Glass negative showing Gibbs' Hill Lighthouse located on a hill. Two boys sit on a low stone wall at the bottom of the hill. The landscape is filled with trees and other foliage. Gibbs' Hill Lighthouse was built in 1844 by the Royal Engineers. It was made of cast-iron and used mercury to revolve its lense until 1904., Time: 12:30, 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
March 28, 1886
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.909]
