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Title: [Portrait of Sarah Rhoads Potts], Sea Girt, NJ
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' niece Sarah Rhoads Potts as a baby wearing a light colored dress laying on a blanket. Potts lays on her stomach and looks up smiling., August & September, 1908., 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: 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.260]

Title: [Janet Morris playing on a porch], Sea Girt, NJ
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' daughter Janet Morris as a baby playing with a toy wooden cart on a porch at Sea Girt. Two chairs stand on the porch behind Morris., August & September, 1908., 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: 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.263]

Title: [Beulah Sansom Morris on a garden path], Haddonfield, [NJ]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' aunt Beulah Sansom Morris standing on a garden path in front of a large house at Haddonfield, N.J. She wears a knitted shawl and a cap. The entryway of the house is decorated with a pediment and columns. 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., 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 29, 1909
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.380]

Title: [Group outside camp, Boys Parlors Camp, Wildwood, NJ]
Description: Photograph showing a group of men and boys from the Boys' Parlors Association gathered in a field in front of a group of tents at Wildwood, N.J. Some boys sit in the grass, another sits under a tree, and the older young men stand. A large building stands in the far distance. Founded in 1887, the Boys’ Parlors Association of Germantown served as a safe space for neighborhood children whose parents worked longer hours in an industrializing city. The name changed in 1907 to the Germantown Boys’ Club after joining ranks with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Marriott Canby Morris served as the president of the club in the first decade of the 1900s. Wildwood began developing as a coastal resort town in the 1890s, growing dramatically in popularity in the 1950s. The area was incorporated as a city in 1912., Photograph from negative number P.2013.13.154., 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 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.576]

Title: [Group in a tree, Boys Parlors Camp, Wildwood, NJ]
Description: Photograph showinga man and woman with a group of boys from the Boys’ Parlors Association standing at the base of a tree at Wildwood, N.J. More boys and young men climb the trunk and sit in the branches above. A series of tents stands in the background. Founded in 1887, the Boys’ Parlors Association of Germantown served as a safe space for neighborhood children whose parents worked longer hours in an industrializing city. The name changed in 1907 to the Germantown Boys’ Club after joining ranks with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Marriott Canby Morris served as the president of the club in the first decade of the 1900s. Wildwood began developing as a coastal resort town in the 1890s, growing dramatically in popularity in the 1950s. The area was incorporated as a city in 1912., Photograph from negative number P.2013.13.146., 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 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.577]

Title: [Group in rowboat, Boys Parlors Camp, Wildwood, NJ]
Description: Photograph showing a group of boys and young men from the Boys’ Parlors Association in a rowboat on the Wildwood shoreline. Four boys in the center of the boat hold oars to push the boat further into the water. Most of the boys wear bathing costumes. Founded in 1887, the Boys’ Parlors Association of Germantown served as a safe space for neighborhood children whose parents worked longer hours in an industrializing city. The name changed in 1907 to the Germantown Boys’ Club after joining ranks with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Marriott Canby Morris served as the president of the club in the first decade of the 1900s. Wildwood began developing as a coastal resort town in the 1890s, growing dramatically in popularity in the 1950s. The area was incorporated as a city in 1912., Photograph from negative number P.2013.13.149., 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 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.579]

Title: [Group in bathing attire, Boys Parlors Camp, Wildwood, NJ]
Description: Photograph showing a group of men and boys from the Boys’ Parlors Association posed in bathing attire at the Wildwood shore. The first row of boys sits in the sand, the man on the left kneels and the rest of the group stands. Founded in 1887, the Boys’ Parlors Association of Germantown served as a safe space for neighborhood children whose parents worked longer hours in an industrializing city. The name changed in 1907 to the Germantown Boys’ Club after joining ranks with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Marriott Canby Morris served as the president of the club in the first decade of the 1900s. Wildwood began developing as a coastal resort town in the 1890s, growing dramatically in popularity in the 1950s. The area was incorporated as a city in 1912., Photograph from negative number P.2013.13.153., 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 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.580]

Title: [Climbing a tree, Boys Parlors Camp, Wildwood, NJ]
Description: Photograph showing a group of boys from the Boys’ Parlors Association climbing a tree at Wildwood, N.J. A man with a hammer stands under the tree nailing boards into the trunk. An American flag flies off a makeshift flagpole in the background on the left. Founded in 1887, the Boys’ Parlors Association of Germantown served as a safe space for neighborhood children whose parents worked longer hours in an industrializing city. The name changed in 1907 to the Germantown Boys’ Club after joining ranks with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Marriott Canby Morris served as the president of the club in the first decade of the 1900s. Wildwood began developing as a coastal resort town in the 1890s, growing dramatically in popularity in the 1950s. The area was incorporated as a city in 1912., Photograph from negative number P.2013.13.148., 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 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.581]

Title: [Climbing a tree, Boys Parlors Camp, Wildwood, NJ]
Description: Photograph showing a group of boys from the Boys’ Parlors Association climbing a tree at Wildwood, N.J. An American flag flies off a makeshift flagpole in the background on the left. Founded in 1887, the Boys’ Parlors Association of Germantown served as a safe space for neighborhood children whose parents worked longer hours in an industrializing city. The name changed in 1907 to the Germantown Boys’ Club after joining ranks with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Marriott Canby Morris served as the president of the club in the first decade of the 1900s. Wildwood began developing as a coastal resort town in the 1890s, growing dramatically in popularity in the 1950s. The area was incorporated as a city in 1912., Photograph from negative number P.2013.13.147., 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 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.582]

Title: [Parachute game, Boys Parlors Camp, Wildwood, NJ]
Description: Photograph showing a group of boys and young men from the Boys’ Parlors Association launching a young boy into the air with a large blanket at Wildwod, N.J. An American flag flying on a makeshift flagpole and tents stand in the background. Founded in 1887, the Boys’ Parlors Association of Germantown served as a safe space for neighborhood children whose parents worked longer hours in an industrializing city. The name changed in 1907 to the Germantown Boys’ Club after joining ranks with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Marriott Canby Morris served as the president of the club in the first decade of the 1900s. Wildwood began developing as a coastal resort town in the 1890s, growing dramatically in popularity in the 1950s. The area was incorporated as a city in 1912., Photograph from negative number P.2013.13.151., 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 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.583]

Title: [Parachute game, Boys Parlors Camp, Wildwood, NJ]
Description: Photograph showing a group of boys and young men from the Boys’ Parlors Association launching a young boy into the air with a large blanket at Wildwood, N.J. An American flag flying on a makeshift flagpole and a tent stand in the background. Founded in 1887, the Boys’ Parlors Association of Germantown served as a safe space for neighborhood children whose parents worked longer hours in an industrializing city. The name changed in 1907 to the Germantown Boys’ Club after joining ranks with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Marriott Canby Morris served as the president of the club in the first decade of the 1900s. Wildwood began developing as a coastal resort town in the 1890s, growing dramatically in popularity in the 1950s. The area was incorporated as a city in 1912., Photograph from negative number P.2013.13.150., 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 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.584]

Title: [Scene at night, Boys Parlors Camp, Wildwood, NJ]
Description: Photograph showing a night-time view of a building in Wildwood used by the Boys’ Parlors Association and lit by lanterns. Founded in 1887, the Boys’ Parlors Association of Germantown served as a safe space for neighborhood children whose parents worked longer hours in an industrializing city. The name changed in 1907 to the Germantown Boys’ Club after joining ranks with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Marriott Canby Morris served as the president of the club in the first decade of the 1900s. Wildwood began developing as a coastal resort town in the 1890s, growing dramatically in popularity in the 1950s. The area was incorporated as a city in 1912., Photograph from negative number P.2013.13.156., 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 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.586]

Title: [Group on riverbank, Browns Mills, NJ with Photographic Society]
Description: Photograph from a series of photographs taken by Morris during his excursion to Brown Mills, N.J. with the Photographic Society of Philadelphia. Shows a group of people gathered on an unidentified riverbank next to a narrow dirt path. Trees and other foliage grow on small islands in the middle of the river. The Photographic Society of Philadelphia was founded in 1860 to promote the techniques and art of photography. Morris was a member of the Society by 1885., Photograph from negative number P.2013.13.458., 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 21, 1927
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.655]

Title: [Canoes on the riverbank, Egg Harbor River, NJ]
Description: Photograph showing three men standing on the Egg Harbor riverbank next to two canoes. The men wear hats and have their sleeves rolled up. A knapsack rests in the grass to the left of the canoes., September 9 + 10, 1908., Photograph from negative number P.2013.13.324., 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 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.614]

Title: [Three canoes in the water], Rancocas Creek, NJ
Description: Film negative showing three canoes each carrying two people floating down Rancocas Creek. A woman sits in the nearest canoe wearing a hat with a veil and holding an oar. The Rancocas Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River located in south-west New Jersey., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: June 13, 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.248]

Title: [Man in a canoe], Rancocas Creek, NJ
Description: Film negative showing a man in a canoe floating on Rancocas Creek. The man is shirtless and holds the sides of the canoe while another man climbs in from the water. The riverbank is lined with trees. The Rancocas Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River located in south-west New Jersey., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: June 13, 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.249]

Title: [Four canoes on the river], Rancocas Creek, NJ
Description: Film negative showing four canoes floating down Rancocas Creek. Trees line the riverbank with their branches hanging over the water. The Rancocas Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River located in south-west New Jersey., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: June 13, 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.250]

Title: [Group posing with luggage], canoeing, Egg Harbor River, NJ
Description: Film negative showing a group of five men and two women standing on a wooden platform around a pile of luggage, including an oar. The men wear three-piece suits and hats. The woman on the left wears a white blouse and hat while the woman on the right wears a dark jacket and hat. A young boy wearing a sailor suit stands on the right. Traintracks and a small building are visible behind the group., 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 12-14, 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.165]

Title: [Man repairing a canoe], canoeing, Egg Harbor River, NJ
Description: Film negative showing a man holding a bottle and a cloth repairing an overturned canoe at Egg Harbor River. The man wears dark shirt and pants and glasses. Trees and thick foliage surround the scene., 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 12-14, 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.166]

Title: [Two canoes with passengers], canoeing, Egg Harbor River, NJ
Description: Film negative showing two canoes traveling down a narrow section of Egg Harbor River. The canoe on the right carries two men while the canoe on the left carries two men and a woman., 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 12-14, 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.167]

Title: [Group in a wagon], canoeing, Egg Harbor River, NJ
Description: Film negative showing a group of men, women, and children in a wagon on a dirt road at Egg Harbor. A donkey pulls the wagon., The negative is split and has been repaired., 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 12-14, 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.169]

Title: [Group around a campfire], canoeing, Egg Harbor River, NJ
Description: Film negative showing a group of four men and two women gathered around a smoking campfire. All of the men wear long shirts, some with the sleeves rolled. The man leaning over the fire wears a hat. The woman on the left wears a jacket and hat. Egg Harbor River surrounded by trees is visible in the background., 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 12-14, 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.171]

Title: [Group near riverbank], canoeing, Egg Harbor River, NJ
Description: Film negative showing a group of five men and two women gathered on the Egg Harbor River bank. Two canoes sit in the water near the bank. Trees and other foliage grow behind the group., 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 12-14, 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.172]

Title: [Launching the canoes], canoeing, Egg Harbor River, NJ
Description: Film negative showing a group of five men and two women pushing three canoes into Egg Harbor River from the bank. A bridge made of stone and wood stands on the left., 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 12-14, 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.173]

Title: [Two women preparing food], canoeing, Egg Harbor River, NJ
Description: Film negaitve showing two smiling women kneeling on the ground around pots and other cooking untensils at Egg Harbor. The women wear white shirts and dark skirts. An overturned canoe rests in the clearing behind them., 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 12-14, 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.175]

Title: [Jane Rhoads Morris and Janet Morris] Sea Girt, NJ
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' wife Jane Rhoads Morris holding their daughter Janet Morris as a baby. Jane Morris wears a dark jacket over white blouse with a ribbon around her neck and smiles. Janet Morris wearing a bonnet and coat. Dune grass is visible in the background., August & September, 1908., 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: 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.267]

Title: [Sarah Rhoads Potts and Janet Morris], Sea Girt, NJ
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' niece Sarah Rhoads Potts and daughter Janet Morris as babies sitting on a blanket in front of a backdrop. A small circular toy sits on the ground in front of the children., August & September, 1908., 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: 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.273]

Title: [Smiling Sarah Rhoads Potts], Sea Girt, NJ
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' niece Sarah Rhoads Potts as a baby wearing a long white frock. A woman holds the baby, with only her arms visible in the frame. The baby clutches the woman's necklace in her right hand., August & September, 1908., 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: 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.274]

Title: [Four canoes on the] Rancocas Creek, NJ
Description: Film negative showing four canoes each carrying two people down Rancocas Creek. Trees line the riverbank. A covered wooden dam stands in the background. The Rancocas Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River located in south-west New Jersey., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: June 13, 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.251]

Title: Elliston P. Morris Jr. at "Avocado" Sea Girt, NJ
Description: Photograph showing Marriott C. Morris' son Elliston Perot Morris Jr. as a young boy standing on a path in front of the porch of the Morris family home Avocado. He wears a dark wide brimmed hat and a light jacket with a belt. 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., The image in this print is the same as in P.9895.2026., 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] 1902
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2025]

Title: [Canoes on the riverbank], canoeing, Egg Harbor River, NJ
Description: Film negative showing three men standing on the Egg Harbor riverbank next to two canoes. The men wear hats and have their sleeves rolled up. A knapsack rests in the grass to the left of the canoes., October 9 & 10, 1908., 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.2013.13.324]

Title: U.S.S. Idaho, canoeing, Egg Harbor River, NJ
Description: Film negative showing a view of a large steam ship seen from across the water at Egg Harbor. An American flag flies from the stern of the ship., October 9 & 10, 1908., Marriott C. Morris Collection., 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.2013.13.325]

Title: [Two men and a canoe], Maurice River, NJ
Description: Film negative showing two men pushing a canoe into Maurice River. A waterfall runs under a wooden bridge in the background., 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, 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.223]

Title: [Two men work on canoes], Down Rancocas, [NJ]
Description: Film negative showing two men kneeling over an overturned canoe at Rancocas Creek. The man on the right holds an axe in his right hand. Another canoe sits right side up behind the men. Both men have rolled up their sleeves and the man on the left wears a hat. The Rancocas Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River located in south-west New Jersey., 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 29, 1909
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.343]

Title: [Smiling Sarah Rhoads Potts], Sea Girt, NJ
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' niece Sarah Rhoads Potts as a baby wearing a long white frock. A woman holds the baby, with only her arms visible in the frame. The baby clutches the woman's necklace in her right hand., August & September, 1908., 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: 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.276]

Title: [Janet Morris and Sarah Rhoads Potts], Sea Girt, NJ
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' daughter Janet Morris and niece Sarah Rhoads Potts as babies each wearing white frocks sitting on a blanket in front of a dark backdrop. A pacifier and a shell sit on the blanket to the right., August & September, 1908., 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: 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.283]

Title: [Two people on the lakeshore], Sea Girt, NJ
Description: Film negative showing a man and woman standing next to a canoe on the shore of Wreck Pond. The view is seen from above through a cluster of trees., August & September, 1908., 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: 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.285]

Title: [View of a stone tower], Sea Girt, NJ
Description: Film negative showing a view of a stone tower standing among a grove of trees at Sea Girt. Another crumbling stone structure stands to the left., August & September, 1908., 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: 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.286]

Title: [Janet Morris and Sarah Rhoads Potts], Sea Girt, NJ
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' daughter Janet Morris and niece Sarah Rhoads Potts as babies on a porch. Morris on the left wears a white dress and sits on a wooden chair with a tray. Potts on the right wears a cap and sits in a wicker chair., August & September, 1908., 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: 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.288]

Title: [Man on a bicycle], Sea Girt, NJ
Description: Film negative showing a man riding a bicycle on a path in front of a two-story house at Sea Girt. A field and a barn are visible in the distance., August & September, 1908., 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: 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.291]

Title: [Couple looking over Wreck Pond], Sea Girt, NJ
Description: Film negative showing a man and woman standing on a tall embankment looking over Wreck Pond. Trees stand on either side of the couple., August & September, 1908., 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: 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.294]

Title: [Man carrying a canoe], Sea Girt, NJ
Description: Film negative showing a man walking on the sand away from Wreck Pond carrying a canoe over his head. Two other boats float in the water behind him., August & September, 1908., 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: 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.297]

Title: [Marriott C. Morris holding Janet Morris], Sea Girt, NJ
Description: Film negative showing Marriott Canby Morris holding his daughter Janet Morris as a baby on a path next to a manicured lawn. Marriott Morris wears a suit with bowtie while Janet Morris wears a white frock. A sand dune and the ocean are visible in the distance., August & September, 1908., 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: 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.309]

Title: [Sarah Rhoads Potts and Janet Morris], Sea Girt, NJ
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' daughter Janet Morris and niece Sarah Rhoads Potts as babies sitting next to each other in front of a backdrop. They wear white frocks and look down at something in Morris' hands., August & September, 1908., 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: 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.310]

Title: [Portrait of a man], canoeing, Egg Harbor River, NJ
Description: Film negative showing a man with a cloth wrapped around his head. His sleeves are rolled up and he crosses his arms in front of his body., October 9 & 10, 1908., 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.2013.13.318]

Title: [Men and women cook at campfire], Up Rancocas [NJ]
Description: Film negative showing a group of men and women gathered around a campfire near Rancocas Creek. Pots hang over the fire strung on a stick propped between two other sticks. The Rancocas Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River located in south-west New Jersey., 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 29, 1909
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.344]

Title: [Woman seated at iron gate], Down Rancocas, NJ
Description: Film negative showing a woman seated on a set of stone steps in front of an iron gate near Rancocas Creek. Two stone pillars stand on either side of the steps, each surmounted by a bronze eagle sculpture. The woman wears a tie and a decorated hat. The Rancocas Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River located in south-west New Jersey., 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 29, 1909
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.347]

Title: [Group in a canoe], Wood Hill Farm, [Rancocas, NJ]
Description: Film negative showing a man and a group of girls sitting in a canoe in a pond near Rancocas Creek. Two boys in the water hold on to either edge of the canoe. The man wears and bowtie and has a pipe in his mouth. The Rancocas Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River located in south-west New Jersey., 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 29, 1909
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.350]

Title: [Group in a canoe], Wood Hill Farm, [Rancocas, NJ]
Description: Film negative showing a man and four girls in a canoe on Rancocas Creek. The man holds an oar and maneuvers the boat in the fast flowing water. A boy with only his head visible swims next to the canoe. The Rancocas Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River located in south-west New Jersey., 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 29, 1909
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.351]

Title: [Boy swimming in Rancocas Creek, NJ], Wood Hill Farm
Description: Film negative showing a boy wading in Rancocas Creek. Trees grow on either side of the bank and a small waterfall flows in the background. The Rancocas Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River located in south-west New Jersey., 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 29, 1909
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.352]

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