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Title: U.S.S.S. Lancaster. New York Bay. Bow on. From S.S. Taurus. [Monmouth Beach, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a large sailing ship with two tall masts sailing on the ocean at Monmouth Beach. Other smaller boats are visible in the distance across the choppy water., 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 8, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1558]

Title: Sch[oone]r Fred C. Holden in N.Y. Bay, [NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a schooner with two masts in New York Bay. The ship is seen from across the water with the far shore barely visible in the distance., Time: 4:30, 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: August 8, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1559]

Title: Sloop sailing at fishing grounds, Barnegat Bay, [NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing two sailboats in Barnegat Bay, each with a large group of people on board. The boats occupy the far right of the photo., Time: 11:05 AM, Light: Weak., Some damage to the emulsion near the bottom of the plate. The rest of the plate is blurred and barely discernible., 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, 1883
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.156]

Title: Schooner & sloop, N.Y. Bay. Also from the Taurus
Description: Glass negative showing two sailboats on the water in New York Bay. The larger schooner sails in front of the smaller sloop. The shoreline is barely visible in the distance., Time: 4:45, 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: August 8, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1561]

Title: [Group near a pier on an unidentified schooner, an American flag on the mast, possibly Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing a schooner carrying a large group of people and flying an American flag sailing next to a pier, possibly in Bermuda. A larger boat with three masts sails in the distance. The far shore is visible in the background., Photographer remarks: double instantaneous exposure [inscribed on neg.], 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.9895.51.5]

Title: 3 masted schooner in N.Y. Bay, stern view
Description: Glass negative showing a three masted schooner seen from the stern of the ship sailing on New York Bay. The schooner sails across the bay away from the camera., Time: 4:40, The emulsion has begun to flake away, especially at 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: August 14, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.985]

Title: Sloop yacht in N.Y. Bay, [NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a sailboat carrying a small group of people sailing on New York Bay. A small rowboat floats behind the sailboat. Both vessels are seen from a distance across the water., Time: 4:42, 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 14, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.986]

Title: Thalatta on pond, bow on, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a small sailboat carrying a group of people on Wreck Pond. Large buildings occupy the far shore behind the boat., Time: 4:35, 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 20, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.990]

Title: Thalatta sailing on pond, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a small sailboat carrying three people on Wreck Pond. The word "Thalatta" is written on the hull of the boat. One large building and various other smaller buildings are visible on the far shore across the water., Time: 4:40, 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 20, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.991]

Title: S.S. Old Dominion, outward bound. N.Y. Bay
Description: Glass negative showing various ships sailing on the choppy water at New York Bay. The closest vessel is a large steam ship with two masts and a smokestack., Time: 4:20, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 14, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.984]

Title: Cat-boat sailing, [Barnegat Bay, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing two boats sailing in Barnegat Bay, each with a large group of people on board. The boat on the right has its sails furled and flies a flag with the letter E from its mast., Time: 10:45, Light: Poor., Two tears in the emulsion near the bottom 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: August 18, 1883
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.154]

Title: The Trinidad approaching the dock, [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing a large steamship with two masts and the word "Trinidad" painted on the side. An American flag flies from the top of the mast and smaller boats float in the water to the right. The far shore is visible in the background., Time: 8:00, 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 18, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1424]

Title: Building the bridge to the Trinidad. No. 1 [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of eight men building a gangplank between the steamship Trinidad and the dock. The ship contains a mast and a smokestack. A large group of people gather on the dock. Six men straddle the gangplank while two men work on the ship. A dog stands in the foregound on the dock., Photographer remarks: same subject as last., Time: 8:10, 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: March 18, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1425]

Title: [Building the bridge to the Trinidad. Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of nine men building a gangplank between the steamship Trinidad and the dock. The men straddle the gangplank, some tying ropes around it. The ship contains a mast and a smokestack. A large group of people gather on the dock., Photographer remarks: same subject as last., Time: 8:12, Light: Fair sun., Same subject 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: March 18, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1426]

Title: [Building the bridge to the Trinidad. Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of three men building a gangplank between the steamship Trinidad and the dock. Two of the men hold a long plank of wood over the half-constructed gangplank while the third man walks away. The ship contains a mast and a smokestack. A large group of people gather on the dock., Photographer remarks: same subject as last., Time: 8:20, Light: Fair sun., Same subject 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: March 18, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1427]

Title: Trinidad at dock from the point, [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing a large steamship with two masts and the word "Trinidad" painted on the side. Other smaller boats float behind the steamship at the dock., Time: 12:35, 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 6, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1397]

Title: Trinidad leaving for New York, [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing a large steamship with two masts and the word "Trinidad" painted on the side puffing out smoke as it sails away from shore. Other smaller boats float behind the steamship at the dock., Time: 1, 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: March 7, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1398]

Title: The Iris, from the Trinidad, [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing a sailboat leaning to the left and carrying three people. A large steam ship travels behind the sailboat., Photographer remarks: Iris belongs to Saltus Ingham., Time: 1:15, 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 4, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1499]

Title: The Iris & Ornoco from the Trinidad, Grassy Bay, [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing a sailboat leaning to the left and carrying three people. A large steam ship travels behind the sailboat., Time: 2, 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 4, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1500]

Title: Fallen tree over Tacony Creek, Olney just below "Cape May." H[annah] P. M[orris] in boat
Description: Glass negative showing a tall tree fallen over Tacony Creek. Another tree stands where the fallen tree landed and a rowboat carrying Marriott Morris' cousin Hannah P. Morris floats down the creek., Time: 3:15 P.M., 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: October 25, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1375]

Title: Fishing boat on shore at Salt Kettle, [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing a sailboat leaning sharply to the right while tethered to a stone dock. Other boats float on the water and a building with another dock is visible on the opposite shore., Photographer remarks: Overtimed, Time: 10:45, 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 2, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1480]

Title: The Ornoco in Grassy Bay from the Trinidad, [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing a large steamship with two masts seen from a distance across the water of Grassy Bay. A smaller sailboat travels in front of the steamship., 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 4, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1498]

Title: Yacht "Tidal Wave" in N.Y. Bay. From Iron S. Boat Co.'s ferries
Description: Glass negative showing a two-masted sailing ship in the Upper Bay. The shoreline is visible at right and another ship is visible in the distance to the left., Photographer remarks: Too slow, imperfect neg., Time: 2, 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 17, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.704]

Title: Sloop in N.Y. Bay
Description: Glass negative showing a sailboat in the Upper Bay. The boat is seen from a distance, with the shoreline in the background., Photographer remarks: Too slow., Time: 4:15, 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: August 17, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.705]

Title: Schooner in N.Y. Bay
Description: Glass negative showing a schooner sailing in the Upper Bay. The shoreline stretches along the horizon from the right side of the photograph., Photographer remarks: Too slow., Time: 4:30, 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: August 17, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.706]

Title: The lake & boat house at Lakewood, [NJ], thro [sic] trees from toward Laurel House
Description: Glass negative showing a lake and boathouse in the distance across a field at Lakewood, N.J. A small docked sailboat rests on the lake. Three large trees grow in the center of the field. Originally settled by mill operators in 1750, Lakewood became a winter resort area in 1880. It housed the prominent hotels Laurel House (1880-1932), Lakewood Hotel (1891-1925), and Laurel-in-the-Pines (1891-1967). By the 1960s, the area had become more residential., Time: 10:40, 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 19, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.707]

Title: St. Georges harbor from St. Davids Island above landing, [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of St. George's Harbor seen from a distance on top of a hill on St. David's Island. Boats sail in the bay and a house sits near the shore at the base of the hill. The tree-lined shore curves, forming an inlet in the distance., Time: 2:25, 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: March 11, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1408]

Title: Ellis Harbor & Wreck Hill from fort on Scaur Hill, Somerset, [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of Ellis Harbor seen from Scaur Hill. A sailboat floats in the bay near the shore. Trees grow along the shoreline as it curves, creating an inlet on the left., Time: 12:45, 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: March 19, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1434]

Title: Ellis Harbor & Wreck Hill from Scaur Hill fort, [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of Ellis Harbor seen from Scaur Hill. A sailboat floats in the bay near the shore. Trees grow along the shoreline as it curves, creating an inlet on the right., Same as last., Time: 12:46, 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: March 19, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1435]

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: [Sailboats in harbor, Sea Girt]
Description: Film negative showing a view of docked sailboats, likely on Wreck Pond. Various people walk down the dock and a group of canoes rest on the sand near the shore., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: Summer 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.121]

Title: [Docked boats, Sea Girt]
Description: Film negative showing Wreck Pond seen from the shore between a group of trees. A dock extends into the water with rowboats moored on either side., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: Summer 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.136]

Title: Regetta [sic] at Fairmount
Description: View looking northeast from the Fairmount Water Works showing several spectators watching the regatta from the bank of the Schuylkill River and the balcony of a boat house. View also includes a canal boat., White paper mount with square corners., Title from accompanying label., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, with corrections., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Newell, Robert, 1822-1897
Date: [ca. 1865]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Parks - Fairmount [(3)1322.F.122f]

Title: [Boats on lakeshore], Sea Girt, NJ
Description: Film negative showing three people on the shore at Wreck Pond. Rowboats and a sailboat rest in the sand and a causeway is visible in the background., August & September, 1908., 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: 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.261]

Title: [Dock with rowboats], Pocono Lake, [PA]
Description: Film negative showing a dock at Pocono Lake with a building at the end. Two boats float on the left and a flagpole rises from the building on the dock. The Pocono Lake Preserve was pioneered by a group of Quakers, including Isaac Sharpless, who camped in the area in 1904. In 1908, this group bought the property from the Pocono Mountain Ice Company and designed it as a basic, rustic campground., July 10 & 11, 1909., 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 1909
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.369]

Title: [Ship and bridge]
Description: Film negative showing a ship traveling on a river, likely the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. The word "Poughkeepsie" is painted on the side of the ship. A tall trestle bridge with a train on it spans the river in the background., Originally in envelope with manuscript note: A[tlantic] D[eeper] W[aterways] A[ssociation] Jacksonville 1913, C[hesapeake] + D[elaware] Canal 1912, Also Abbots [Station] School House [Lane]., Title supplied by cataloger., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.447]

Title: Northland Leaving Phila[delphia] for Liverpool with E[lliston] P[erot] M[orris Jr.] aboard for A[merican] F[riends] S[ervice] C[ommittee] work in France
Description: Film negative showing a view of a large steamship sailing away across the Delaware River. The ship has four masts and two smokestacks expelling smoke. The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a Quaker organization originally founded in 1917 to allow conscientious objectors to serve during World War I. Their activities included driving ambulances, working in hospitals, and assisting communities. AFSC continued to serve as a peace orgzanication abroad and in America through the 21st century. Marriott C. Morris' son Elliston Perot Morris Jr. served with AFSC., 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 16, 1919
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.453]

Title: Boating on Consolation Lake, B[ritish] C[olumbia], Canada
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing three people in a rowboat on Consolation Lake. A snowcapped mountain rises sharply from the far shore., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v. 1, p. 41 [P.2014.69.1]., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: July 23, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.6]

Title: Boating on Consolation Lake, B[ritish] C[olumbia] Canada
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing three people in a rowboat on Consolation Lake. A snowcapped mountain rises sharply from the far shore., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v. 1, p. 41 [P.2014.69.1]., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: July 23, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.7]

Title: Reliance Portable Boat Company's line of portable iron boats for the transportation of goods between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
Description: Advertisement for the shipping company established by John Dougherty as Reliance Transportation Company circa 1835. Company operated on the Allegheny Portage Railroad, a system of inclined planes opened in 1834 that transported canal boats, box cars, and carriages by horse and steam engine to connect the east and west branches of the Pennsylvania Main Line canal. Contains two views of canal boats on trucks being transported on the railroad by locomotive. Upper image depicts a bird's eye view of a locomotive that is hauling boat sections approaching an incline to the canal. A long canal boat traverses the waterway. In the background, a farm and farmland are visible on the numerous hillsides. Lower image depicts a close-up view of the portable boats being hauled on the round-bottomed trucks by a locomotive exiting a tunnel and passing dwellings along the route. In 1839, the company was renamed Reliance Portable Boat Company following the departure of Dougherty., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 193, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bb 67 L 528, Trimmed.
Creator: Lehman, George, d. 1870, artist
Date: [ca. 1840]
Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bb 67 L 528

Title: A view of Fairmount and the Water-Works showing the bridge previous to its destruction by fire Taken from the Veranda of Harding's Hotel, Schuylkill
Description: View looking toward the water works originally built between 1812 and 1822 after the designs of Philadelphia engineer Frederick Graff. In the foreground, elegantly dressed women and men, sit, and stand on the veranda admiring the vista as street and pedestrian traffic approaches and departs from the covered Upper Ferry Bridge. Traffic includes horse-drawn carriages, a man on horseback, and a woman walking and holding a parasol. Canal barges travel under the bridge and in the canal lock across from the water works. The water works include the engine house, mill house, and pavilions on the mound dam and on reservoir hill. A water fountain and trees complete the view. Also shows businesses and residences behind the water works in the background. The Lancaster-Schuylkill Bridge, known as the Upper Ferry Bridge, was erected 1809-1812, with Robert Mills serving as architect and Lewis Wernwag as engineer. The bridge burned in 1838., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 788, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 88 B 7861
Creator: Bowen, John T., ca. 1801-1856?
Date: c1838
Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bc 88 B 7861

Title: [The Lake]
Description: View of a lake from point of view of a boat on the water. In the center of the lake is a fountain, surrounded by a stone ledge. The background depicts a sailboat in front of a large, lengthy building.
Creator: Centennial Photographic Co., photographer., creator
Date: 1876
Location: Centennial - album [P.8965.15b]

Title: [D.S. Ewing trade cards]
Description: Series of illustrated trade cards depicting a postcard of a dwelling labeled "new home" tucked into flowers and a beach scene showing siblings (brother and sister) on the beach, a boat with a sail labeled "new home", and a sewing machine in the sky. The boy has a patch with the initials "N.H." sewn onto the back of his pants and a caption under their feet reads: Sister.--What are the wild waves saying? Brother.--This patch was put on by the light running new home sewing machine., One print [P.9737] contains seller's stamp on verso: G.A. Buck, dealer in sewing machines, organs, etc. Weissport, Penna., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date: [ca. 1885]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Ewing [P.9737 & P.9754]

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: [Italian] Bark [Civitas] Ca[n]aria - Geo. Morris walking & [three] little girls on beach. [Manasquan Inlet, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing the "Civitas Canaria," a large sailboat on the ocean at Manasquan, N.J. The boat has three masts and is seen from the beach across choppy water. Marriott Morris' cousin George Morris walks down the beach toward a group of three young women sitting in the sand., Time: 4:00, 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., The emulsion is flaking in the upper left corner of the plate., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: July 1, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1300]

Title: [Italian] Bark ["Civitas Canaria"]. Geo[rge] & girls in foregr[oun]d. [Manasquan Inlet, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing the "Civitas Canaria," a large sailboat on the ocean at Manasquan, N.J. The boat has three masts and is seen from the beach across choppy water. Three young women and Marriott Morris' cousin George Morris sit in the sand on the beach., Same position as last., Photographer remarks: Intens. 10/88, Time: 4:10, 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: July 1, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1301]

Title: Thalatta sailing on pond. Marriott Canby & Miss Moss in boat, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a small sailboat carrying Marriott Morris' cousin William Marriott Canby and Miss Moss on Wreck Pond. Canby in the back of the boat holds an oar and the boat's sail is reflected in the calm water., Time: 11:15, 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: August 11, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1339]

Title: [Thalatta sailing on pond. Marriott Canby & Miss Moss on boat, Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a small sailboat carrying Marriott Morris' cousin William Marriott Canby and Miss Moss on a Wreck Pond. Canby in the back of the boat holds an oar and the boat's sail is reflected in the calm water., Time: 11:20, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 11, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1340]

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]

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