorded in photographs in 1897 by William Hittel Sherzer. It was subsequently photographed by Morris family friends George Jr., William, and Mary Vaux on and off from 1898 to 1912., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v. 1, p. 38 [P.2014.69.1]., 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 21, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.10]

Title: Victoria Glacier, [Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada]
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing a group climbing Victoria Glacier at Lake Louise. Each climber carries a walking stick or pick and is connected to the others by a rope around their waists. A man stands near the top of the hill behind a camera on a tripod. Lake Louise is a glacial lake in Alberta, Canada, named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria. The Victoria Glacier, located partially over Mount Victoria, was first recorded in photographs in 1897 by William Hittel Sherzer. It was subsequently photographed by Morris family friends George Jr., William, and Mary Vaux on and off from 1898 to 1912., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v. 1, p. 38 [P.2014.69.1]., 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 21, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.11]

Title: Victoria Glacier, [Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada]
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing a group climbing Victoria Glacier at Lake Louise, seen from below on the hill. Each member of the group carreis a walking stick and is connected to each other by a rope around their waists. Lake Louise is a glacial lake in Alberta, Canada, named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria. The Victoria Glacier, located partially over Mount Victoria, was first recorded in photographs in 1897 by William Hittel Sherzer. It was subsequently photographed by Morris family friends George Jr., William, and Mary Vaux on and off from 1898 to 1912., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v. 1, p. 38 [P.2014.69.1]., 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 21, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.12]

Title: Victoria Glacier, [Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada]
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing a group climbing Victoria Glacier at Lake Louise. Each person carries a walking stick and is connected to each other by a rope around their waists. The ice falls sharply to the right and rises again on the left. Lake Louise is a glacial lake in Alberta, Canada, named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria. The Victoria Glacier, located partially over Mount Victoria, was first recorded in photographs in 1897 by William Hittel Sherzer. It was subsequently photographed by Morris family friends George Jr., William, and Mary Vaux on and off from 1898 to 1912., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v. 1, p. 38 [P.2014.69.1]., 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 21, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.13]

Title: Victoria Glacier, [Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada]
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing a group climbing Victoria Glacier at Lake Louise. Each climber carries a walking stick or pick and is connected to the others by a rope around their waists. A man stands near the top of the hill behind a camera on a tripod. Lake Louise is a glacial lake in Alberta, Canada, named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria. The Victoria Glacier, located partially over Mount Victoria, was first recorded in photographs in 1897 by William Hittel Sherzer. It was subsequently photographed by Morris family friends George Jr., William, and Mary Vaux on and off from 1898 to 1912., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v. 1, p. 38 [P.2014.69.1]., 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 21, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.14]

Title: E[lliston] P[erot] M[orris Jr.] & M[arriott] C[anby] M[orris] Jr. Train wreck at Albert's Canyon B[ritish] C[olumbia]
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing Marriott C. Morris' sons Elliston Perot Morris Jr. and Marriott Canby Morris Jr. standing next to a derailed train at Albert Canyon. The man on the left wears a close fitting cap and sits in a doorway in the train car. The man on the right wears a wide brimmed straw hat and stands on the rail with his hands in his pockets. Both men wear three-piece suits. Two other men stand in the background., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v. 2, p. 18-19 [P.2014.69.2]., 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 30, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.3]

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