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Title: Old Merion Meeting House, Montgomery Ave
Description: Glass negative showing the Old Merion Meeting House, a one-story stone building with a steep roof. Two trees grow to either side. A man stands in the doorway. The meeting house is surrounded by winter trees. Merion Meeting House, built 1695-1715, housed the Merion Monthly Meeting founded by Welsh settlers arriving in Pennsylvania in 1682., Photographer remarks: Front View, Time: 1:30, 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: November 10, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.454]

Title: Old Merion Meeting House, from side
Description: Glass negative showing the Old Merion Meeting House, a one-story stone building with a steep roof surrounded by winter trees. The side door of the meeting house is open. Merion Meeting House, built 1695-1715, housed the Merion Monthly Meeting founded by Welsh settlers arriving in Pennsylvania in 1682., Time: 1:40, 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: November 10, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.455]

Title: Old Merion Meeting House. View of front and side
Description: Glass negative showing the Old Merion Meeting House, a one-story stone building with a steep roof surrounded by winter trees. The side door of the meeting house is open. Merion Meeting House, built 1695-1715, housed the Merion Monthly Meeting founded by Welsh settlers arriving in Pennsylvania in 1682., Time: 1:50, Light: Good 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: November 10, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.456]

Title: Merion Meeting House, blt 1682 [sic], attended by Wm. Penn
Description: View of the meeting house from the west, showing one of the corner privies. Also depicts a pedimented hood over the side door and closed window shutters. Built in 1695 and identified as the oldest house of worship in Pennsylvania. William Penn preached in this meeting house., Inscribed in negative: 2925., Title from negative sleeve., Modern reference print available., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.64]

Title: Merion Meeting House
Description: Depicts the front of the meeting house, including the pedimented hood over the west side door. Most window shutters are closed, except for the solitary window over the main entrance door. Built in 1695 and identified as the oldest house of worship in Pennsylvania. William Penn preached in this meeting house., Inscribed in negative: 2926., Title from negative sleeve., Modern reference prints available., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.65]

Title: Genl. Wayne Tavern, Montgomery Pike
Description: View of the front facade of the two and a half story inn, showing porches running the width of the inn on both levels. Furniture is scattered across the first level porch. The inn was built circa 1704 by Robert Jones on land purchased by Edward Rees. Anthony Tunis purchased the tavern in 1747 after the death of Jones and operated a popular tavern for stagecoaches traveling west. The inn passed into the ownership of Anthony Streeper in 1776. General Anthony Wayne stayed at Streeper's Inn on September 13th, 1777, after the Battle of Brandywine. George Washington was a guest at the inn the following night. The British occupied the inn shortly after. The tavern was named in honor of General Wayne after his return visit in 1795., Inscribed in negative: 2931., Title from negative sleeve., Also known as the General Anthony Wayne Inn, The Wayside Inn, The Tunis Ordinary and Streeper's Inn., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator: Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date: ca. 1920
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.66]

Title: Attention! A meeting of the citizens of Belmont & Lower Merion will be held at the General Wayne Hotel on Monday evening, Sept. 15th, at 7 o'clock, for the purpose of forming a cavalry co. for state and home protection, in compliance with the order of the governor of the state. Come! Come! Come!
Description: Sept. 15 fell on a Monday in 1862., Several independent cavalry units of the Pennsylvania Militia were formed and discharged in Sept. 1862 during the crisis following the Union loss at Second Bull Run. Cf. S.P. Bates. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, v. 5, p. 1147., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Date: [1862]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare #Am 1862 Attent (1)5777.F.23a (McAllister)

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