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- Title
- [Window & inscription, Bartram's Gardens, Philadelphia]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a window on John Bartram's house with a carved scrolling motif surrounding the pane. There is a carved stone plaque above the window and a narrow sill beneath it. The plaque is inscribed: "Tis God Alone Almiyty Lord, the Holy One by me Adord. John Bartram 1770." Bartram’s Gardens, founded by American botanist John Bartram, is the oldest surviving botanic garden in North America. Built in 1728, the gardens cover forty-six acres with a focus in North American plants. The Gardens became a Philadelphia city park in 1891. Bartram’s stone house was originally built 1728-1731., Same as last view., Time: 11:55, Light: good sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- April 28, 1888
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1279]
- Title
- Schuylkill Front of Bartram House from N. [Sam in foreground]
- Description
- Photograph showing Bartram's House, a two-story stone house with three engaged stone columns decorating the front facade. The house has three dormer windows on the roof and is surrounded by trees. Marriott C. Morris' brother Samuel Buckley Morris sits in the front yard beneath a tree. Bartram’s Gardens, founded by American botanist John Bartram, is the oldest surviving botanic garden in North America. Built in 1728, the gardens cover forty-six acres with a focus in North American plants. The Gardens became a Philadelphia city park in 1891. Bartram’s stone house was originally built 1728-1731., Photograph from negative number 556., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- April 21, 1888
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2075]
- Title
- "Life on the Rail" Minnie Lysan Shoemaker & Minnie Kinter on fence at Bartram's Gardens
- Description
- Photograph showing Minnie Tyson Shoemaker and Minnie Kimber seated on a wooden fence at the edge of a wooded path at Bartram's Gardens. The woman on the right holds a parasol and faces the woman on the left. Marriott C. Morris' parents Elliston P. Morris and Martha Canby Morris are in the background. Bartram’s Gardens, founded by American botanist John Bartram, is the oldest surviving botanic garden in North America. Built in 1728, the gardens cover forty-six acres with a focus in North American plants. The Gardens became a Philadelphia city park in 1891., Photograph from negative number 1282., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- April 28, 1888
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2068]
- Title
- John Bartram's Cider Press cut out of the solid rock at the river's edge
- Description
- Photograph showing a circular shape cut into the rock used as a cider press near the edge of a river next to a dirt path at Bartram's Gardens. The stone circle is surrounded by underbrush and a wooden fence runs across the path in the background. Bartram’s Gardens, founded by American botanist John Bartram, is the oldest surviving botanic garden in North America. Built in 1728, the gardens cover forty-six acres with a focus in North American plants. The Gardens became a Philadelphia city park in 1891., Photograph from negative number 1280., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- April 28, 1888
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2069]
- Title
- John Bartram's Cider Press. Cut out of the solid rock at the river's edge
- Description
- Photograph showing a circular shape cut into the rock used as a cider press near the edge of a river next to a dirt path at Bartram's Gardens. The stone circle is surrounded by underbrush and a wooden fence runs across the path in the background. Bartram’s Gardens, founded by American botanist John Bartram, is the oldest surviving botanic garden in North America. Built in 1728, the gardens cover forty-six acres with a focus in North American plants. The Gardens became a Philadelphia city park in 1891., Photograph from negative number 1281., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- April 28, 1888
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2070]
- Title
- John Bartram's Cider Press. Cut out of the solid rock at the river's edge
- Description
- Photograph showing a circular shape cut into the rock used as a cider press near the edge of a river next to a dirt path at Bartram's Gardens. The stone circle is surrounded by underbrush and a wooden fence runs across the path in the background. Bartram’s Gardens, founded by American botanist John Bartram, is the oldest surviving botanic garden in North America. Built in 1728, the gardens cover forty-six acres with a focus in North American plants. The Gardens became a Philadelphia city park in 1891., Photograph from negative number 1281., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- April 28, 1888
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2071]
- Title
- The kitchen garden, or, Object lessons in household work : including songs, plays, exercises, and games, illustrating household occupations ...
- Creator
- Huntington, Emily, creator
- Date
- [1878]
- Location
- Am 1878 Hun
- Title
- The American fruit culturist : containing directions for the propagation and culture of fruit trees in the nursery, orchard and garden
- Creator
- Thomas, John Jacobs, creator
- Date
- 1860, [c1849]
- Location
- Am 1860 Tho
- Title
- How to lay out a garden : intended as a general guide in choosing, forming, or improving an estate
- Creator
- Kemp, Edward, creator
- Date
- 1858
- Location
- Am 1858 Kem
- Title
- Robert Wood's railing, architectural & ornamental iron works, Ridge Road below Spring Garden St., Philadelphia. [graphic] / R. F. Reynolds, del.
- Description
- Wainwright retrospective conversion project., Select link below to view a digital image.
- Creator
- Reynolds, Robert F., artist., creator
- Date
- ca. 1851.
- Location
- http://www.lcpgraphics.org/wainwright/W317.htm, Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. **W317 [P.2253]
- Title
- Northern Liberties & Spring Garden Water Works. [graphic] / Drawn from nature by Thos. M. Scott ; C.K. [C.C. Kuchel].
- Description
- Location: East bank Schuylkill, mile above Fairmount., Wainwright retrospective conversion project., Select link below to view a digital image., Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc88 N 874.
- Creator
- Scott, Thomas M., creator
- Date
- 1852.
- Location
- http://www.lcpgraphics.org/wainwright/W254.htm, Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. **W254 [P.2128]
- Title
- Seeds & bulbs, implements and tools for farm, garden and greenhouse, D. Landreth & Sons, 21 & 22 South Sixth St., Philad'a
- Description
- Illustrated trade card depicting flowers and fruit displayed on a table with an ornate urn and decanter. The seed company originally established in 1784 as David Landreth, was renamed David Landreth & Son in 1860., Copyright 1878 by L. Prang & Co., Boston., Advertising text printed on verso: The seed growing establishment of D. Landreth & Sons, (now comprising 1574 acres), first founded in 1784, and passing to three generations, has been conducted with the view of producing seeds of the very best and purest quality. We are therefore justified in assuring our customers that the seeds offered by us have no superior in this or any other country. Our stock of garden, field and flower seeds, agricultural implements, horticultural tools, requisites for garden and greenhouse, is very extensive and of first quality. No second quality goods for sale. Prices low. Catalogues free. D. Landreth & Sons, 21 and 23 South Sixth Street, Philadelphia, Pa., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
- Date
- c1878
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Landreth [P.2005.8]
- Title
- D. Landreth & Sons, 21 and 23 South Sixth Street, Philadelphia. Seeds & bulbs, implements and tools for farm, garden, greenhouse
- Description
- Trade card containing the image of a sparrow perched on a twig near a lady bug on a leaf. The seed company originally established in 1784 as David Landreth, was renamed David Landreth & Son in 1860., Advertising text on verso promotes "Prices Low. Catalogues Free," and the longevity, and extensive and first quality stock of the firm, including "Garden, Field & Flower Seeds, Agricultural Implements and Horticultural Tools.", Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Helen Beitler and Estate of Helen Beitler.
- Creator
- L. Prang & Co.
- Date
- 1876
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Trade cards & Blotters [P.2011.10.14]
- Title
- North view. Looking across Chestnut St. towards Spring Garden, Northern Liberties, and Kensington
- Description
- Panoramic view showing cityscape in Center City and Northern Philadelphia. Includes residential buildings, storefronts, and factories. Particularly depicts the American Hotel and other storefronts on the 500 block, north side of Chestnut Street and the Artisan Building (4th and Chestnut). Patron and pedestrian traffic is visible in the foreground. Also shows maritime traffic on the Delaware River in the upper right of the image., Copyrighted by E. Whitefield., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 544b, Left edge torn.
- Creator
- Whitefield, Edwin, 1816-1892, artist
- Date
- [c1850]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *BW - Views [P.2118]
- Title
- Dreer's garden calendar 1899 ; Dreer's seeds, plants, bulbs, etc. [cover proof] Henry A. Dreer 714 Chestnut St. Philadelphia
- Description
- Proof of the illustrated front and back covers of the seed trade catalogue. Depicts the flowering plants "Dreer's Superb Nasturtiums" and "Montbretias" (i.e., red crocus). Also contains the company trademark adorned with a four-leaf clover labeled "Dreer's Fresh & Reliable Seeds." Dreer established the business in 1838. The firm was incorporated 1892 under his son, William F. Dreer, who assumed the business operations following his father's death in 1873., Contains register marks., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 60, Gift of David Doret.
- Date
- [ca. 1898]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *BW - Advertisements - Dreer [P.2006.28.8]
- Title
- View in our garden, looking up from end of stone path. [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Ave]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a garden with a wide lawn surrounded by trees and tall bushes at the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. A large tree stands in the center of the lawn and a small black dog sits to the right of a path running through the garden. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., Photographer remarks: Trial box of eclipse plates., Time: 3:20, Light: good sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- May 13, 1888
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1285]
- Title
- Horse chestnut tree from centre of garden. Tree in flower. [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue]
- Description
- Glass negative showing large, flowering horse chestnut tree in the garden at the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. The tree stands in a lawn surrounded by tall shrubs with a circular flowerbed in the foreground. The back facade of the House is visible in the background. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., Photographer remarks: Trial box of eclipse plates., Time: 3:30, Light: good sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- May 13, 1888
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1286]
- Title
- Walk in garden at Par la ville, Cos. Ja[me]s E. Perot in foreground, [Bermuda]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a garden at Par-la-Ville with a path surrounded by trees and other foliage. Marriott C. Morris' distant cousin Jason E. Perot, a man with a beard and a bowler hat, stands to the left of the path. Par-la-Ville was built for William B. Perot, Bermuda’s first postmaster, in 1814. The grounds became a national park, renamed Queen Elizabeth Park, while the house became the home of the Bermuda National Library and Bermuda Historical Society Museum., Photographer remarks: Undertimed., Faint sun., Time: 1:15, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- March 27, 1886
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.900]
- Title
- Horse chestnut tree in our garden from centre of yard, [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a large, leafy chestnut tree set in a lawn at the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. Various flower beds and a bench decorate the garden, which is surrounded by foliage on either side. The back facade of the house is barely visible behind the tree. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., Photographer remarks: MS note beside entry: Began new box with 944., Time: 4:10, Light: Fair sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- May 6, 1886
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.944]
- Title
- [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue] In our garden. Looking toward Carriage Road from flag path
- Description
- Glass negative showing the garden surrounded by trees at the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. A planter stands on the right and the roof of the neighboring house is visible on the left. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., Photographer remarks: Poor neg., Time: 5:20, Light: Not very strong sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- May 10, 1884
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.263]
- Title
- Horse chestnut & pine trees from centre of garden at home, [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue]
- Description
- Glass negative showing large leafy horse chestnut tree and the tall pine tree behind the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. The back facade of the house is visible through the trees. A man sits on a stool in the lawn. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., Photographer remarks: Varnished. Very good picture., Time: 5:30 P.M., Light: Moderately strong, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- May 19, 1883
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.79]
- Title
- Looking down garden at Germantown from near the bean patch, [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a garden at the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. A path lined with flowerbeds and shrubs runs across the left side of the grass. Trees and other shrubs form the outer border of the garden. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., Time: 12:45, Light: Good sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- September 17, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.754]
- Title
- Elm tree in middle of our garden. Mother sitting under it. [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a view of a lawn with a large tree growing in the center at the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. Marriott C. Morris' mother Martha Canby Morris sits on a bench underneath the tree. Two paths extend on either side of the tree lined with flowers and shrubs. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., Time: 5PM, Light: Fair sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- May 5, 1889
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1539]
- Title
- Snow-scene. Up garden from Little Parlor window on porch, [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue]
- Description
- Glass negative showing the Deshler-Morris House garden at 5442 Germantown Avenue covered in snow. A large tree stands on the right and the rest of the garden is bordered by other trees and shrubs. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., Time: 8:50, Light: Bright sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- February 21, 1887
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1082]
- Title
- Looking up garden at home from end of stone path. [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a garden at the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. A large tree stands in the center. A metal bench sits under the tree to the left and a path winds to the right. To the left of the path are two flower beds and a shrub. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., Photographer remarks: [taken with Anthony camera], Time: 2:35, Light: Bright light., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- May 16, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.599]
- Title
- Bicycle group in Public Garden, St. George's. A. H. Bull, S. Harry Sargeant, E. Eugene Sargeant & Dr. Buddington. [Bermuda]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a view of A.H. Bull, S. Harry Sargeant, E. Eugene Sargeant, and Dr. Buddington standing behind two bicycles in a public garden at St. George's. The bicycle on the left has a large front wheel and a small rear wheel while the bicycle on the right has two wheels of the same size. The men wear three-piece suits with hats. The men on either end wear deer-stalker hats. Palm trees and other foliage grow behind the group., Time: 3, Light: good sun, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- March 18, 1889
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1428]
- Title
- Date palms in public garden. St. George's. Mr. Brown, May Sharp, Bess & Mrs. Paul under trees, [Bermuda]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a cluster of tall palm trees standing next to a garden path at St. George's, Bermuda. Mr. Brown, May Sharp, Mrs. Paula, and Marriott Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris are visible. Brown and one of the women stand at the base of the trees and the two other women sit on a bench to the right. A building is visible behind the trees and other plants grow on the lawn in the foreground., Photographer remarks: wind, Time: 11:50, Light: No sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- March 11, 1889
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1404]
- Title
- Robert Wood's railing, architectural & ornamental iron works, Ridge Road below Spring Garden St., Philadelphia
- Description
- Advertisement showing the long three-story, brick factory occupied by Robert Wood's iron works at 1126 Ridge Avenue. The central portion of the building looms a few feet over the wings, and is adorned by tall, narrow windows on the second story, with a decorative cornice topped by a statue, bell cupola, and advertising flag. Statues of a lion and two dogs adorn an overhang near the open doorway of the iron foundry inside this central portion, under which a man and woman enter the office and warerooms. Visible inside the factory are several men at a forge, along with laborers working in the left and right wings. A man driving a horse-drawn company carriage emerges from the right wing. Four laborers load a lion statue into a cart on Ridge Avenue. Several boxes, addressed to "Mobile, Aa.," "Havana," "Jackson," "San Francisco, Ca.," "Smith & Co., St. Louis," "Cincinnati, Oo.," "Jones & Co., New Orleans," are scattered in the street nearby. Two laborers load (or unload) an iron railing from a covered cart in the foreground. Men working outdoors with unidentified piles, and additional brick factory buildings are visible in the background. A trompe-l'œil frame border surrounds the image., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 655, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited.
- Creator
- Reynolds, Robert F., artist
- Date
- [ca. 1851]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **W317 [P.2253]
- Title
- Northern Liberties & Spring Garden Water Works
- Description
- Oblique view of the front and north flank of the one-and-a-half story granite engine house at the Spring Garden and Northern Liberties Water Works (later known as the Schuylkill Water Works) at the foot of Thompson Street on the east bank of the Schuylkill River. In the foreground, an empty horse-drawn cart is stopped near a pump, where a man fills a bucket with water. A man stands with his arms crossed in the side door, a couple strolls arm in arm, and three men stand and converse at the foot of the stairs of the engine house entrance. Includes a canalboat (named the Captain T.M. Scott, after the artist) on the river, along with a partial view of the water basin of the waterworks lined by a fence in the background. The waterworks, completed circa 1845 after the designs of engineer William E. Morris, provided water to the Spring Garden, Northern Liberties, and Kensington neighborhoods., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 512, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc88 N 874.
- Creator
- Kuchel, Charles Conrad, b. 1820, artist
- Date
- 1852
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **W254 [P.2128]
- Title
- Fifth Baptist Church, 18th & Spring Garden sts, Phila
- Description
- Shows the ivy-covered church built circa 1861-1863 at 1801-1803 Spring Garden Street. Also shows the adjacent residence. Congregation organized as the Sansom Street Baptist Church by Rev. William Staughton in 1811., Title from accompanying photographer's label., Green mount with rounded corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Newell, Robert, 1822-1897
- Date
- [ca. 1869]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Religion [(4)1322.F.5d]
- Title
- Kohn's Mansion. Chestnut Street, west of Tenth St. North side. Late "Parkinson's Restaurant, confectionery, garden" &c
- Description
- Shows the former confectionery with stone frieze carved "Parkinson" above one of the entrances of the double house at 1015-1019 Chestnut Street. J.W. Parkinson opened the restaurant and garden in 1853. Building razed circa 1921., Title and photographer's imprint from Poulson inscription on mount., Date inscribed on photograph., Originally part of a series of eleven scrapbooks compiled by Philadelphia antiquarian Charles A. Poulson in the late 1850s entitled "Illustrations of Philadelphia" volume 3, page 68. The scrapbooks contained approximately 120 photographs by Philadelphia painter and pioneer photographer Richards of 18th-century public, commercial, and residential buildings in the city of Philadelphia commissioned by Poulson to document the vanishing architectural landscape., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Select link below for a digital image.
- Creator
- Richards, F. De B. (Frederick De Bourg), photographer
- Date
- March 1859
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Richards - Residences - K [(3)2526.F.68 (Poulson)], http://www.brynmawr.edu/iconog/rcd/2526f68.jpg
- Title
- J[ane] R[hoads] M[orris] & J[anet] M[orris], garden path 131 W. Walnut La[ne], [Philadelphia]
- Description
- Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' wife Jane Rhoads Morris and their daughter Janet Morris as a baby walking down a path in the garden at their home at 131 W. Walnut Lane. Jane Morris wears a long dress while Janet Morris wears a white frock. Various plants and a stone sundial stand behind them and two buildings are visible in the background., Badger Album, 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 1908
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.42.59]
- Title
- C.H. Garden & Co. 606 & 608 Market St. Philada. Fall 1875 Memorial Building, Centennial International Exhibition. Philadelphia 1776-1876
- Description
- Circular advertisement for the hat manufacturer established in 1841. Contains captioned images of 66 types of men's and children's hats for the "Fall" season of 1875. Captions detail style, finish, and colors. In tribute to the upcoming Centennial Exhibition, vignette at top depicts the proposed design for Memorial Hall, i.e., the Arts Gallery at the Centennial. View includes pedestrian traffic. Internal text promotes the quality and styles of men's and boys' hats offered, including fine soft hats, fur and wool hats, winter caps, dress caps, and black silk conductor and imported Scotch caps. Text on verso advertises "Ladies & Gent's Buckskin & Kid Gloves"; "Ladies' and Misses' Furs" and the "Millinery Department. Ladies & Misses Trimmed Hats" in addition to the request that orders contain the correct number of the style listed on the circular., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, American Antiquarian Society: Graphic Arts Lithff Mora Memo
- Date
- August 1875
- Location
- American Antiquarian Society AAS Graphic Arts Lithff Mora Memo
- Title
- Henry Miller's concert garden. Nos. 720 & 722 Vine Str. Philadelphia
- Description
- Sheet music cover containing an interior view of the crowded concert hall and theater operated by Henry Miller beginning circa 1854. Several men and women sit at, and converse and walk among the many tables of the seating area as a number of waiters serve the patrons. A music ensemble plays on a raised platform with guard rails in the left of the image and several people line a small stage in the center rear of the hall where a small performance appears to be happening. To the right of the performance, the stairwell to the upper balcony, lined with people, is visible. Greenery and vinery decorate the hall that includes a glass ceiling and windows, some open, across and adjacent to the balcony. After several proprietors, the theater was renamed the Lyceum in 1888., Not in Wainwright., pdcc00021, Philadelphia on Stone, Free Library of Philadelphia: Castner 2:19
- Creator
- Knirsch, Otto, artist
- Date
- [ca. 1861]
- Location
- Free Library of Philadelphia. | Print and Photograph Collection. FLP Castner 2:19
- Title
- Church of the Assumption. Spring Garden St. betw. 11th & 12th St. Philadelphia
- Description
- View showing the front elevation of the Gothic-style church built 1848-1849 after the designs of Patrick Neeley at 1133 Spring Garden Street. An iron work fence lines the building that contains two towers. Church closed by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in 1995., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, PAHRC: United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Church of the Assumption
- Creator
- Kramer, Peter, 1823-1907, artist
- Date
- [ca. 1849]
- Location
- Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historical Research Center. | Graphics Collection. PAHRC United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Church of the Assumption
- Title
- $525 bounty Attention citizens of the 14th Ward It is no time to talk of your patriotism and loyalty, prove them by joining Company "G" of the Sixth Union League Regiment, now forming in the 14th Ward, commanded by one of the best officers in the service, Colonel H.G. Sickles [sic] (late Colonel of the 3d Pa. Reserves.) All the government bounties, together with city and ward bounty, will be paid to each recruit as soon as mustered in. This regiment is now forming under the auspices of the Union League of Philadelphia, and is one of the two regiments authorized to be raised in Philadelphia for twelve months' service. Company headquarters, Spring Garden Hall, N.W. cor. 13th & Sp. Garden Sts
- Description
- The Sixth Union League Regiment, the 198th Pennsylvania Infantry, under the command of Horatio G. Sickel, was organized in Sept. 1864 and mustered out June 3, 1865. Cf. S.P. Bates. History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, v. 5, p. 464, and F.H. Taylor. Philadelphia in the Civil War 1861-1865, p. 271., Printed in red and blue., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
- Creator
- United States, Army, Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 198th (1864-1865), Company G.
- Date
- [1864]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare 3# Am 1864 Uni Sta (3)5777.F.48 (McAllister)
- Title
- "Rally 'round the flag, boys!" A meeting of the citizens of the 14th Ward will be held at Spring Garden Hall, Wednesday eve'ng, Jan. 6th, 1864 at half-past 7 o'clock, to take measures to fill our quota!
- Description
- The illustration, signed L. Johnson & Co., is an eagle on a shield with a blank banner., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
- Creator
- Citizens' Bounty Fund Committee (14th Ward, Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Date
- [1864]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare 2# Am 1864 Bounty (2)5777.F.28c (McAllister)
- Title
- Philadelphia Zoo Photograph Album
- Description
- Album of photographs predominantly showing the grounds of the Philadelphia Zoo in Fairmount Park, in West Philadelphia. Contains views of the Victorian-style gatehouse after the designs of Frank Furness; "The Dying Lioness" statue after the design of Wilhelm Wolff casted in 1875 at the entrance courtyard; lions, tigers, a jaguar and a zebra walking, standing, and grazing in their caged areas; an elephant, camel, lama, mountain goat, and caribou in fenced yards; buffalo grazing on a pasture; and Solitude, the country retreat of John Penn built in 1785 on the grounds of the zoo (miscaptioned as "Wm Penn's House, Fairmount Park"). Images include zoo keepers, visitors, gates, fencing, "Admission Today" signage, and partial views of other buildings on the zoo grounds. Also contains portrait photographs of a man and woman, probably Josie and Emil, and sculler "Andrew C. Craig, Undine Boat Club" on the Schuylkill River. Craig view also includes cityscape and trees along the riverbank in the background. The Philadelphia Zoo, the first in the nation, opened in 1874.
- Title
- Residence of John Penn, Colonial Governor, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia
- Description
- Exterior view of house built 1784-1785 for John Penn, grandson of William Penn. It became part of Fairmount Park in 1867. Currently part of the Philadelphia Zoological Gardens., Numbered 24 on recto., Also known as Solitude., Sheet number: 81A01., Divided back., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Brightbill, George M., collector
- Date
- c1907
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Fairmount Park - Mansions and Houses - Miscellaneous - 81]
- Title
- [White deer exhibition, Zoological Gardens, Philadelphia]
- Description
- View showing three white deer standing outside of the their rustic habitat in a gated yard., Title supplied by cataloger., Photographer's imprint on mount., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Cremer, James, 1821-1893
- Date
- c1876
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Zoo [P.9119.6]
- Title
- In the goat-carriage at the "zoo" Philadelphia
- Description
- View showing two young girls seated in a carriage pulled by two goats at the Philadelphia Zoo. A smiling man stands next to them. Another man standing on an elevated pavilion or gazebo is visible in the background., Title printed on mount., Publisher's imprint stamped on mount., Distributor's imprint and logo stamped on mount., Gray curved mount with rounded corners., C.H. Graves published under the imprint "Universal Photo Art Co." between 1896 and 1904., See Darrah, The World of Stereographs, p. 52., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
- Date
- c1903
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Graves - Zoo [P.9047.150]
- Title
- Philadelphia Zoo photograph album
- Description
- Album of photographs predominantly showing the grounds of the Philadelphia Zoo in Fairmount Park, in West Philadelphia. Contains views of the Victorian-style gatehouse after the designs of Frank Furness; "The Dying Lioness" statue after the design of Wilhelm Wolff casted in 1875 at the entrance courtyard; lions, tigers, a jaguar and a zebra walking, standing, and grazing in their caged areas; an elephant, camel, lama, mountain goat, and caribou in fenced yards; buffalo grazing on a pasture; and Solitude, the country retreat of John Penn built in 1785 on the grounds of the zoo (miscaptioned as "Wm Penn's House, Fairmount Park"). Images include zoo keepers, visitors, gates, fencing, "Admission Today" signage, and partial views of other buildings on the zoo grounds. Also contains portrait photographs of a man and woman, probably Josie and Emil, and sculler "Andrew C. Craig, Undine Boat Club" on the Schuylkill River. Craig view also includes cityscape and trees along the riverbank in the background. The Philadelphia Zoo, the first in the nation, opened in 1874., Calligraphed on cover: Photographs., Contains pasted label on front page: Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to Uncle Joe from Josie & Emil., Contains pasted label on back cover: Ward's Souvenir Album. Made in Light Gray and Dark Gray Leaves. This book is no. 141., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Housed in phase box.
- Date
- 1902
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums [8193.F]
- Title
- Conservatory at [Deshler-Morris House], 5442 G[erman]t[ow]n Ave
- Description
- Glass negative showing a view of the conservatory at the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. The room features high ceilings and large windows and is filled with plants of various shapes and sizes growing in pots on the floor and on the shelves lining the walls. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1880-ca. 1900
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.99.13]
- Title
- Eagle house
- Description
- View showing the eagle exhibition at the Philadelphia zoo., Title from printed label on verso., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Publisher's and photographer's imprints, series title and copyright statement printed in red on mount., A brief advertisement for the zoo printed on verso., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Schreiber & Sons, photographer
- Date
- c1875
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Schreiber & Sons - zoo [P.9119.18]
- Title
- "Solitude," (Penn Villa.)
- Description
- Exterior view of Solitude, home built 1784-5 for John Penn, grandson of William Penn. Located on the grounds of the Philadelphia zoo, W. Girard Ave. and North 34th Street., Title from printed label on verso., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Publisher's and photographer's imprints, series title and copyright statement printed in red on mount., A brief advertisement for the zoo printed on verso., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Schreiber & Sons, photographer
- Date
- c1875
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Schreiber & Sons - zoo [P.9119.19]
- Title
- Vicuna, (Lama, Vicugna.)
- Description
- Depicts two llamas in their holding area at the Philadelphia zoo., Title from printed label on verso., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Publisher's and photographer's imprints, series title and copyright statement printed in red on mount., A brief advertisement for the zoo printed on verso., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Schreiber & Sons, photographer
- Date
- c1875
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Schreiber & Sons - zoo [P.9119.2]
- Title
- Vicuna, (Lama, Vicugna.)
- Description
- Depicts two llamas in their holding area at the Philadelphia zoo., Title from printed label on duplicate P.9119.2., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Publisher's and photographer's imprints, series title and copyright statement printed in red on mount., A brief advertisement for the zoo printed on verso., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Schreiber & Sons, photographer
- Date
- c1875
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Schreiber & Sons - zoo [P.8483.3]
- Title
- Giraffe, (camelopardalis giraffa)
- Description
- Depicts a giraffe in its holding area at the Philadelphia zoo., Title from printed label on verso., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Publisher's and photographer's imprints, series title and copyright statement printed in red on mount., A brief advertisement for the zoo printed on verso., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Schreiber & Sons, photographer
- Date
- c1875
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Schreiber & Sons - Zoo [P.9119.17]
- Title
- [Grey wolf, (canus occidentalis)]
- Description
- Depicts a wolf in its holding area at the Philadelphia zoo., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Publisher's and photographer's imprints, series title and copyright statement printed in red on mount., A brief advertisement for the zoo printed on verso., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Schreiber & Sons, photographer
- Date
- c1875
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Schreiber & Sons - zoo [P.8483.2]
- Title
- Bruchall's zebra
- Description
- Depicts a zebra in its holding area at the Philadelphia zoo., Title from manuscript note on verso., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Publisher's and photographer's imprints, series title and copyright statement printed in red on mount., A brief advertisement for the zoo printed on verso., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Schreiber & Sons, photographer
- Date
- c1875
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Schreiber & Sons - zoo [P.9119.14]