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- Title
- 3 masted schooner from "Taurees" on way to N.Y. [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a schooner with three masts sailing on the ocean at Sea Girt. The ship is seen from a distance across the water., Photographer remarks: Taken with G[eorge] V[aux]'s camera., Time: 12:30, 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, 1886
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.979]
- Title
- 3 masted schooner "John M. Brown" from beach, [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a large sailing ship, named "John M. Brown," with three masts and multiple sails from the shore at Sea Girt, N.J. The water is calm and another ship is visible in the far distance., Photographer remarks: Very close to shore., Time: 9, 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 13, 1886
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1024]
- Title
- 3 masted schooner "Vanname & King" from beach, [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a large sailing ship with three masts and multiple sails, named "Vanname & King," seen at a distance from the shore at Sea Girt, N.J. Another ship with two masts is visible in the far distance to the left., Time: 9:30, Light: Looking into 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 13, 1886
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1025]
- Title
- Alice & Bessie sketching below overflow, (Backs), [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Alice Shipley and Marriott C. Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris seated on a riverbank near Sea Girt with their backs turned toward the camera. There is a case to their right, a bag to their left, and tree roots twisting behind them. A small boat with the word "Thalatt[a]" painted on the side is anchored to the nearby tree with a chain. They wear long white dresses with hats., Time: 12:35, 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 22, 1886
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.962]
- Title
- Alice Shipley & B[essie] C. M[orris] with wagon marking out tennis court, [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Alice Shipley and Marriott C. Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris marking out the lines of a tennis court with a small wagon. They wear long dresses with bustles and hats ., Time: 12:30, Light: No sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- August 31, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.715]
- 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
- Alice Shipley & Bessie in woods near overflow, [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Alice Shipley and Marriott C. Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris sitting on a bench in a woodland setting at Sea Girt. Both women wear hats and long white dresses and next to them on the bench is a box and various other small objects., Time: 11:40, 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 22, 1886
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.957]
- Title
- Among crowd on beach, Ocean Day, [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a crowd of people on the beach for Ocean Day. Men, women and children browse through various stalls set up on either side of a pathway. A man in the foreground holds a pile of wooden sticks bundled in a blanket under one arm. 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: 11:20, 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 21, 1886
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.993b]
- Title
- Anna H. Chase and camera, taking view in park
- Description
- Glass negative showing Anna H. Chase taking a photograph using a camera standing on a tripod, possibly at Crescent Park, Sea Girt. A box of equipment sits at her feet. She wears a wide-brimmed hat and a long dress., Photographer remarks: Underdeveloped, I think. Intens. 1,10,'85, Time: 1:10, Light: Weak, no sun., The negative is very light., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- July 29, 1884
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.309]
- Title
- Anne & Mary Emlen sitting on beach, [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Mary Emlen and Anne Emlen sitting on the beach at Sea Girt. The woman on the left leans up against the other women and shields her eyes from the sun. Both women wear long white dresses with their hair pulled back in buns., Time: 3:05, Light: Light same as last. [No sun but a fairly good light.], Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- August 23, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.712]
- Title
- Another view of side yard, Avocado with fence, (clothesline in foreground), [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a view of a path running to the left of the Morris family home Avocado. A wooden fence separates the path from a grove of trees. Trees and grass also grow on the right side of the path. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1880-ca. 1900
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.50.9]
- Title
- Aunt Annie T. Canby at Avocado, [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Film negative showing a close view of Marriott C. Morris' aunt Anne Tatnall Canby standing on the porch of Morris family home Avocado. She wears a checkered dress with a high, lacy collar and her hair in curls. 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., Badger Album, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- July 1908
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.42.31]
- Title
- Aunt A.T. [Anna Tatnall] Canby. [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a three-quarter length portrait of Marriott C. Morris' aunt Anna Tatnall Canby. She sits in a wicker chair and wears a straw hat with ribbons, a brooch, and a checkered shawl., Photographer remarks: In porch. A little overexp., Time: 3:50, 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
- July 21, 1884
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.290]
- Title
- Aunt H[etty] A[nn] Bellah, [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a three-quarter length portrait of Marriott C. Morris' grand-aunt Hetty Ann Bellah. She sits in a wicker chair and wears a belted dress, floral cap, and checkered shawl., Photographer remarks: In porch at S[ea] G[irt], Time: 3:45, 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
- July 21, 1884
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.289]
- Title
- Aunty [Phoebe] Wright's house from Avocado 3rd fl[oor] window, [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Phoebe and Charles Wright's large three-story brick house with a porch and a crenellated ridgeline as seen from the third floor of the Morris family home Avocado. A path runs in front of the house and ocean is visible in the distance. 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
- 1889
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.53.10]
- Title
- [Avocado and adjacent residence at Sea Girt, New Jersey]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a view of two large houses, including Morris family home Avocado, each with manicured lawns and wide porches. Avocado on the right has a tower with a balcony and tracery decoration. The house on the left is made of stone with a crenellated roof line. Dune grass grows in front of the lawns and trees grow behind the houses. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1880-ca. 1900
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.13.14]
- 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
- Avocado from Front Road, [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing the Morris family home Avocado standing behind a grassy lawn. The house features a wide porch, tower with a balcony, and tracery in the gables. Dune grass grows in the foreground and trees in the background. 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
- 1887
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.16.10]
- Title
- Avocado from Morrisson's
- Description
- Glass negative showing a view of the Morris family home Avocado seen from a distance at a high vantage point. The multi-story house has a wide porch, a tower with a balcony, and tracery decoration. A driveway circles through a grassy lawn in front of the house and the ocean is visible in the distance 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., 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.9895.7.7]
- Title
- Avocado from rear, [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Double-exposed glass negative showing the Morris family home Avocado, a multi-story house with a path running along the right side. Slender trees grow in the garden. The house has a porch, a tower with a balcony, and tracery in the gables. Shadowy images of tree leaves are visible and cause an optical illustion in the upper right from the double exposure. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1887
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.16.11]
- Title
- Avocado from road in park at rear, [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing the upper portion of the Morris family home Avocado, featuring a tower with a balcony and gables decorated with tracery. The lower portion of the house is obscured by trees and other foliage. A man, possibly Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris, stands at a second-story balcony. 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
- June 2, 1887
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.16.2]
- Title
- [Avocado] House & flag pole from the beach looking s.w. [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Avocado, the Morris family's multi-story Victorian-style home with a spire and a wide porch. There is a boardwalk leading over a sand dune toward the house. A flagpole flying an American flag stands to the right of the boardwalk. 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: 8:30, 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 11, 1886
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1022]
- Title
- [Avocado] Parlor at Sea Girt, [NJ], from S.E. corner of room
- Description
- Glass negative showing a parlor with rich furnishings at the Morris family home Avocado. There is a fireplace with a mirror on the mantle, three chairs, a side table, and a round table covered with an embroidered cloth and multiple books. A staircase is visible through the doorway 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., Photographer remarks: Very nice neg., Time: 11, Light: Fair light, no sun, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- September 6, 1886
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1010]
- Title
- [Avocado, Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing the multi-story Morris family home, Avocado, seen from across a field of dune grass. The house has a wide porch, a tower with a balcony, and tracery decorating the gables. Other buildings are visible in the distance on the right. 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
- September 5, 1887
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.104.5]
- Title
- [Avocado, Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a view of the side of Avocado, the Morris family's multi-story house with a porch and tower with a balcony. A man sits on the porch railing. Dune grass and other buildings 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., 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.2013.13.545]
- 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
- Babies for throwing at. On beach, Jersey Wash Day, [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a series of carts and stalls set up on the beach for Jersey Wash Day. One of the stalls holds miniature dolls. People converse in groups and walk among the vendors. 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: Blurred some., 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
- August 11, 1888
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1338]
- Title
- Backyard at Sea Girt, [NJ] from ironing room door. G[eorge] V[aux] Jr. on lawn
- Description
- Glass negative showing Marriott Morris' third cousin George Vaux Jr. standing in a garden with a path running through it at the Morris family home Avocado. Slender trees stand in the lawn while larger trees and shrubs form the border of the garden. 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., Photographer remarks: slightly undertimed, Time: 12:31, 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 14, 1888
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1349]
- Title
- Bathing group No. 2. Sallie H. L. [possibly Letchworth], M. N. [possibly Maud Noble], B[ess] C. M[orris], S[am] B. M[orris] & M[arriott]. [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Marriott Canby Morris, his brother Samuel Buckley Morris and sister Elizabeth Canby Morris, and possibly Sallie H. Leachworth and Maud Noble seated in the sand on the beach at Sea Girt. The group wears bathing attire and the women wear bathing caps. The Beach House is visible in the distance., Time: 4:15 P.M., Light: Fair, 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 8, 1883
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.130]
- Title
- [Bathing group on beach. Anne & Mary Emlen, Father & self, Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Anne Emlen, Mary Emlen, Marriott Canby Morris and his father Elliston P. Morris sitting on the beach at Sea Girt in bathing attire. The women wear scarves on their heads., Same as last., Photographer remarks: No good, too fast., Time: 3:30, The negative is light and slightly discolored., 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 23, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.714]
- Title
- Bathing group on beach. Anne & Mary Emlen, Father & self. [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Anne Emlen, Mary Emlen, Marriott Canby Morris and his father Elliston P. Morris sitting on the beach at Sea Girt in bathing attire. The women wear scarves on their heads., Photographer remarks: Bess took off cap., Time: 3:30, Light: No sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- August 23, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.713]
- 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
- 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
- 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 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 S. [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing the Beach House, two large multi-story buildings with a center building standing near the beach. The buildings on the left and right are taller than the center building and fly flags from their rooftops. A low wooden wall next to a boardwalk shields the buildings from the sand below. 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: 9:55, Light: Bright sun shining., 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.9895.740]
- Title
- Beach H[ouse] from the beach, showing N. wing & centre part, [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing the Beach House, three connected multi-story buildings standing next to the beach. A boat sits on the sand in front of the center building and the building on the left has a tall flagpole 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., Time: 9:45, 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
- September 4, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.738]
- Title
- Beach House, Smith's, our House &c from road South of Beach House, [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a series of large houses set on a hill above the ocean, including the Morris family home Avocado and the Beach House. A dirt road runs behind the houses through a grassy 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. 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, 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 24, 1888
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1353]
- Title
- [Beach House, Smith's, our House &c from road South of Beach House, Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a series of large houses set on a hill above the ocean, including the Morris family home Avocado and the Beach House. A dirt road runs behind the houses through a grassy 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. 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., Same as last from same place., Time: 4, 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 24, 1888
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1354]
- Title
- Beach S. from end of our boardwalk, [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a view of the ocean at Sea Girt. Waves break against the sand as a sailboat floats in the distance., Time: 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., The emulsion is discolored and damaged on the left side of the plate., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- July 10, 1887
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1147]
- Title
- Beach. T[heodore] W[illiam] Richards sitting on wreckage. [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a view of the beach at Sea Girt, N.J. Theodore William Richards (Haverford College class of 1885) sits on a pile of debris near the water. The Beach House, a large building with two flagpoles, stands in the background. 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: 9:50, 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 22, 1886
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1003]
- Title
- Bella & Edith Wistar & B[ess] C. M[orris] by fence in front of mill, [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris and third cousins once removed Anabelle Wistar and Edith Wistar gathered around a fence in a woodland setting. Morris on the left leans in from behind the fence, the girl on the right leans back against the front side of the fence and the center girl sits on the fence. Morris and the girl on the right wear white patterend dresses while the girl in the center wears a short, darker dress. All three wear decorated hats., Time: 12:20, 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 9, 1886
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.949]
- Title
- Bella & Edith Wistar at spring near overflow, [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' third cousins once removed Anabelle Wistar and Edith Wistar seated in a woodland setting at Sea Girt. The girl on the left holds a cup and wears a long white dress and straw hat. The girl on the right holds flowers in her hand and wears a shorter dark dress and decorated hat., Time: 12:50, 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 9, 1886
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.951]
- 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
- [Bess standing on wooded path, probably Crescent Park, Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Marriott Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris standing on a pathway running through a field behind a house. Narrow trees surround the path., 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.9895.13.5]
- Title
- Bessie on Dan [horse] in front of cottage, [Avocado, Sea Girt, NJ] [graphic]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris riding a horse next to the low metal fence of the Morris family home Avocado. To the right is the corner of the porch of Avocado. Morris wears a long dark dress and hat. 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: 9:20, Light: Sun 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 11, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.684]
- Title
- Boat on creek below mill. Aubrey Howell, Phoebe Howell, & Bessie in boat. [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Aubrey Howell, Phoebe Howell, and Marriott Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris in a canoe named "Thalatta." Phoebe Howell carries a parsol. The women wear long dresses and hats while the Aubrey Howell wears a suit and hat. Thick foliage lines either bank., Photographer remarks: Some wind. Good picture but hole in gelatine near bow. Intens. (slightly) 3,1, '85, Time: 2:30 P.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 27, 1883
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.120]
- Title
- Boat on creek, near where boat with Howell was taken last, near T[heodore] W[illiam] R[ichards], S[amuel] B[uckley] M[orris], B[ess] C[anby] M[orris]. [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a canoe floating down a stream lined with foliage at Sea Girt. Theodore William Richards (Haverford College class of 1885), and Marriott C. Morris' siblings Samuel Buckley Morris and Elizabeth Canby Morris sit in the canoe. All three wear hats., Time: 4:45, 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 15, 1884
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.361]
- Title
- [Boats at dock, Wreck Pond, Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Film negative showing a view of a dock with rowboats tethered to either side on Wreck Pond. A raised wooden viewing platform stands on the riverbank next to a tree on the left. Various other piers and causeways travel over the water in the distance., 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
- Summer 1907
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.76]
- Title
- [Boats on lakeshore], Sea Girt, NJ
- Description
- Film negative showing three people on the shore at Wreck Pond. Rowboats and a sailboat rest in the sand and a causeway 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.2013.13.261]