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Title: Alice [Shipley] & Bessie hauling down flag, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing Alice Shipley and Marriott C. Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris taking an American flag down from a flagpole. A small black dog stands in the grass next to Morris on the left. Both women wear long dark dresses with bustles. The ocean is visible in the distance., Time: 3:15, Light: Sun out brightly., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 28, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.716]

Title: Franklyn Cottage, from S.E., [Long Branch, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing Franklyn Cottage, a large three-story home with several rocking chairs sitting on a wide porch. There is a raised patio on the right side of the house and two balconies on the second and third floors. Other similar homes are visible in the background. Lewis E. Brown built the Elberon Hotel in 1876. A nearby cottage owned by Charles Franklyn, president of the Cunard Ship Lines, was the scene of President James Garfield’s death in 1881. The Elberon area was a popular resort spot for actors, politicians, and the social elites starting in the 1870s., Time: 12:30, Light: No sun out., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 29, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.718]

Title: Elberon Hotel & Franklyn Cottage from S.W., [Long Branch, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing Franklyn Cottage in the distance to the right and Elberon Hotel amidst other buildings to the left. A path curves to meet the driveway to the cottage. The drive is surrounded by a hedge, with a man and two women gathered just inside the row of shrubbery. Lewis E. Brown built the Elberon Hotel in 1876. A nearby cottage owned by Charles Franklyn, president of the Cunard Ship Lines, was the scene of President James Garfield’s death in 1881. The Elberon area was a popular resort spot for actors, politicians, and the social elites starting in the 1870s., Time: 12:45, Light: Sun under cloud., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 29, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.719]

Title: [Manasquan] Meeting house & sheds from across road, [Manasquan, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing Old Friend's Meeting House in Manasquan, N.J., a small one-story wooden building with a wooden fence with a gate to the left. Trees line the background and a dirt road runs in front of the building. The Manasquan Friends Meeting House was built circa 1730. Originally a two-story structure, it was remodeled into a one-story building in 1812 after storm damage in 1808. The original Meeting House was sold in 1885 and a new building built a year later., Photographer remarks: Torn down 9/1886, Time: 12:15, Light: Good sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: September 1, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.732]

Title: [Manasquan] Meeting-house from graveyard, rear, [Manasquan, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing the rear facade of the Old Friend's Meeting House in Manasquan, N.J., a small one-story wooden building with a fence and trees to the left. A field of tall grasses grows behind the meeting house. Gravestones stand in the corner of the field to the left. The Manasquan Friends Meeting House was built circa 1730. Originally a two-story structure, it was remodeled into a one-story building in 1812 after storm damage in 1808. The original Meeting House was sold in 1885 and a new building built a year later., Photographer remarks: Same exp. as 728, but developed quickly., Time: 12:20, 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: September 1, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.733]

Title: Beach House from N.E. beach. [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing the Beach House, two large buildings standing next to the beach flying American flags from their roofs. A wooden wall stands in front of the buildings shielding them from the sand. Robert Stockton bought the land of what would become Sea Girt in 1853. After his death in 1866, developers bought the land and in 1875 the Sea Girt Land and Improvement Company took over Stockton’s old mansion, added wings to either side, and renamed it the Beach House. The Beach House was a popular hotel for many years, reopening in 1920 as Stockton Hotel. It burned down in 1965., Time: 9:30, 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: September 4, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.737]

Title: Beach House from E. beach, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing the Beach House, two large multi-story buildings and a one-story building standing next to the beach. A boat sits on the sand in front of the center building and the buildings on either side have tall flagpoles on the roof. A wooden wall shields the buildings from the sand. Robert Stockton bought the land of what would become Sea Girt in 1853. After his death in 1866, developers bought the land and in 1875 the Sea Girt Land and Improvement Company took over Stockton’s old mansion, added wings to either side, and renamed it the Beach House. The Beach House was a popular hotel for many years, reopening in 1920 as Stockton Hotel. It burned down in 1965., Photographer remarks: Overtimed., Time: 9:45, Light: Sun out., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: September 4, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.739]

Title: [Oglesby's & possibly Tremont House in distance, Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of Margaret Antoinette Oglesby's multi-story house seen from above at a distance. Two people stand on the wide porch located on the first level. Balconies are on the second and third floors. A path circles around a flower bed in the front lawn. Trees grow behind the house and the ocean and possibly Tremont House are visible in the distance. Construction of Phoebe Wright's house is visible in the foreground. Oglesby’s husband Joseph built their house in 1887, but died before it was completed. She and her son continued to live in the house until his death in 1963. The house later burned down. The Tremont House hotel opened between 1878 and 1880 by Paul and Mary Thurlow. Phoebe Wright was a prominent Quaker philanthropist. Her house was built in 1890 and was the only vacation home in Sea Girt from this time period to survive into the 21st century., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: ca. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.9.3]

Title: [Charles & Phoebe Wright's Cottage and Avocado, Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of Charles and Phoebe Wright's house and the Morris famiy home Avocado. Each multi-story home has wide porches and grassy front lawns. Avocado on the right features a tower with a balcony and tracery decoration in the gables. The Wright house on the left is made of stone and has a crenellated roof life. Trees grow behind the houses and a sand dune extends beyond the lawns in front. 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. Charles Wright began the construction of this house in 1885. Phoebe Wright was not directly related to him, but lived here until the construction of her own house in 1890., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: ca. 1880-ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.9.6]

Title: [Side view of Avocado, Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of the Morris family home Avocado, a multi-story house featuring a tower with a balcony, a wide porch, and tracery deocation. A line of trees blocks the view of the lower portion of the house and the other building standing to the left. 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: 1893
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.6.7]

Title: [Front view of Avocado, Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing the Morris family home Avocado, a multi-story home featuring a wide porch, tower with a balcony, and tracery decoration. Two women are visible in a window and on a third-floor balcony. A driveway circles through a grassy lawn in front of the house. Margaret Antoinette Oglesby's house and Phoebe Wright's house are visible to the right. Trees grow on the left. 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. Phoebe Wright was a prominent Quaker philanthropist. Her house was built in 1890 and was the only vacation home in Sea Girt from this time period to survive into the 21st century. Oglesby’s husband Joseph built their house in 1887, but died before it was completed. She and her son continued to live in the house until his death in 1963. The house later burned down., 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.9895.6.9]

Title: [Side view of Avocado, Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a side view of the Morris family home Avocado, a multi-story house featuring a wide porch, a tower with a balcony and tracery decoration. A woman stands on the porch and a bicycle leans against the railing beneath her. Trees grow on the left side of the house. 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: 1893
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.6.10]

Title: [Side view of Avocado, Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of the Morris family home Avocado, a multi-story house featuring a tower with a balcony, a wide porch, and tracery deocation. A line of trees blocks the view of the lower portion of the house and another building stands to the left. 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: 1893
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.6.6]

Title: Our boat from shore. Stern view. [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a sailboat carrying a group of people on Wreck Pond. The man in the back of the sailboat holds an oar in the water. The tree-lined shore is visible in the distance across the water., Time: 9:20, Light: Good sunlight., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 29, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1195]

Title: Neptune Club House on Shrewsbury River, [Monmouth Beach, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a building with a sign reading "Neptune Club" hanging above the entrance on the Shrewsbury River. The building has a flagpole on the right and various smaller buildings on either side. The Neptune Club, organized in 1847, was a private club for New York tourists. Their clubhouse, built in 1858 on the Shrewsbury River, had sheltered docks for members’ boats. The club ceased activities in 1900, and the clubhouse was razed by fire in 1910., Time: 1, 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: September 7, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1203]

Title: Beach House from N.W. (In Park), [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of the Beach House, two large buildings, each with a flagpole on its roof. The buildings are surrounded by trees and seen from across a road and a wide field. Robert Stockton bought the land of what would become Sea Girt in 1853. After his death in 1866, developers bought the land and in 1875 the Sea Girt Land and Improvement Company took over Stockton’s old mansion, added wings to either side, and renamed it the Beach House. The Beach House was a popular hotel for many years, reopening in 1920 as Stockton Hotel. It burned down in 1965., Time: 4:30, 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: September 8, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1205]

Title: Beach House from back, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing the Beach House, two large buildings located on the beach. The buildings are seen from behind from a road. Trees and a wire fence separate the buildings from the road. Robert Stockton bought the land of what would become Sea Girt in 1853. After his death in 1866, developers bought the land and in 1875 the Sea Girt Land and Improvement Company took over Stockton’s old mansion, added wings to either side, and renamed it the Beach House. The Beach House was a popular hotel for many years, reopening in 1920 as Stockton Hotel. It burned down in 1965., Time: 4:35, 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 8, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1206]

Title: Village cart, Phoebe Howell & Bessie, [Avocado, Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing Phoebe Howell and Marriott C. Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris sitting in a horse-drawn carriage. The carriage stands in front of Avocado, the Morris family's Victorian-style home with a large porch. Two men are on the porch in the background. Howell holds a parasol over herself and Morris. Both women wear long dresses and hats. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., Time: 11:30 A.M., Light: 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: July 30, 1883
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.121]

Title: Mr. Wilson's house at Como. [Spring Lake, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing Mr. Wilson's large, two-story home set on a wide lawn at Spring Lake, N.J. The driveway leads from the road, through a rounded archway and into a courtyard. Two women sit on the porch, a man stands on the lawn near the road, and another man sits on a tricycle in the road to the right. Spring Lake was a coastal resort area popular in the late 19th and early 20th century., Photographer remarks: 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 bicycle., Time: 10:30, 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: September 9, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1212]

Title: Old pottery, Allaire, [NJ], Occupied by Mr. Malcolmson
Description: Glass negative showing a pottery with an awning over the front door and a belltower at the former Howell Iron Works at Allaire, N.J. The pottery stands next to a road and is surrounded by trees. James P. Allaire (1785-1858) founded the Allaire Iron Works Company (later Howell Iron Works) in 1815. Allaire, New Jersey became a factory town for the company that built engines for steamboats circa 1824. The row homes for workers were completed in 1833, the blast furnace was made in 1831, and the Episcopalian church was built 1832-1836. Financial difficulties and discovery of iron ore deposits in Pennsylvania closed the Company in 1850. In 1957, the land was bought by Allaire Village Inc. and turned into a historic village., Time: 12:10, Light: Fair. 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: August 11, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.340]

Title: Ocean Day, from bath-house, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a large group of horse-drawn carriages gathered on the beach for Ocean Day. People cluster together or bend down to adjust the wheels of their carriages. Jersey Wash Day, also known as Salt Water Day or Ocean Day, was an annual event held the second Saturday of August near Wreck Pond in Sea Girt. Farmers living twenty to thirty miles from Sea Girt came to the sea to spend a day bathing and celebrating. The tradition, begun before 1853, stopped around the 1930s., Photographer remarks: More to r. than last., Time: 3:25, Light: Bright., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 16, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.363]

Title: Crowd in bathing, Ocean Day, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a group of people wading into the ocean on Ocean Day. The people hold a rope that extends into the water. A wave is about to break near the edge of the group. Jersey Wash Day, also known as Salt Water Day or Ocean Day, was an annual event held the second Saturday of August near Wreck Pond in Sea Girt. Farmers living twenty to thirty miles from Sea Girt came to the sea to spend a day bathing and celebrating. The tradition, begun before 1853, stopped around the 1930s., Photographer remarks: Very poor. Blurred., Time: 3:35, Light: Strong sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 16, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.364]

Title: Clam chowder counter, Ocean Day, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a covered stand filled with people on Ocean Day. The sign above the stand reads, "Clam Chowder." A woman holding a parasol walks out of the photograph frame to the left. Jersey Wash Day, also known as Salt Water Day or Ocean Day, was an annual event held the second Saturday of August near Wreck Pond in Sea Girt. Farmers living twenty to thirty miles from Sea Girt came to the sea to spend a day bathing and celebrating. The tradition, begun before 1853, stopped around the 1930s., Photographer remarks: poor. blurred, Time: 3:40, Light: good., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 16, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.365]

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

Title: Thalatta, sailing from back of pond, [Sea Girt NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a small sailboat floating across the still water of Wreck Pond. The far bank is lined with buildings., Photographer remarks: Stern of boat not in picture., Time: 4:25, Light: Good, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 16, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.367]

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

Title: Ocean Pathway, Ocean Grove, [NJ], looking toward auditorium
Description: Glass negative showing a wide walkway lined by fences on either side at Ocean Grove, N.J. At the end of the path is a decorative urn on a pedestal, and behind that a building with a tall spire is visible. A man and a woman walk down the path while a boy sits on the fence to the right., Photographer remarks: Very poor. Blurred., Time: 12:10, Light: Good sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 14, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.356]

Title: View of tents at Ocean Grove, [NJ] from Tabernacle
Description: Glass negative showing a row of large tents surrounded by trees at Ocean Grove, N.J. A woman stands under the striped awning of the center tent., Time: 12:20, Light: Sun out., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 14, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.357]

Title: View on upper part of Spring Lake, [NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing Spring Lake with trees lining the far bank. A dock is visible on the right and two houses stand on the hill to the left, including Dr. A.A. Willets' cottage. Spring Lake was a coastal resort area popular in the late 19th and early 20th century., Photographer remarks: Showing Dr. A.A. Willets' cottage. Failure, Time: 11:50, Light: Faint sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 28, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.387]

Title: Mr. Samuel's cottage from S.E. [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing J.B. Samuel's four-story home with a balcony on the second level. Other homes are visible in the background., Time: 2:00 PM, Light: Faint sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 28, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.388]

Title: Our cottage [Avocado] from S.E. [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing the Morris family home Avocado, a multi-story Victorian-style home with a wide porch and tall spire. Three people occupy the porch looking out across the sand dunes. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., Time: 3:20, Light: Faint sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 28, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.390]

Title: [Avocado] Cottage from S[outh], [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing the Morris family home Avocado, a multi-story Victorian style home with a wide porch and tall spire seen from below. A person sits on the front porch railing. Other homes are visible in the distance. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., Time: 3:25, Light: Better sun than last., The lower left corner of the negative has broken off and there is a large crack running down from the upper edge., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 28, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.391]

Title: Church & row of old houses. Allaire, [NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a church and row of houses seen from a distance across a field at the former Howell Iron Works at Allaire, N.J. One building is brick, and both are surrounded by trees. James P. Allaire (1785-1858) founded the Allaire Iron Works Company (later Howell Iron Works) in 1815. Allaire, New Jersey became a factory town for the company that built engines for steamboats circa 1824. The row homes for workers were completed in 1833, the blast furnace was made in 1831, and the Episcopalian church was built 1832-1836. Financial difficulties and discovery of iron ore deposits in Pennsylvania closed the Company in 1850. In 1957, the land was bought by Allaire Village Inc. and turned into a historic village., Time: 11:25, Light: Good sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 11, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.337]

Title: Royal Star, bow on from dock, [Manasquan River, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a sailboat floating down Manasquan River. The far shore is lined with trees., Time: abt. 2:15, Light: Very good., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 27, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.375]

Title: Royal Star, side view, [Manasquan River, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a sailboat seen from the side carrying a group of people on the Manasquan River. The far shore is lined with trees in the background., Time: 2:20, Light: Good., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 27, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.376]

Title: Cottage [Avocado] from near back gate, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing the Morris family home Avocado, a multi-story Victorian-style home surrounded by trees and viewed from below. Two people stand on the balcony of the tall spire. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., Time: 4:55, Light: Fair, sun out., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 27, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.381]

Title: Our cottage [Avocado] from the N.E. [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing the Morris family home Avocado, a multi-story Victorian style home with a wide porch and tall spire. A man stands on the porch looking out onto the sand dunes. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., Time: 9:45, 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: August 28, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.382]

Title: Cottage [Avocado] from N[orth], [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing the Morris family home Avocado, a multi-story Victorian-style house seen from a distance across a field. The house has a wide porch and a tall spire. Other similar houses are visible in the distance. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., Time: 9:50, Light: Good sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 28, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.383]

Title: Miller's house & trees surrounding, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a two-story wooden house with a shed to the left and fence running across the field at Sea Girt. Trees surround the home on either side of the fence., Photographer remarks: In neg. preserver., Time: 4:10, Light: Sun out., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 15, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.360]

Title: Second Ocean Day, from bath-house, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a large group of horse-drawn carriages gathered on the beach for Ocean Day. Some people cluster around the carriages, and a person in the foreground adjusts the wheel of their carriage. A pier is visible in the distance. 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., Time: 3:20, Light: Bright., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 16, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.362]

Title: Side view of Beulah M. Rhoads' home, Haddonfield, [NJ]
Description: Film negative showing a view of Marriott C. Morris' aunt Beulah Rhoads' two-story home with shuttered windows surrounded by trees and foliage at Haddonfield, N.J. A drive curves to the right of the house and a small fence stands on the left. 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: BMR's home Haddonfield 10/13, 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.2013.13.535]

Title: Elliston & Marriott at Hopkins Pond, Haddonfield, [NJ]
Description: Film negative showing a view of Marriott C. Morris' sons Elliston P. Morris Jr. and Marriott C. Morris Jr. as boys seated on a log at the edge of Hopkins Pond at Haddonfield, N.J. 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.2013.13.537]

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: 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: Cape May Point, [NJ], from top of the lighthouse
Description: Glass negative showing a landscape view of Cape May Point taken from the top of the Cape May Lighthouse. Fields and buildings are visible below and the corner of a railing is visible in the foreground., Time: 12:45, Light: Faint sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: April 16, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1100]

Title: Bess, Fannie Garrett & Helen Morris, Sea Girt, [NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris, Fannie Garrett, and Helen Morris sitting on a hammock holding hands. The women wear white, high-necked dresses. The hammock is strung up on a porch which has a large shuttered window on the left wall. Helen Morris is possibly Helen Campbell, who married Marriott Morris' third cousin James Cheston Morris in 1896., 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 8, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.104.6]

Title: [Dog] "Jet" on beach, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing family pet Jet, a small black dog, wearing a collar and standing in the sand at Sea Girt, N.J. The beach is dotted with driftwood and other debris., 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 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.104.7]

Title: Tangle of cedars back of Avocado, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of a cedar forest behind the Morris family home Avocado. Gnarled tree branches tangle together as leaves cover the ground. A pile of debris sits at the base of the tree in the foreground., 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.9895.16.15]

Title: Cat boat Favorite opp. Rod Clark's, [Manasquan, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a sailboat carrying a group of people on the Manasquan River. The boat sails near the shore and a building with the sign "Ice Cream Saloon." People stand on the dock next to the ice cream shop., Time: 4:40, 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: July 20, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1552]

Title: Sloop sailing at fishing grounds, Barnegat Bay, [NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing two sailboats in Barnegat Bay, each with a large group of people on board. The boats occupy the far right of the photo., Time: 11:05 AM, Light: Weak., Some damage to the emulsion near the bottom of the plate. The rest of the plate is blurred and barely discernible., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 18, 1883
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.156]

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