Glass negative showing the three-story Victorian style home of Josiah Leeds surrounded by a low metal fence. A boy and a young girl stand next to the curb in front of the house while a woman stands on the porch. Quaker Josiah W. Leeds, born in 1841, spent most of his life in Philadelphia. He moved to West Chester in 1868, but returned to the Germantown area in 1871. Leeds wrote histories and was a proponent of peace and various moral reforms. He died in 1908., Time: 11:50, Light: Fairly 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
January 10, 1885
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.486]
