Glass negative showing several women at work within a large room at the House of Industry (114 North Seventh Street). The women sit on chairs through the room working on sewing projects. The windows, with open shutters, on the right wall let in sunlight. The Female Society of Philadelphia for the Relief and Employment of the Poor, founded in 1795, operated the House of Industry, which offered a nursery and employed women to make handicrafts. The charity moved to Catharine Street in 1916., Time: 2, Light: Good sun outside., 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 24, 1888
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1252]
