Block numbered in one place: 3470., Image of a fox [?] in a natural setting, with a tree in the background., Tape (inscribed “877”) removed from obverse, June 2011.
Block numbered in one place: 9340., Image of a tall unidentified flower, with an unidentified bird perched on the stalk., Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper.
Block numbered in one place: 3375 [?]., Image of an ostrich in a desert setting, with palm trees in the background., Illustration appears in A History of Birds, Child's home library series no. 9 (Philadelphia, between 1857 and 1870?), p. 2.
Block numbered in two places: 5692., "Head of a Rhinoceros" -- inscribed on side of block., Illustration appears in The Lake and the desert, or, missionary adventures in southern Africa (Philadelphia, between 1864 to 1870?), opp. p. 140. The Lake and the desert was listed in American Sunday-School Union catalogues from 1864 to at least 1870., Illustration also appears in Child's world vol. 13. No. 24 p.3.
Block numbered in two places: 7219., Image of a stag in motion in natural setting, and there appears to be a human in the background., "V. Grottenthaler, 402 Library St Phila." -- Back of block. Vincent Grottenthaler is listed (as a dealer in boxwood) at this address in Philadelphia city directories from 1869 to 1876.
Block numbered in one place: 4763., Image of an ostrich and two of its chicks in a natural setting., “N.J. Wemmer. 5 Pear St. Phila.” – Stamped on back of block twice. Nelson J. Wemmer is listed (as an artist) at this address in Philadelphia city directories from 1848 to 1856.
Block numbered in two places: 1555., Image of herons [?] in a natural setting, one in the foreground, one in the background., Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper.
Block numbered in one place: 6046., Image of two bears pursuing a deer. The deer is jumping over a chasm, while one bear remains on the ledge, and the other has fallen down the crevasse., “The Maral’s Leap” -- inscribed on side of block., Note: A Maral is also known as a Caspian red deer., Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper.
Block numbered in one place: 132., Image of two well-dressed men on horseback, and two cloaked men walking alongside them in a natural setting. Two of the men appear to be in conversation., Attributed to George H. Matthews & John Robinson by S. Robert Teitelman. George Matthews was in a partnership with John Robinson between 1867 and 1869., Tape (inscribed “1812”) on obverse., , Provenance:, , Variant:
Block numbered in one place: 137., Image of three men on horseback riding towards a settlement [?] where there appears to be a group of soldiers and a man waving to those on horseback., Signed in reverse: Matthews-Robinson SC [i.e. George H. Matthews and John Robinson]. George Matthews was in a partnership with John Robinson between 1867 and 1869., Tape (inscribed “1739”) on obverse., , Provenance:, , Variant:
Genre scenes show pairs of older girls and younger children interacting with animals in bucolic settings. Scenery includes a hillside, pond, farmyard with chickens, and a dirt path. Activities include feeding pigeons; playing fetch with a dog; observing rabbits in a hutch; and collecting flowers by hand and in a wagon acommpanied by a sheep., Title supplied by cataloguer., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 259
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department BW - Genre [P.9647]
Film negative showing a rabbit sitting in a shady patch of grass. A tall shrub borders the lawn 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
Summer 1907
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.86]
Film negative showing a hen with five chicks walking through the grass at Sea Girt., 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
Summer 1907
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.96]
Film negative showing a swarm of alligators in a pen, likely at Jacksonville, Florida. Some alligators lay in the sand while others float in a small pool., Originally in envelope with manuscript note: A[tlantic] D[eeper] W[aterways] A[ssociation] Jacksonville 1913, C[hesapeake] + D[elaware] Canal 1912, Also Abbots [Station] School House [Lane]., Title supplied by cataloger., 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
1913
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.452]
Photograph showing a group of alligators resting around a pond, likely in Jacksonville, Florida. Some alligators swim in the pond while others lay close to each other among the foliage., 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
1913
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.634]
Photograph showing a swarm of alligators in a pen, likely at Jacksonville, Florida. Some alligators lay in the sand while others float in a small pool., Photograph from negative number P.2013.13.452., 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
1913
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.635]
Photograph showing an alligator with its mouth open laying in a patch of grass, likely in Jacksonville, Florida. A pond is visible behind the alligator's bared teeth., 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
1913
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.636]
Photograph showing a view of a group of alligators in an enclosure, likely in Jacksonville, Florida. The enclosure includes a pond, a tree, and various other foliage., 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
1913
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.637]
Glass negative showing Dash, a medium-sized a piebald dog owned by John F. Haverty laying in the grass., Photographer remarks: Taken near football ground, Time: 1:20, 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
October 13, 1884
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.441]
Block numbered in two places: 5915, also numbered 136 in two places., Image of a man, two children and a dog. The man is looking towards what appears to be a church, but the children are looking at the dog in an outdoor setting., Illustration appears in The thunder-storm (Philadelphia, between 1857 and 1870?), p. 127. This title was listed in American Sunday-School Union catalogues from Jan. 1857 to at least 1870; it was not listed in 1893. Caption of illustration -- "My faithful Plato.", “Church dog” -- inscribed on back of block., “N.J. Wemmer. 5 Pear St. Phila." -- Back of block. Nelson J. Wemmer is listed (as an artist) at this address in Philadelphia city directories from 1848 to 1856., Signed in reverse: VanIngen-Snyder. Van Ingen & Snyder, a partnership between William H. Van Ingen and Henry M. Snyder, was active between 1853 and 1871., Tape (inscribed “Van Ingen Snyder”) on side of block.
Block numbered in one place: 3392., Image of a duck in a natural setting., Tape (inscribed “874”) on obverse., Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper.
Block numbered in four places: 6042., Image of a man beating a camel with a fire poker, in an interior setting., ‘The Peasant and his Guest. “…[illegibile] seized the poker and began beating the camel.”’ – inscribed on side of block., Illustration appears in The Peasant and his guest : illustrating the history of four boys (Philadelphia, 1862), p. 30. This title was listed in American Sunday-School Union catalogues from 1864 to at least 1893., “N.J. Wemmer 215 Pear St. Phila.” – Back of block. Nelson J. Wemmer is listed at this address in Philadelphia city directories from 1861 to 1876., Illustration also appears in Child's world, v. 18 no. 24 (1879), p. 2., Signed in reverse: DH [i.e. Henry Dacre?], Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper.
Block numbered in two places: 5466., Image of a lark perched on a branch, watching a caterpillar nearby in a natural setting., Inscribed on one side: "The Lark & the caterpillar. Perhaps he should...[illegible]." The story ‘The lark and the caterpillar’ appears in the Youth’s penny gazette (August 4, 1858); not accompanied by this illustration., “N.J. Wemmer. 5 Pear St. Phila.” -- Back of block. Nelson J. Wemmer is listed (as an artist) at this address in Philadelphia city directories from 1848 to 1856., Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper.
Block numbered in two places: 4367., Image of an elephant with a pavilion on its back being attacked by a tiger, in a natural setting. With incised space for large initial letter., Illustration appears in Youth's penny gazette, vol. 13, no. 16, (August 1, 1855), p. 64.
Block numbered in one place: 1576., Image of a duck in a barnyard or farm setting., Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper., Illustration appears in The Book of one hundred pictures (Philadelphia, between 1861 and 1907?), p. 93.
Block numbered in one place: 6040., Image of a man raising a club above his head, threatening the camel that is putting its head in the door. The camel appears to be looking towards a fireplace. There is an empty bottle next to the man’s feet., “The Peasant and his guest. ‘Please get out of my hut or I will make you.”’ – inscribed on side of block., Illustration appears in The Peasant and his guest : illustrating the history of four boys (Philadelphia, 1862), p. 18. This title was listed in American Sunday-School Union catalogues from 1864 to at least 1893., Signed in reverse: DH [i.e. Henry Dacre?], Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper.
Block numbered in at least one place: 3501., Image of a Native American man chasing an unidentified animal, possibly a goat [?] up a hill., “Girls … [illegibile] p. 99” – inscribed on side of block., Tape (inscribed "761") on obverse., Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper.
Block numbered in one place: 115., Image of two well-dressed men on horseback in a natural setting. One of the men has a bird on his wrist, and points with the other hand toward what appears to be a walled city in the distance., Attributed to George H. Matthews & John Robinson by S. Robert Teitelman. George Matthews was in a partnership with John Robinson between 1867 and 1869., Tape (inscribed “1807”) on obverse., Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper., , Provenance:, , Variant:
Block numbered in two places: 5845, also numbered 58 in one place., Image of a little girl who appears to be staring sadly at a dead bird that is lying on a table next to a birdcage. Outdoor setting, next to a garden shed and tools., Illustration appears in The Little beggar-boy, or, Thou shalt not covet (Philadelphia, between 1867 and 1893?), p. 121. This title was listed in American Sunday-School Union catalogues from March 1867 to at least 1893. Caption of illustration -- "Harry had killed him!", Signed in reverse: Vaningen-Snyder [i.e. Van Ingen & Snyder.], “…[unintelligible] Bird” -- inscribed on side of block., “N.J. Wemmer. 5 Pear St. Phila.” -- Back of block. Nelson J. Wemmer is listed (as an artist) at this address in Philadelphia city directories from 1848 to 1856.
Contains architectural views of various animal habitats at the Philadelphia Zoo, along with views of visitors watching and feeding the animals. Depicts the entrance to the zoo, flanked by two pavilions built 1875-1876 after designs by Furness & Hewitt; the statue of The Dying Lioness designed 1873-1875 by Wilhelm Franz Alexander Friedrich Wolff near the entrance pavilions; a rustic bridge; a flower garden; the Carnivora House; the Monkey House near the lake; the Beaver dam; the shady walk showing fish pond; swan pond; the bird house; the interior of a flying cage in the bird house; the corner of a polar bear den and the zoo barn. Also includes views of bears, beavers, a dromedary (Arabian camel), sea lions, an elephant bathing, a bison herd, a rhinocerous, a white-tailed gnu (antelope), a hippopotamus, moneys, horses and a chimp. Also includes pedestrians walking and riding in carriages through the zoological garden., Contains 55 postcards printed in color and 13 printed in black and white. Also includes 6 linen postcards., The Philadelphia Zoological Garden was the first zoo to open in America in 1874., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector
Date
1900-1980
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Fairmount Park - Zoo - 94]
Glass negative showing Jet, a small black dog wearing a collar with a bell, sitting on a wooden chair on a porch. A barrel stands behind the chair with a window the 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
ca. 1880-ca. 1900
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.15.8]
Block numbered in two places: 7118, also 8018 in two places (both defaced)., Image of nine small illustrations; in the first four a squirrel retrieves and then drops a nut; in the next five a tree grows where the nut was dropped, and the tree is cut for wood used to construct a church., "V. Grottenthaler, 402 Library St Phila." – Back of block. Vincent Grottenthaler is listed (as a dealer in boxwood) at this address in Philadelphia city directories from 1869 to 1876., Illustration appears in Child's world, v. 27 no 7 (1870), p. 1.
Block numbered in one place: 6930., Image of a rooster that appears to be holding another bird in its beak. There are other birds in flight overhead., Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper.
Block numbered 5132 in two places., Image of two children and animals. The letter “W” is in an upper corner., “N.J. Wemmer. 5 Pear St. Phila.” – Back of block. Nelson J. Wemmer is listed (as an artist) at this address in Philadelphia city directories from 1848 to 1856., Back of block formerly obscured by pasted-down paper (now detached).
Block numbered in three places: 7811., Image of two bighorn sheep standing on rocky outcroppings., Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper.
Block numbered in three places: 7701., Image of a standing bird in a natural setting, with a nesting bird in the background., "V. Grottenthaler, 402 Library St Phila."--Back of block. Vincent Grottenthaler is listed (as a dealer in boxwood) at this address in Philadelphia city directories from 1869 to 1876.
