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Title: Jane R. Morris and Elliston P. Morris Jr at 6706 Cresheim Rd, Pelham
Description: Photograph showing Marriott C. Morris' wife Jane Rhoads Morris seated on their porch steps at 6706 Cresheim Road with their son Elliston Perot Morris Jr. She reaches a hand toward Elliston Morris who sits in a wicker carriage with four wheels. Elliston Morris wears a wide brimmed hat and a long, light colored frock., 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. 1902
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2033]

Title: Potts-Morris Aggregation in backyard, Cedar Mer, Sea Girt, NJ
Description: Photograph showing a woman and three children walking down a path through a field behind the Morris family home Cedar Mer. The children probably include Marriott C. Morris' sons Elliston Perot Morris Jr. and Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and his niece Helen Dickey Potts. The woman bends down to hold the youngest child's hand while the other two children look on. A man's shadow is visible in the foreground. Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall built the summer home Cedar Mer around 1875. After his death in 1882, Elliston Perot Morris bought the property. Morris left Cedar Mer to his son Marriott Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1951 after his death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., 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. 1902
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2034]

Title: Elliston P. Morris Jr., Marriott C. Morris Jr. Pelham
Description: Photograph showing Marriott C. Morris' sons Elliston Perot Morris Jr. and Marriott Canby Morris Jr. as chldren sitting in a toy wheelbarrow next to a brick building, likely their home at 6706 Cresheim Road. Both children wear wide brimmed straw hats and light colored frocks. Marriott Morris Jr. on the right has long, curly hair., 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: 1903
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2036]

Title: Elliston P. Morris Jr., Marriott C. Morris Jr. Pelham
Description: Photograph showing Marriott C. Morris' sons Elliston Perot Morris Jr. and Marriott Canby Morris Jr. as chldren sitting in a toy wheelbarrow next to a brick building, likely their home at 6706 Cresheim Road. Both children wear wide brimmed straw hats and light colored frocks. Marriott Morris Jr. on the right has long curly hair., 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: 1903
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2037]

Title: Jane Rhoads Morris & Elliston P. Morris Jr., 6706 Cresheim Rd
Description: Photograph showing Marriott C. Morris' wife Jane Rhoads Morris holding their son Elliston Perot Morris Jr. as a baby wrapped in a crocheted blanket in front of their house at 6706 Cresheim Road. Elliston Morris wears a ruffled shirt and a cap with a bow. Jane Morris wears a long dress., 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: Winter 1899
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2001]

Title: Elliston P. Morris Jr. on front steps, 6706 Cresheim Rd., Pelham
Description: Photograph showing Marriott C. Morris' son Elliston Perot Morris Jr. as a young boy seated on the porch steps of their home at 6706 Cresheim Road. Morris looks up at a flowering shrub to his left. He wears a light colored frock and dark shoes with laces., 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: 1901
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2010]

Title: Jane Rhoads Morris with Elliston P. Morris Jr. in coach, 6706 Cresheim Rd., Pelham
Description: Circular photograph showing Marriott C. Morris' wife Jane Rhoads Morris with their son Elliston Perot Morris Jr. seated on the porch steps at their home at 6706 Cresheim Road. Jane Morris smiles and reaches a hand toward the wicker carriage with four wheels where Elliston Morris sits. She wears a long, high-necked dress. Elliston Morris wears a wide brimmed hat and a long, light colored frock., 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: 1901
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2011]

Title: [Marriott C. Morris Jr. and Elliston P. Morris Jr., 6706 Cresheim Rd., Pelham]
Description: Photograph showing Marriott C. Morris' sons Elliston Perot Morris Jr. and Marriott Canby Morris Jr. in the garden at their home at 6706 Cresheim Road. Elliston Morris on the right is a toddler playing with wooden blocks. Marriott Morris Jr. on the left is a baby sitting in a stroller, also playing with blocks. Both children wear white frocks and hats., 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: 1901
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2012]

Title: Elliston P. Morris Jr. and roses, 6706 Cresheim Rd., Pelham
Description: Photograph showing Marriott C. Morris' son Elliston Perot Morris Jr. as a child standing next to their home at 6706 Cresheim Road. He looks up at a flowering shrub to his right. He wears a long, light colored frock with a ribbon around the waist and has long hair., 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: 1901
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2014]

Title: Elliston P. Morris Jr. & Marriott C. Morris Jr., on front porch, 6706 Cresheim Rd. Pelham
Description: Photograph showing Marriott C. Morris' sons Elliston Perot Morris Jr. and Marriott Canby Morris Jr. as children standing on their porch at 6706 Cresheim Road. Elliston Morris on the left points toward the camera with his left fist. Marriott Morris Jr. on the right has long hair tied back by a ribbon. The porch railing runs in front of the children., 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: 1904
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2042]

Title: Marriott C. Morris Jr. posing with lawnmower, 6706 Cresheim Rd, Pelham
Description: Photograph showing Marriott C. Morris' son Marriott Canby Morris Jr. as a young boy pushing a lawnmower in their yard at 6706 Cresheim Road. He wears a wide brimmed straw hat and a sailor suit and smiles at the camera. Other houses are visible across the road in the background., 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: 1905
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2049]

Title: Marriott C. Morris Jr. at Pelham opp. 6706 Cresheim Rd
Description: Photograph showing Marriott C. Morris' son Marriott Canby Morris Jr. as a young boy posing with a wheelbarrow in their front lawn at 6706 Cresheim Road. He wears a wide brimmed straw hat and a sailor suit. Other houses are visible across the road in the background., 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: 1905
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2050]

Title: Jane Rhoads Morris, Elliston P. Morris, Jr. Taken at 6706 Cresheim Rd
Description: Photograph showing Marriott C. Morris' wife Jane Rhoads Morris and their son Elliston Perot Morris Jr. as a child in an interior of their home at 6706 Cresheim Road. Jane Morris kneels down and holds her son's hands. She wears a high-necked dress while Elliston Morris wears a white frock. The wall behind them is decorated with floral wallpaper and framed pictures., The print is damaged in the upper corners and slightly discolored., 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. 1902
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2016]

Title: Elliston 3 yrs and Marriott 1 year 5 mos, 6706 Cresheim Rd., Pelham
Description: Photograph showing Marriott C. Morris' sons Elliston Perot Morris Jr. and Marriott Canby Morris Jr.as children playing with a small wheelbarrow in the garden at their home at 6706 Cresheim Road. A large shrub stands behind the children and the street and another house are visible in the background. The children wear white frocks., The image of this gelatin silver print is the same as the print P.9895.2018., 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: May 1902
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2017]

Title: Group in meadow at Allaire, N.J. 1884. [Father, Mother, Bessie, Sam, Anne & Mary Emlen]
Description: Photograph showing a group portrait of Marriott C. Morris' parents Elliston P. Morris and Martha Canby, siblings Samuel Buckley Morris and Elizabeth Canby Morris, and Anne Emlen and Mary Emlen next to a tree in Allaire, N.J. Elliston Morris stands, Mary Emlen and Elizabeth Morris lean against the tree and the others lounge in the grass. Each person looks in a different direction. The print is mounted on a cream colored board with a gold border. James P. Allaire (1785-1858) founded the Allaire Iron Works Company (later Howell Iron Works) in 1815. Allaire, New Jersey became a factory town for the company that built engines for steamboats circa 1824. The row homes for workers were completed in 1833, the blast furnace was made in 1831, and the Episcopalian church was built 1832-1836. Financial difficulties and discovery of iron ore deposits in Pennsylvania closed the Company in 1850. In 1957, the land was bought by Allaire Village Inc. and turned into a historic village., Photograph from negative number 343., 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: August 11, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9986.3]

Title: 6704 & 6706 Cresheim Road, Pelham
Description: Photograph showing the twin two-story houses (6704 and 6706 Cresheim Road), including Marriott C. Morris' (right) at 6706. The houses have two porches and timber framing. A woman and two children, likely Morris' wife Jane Rhoads Morris and their children Elliston P. Morris Jr. and Marriott C. Morris Jr., stand on a path next to some shrubs on the right side of the house. A lamppost stands between the road and sidewalk., 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: 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2102]

Title: Girls passing Mansion House, [Hampton Institute, Va.]
Description: Shows a group of women students, attired in white dresses, marching in lines across a lawn at the Hampton Institute. Walking in front of the women are four African American men, attired in uniforms and caps, two of which carry an American and a "H.I." flag. They march past the Mansion House, with its columned portico. In the left background, several women walk on the grass. The Hampton Institute, originally the Hampton Agricultural and Industrial School, was founded in 1868 by the American Missionary Association to provide education for freed Black citizens after the Civil War. It was built on the grounds of a former plantation, known as Little Scotland. The school was legally chartered in 1870 and accredited as a university in 1984. Notable graduates include Booker T. Washington. The Mansion House was the original residence of the plantation built in 1828., Photograph from negative number 2013.13.465., Purchase 2001., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., 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: April 24, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2121]

Title: E[lliston] P[erot] M[orris] Jr., Janet, M[arriott] C[anby] M[orris] Jr. on Victoria Glacier, Lake Louise, [Alberta, Canada]
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing Marriott C. Morris' children Elliston Perot Morris Jr., Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris joined by a rope around their waists and standing on the Victoria Glacier in Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. Elliston Morris Jr. on the left and Janet Morris each hold walking sticks and Marriott Morris Jr. on the right wears a cap and glasses. Lake Louise is a glacial lake in Alberta, Canada, named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria. The Victoria Glacier, located partially over Mount Victoria, was first recorded in photographs in 1897 by William Hittel Sherzer. It was subsequently photographed by Morris family friends George Jr., William, and Mary Vaux on and off from 1898 to 1912., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v. 1, p. 38 [P.2014.69.1]., 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 21, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.9]

Title: Elliston P. Morris Jr., Wm. Marriott Canby, Majorie Canby, Jane Rhoads Morris & Marriott C. Morris Jr. on side steps, 6706 Cresheim Rd., Pelham
Description: Photograph showing Marriott C. Morris' wife Jane Rhoads Morris, sons Elliston Perot Morris Jr. and Marriott Canby Morris Jr., cousin William Marriott Canby Jr., and first cousin once removed Marjorie Canby gathered around the porch steps of Morris' home at 6706 Cresheim Road. Elliston Morris stands on a stool on the left, William Canby pushes Marjorie Canby in a wheelbarrow center, and Marriott Morris Jr. stands on the steps on the right next to Jane Morris. William Canby wears a three piece suit, Jane Morris wears a long white dress, and the children wear white frocks., 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: 1905
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2051]

Title: Mary Twaddell King & Martha Twaddell & Mary's children, [Minor and John King] side yard Avocado, Sea Girt, NJ
Description: Photograph showing Mary Twaddell King and Martha Twaddell seated holding Minor King and John King as children in their laps in a garden at the Morris family home Avocado. The Mary King on the left wears a hat decorated with daisies. A staircase on the side of Avocado extends up a small hill in the background. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., 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: 1915
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2060]

Title: Mary King & Martha Twaddell & the twins Minor & John King, Sea Girt, NJ
Description: Photograph showing Minor King, John King, Mary Twaddell King, and Martha Twaddell in a garden at the Morris family home Avocado. The women crouch on either side of the children attempting to pose them for a picture. Mary King on the left wears a hat decorated with daisies. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., 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: 1915
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2061]

Title: Mary King & Martha Twaddell & the twins Minor & John King, Sea Girt, NJ
Description: Photograph showing Minor King, John King, Mary Twaddell King, and Martha Twaddell in a garden at the Morris family home Avocado. The children sit on a small bench under a tree with a woman on each side. Mary King on the left kneels down and wears a hat decorated with daisies. Martha Twaddell on the right stands with her hands clasped. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., 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: 1915
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2062]

Title: Ellizabeth C. Morris with Marriott C. Morris Jr. 6706 Cresheim Rd. Jane R. Morris in background
Description: Photograph showing Marriott C. Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris holding his son Marriott Canby Morris Jr. as a baby next to his house at 6706 Cresheim Road. Foliage climbs up the walls brick walls of the house. Elizabeth Morris wears a long black dress while Marriott Morris Jr. wears a ruffled white dress. Both wear hats decorated with ribbons. Morris' wife Jane Rhoads Morris walks up the path leading to the building 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: 1901
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2006]

Title: Elizabeth C. Morris, Elliston 2 yrs, Marriott 6 months [in] backy[ar]d, 6706 Cresheim Rd, Pelham
Description: Photograph showing Marriott C. Morri's sister Elizabeth Canby Morris holding his sons, Elliston Perot Morris Jr. and Marriott Canby Morris Jr., while seated on the grass behind his house at 6706 Cresheim Road. Elliston Morris on the left is a toddler and wears a wide brimmed cap. Marriott Morris Jr. on the right is a baby and wears a hat decorated with ribbons. Other houses are visible in the background., 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: June 1901
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2007]

Title: Group in our garden. Germantown, 5/5 '87. [Group in our Garden. Cos. Lill, Bella, & Edith & Morris Wistar. Cos Lizzie & John & Anchen Morris & Bess]
Description: Photograph showing a group portrait in a garden at the Deshler-Morris House, including Marriott C. Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris, third cousins Elizabeth Morris Wistar, John Stokes Morris, and Anna Stokes Morris, third cousins once removed Anabelle Wistar, Edith Wistar, and Joshua Morris Wistar, and second cousin once removed Elizabeth Stokes Morris, . Two of the women sit in the front row with a girl leaning against the woman on the left and a boy leaning against the woman on the right. The others stand behind them. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., Photograph from negative number 1120., 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: May 5, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9986.4]

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