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Title: Islands W[est] from Scaur Hill Fort, [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of an island seen from a distance on top of Scaur Hill. A wooden walkway leads down the hill toward the water where a building stands next to the shore. The island and the hillside are covered in trees., Time: 1:10, Light: Very faint sun., The emulsion is flaking off on the top edge of the plate., 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: March 19, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1438]

Title: Rocky coast at Elbow Bay, [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of a rocky shoreline at Elbow Bay. Scrub grows on the hillside as it curves to the right. Small rocky islands dot the bay near the shore., Time: 12:50, 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 1, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1474]

Title: Sea and beach for cliffs, Elbow Bay, [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing the rocky shoreline of Elbow Bay seen from high on a hill. Scrub grows on the rocks and small islands dot the bay near the shore., Time: 1:10, 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 1, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1475]

Title: Hamilton across harbor from near head of harbor, [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of Hamilton seen from the road across Hamilton Harbor. The road is lined with trees and small boats float in the water. Various buildings line the far shore., Photographer remarks: Underdeveloped., Time: 10:15, 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 2, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1478]

Title: View westward from Fort George, [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of a harbor town on St. George's Island seen from Fort George on top of a hill. Two people sit on the grassy hillside overlooking the various buildings lining the shore. Trees grow along the shoreline as it curves to the left., Time: 2:35, Light: No sun. Fair 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: March 11, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1410]

Title: Paget Shore, harbor, & town from 2nd story of Hamilton Hotel, [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of Paget Shore from across the bay and the harbor town of Hamilton. Buildings of various sizes line the shore as sailboats float in the bay. The far shore contains few buildings and multiple trees grow on either side of the harbor., Time: 4:20, 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: March 17, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1422]

Title: Hamilton from Hill Paget, [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of Hamilton Harbor seen from high on Hill Paget. The roof of a building surrounded by slender trees is visible in the foreground and various buildings of Hamilton line the far shore. A barge is tied up on the shore of an island in the center of the bay., Photographer remarks: Overtimed., Time: 12:50, 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: April 2, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1479]

Title: Hamilton from Paget, a little above ferry, [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of Hamilton from across Hamilton Harbor. Two buildings are built into the hillside in the foreground. Two large boats float in the harbor near the town., Time: 12:30, Light: No sun, dull 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: April 2, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1483]

Title: Hamilton & harbor from Fort Hamilton, [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of Hamilton and Hamilton Harbor seen from high on a hill. A path travels down the hill on theright and boats float in the bay around a small island filled with trees., Same position as last., 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 3, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1489]

Title: View of the Sound from Henry Darrell's place. Norwood showing corner of the house. [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of Henry Darrell's house with a chimney and a covered patio. A lawn bordered by trees and leafy shrubs stands next to the house. The bay is visible beyond the garden in the distance., Photographer remarks: Slightly overtimed., Time: 10:55, 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 3, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1491]

Title: Ocean City, New Jersey
Description: Aerial views of Ocean City, New Jersey looking northeast towards Great Egg Harbor Inlet and Longport. The entire northeast portion of the island is visible, as are portions of Great Egg Harbor Bay and the Atlantic Ocean., Negative numbers: 5945, 5946.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1926
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.5945; P.8990.5946]

Title: Absecon Inlet, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Description: Aerial views showing residential development, a recreational area and boats docked at and sailing on the Absecon Inlet in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Views show relatively small portions of the area along the inlet, as if taken from a lower vantage point., Negative numbers: 6213, 7683.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1926-1927
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6213; P.8990.7683]

Title: [Seaview Country Club, Absecon, New Jersey.]
Description: Aerial view of the Seaview Country Club, a golf club and resort in Absecon, New Jersey, across the Absecon Bay from Atlantic City. The resort was designed by Frank Seeburgerand was built in 1914. The adjacent golf course, Bay Course, is also visible. The property was purchased in 1984 by the Marriott Corporation, who opened the resort and golf courses to the public., Negative number: 6478.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1926
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6478]

Title: Robinson's Mt. from boat in Some's Sound, [Mount Desert Island, ME]
Description: Glass negative showing Robinson's Mountain rising on the shore of Somes Sound at Mount Desert Island. A sailboat travels near the shore on the roght. The view is seen from a distance across the water. Mount Desert Island, the largest island off the coast of Maine, was popularized in the mid-19th century by Hudson River School painters as a nature retreat. From the late 19th century to around the 1930s the Island was a tourist destination for the social elite., Photographer remarks: Blurred., Time: 11:30, 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 17, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1322]

Title: Laying passenger stage out to the Orinoco. From forward spar-deck of vessel, [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing two men straddling planks extending from a dock over water to an unseen boat. The men shimmy up the planks attaching ropes as they go. The dock is crowded with people. Rowboats float underneath the planks., Photographer remarks: Too small stop., Time: 2:30, 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: March 28, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.911]

Title: Laying passenger stage out to the Orinoco, from forward spar-deck of vessel, [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing a group of men shimmying up planks extending from a dock over water to an unseen boat. The men attach ropes as they go. The dock is crowded with people. Rowboats float in the water nearby., Same as last., Time: 2:30, 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: March 28, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.912]

Title: [Laying passenger stage out to the Orinoco, From forward spar-deck of vessel, Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing men carrying planks to lay from the dock to an unseen boat on the right. The planks extend over the water with rowboats floating nearby. The dock is crowded with people., Same as last., Photographer remarks: Too small stop., Time: cir. 2:30, 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: March 28, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.913]

Title: Crowd at sports at Princess Hotel, [Hamilton, Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing a crowd of people gathered next to the Princess Hotel. Seveal more people occupy the balcony on the second floor of the building. A flagpole stands in front, flying an American flag as well as various nautifcal flags. The crowd looks out onto the water, where sailboats float past. Opened in 1885, the Princess Hotel was named after the royal visit of Princess Louise, daughter of Queen Victoria, to Bermuda. The hotel continued operation through the 21st century., Photographer remarks: Too small a stop., Time: 3:15, 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: March 27, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.903]

Title: Highland [Navesink] Light [Station] from station of R[ail]R[oad], [Sandy Hook, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing the Navesink Light Station across Sandy Hook Bay. The multi-towered lighthouse rises from the top of a hill in the background. Several buildings line the shore below the hill. A wooden walkway spans the water on the left and the opposite shore is visible in the foreground. The first lighthouse was built on this site in 1828. In 1862, the twin tower building was constructed, giving it the nickname Twin Lights. This lighthouse was the first in the United States to test the Fresnel lens. The lighthouse ceased operations in 1952. In 1962 it was given to the state of New Jersey to operate as a museum., Time: 11:00, 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: August 8, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1162]

Title: Bess & Miss Grace Taylor on horseback at Elbow Bay, [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris and Grace Taylor on horseback on the shore of Elbow Bay. The women sit side-saddle., Photographer remarks: Intesified 6/1 '90., Time: 12:10, 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., An additional layer of paper has been added to the upper third of the plate., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: April 1, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1473]

Title: Beach from cliffs at Albert Bay near Sand Hills, Bess on horseback near water. [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of Albert Bay seen from high on a hill. A slender tree grows on the hillside in the foreground. Marriott C. Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris rides a horse near the shore in the distance., No. 2., Time: 11:50, 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 1, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1472]

Title: [Boy near the water], G[erman]t[ow]n Boys' Club, Stone Harbor Camp [NJ]
Description: Film negative showing a boy from the Germantown Boys' Club standing at the edge of the water at Stone Harbor. He wears a hat with a floppy brim and suspenders. Founded in 1887, the Boys’ Parlors Association of Germantown served as a safe space for neighborhood children whose parents worked longer hours in an industrializing city. The name changed in 1907 to the Germantown Boys’ Club after joining ranks with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Marriott Canby Morris served as the president of the club in the first decade of the 1900s., 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 26, 1911
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.417]

Title: [Group near the water], G[erman]t[ow]n Boys' Club, Stone Harbor Camp, [NJ]
Description: Film negative showing a group of men, women, and boys from the Germantown Boys' Club gathered near the water at Stone Harbor. Three flags fly among the group. The opposite shore stretches across the horizon. Founded in 1887, the Boys’ Parlors Association of Germantown served as a safe space for neighborhood children whose parents worked longer hours in an industrializing city. The name changed in 1907 to the Germantown Boys’ Club after joining ranks with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Marriott Canby Morris served as the president of the club in the first decade of the 1900s., 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 26, 1911
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.420]

Title: Pitt's Bay from road, near quarries, [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing Pitt's Bay with a small sailboat and buildings lining the right side. A road runs above the harbor with a low stone wall. A Black man, attired in a cap, a white shirt, a jacket, pants, and shoes, sits on the wall and carries a stick in his right hand. On the ground beside him is a dog and a picnic basket., Time: 12:10, Light: Good sunlight., 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: March 27, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.898]

Title: Pennsylvania Colonization Society A view of Bassa Cove in Liberia
Description: Honorary life membership certificate containing a view of Liberia, the African American colony established by the American Colonization Society in 1822. In the left foreground, three bare-chested Black people, attired in white sarongs, stand at the West African cove across from the small village. The village is comprised of buildings and is surrounded by a fence. People and cattle stroll the grounds. The Pennsylvania Colonization Society, established in 1826, was a state chapter of the controversial American Colonization Society established in 1816 to promote Black American emigration to resolve the problem of race inequality and to end slavery., Title from item., Issued to [Tho]mas Sully, Esquire of Philadelphia on October 24, 1848 for his donation of "valuable original portraits." Signed by [Robert B.] Davidson, rec. secretary; Elliot Cresson, corresponding secretary; J.R. Ingersoll, president., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Gift of Hirschl and Adler Galleries, 1989., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014., Lehman & Duval was a Philadelphia partnership between painter, lithographer, and engraver George Lehman, and lithographer, Peter S. Duval, that lasted from 1835 until 1837.
Date: [ca. 1837]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *Philadelphia Certificates [P.9261]

Title: [Group on a boat], G[erman]t[ow]n Boys' Club, Stone Harbor Camp, [NJ]
Description: Film negative showing a group of men and boys from the Germantown Boys' Club gathered on a boat moored near the shore at Stone Harbor. An American flag flies from the top of the boat and a long causeway is visible in the background. Founded in 1887, the Boys’ Parlors Association of Germantown served as a safe space for neighborhood children whose parents worked longer hours in an industrializing city. The name changed in 1907 to the Germantown Boys’ Club after joining ranks with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Marriott Canby Morris served as the president of the club in the first decade of the 1900s., 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 26, 1911
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.416]

Title: [Group near the water], G[erman]t[ow]n Boys' Club, Stone Harbor Camp, [NJ]
Description: Film negative showing a group of boys from the Germantown Boys' Club sitting on an overturned canoe near the water at Stone Harbor. A flag flies above them and buildings are visible on the far shore. The boys all wear hats and white shirts. Founded in 1887, the Boys’ Parlors Association of Germantown served as a safe space for neighborhood children whose parents worked longer hours in an industrializing city. The name changed in 1907 to the Germantown Boys’ Club after joining ranks with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Marriott Canby Morris served as the president of the club in the first decade of the 1900s., 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 16, 1911
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.418]

Title: A view of Bassa Cove (in Liberia.)
Description: View "from a drawing made on the spot by Dr. Robert McDowall" of a village scene in Liberia, the African American colony established by the American Colonization Society in 1822. Also used as the illustration of a membership certificate of the Pennsylvania Colonization Society. In the left foreground, three bare-chested Black people, attired in white sarongs, stand at the West African cove across from the small village. The village is comprised of buildings and is surrounded by a fence. People and cattle stroll the grounds. Established in 1816, the controversial American Colonization Society promoted Black American emigration to resolve the problem of race inequality, and to dissolve the institution of slavery. Copies of the print were on view for sale at the colonization society office for over a decade. McDowall was a Black physician sent by the society to provide medical care at the colony., Title from item., Advertised in Colonization herald, June 17, 1837, vol. III, no. 54, p. 214 and later issues., Purchase 1970., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014., Lehman & Duval was a Philadelphia partnership between painter, lithographer, and engraver George Lehman, and lithographer, Peter S. Duval, that lasted from 1835 until 1837.
Date: [ca. 1836]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *GC-Views-Foreign-Africa [7930.F]

Title: Some's Sound looking out to sea. From half way up Robinsons Mt. [Mount Desert Island, ME]
Description: Glass negative showing in the foreground Morris Leeds (Haverford College class of 1888), Sallie Carter, George Williams, Alice Calley, Abram Francis Huston (class of 1872), and Marriott Morris' second cousin once removed Anna Tatnall resting on a high cliff looking out over Somes Sound at Mount Desert Island. Other hills rise along the shoreline, forming an inlet in the distance. Alice Calley married Huston in 1889. Mount Desert Island, the largest island off the coast of Maine, was popularized in the mid-19th century by Hudson River School painters as a nature retreat. From the late 19th century to around the 1930s the Island was a tourist destination for the social elite., Photographer remarks: Intens. 10/88, Time: 12:30, 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: July 17, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1323]

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