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Title: Our cottage [Avocado] from S. (on road). Father in porch. [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing the Morris family home Avocado, a multi-story Victorian style home with a wide porch and a prominent spire. The porch and spire are decorated with scrolling latticework. Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris stands on the porch looking out across the dune grass. 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., Time: 8:30, Light: Strong 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: September 12, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.749]

Title: Old Yew trees planted by Eliz[abeth] Haddon, "Haddon Hall," Haddonfield [NJ]. Bessie in foreground
Description: Glass negative showing two large yew trees standing in front of a wooden fence at Haddon Hall. Marriott C. Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris sits beneath the tree on the right. She wears a long dark dress and hat. Haddon Hall is named after Elizabeth Haddon (1680-1762) who immigrated to the United States in 1701 to manage property her father had bought in the colonies, later Haddonfield. In 1702, she married John Estaugh (d. 1742), a Quaker missionary. The yew trees in her garden were brought over from England circa 1713. Haddon Hall was owned by the Wood family from 1831 to nearly the 20th century., 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: November 18, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.785]

Title: [Old yew trees planted by Elizabeth Haddon, "Haddon Hall," Haddonfield, NJ]. Bess & Mrs. Wood under the trees
Description: Glass negative showing two large yew trees standing in front of a wooden fence at Haddon Hall. Marriott C. Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris and Mrs. Wood sit beneath the tree on the right. The women wear long dark dresses with hats. Haddon Hall is named after Elizabeth Haddon (1680-1762) who immigrated to the United States in 1701 to manage property her father had bought in the colonies, later Haddonfield. In 1702, she married John Estaugh (d. 1742), a Quaker missionary. The yew trees in her garden were brought over from England circa 1713. Haddon Hall was owned by the Wood family from 1831 to nearly the 20th century., Photographer remarks: Overtimed., Time: A.M., Same as last., 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: November 18, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.786]

Title: [Our cottage Avocado from S. on road], Father near front gate, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing the Morris family home Avocado, a multi-story Victorian style home with a wide porch and a prominent spire. The porch and spire are decorated with scrolling latticework. Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris stands at the right among the dune grass growing in front of the house. 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., Same as last., Time: 8:35, Light: 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: September 12, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.750]

Title: Alice Shipley & B[essie] C. M[orris] with wagon marking out tennis court, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing Alice Shipley and Marriott C. Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris marking out the lines of a tennis court with a small wagon. They wear long dresses with bustles and hats ., Time: 12:30, Light: No 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: August 31, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.715]

Title: Franklyn's Cottage at Elberon, where Pres. Garfield died. From the West, [Long Branch, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing Franklyn Cottage, a large three-story home with a wide porch and balcony on the second floor. The cottage is seen from a distance across a field of dune grass. A woman stands behind a horse-drawn carraige to the left of the house. Lewis E. Brown built the Elberon Hotel in 1876. A nearby cottage owned by Charles Franklyn, president of the Cunard Ship Lines, was the scene of President James Garfield’s death in 1881. The Elberon area was a popular resort spot for actors, politicians, and the social elites starting in the 1870s., Photographer remarks: Overtimed I think., Time: 12:17, Light: No 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: August 29, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.717]

Title: Franklyn Cottage, from S.E., [Long Branch, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing Franklyn Cottage, a large three-story home with several rocking chairs sitting on a wide porch. There is a raised patio on the right side of the house and two balconies on the second and third floors. Other similar homes are visible in the background. Lewis E. Brown built the Elberon Hotel in 1876. A nearby cottage owned by Charles Franklyn, president of the Cunard Ship Lines, was the scene of President James Garfield’s death in 1881. The Elberon area was a popular resort spot for actors, politicians, and the social elites starting in the 1870s., Time: 12:30, Light: No 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: August 29, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.718]

Title: [Old Morris House, Cedar Grove] from E. standing in entrance road. Cos Lydia & "Rowdy" at gate
Description: Glass negative showing the old Morris family home Cedar Grove, a three-story stone home with shuttered windows and two chimneys. There is a covered porch on the left side of the house and a wooden fence separating the house from the road. Marriott C. Morris' second cousin once removed Lydia Thompson Morris leans on a fencepost near the gate. Built by Elizabeth Coates Paschall in 1748-1750, Cedar Grove was a summer retreat and home for the Paschall-Morris family into the nineteenth century. The last family owner, Lydia Thompson Morris, lived in the house from 1869 to 1888. In 1926 she donated the house to the Fairmount Park Commission, when it was dismantled and moved from its original Frankford location to Fairmount Park., Same., Photographer remarks: Better timed than last, but still underexp., Time: 4:40, Light: Sun bright., 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 20, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.774]

Title: Picture of myself standing in porch, [Avocado, Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing Marriott Canby Morris wearing breaches and a hat with a round brim. He stands with one hand at his hip in the corner of the porch at the Morris family home Avocado. 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., Photographer remarks: Bessie took off cap. Camera shook with wind, picture blurred., Time: 1, Light: No 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: September 2, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.735]

Title: Our cottage [Avocado], Sea Girt, [NJ], from S.E. Mother in bathroom window
Description: Glass negative showing the Morris family home Avocado, a multi-storu Victorian-style home with a wide porch and a prominent tower. Marriott C. Morris' mother Martha Canby Morris is visible sitting in a window on the second floor. Dune grass grows in front of the house and trees behind. 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., Photographer remarks: Swing back not straight. Very fair neg.This must be intensified., Time: 9:20, Light: 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: September 4, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.736]

Title: Beach House from N.E. beach. [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing the Beach House, two large buildings standing next to the beach flying American flags from their roofs. A wooden wall stands in front of the buildings shielding them from the sand. Robert Stockton bought the land of what would become Sea Girt in 1853. After his death in 1866, developers bought the land and in 1875 the Sea Girt Land and Improvement Company took over Stockton’s old mansion, added wings to either side, and renamed it the Beach House. The Beach House was a popular hotel for many years, reopening in 1920 as Stockton Hotel. It burned down in 1965., Time: 9:30, Light: 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: September 4, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.737]

Title: Beach House from E. beach, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing the Beach House, two large multi-story buildings and a one-story building standing next to the beach. A boat sits on the sand in front of the center building and the buildings on either side have tall flagpoles on the roof. A wooden wall shields the buildings from the sand. Robert Stockton bought the land of what would become Sea Girt in 1853. After his death in 1866, developers bought the land and in 1875 the Sea Girt Land and Improvement Company took over Stockton’s old mansion, added wings to either side, and renamed it the Beach House. The Beach House was a popular hotel for many years, reopening in 1920 as Stockton Hotel. It burned down in 1965., Photographer remarks: Overtimed., Time: 9:45, 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: September 4, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.739]

Title: [Inlet from previous view, several canoes near covered pier, large Victorian edifice near roads near shore, Spring Lake, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of Spring Lake with a sailboat floating in the center and various canoes docked near a boathouse. A triangular park stands between two roads to the right of the lake. Beyond the park is a large building, possibly a church, featuring a tower with a spire and stained glass windows., 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.9895.9.5]

Title: Lined up for march to dinner, [Hampton Institute, Va.]
Description: Film negative showing a group of African American men, attired in uniforms, white gloves, and caps, standing in formation at the Hampton Institute. The men stand in two rows facing forward. In the background are trees and a three-story brick building. In the left, a man walks with a bicycle beside a woman. 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., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], Gift of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris, 2013., 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.2013.13.463]

Title: Starting the march, [Hampton Institute, Va.]
Description: Film negative showing a group of African American men, attired in uniforms and caps, marching in straight lines across a lawn at the Hampton Institute. The men march with their backs to the viewer in four groups of two rows each. Two men carry flags, including an American flag. In the background is a white, two-storied house with shuttered windows and a brick building. 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., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], Gift of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris, 2013., 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.2013.13.464]

Title: Virginia Hall before dinner, [Hampton Institute, Va.]
Description: Film negative showing a group of well-dressed people gathered in front of Virginia Hall at Hampton Institute. White and African American men and women stand and converse in front of the brick, ivy-covered building. Several people stand on the fire escape, including a white man holding a camera taking a photograph of the scene. In the left background, a group of women sit and stand on a second-story balcony and look on. 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. Virginia Hall was built in 1873 as the main campus building., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], Gift of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris, 2013., 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.2013.13.466]

Title: Students before forming lines, [Hampton Institute, Va.]
Description: Film negative showing a large group of African American men, attired in uniform, white gloves, and caps, marching in formation across a wide field at Hampton Institute. The men, walking in five columns, come from the right and march towards the viewer. Hampton River stands in the background with trees growing along the bank. 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., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], Gift of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris, 2013., 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.2013.13.469]

Title: Virginia Hall, [Hampton Institute, Va.]
Description: Film negative showing Virginia Hall, a five-story brick building covered in ivy at Hampton Institute. In the foreground, African American men, attired in uniforms and caps, stand at attention in two columns facing one another on the grass. A group of men and women spectators stand near the entrance at the Hall. More spectators look out from open windows and stand on the fire escape. 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. Virginia Hall was built in 1873 as the main campus building., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], Gift of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris, 2013., 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.2013.13.472]

Title: [Elizabeth Canby Morris] in garden behind residence, [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue]
Description: Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris standing under a tree in the garden at the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. A path runs along the right side of the garden with flower beds growing on either side. The lawn is bordered by small buildings, leafy shrubs, and trees. Morris wears a long dark skirt and patterned blouse. 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., 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.9895.7.1]

Title: Elliston P. and Martha Morris with dog [Jet] near a gate of a wood fence, [possibly Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Film negative showing a view of Marriott C. Morris' parents Elliston P. Morris and Martha Canby Morris standing next to a wooden gate. A leafy hedge extends to the right and an arbor forms an arch over the gate. Jet, a small black dog stands near Martha Morris' feet. She wears a long patterend dress while Elliston Morris wears a three-piece suit and hat., 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. 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.7.11]

Title: Elm tree in middle of our garden. Mother sitting under it. [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of a lawn with a large tree growing in the center at the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. Marriott C. Morris' mother Martha Canby Morris sits on a bench underneath the tree. Two paths extend on either side of the tree lined with flowers and shrubs. 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., Time: 5PM, Light: Fair 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: May 5, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1539]

Title: 4774 Main St. + Bockius house (4772) from pavement of Post Office, [Germantown]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of the Bockius House at 5430 Germantown Avenue and Bruner and George Livery at 5434 Germantown Avenue. A telephone pole, tree, and hitching post all stand in the sidewalk in front of the houses. Trolley tracks run down the center of the brick road. The Livery has a sign that reads "Bruner and George Livery 4774, Branch of Stables [4934?] Office Door Back." The Bockius House was built for Albert Ashmead as a wedding gift. It was later occupied by Charles R. Bockius, and eventually Elliston Perot Morris, who remodeled it in 1903. 4774 Main Street, later 5434 Germantown Avenue, was owned by William Ashmead, a wagon manufacturer, after the American Revolution. Elliston Perot Morris bought the building in 1907. Bruner and George were a livery and boarding stables in Germantown, Philadelphia owned by Henry B. Bruner and Riter W. George. The business existed from circa 1858 to circa 1918., Time: 8:30, Light: 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: April 14, 1891
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1619]

Title: Bess standing by little magnolia tree near top of our yard, [Deshler-Morris House, Germantown]
Description: Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris standing next to a small, slender tree covered in blooms at the Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue. She gazes down at the flower that she holds delicately in her right hand. She wears a long dark-colored dress., Photographer remarks: Wind., Time: 1:15, Light: no 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: April 23, 1891
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1624]

Title: Photo of the old Buttonwood tree [planted by Samuel B. Morris] at Market Square, Germantown, Phila
Description: Glass negative showing a large buttonwood tree planted by Marriott C. Morris' grandfather Samuel B. Morris and growing in Market Square. Two buildings, including the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue, stand across the brick road from the square A man stands beneath the tree looking to the left toward two other people standing near the road. First called The Green, Market Square was established from land originally owned by James De la Plaine as early as 1703. As a center of community activity, Market Square contained not only market stalls but also the prison and stocks. Samuel B. Morris planted many of the Square’s original trees. Prominent buildings situated around the Square include the German Reformed Church and the Fromberger-Harkness House. 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., 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 13, 1901
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.7.3]

Title: Bruner & George Livery & Boarding stables, Germantown Avenue, Germantown
Description: Glass negative showing a view Bruner & George Livery at 5434 Germantown Avenue, a two-story stone building. Trolley tracks line the brick road in front of the building. A second two-story building on the right has a blacony on the third floor and a fence extending from the right side. A sign that reads "Bruner & George Livery & Boarding Stables" hangs on the side wall between the buildings. Bruner and George were a livery and boarding stables in Germantown, Philadelphia owned by Henry B. Bruner and Riter W. George. The business existed from circa 1858 to circa 1918. This property was owned by William Ashmead, a wagon manufacturer, after the American Revolution. Elliston Perot Morris bought the building in 1907., 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: 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.7.8]

Title: [Side view of Avocado, Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a side view of the Morris family home Avocado, a multi-story house featuring a wide porch, a tower with a balcony and tracery decoration. A woman stands on the porch and a bicycle leans against the railing beneath her. Trees grow on the left side of the house. 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: 1893
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.6.10]

Title: Interior of Joseph Walton Cottage, Buck Hills Falls
Description: Glass negative showing a view of an interior constructed from rustic wood beams at Joseph Walton's Cottage. Three women, including Marriott C. Morris' wife Jane Rhoads Morris, sit in chairs near the hearth reading or doing handiwork. Three small American flags adorn the mantle and lanterns hang from the ceiling., 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. 1905
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.9.9]

Title: Our cottage [Avocado] from S. from road in Park, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing the Morris family home Avocado in the distance past a dirt road lined with trees. Above the trees the roof and tower of Avocado are visible. 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., Time: 4, Light: 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: September 8, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1204]

Title: Don on back porch at Olney with H[annah] P[erot] M[orris]
Description: Glass negative showing Marriott Morris' cousin Hannah Perot Morris and Don, a speckle-coated dog, sitting on the porch at the residence of her father Samuel Morris. A neat hedge lines the path leading to the house and vines climb up the pillars of the porch. A bicycle leans against the wall in the background behind a rocking horse. Morris wears a long, high-necked dress and a hat., Photographer remarks: Overtimed., Time: 12:45, Light: 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: April 26, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1270]

Title: Han[nah Morris], cat & dog, [Olney, PA]
Description: Glass negative showing Marriott Morris' cousin Hannah Perot Morris standing next to a small tree on the property of her father Samuel Morris. She holds a cat in her arms. Don, a speckle-coard dog stands at her feet looking attentively at the cat. She wears a long dress and a hat., Time: 2:10, Light: Fair 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: April 26, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1271]

Title: John Bartram's house from E. corner. The two Minnies [Minnie Tyson Shoemaker and Minnie Kimber] in foreground. [Philadelphia]
Description: Glass negative showing John Bartram's house, a two-story home with a covered porch and window boxes. A woman sits on the porch steps while Minnie Tyson Shoemaker and Minnie Kimber sit on the lawn under a tree. Bartram’s Gardens, founded by American botanist John Bartram, is the oldest surviving botanic garden in North America. Built in 1728, the gardens cover forty-six acres with a focus in North American plants. The Gardens became a Philadelphia city park in 1891. Bartram’s stone house was originally built 1728-1731., Photographer remarks: Intensified 3 mo. 1891, Time: 11:20, Light: Fine 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: April 28, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1276]

Title: John Bartram's house from E. corner. The two Minnies [Minnie Tyson Shoemaker and Minnie Kimber] in foreground, [Philadelphia]
Description: Glass negative showing John Bartram's house, a two-story home with a covered porch and window boxes. A woman sits on the porch steps while Minnie Tyson Shoemaker and Minnie Kimber sit on the lawn under a tree. Bartram’s Gardens, founded by American botanist John Bartram, is the oldest surviving botanic garden in North America. Built in 1728, the gardens cover forty-six acres with a focus in North American plants. The Gardens became a Philadelphia city park in 1891. Bartram’s stone house was originally built 1728-1731., Photographer remarks: Better negative., Time: 11:30, Light: Fine sun., The negative is discolored to orange., 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 28, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1277]

Title: Interior of House of Industry with women at work
Description: 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]

Title: [Wedding company at Mary Ecroyd's & Shober Kimber's wedding at Muncy, PA]
Description: Glass negative showing the wedding party of Mary Ecroyd and Shober Kimber (Haverford College class of 1886), including Marriott Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris, gathered in the entryway of a house. The women wear white dresses and carry bouquets. The men wear three-piece suits and coats and hold their top hats in their hands. Two women sit in front while the rest of the group stands behind them. Ecroyd and Kimber stand in the center, and Morris stands to their left., Same as last., Time: 11:36, Light: Dull, no 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: October 12, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1235]

Title: [Wedding company at Mary Ecroyd's & Shober Kimber's wedding at Muncy, PA]
Description: Glass negative the wedding party of Mary Ecroyd and Shober Kimber (Haverford College class of 1886), including Marriott Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris, gathered in the entryway of a house. The women wear white dresses and carry bouquets. The men wear three-piece suits and coats and hold their top hats in their hands. Ecroyd and Kimber stand in the center, and Morris stands directly behind the bride., Same group positions slightly different., Time: 11:40, Light: Fair light, no 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: October 12, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1236]

Title: [Wedding company at Mary Ecroyd's & Shober Kimber's wedding at Muncy, PA]
Description: Glass negative showing the wedding party of Mary Ecroyd and Shober Kimber (Haverford College class of 1886), including Marriott Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris, gathered in the entryway of a house. The women wear white dresses and carry bouquets. The men wear three-piece suits and coats and hold their top hats in their hands. Ecroyd and Kimber stand in the center, and Morris stands behind the bride., Same as last., Time: 11:42, Light: Light no better. [Fair light, no 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: October 12, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1237]

Title: Group of bridesmaids, groomsmen, &c on porch at Sunnyside after departure of bride & groom, [Muncy, Pa.]
Description: Glass negative showing the wedding party of Mary Ecroyd and Shober Kimber (Haverford College class of 1886), including Marriott Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris and father Elliston P. Morris, posed on the porch of a house. Three men sit in the front row, four women sit in the second row, and three women and one man sit in the back. Two men stand on the steps on either side of the group. The women in the center row wear white dresses and carry bouquets. The men all wear three-piece suits., Time: 4:40, Light: Poor light., 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 12, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1238]

Title: [Group of bridesmaids, groomsmen, &c on porch at Sunnyside after departure of bride & groom, Muncy, PA]
Description: Glass negative showing the wedding party of Mary Ecroyd and Shober Kimber (Haverford College class of 1886), including Marriott Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris and father Elliston P. Morris, posed on the porch of a house. Three men sit in the front row, four women sit in the second row, and three women and one man sit in the back. Two men stand on the steps on either side of the group. The women in the center row wear white dresses and carry bouquets. The men all wear three-piece suits., Same as last., Time: 4:45, Light: Very faint 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: October 12, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1239]

Title: Wedding company at Mary Ecroyd's & Shober Kimber's wedding at Muncy, [PA]
Description: Glass negative showing the wedding party of Mary Ecroyd and Shober Kimber (Haverford College class of 1886), including Marriott Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris, gathered in the entryway of a house. The women wear white dresses and carry bouquets. The men wear three-piece suits and coats and hold their top hats in their hands. Two women sit in front while the rest of the group stands behind them. Ecroyd and Kimber stand in the center, and Morris stands to their left., Time: 11:35, Light: Fair light, no 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: October 12, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1234]

Title: Anne M. Wistar's room at Howard Comfort's. Anne at desk
Description: Glass negative showing Marriott Morris' second cousin Anne Morris Wistar seated at a desk in a richly decorated interior in the residence of her brother-in-law Howard Comfort. Photographs decorate the desk, dresser, mirror and walls. Other decorations include fans, hats, scarves and a floral wallpaper. Wistar wears a high-necked dress with a bustle., Time: 5:45, 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: February 16, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1257]

Title: Different view of Anne M. Wistar's room at Comfort's
Description: Glass negative showing a richly decorated interior room occupied by Marriott Morris' second cousin Anne Morris Wistar in the residence of her brother-in-law Howard Comfort. Photographs line the mantle and hang on the walls. A Chinese scroll hangs from the door and a bookshelf on the left wall. A small table stands in the center of the room filled with books and an easel holding a panting., Photographer remarks: Intens. 4 mo. '88., Time: 6, 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: February 16, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1258]

Title: Gate & entrance road, Allaire, [NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a road with an open gate at the former Howell Iron Works at Allaire, N.J. The road winds into the distance and is lined with trees on either side. A man stands to the right of the road and a horse-drawn cart comes down the road in the distance. 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., Time: 12:25, Light: Faint 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: August 11, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.342]

Title: Mary, Matilda & Bertha sitting on kitchen steps under porch, [Avocado, Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing three women, including Matilda Knox (center), sitting in the doorway of the Morris family home Avocado. One woman holds a sheaf of grain and a metal pot sits on the ground to the left. The women wear long patterend dresses. 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. Matilda Knox was the housekeeper for the Morris family at Avocado. Mary and Bertha were her assistants., Time: 11, Light: Fair, 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 18, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.368]

Title: [Mary, Matilda & Bertha sitting] On bank at side of front porch, [Avocado, Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing Matilda Knox, Mary, and Bertha sitting in the grass next to a wooden fence at the Morris family home Avocado. The wall of the house is visible to the right. Knox on the left holds a sheaf of grain and the other two women fold their hands in their laps. The women wear long patterned dreses with aprons. 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. Matilda Knox was the housekeeper for the Morris family at Avocado. Mary and Bertha were her assistants., Photographer remarks: Upright, Time: 4, Light: Fair, Same as #368., 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 26, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.370]

Title: [Mary, Matilda & Bertha sitting on bank at side of front porch], [Avocado, Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing Martha Knox, Mary, and Bertha sitting in the grass next to a wooden fence at the Morris family home Avocado. The wall of the house is visible to the right. Knox on the left holds a sheaf of grain and the other two women fold their hands in their laps. The women wear long patterned dresses with aprons. 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. Matilda Knox was the housekeeper for the Morris family at Avocado. Mary and Bertha were her assistants., Same as last., Photographer remarks: Lengthwise, Time: 4, Light: Fair, Nearly identical to plate 370., 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 26, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.371]

Title: Turtle rock. Father at side, [Catskills, NY]
Description: Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston Morris standing next to Turtle Rock, a large boulder on the Catskill Mountains. Morris wears a three-piece suit and hat, and stands nearly as high as the boulder., Photographer remarks: A little underdeveloped. Intens. 1,10,'85, Time: 1:30, Light: Bright 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: September 11, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.423]

Title: Elliston P. Morris with child [Elliston P. Morris Jr.], standing outside near a large vase of roses
Description: Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris standing in a garden next to a large vase of roses. Marriott Morris' son Elliston P. Morris Jr. stands on his grandfather's left holding his hand. Elliston Morris Jr. wears a straw hat and a coat with large buttons while Elliston Morris Sr. wears a suit with a vest and bowtie., 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. 1900-ca. 1914
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.35.1]

Title: Mr. Samuel's cottage from S.E. [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing J.B. Samuel's four-story home with a balcony on the second level. Other homes are visible in the background., Time: 2:00 PM, Light: Faint 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: August 28, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.388]

Title: Kosciuscko's Garden, West Point, [NY]
Description: Glass negative showing stairs leading down to a small path in Kosciuszko's garden at West Point. There is a stone block to the right and the entire hillside is filled with foliage. The United States Military Academy, also known as West Point, was originally a fort first occupied by American forces in 1778. The school was established by President Thomas Jefferson in 1802. Tadeusz Kosciuszko was a Polish general who spent two years from 1778 to 1780 at West Point strengthening the fortifications. A monument was dedicated to him in 1828, and a statue added in 1913., Time: 10:30, Light: Medium., 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: September 5, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.400]

Title: Church & row of old houses. Allaire, [NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a church and row of houses seen from a distance across a field at the former Howell Iron Works at Allaire, N.J. One building is brick, and both are surrounded by trees. 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., Time: 11:25, Light: 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: August 11, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.337]

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