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Title: Horseback trip 3 days, [Canada]
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing a group gathered around a campfire. Two men sit on either side of the fire while another man stands behind it, each wearing furry chaps. A woman wearing a shirt and pants sits on a rock on the right., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v. 2, p. 6-8 [P.2014.69.2]., 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 26, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.17]

Title: Janet Morris, 3 day horseback trip, [Canada]
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing Marriott C. Morris' daughter Janet Morris wearing a close fitting white cap, white blouse, and pants seated on a grassy hill. A prairie dog sits on her lap eating out of her hand., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v. 2, p. 11-16 [P.2014.69.2]., 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 28, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.18]

Title: [Janet Morris on horseback, Canada]
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing Marriott C. Morris' daughter Janet Morris wearing a white cap, white blouse, and pants on horseback in a field. A thick line of trees stands behind the horse., 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 28, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.19]

Title: 3 day horseback trip, [Canada]
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing a Native American man wearing furry chaps sitting on a horse. The horse wears a wide-brimmed hat while another man attired in cowboy-like gear holds its bridle. A tall wagon stands on the left and mountains rise behind the group., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v. 2, p. 6-8 [P.2014.69.2]., 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 26, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.21]

Title: 3 day horseback trip, [Canada]
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing a line of riders on horseback winding up an icy hill. A cluster of trees grows at the top of the hill in the distance., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v 2, p. 11-16 [P.2014.69.2]., 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, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.23]

Title: 3 day horseback trip, [Canada]
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing a line of riders on horseback traveling down a path carved in the snow on the side of an icy hill., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v. 2, p. 11-16 [P.2014.69.2]., 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, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.24]

Title: Diary of Janet Morris. Summer 1921. Trip West
Description: Two volumes of diaries, including clippings of photomechanical illustrations from tourist guides, as well as photographs, and ephemera documenting the Morris family trip to Western Canada and Washington state in Summer 1921. Entries dated July 2-August 5 describe the trip from Philadelphia to Western Canada and then Washington state, including travels through Niagara Falls and the Great Lakes as well as stays at “de-luxe” hotels and horseback, canoe, and hiking excursions, often to glaciers. Morris also describes sightseeing visits. She discusses a Michigan copper mine; Lake Louise, Paradise and Yoho Valley, Sulphur Mountain, and Moraine Lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks (Canadian Rockies and Banff); Emerald Lake and Victoria (B.C.); and Puget Sound, Seattle, and Mt. Ranier National Park (Washington). Morris's entries also make mention of a disappointing auto tour on the Malahat Drive; vacationing with her Aunt Elizabeth Morris, including souvenir shopping; her encounters with wildlife, rainy weather, and numerous mosquitoes; travel mishaps, including trail horses running off in the Yoho Valley and an excursion train derailment near Albert Canyon (B.C.). Morris also notes her brothers (Marriott and Elliston) going separately to the Grand Canyon with “Uncle Sam” and seeing family friends Mary Vaux and Charles Doolittle Walcott, Mr. and Mrs. Fisher, and cousins Eli and Arthur Wood during the vacation., Prints and photos, mostly clipped photomechanical prints from tourist guides, interspersed among the pages depict Niagara Falls, including Brock’s Monument; the Canadian Rockies; Canadian lakes, including Lake Louise and Emerald Lake; Canadian wildlife; interiors and exteriors of steamers and hotels; and views of tourist activities and attractions in Canada and Washington State (Alberta, British Columbia, Seattle, and Mt. Rainier National Park ), including canoeing, horseback riding, hiking, and sightseeing by automobile., Title from page of manuscript pasted on cover of Volume 1., Map showing the “Canadian Pacific Railway” partially pasted and inserted in front of page 1 of Volume 1. Annotated in red and green crayon showing route “going out” and route “coming back,” respectively., Volume 1 includes a page of notes at the end citing “States we were in,” “Canadian Provinces we were in,” ‘Birds and Beasts we saw,” and “Lists of Cities I saw Woolworth 5 [cents] and 10 [cents] stores in.”, Pasted on inside back cover of Volume 1: Three suit case tags, one each for Glacier Park Hotel, Chateau Lake Louise, and Emerald Lake Chalet. Manuscript note over tags: "My suit-case tags. Turn over.", Inserted in front of inside back cover of Volume 1: Clipping from hotel dinner menu inscribed “rings around just what Aunt E ate!! Checks opposite what I ate.”, Pasted on front cover of Volume 2: Illustrated emblems for the Glacier National Park and Canadian Rockies, as well as a clipping of a photomechanical view of an “Open Top” excursion bus., Forms part of the Marriott C. Morris Collection., Transcriptions of diaries available at repository., Janet Morris, later Butler, was the daughter of amateur photographer and philanthropist Marriott C. Morris. She attended Germantown Friends' School and Connecticut College. She married Harvey Butler in Nevada in 1961. She lived in Claremont, Ca. at the time of her death.
Creator: Morris, Janet, 1907-2010, compiler
Date: 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.1 & 2]

Title: Diary of Janet Morris. Summer 1921. Trip West
Description: Two volumes of diaries, including clippings of photomechanical illustrations from tourist guides, as well as photographs, and ephemera documenting the Morris family trip to Western Canada and Washington state in Summer 1921. Entries dated July 2-August 5 describe the trip from Philadelphia to Western Canada and then Washington state, including travels through Niagara Falls and the Great Lakes as well as stays at “de-luxe” hotels and horseback, canoe, and hiking excursions, often to glaciers. Morris also describes sightseeing visits. She discusses a Michigan copper mine; Lake Louise, Paradise and Yoho Valley, Sulphur Mountain, and Moraine Lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks (Canadian Rockies and Banff); Emerald Lake and Victoria (B.C.); and Puget Sound, Seattle, and Mt. Ranier National Park (Washington). Morris's entries also make mention of a disappointing auto tour on the Malahat Drive; vacationing with her Aunt Elizabeth Morris, including souvenir shopping; her encounters with wildlife, rainy weather, and numerous mosquitoes; travel mishaps, including trail horses running off in the Yoho Valley and an excursion train derailment near Albert Canyon (B.C.). Morris also notes her brothers (Marriott and Elliston) going separately to the Grand Canyon with “Uncle Sam” and seeing family friends Mary Vaux and Charles Doolittle Walcott, Mr. and Mrs. Fisher, and cousins Eli and Arthur Wood during the vacation., Prints and photos, mostly clipped photomechanical prints from tourist guides, interspersed among the pages depict Niagara Falls, including Brock’s Monument; the Canadian Rockies; Canadian lakes, including Lake Louise and Emerald Lake; Canadian wildlife; interiors and exteriors of steamers and hotels; and views of tourist activities and attractions in Canada and Washington State (Alberta, British Columbia, Seattle, and Mt. Rainier National Park ), including canoeing, horseback riding, hiking, and sightseeing by automobile., Title from page of manuscript pasted on cover of Volume 1., Map showing the “Canadian Pacific Railway” partially pasted and inserted in front of page 1 of Volume 1. Annotated in red and green crayon showing route “going out” and route “coming back,” respectively., Volume 1 includes a page of notes at the end citing “States we were in,” “Canadian Provinces we were in,” ‘Birds and Beasts we saw,” and “Lists of Cities I saw Woolworth 5 [cents] and 10 [cents] stores in.”, Pasted on inside back cover of Volume 1: Three suit case tags, one each for Glacier Park Hotel, Chateau Lake Louise, and Emerald Lake Chalet. Manuscript note over tags: "My suit-case tags. Turn over.", Inserted in front of inside back cover of Volume 1: Clipping from hotel dinner menu inscribed “rings around just what Aunt E ate!! Checks opposite what I ate.”, Pasted on front cover of Volume 2: Illustrated emblems for the Glacier National Park and Canadian Rockies, as well as a clipping of a photomechanical view of an “Open Top” excursion bus., Forms part of the Marriott C. Morris Collection., Transcriptions of diaries available at repository., Janet Morris, later Butler, was the daughter of amateur photographer and philanthropist Marriott C. Morris. She attended Germantown Friends' School and Connecticut College. She married Harvey Butler in Nevada in 1961. She lived in Claremont, Ca. at the time of her death.
Creator: Morris, Janet, 1907-2010, compiler
Date: 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.1 & 2]

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