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- Title
- Entrance to Brandywine Bridge, Wilmington, [DE]
- Description
- Glass negative showing the entrance to Brandywine Bridge, a covered bridge. Electiral wires are strung above the bridge and a man stands in the entryway. A sign hangs over this bridge reading "[...] Builders, 1839. Keep to the right as the law directs, Walk your horses over the bridge, Under the penalty of 5 dollars, Built for New Castle County Building Committee." The Brandywine Bridge refers to State Bridge #575 or the North Market Street Bridge, originally a chain suspension bridge as early as 1762. After various repairs and updates, the bridge washed away in 1822 and was rebuilt into a double-span timber bridge, running 145 feet long and 28 feet wide. This new structure washed away in an 1839 flood and was replaced by bridge builder Lewis Wernwag. In 1887, the wooden bridge was replaced by an iron and steel bridge., Time: 11:35, 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
- November 27, 1884
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.469]
- Title
- Old Swedes's Church Wilmington [DE]. From 6th St. Snow on ground
- Description
- Glass negative showing Old Swedes's Church, an old stone church with ivy climbing up the walls. The church is surrounded by bare trees, a cemetary and a metal fence. Holy Trinity Church, also known as Old Swedes, was built 1698-1699. It became an Episcopal parish in 1791., Photographer remarks: V[Varnished]. Sent One to Thomas Bates 7th & Church Sts., Time: 11:40, Light: 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
- December 26, 1883
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.206]
- Title
- Old Marriott chair made by Isaac Marriott in 1680. In back porch at Wilmington, [DE]
- Description
- Glass negative showing an elaborately carved chair made by Isaac Marriott with a back made of caning and a cushioned seat. The chair is located on a porch decorated with latticework., 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 25, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.798]
- Title
- Old Marriott chair, [in back porch at Wilmington, DE]
- Description
- Glass negative showing an elaborately carved chair made by Isaac Marriott with a back made of caning and a cushioned seat. The chair is located on a porch., This is a closer view of the same chair seen in plate 798., 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 25, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.799]
- Title
- Old Marriott chair made by Isaac Marriott in 1680. [In back porch at Wilmington, DE]
- Description
- Glass negative showing an elaborately carved chair made by Isaac Marriott with a back made of caning and a cushioned seat. The chair is located on a porch decorated with latticework., Light: No sun., This is the same chair as the one in plates 798 and 799., 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 25, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.800]
- Title
- On Brandywine Race-bank looking down toward Van Buren St. [Wilmington, DE]
- Description
- Glass negative showing the Brandywine River separated down the center by a long island with a pathway. Trees line the riverbank and a bridge is visible in the background to the right., 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
- November 25, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.801]
- Title
- On Brandywine looking up from below 3rd dam, on race bank, [Wilmington, DE]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Brandywine River separated down the center by a long island with a pathway. Trees line the riverbank, almost falling into the water., 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
- November 25, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.802]
- Title
- Old Rodney House, Wilmington, front view
- Description
- Glass negative showing the front facade of Caesar Rodney's two-story stone house with shuttered windows and a small pediment over the entryway. Two dormer windows and two chimneys sit on the roof. Several trees stand on the left and a wooden lean-to on the right. Rodney was a signer of the Declaration of Independence., Photographer remarks: Faint sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- November 26, 1886
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.803]
- Title
- Looking down race bank from 3rd dam [on Brandywine], Father on bank, [Wilmington, DE]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Brandywine River separated down the center by a long island with a pathway. Trees line the riverbank and Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris stands near a fallen tree on the left edge of the path., 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
- November 26, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.809]
- Title
- Down race bank [of Brandywine], back of cemetery, [Wilmington, DE]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Brandywine River separated down the center by a long island with a pathway. Trees line the riverbank and there is a small wooden bridge from the pathway spanning the left side of the river., 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 26, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.810]
- Title
- Down Brandywine from 1st dam. Market St. bridge in background, [Wilmington, DE]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Brandywine River, a wide river with a rocky streambed. A row of trees lines the left bank and the covered bridge at Market Street is visible in the distance., Photographer remarks: Overtimed., 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
- November 26, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.811]
- Title
- Corner of Aunt Annie's [Canby] parlor, [Wilmington, DE]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a parlor in Marriott C. Morris' aunt Anna Canby's house decorated with various cushions, throws, lamps, pictures, and other objects. There is a setee against the wall on the left and a chair in the foreground., Photographer remarks: undertimed., 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 26, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.812]
- Title
- New B & O Bridge over Brandywine, from rocks on N. bank, [Wilmington, DE]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a bridge constructed from large brick pillars supporting a trestle spanning Brandywine River. A railroad track runs next to the river. Telephone lines also traverse the river up to a small building at the top of a hill 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
- November 26, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.804]
- Title
- [New B & O Bridge over Brandywine. From rocks on N. bank]. [Wilmington, DE]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a bridge constructed from large brick pillars supporting a trestle spanning Brandywine River. A railroad track runs next to the river. Telephone lines also traverse the river up to a small building at the top of a hill on the left., Same as last., 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 26, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.805]
- Title
- Bridge from top of bank, farther up, [Brandywine, Wilmington, DE]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a bridge constructed from large brick pillars supporting a trestle spanning Brandywine River. A railroad track runs next to the river. Telephone lines also traverse the river and a fence runs down the hill towards the river. The roofs of buildings are visible on the far shore over the bridge., This is a closer view of the same bridge in plates 804 and 805., 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 26, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.806]
- Title
- Looking down Brandywine from Rattlesnake Run. Marriott Canby on a tree, [Wilmington, DE]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Brandywine River with trees lining its banks. Marriott C. Morris' cousin William Marriott Canby Jr. stands on a fallen tree at the edge of the right bank of the river., Photographer remarks: Overtimed., 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
- November 26, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.807]
- Title
- 3rd dam on Brandywine, from across race, [Wilmington, DE]
- Description
- Glass negative showing water flowing over a dam in a the Brandywine River. A man stands on a wooden platform overlooking the dam on the left and the far bank of the river is lined with trees., 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
- November 26, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.808]
- Title
- Old Tatnall houses on Market St. Brandywine, from near bridge, [Wilmington, DE]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a a series of stone houses previously owned by the Tatnall family set on a cobblestone road. A small retaining wall separates the houses' lawns from the street, where a horse-drawn carriage stands waiting. People walk along the sidewalk on the opposite side of the street., Time: 12:30, The emulsion is flaking along the top edge of the plate., 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
- December 20, 1888
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1386]
- Title
- Uncle W[illia]m [Canby]'s house from Van Buren St. & Penna. Ave., Wilmington
- Description
- Glass negative showing Marriott Morris' uncle William Canby's three-story brick home set on the corner of Van Buren Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. The house is separated from the cobblestone road by a metal fence and a sidewalk. Trees grow in the sidewalk and large shrubs grow in front of the house's entryway., Time: 3:30, 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
- December 20, 1888
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1387]
- Title
- Mother & Mary Canby at the spring. Foot of Van Buren St., Brandywine, [Wilmington, DE]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Marriott Morris' mother Martha Canby Morris and a boy, possibly Morris' cousin William Marriott Canby Jr., resting near Brandywine Creek. Morris sits in the grass near some rocks while the boy stands with one knee bent leaning on the rocks. Morris wears a velvet shawl and hat., Photographer remarks: In 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 box., Time: 10:45, 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
- December 20, 1888
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1381]
- Title
- Looking up creek from race bank below Van Buren St. [Wilmington, DE]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Brandywine Creek running over a rocky streambed. Trees line the shore and a boy, possibly Marriott Morris' cousin William Marriott Canby Jr., sits on the left side of the river., Photographer remarks: 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 bicycle., Time: 11, Light: Good sun., The emulsion is dark and the image barely discernible., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- December 20, 1888
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1382]
- Title
- Up race bank at Washington St. [Wilmington, DE]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Brandywine Creek with tall trees leaning over each bank. A path runs down the right shore and a man stands on the path. A wooden foot bridge crosses the creek in the background., Photographer remarks: In 3 1/4 x 4 1/4., Time: 11:10, Light: Good sun., The emulsion is dark and the image barely discernible., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- December 20, 1888
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1383]
- Title
- West St. bridge over race. Looking up. [Wilmington, DE]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a wooden bridge spanning Brandywine Creek. Tall trees lean over the left bank. A pathway lined with grass runs down the right bank., 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
- December 20, 1888
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1384]
- Title
- 1st dam on Brandywine from race bank back of Cos. Elizabeth Canby's, [Wilmington, DE]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a distant view of a dam on the Brandywine Creek. The creek rushes over rocks seen from the tree-lined bank. A wooden walkway spans a small gap between the path and the bank., 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
- December 20, 1888
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1385]