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Title: [Old carriage in field in front of house]
Description: Gift of Margaret Odewalt Sweeney., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Creator: Wilson, G. Mark (George Mark), 1879-1925, photographer
Date: ca. 1923
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Wilson 55 [P.8513.55], http://www.lcpimages.org/wilson/wilson55.htm

Title: Vernon Park on Greene St
Description: Depicts open field bordered by trees and posts near Greene Street in Vernon Park. Includes a carriage traveling along Greene Street in the distance., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title given in manuscript on mount., Vernon Park was formerly the private estate of the Wister Family and was purchased by the City of Philadelphia in 1892.
Creator: Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date: ca. 1913
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.40]

Title: Among the Berkshire Hills
Description: Depicts a man driving a buggy with two horses down a very narrow dirt road, surrounded by unspoiled verdant countryside., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title given in manuscript on mount., Label on mount reads: Loaned to the Photographic Society of Philadelphia.
Creator: Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date: ca. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9282.9]

Title: On the Brandywine
Description: Depicts a horse-drawn buggy travelling on a dirt path toward the photographer. Three boys attired in wide-brimmed straw hats sit and stand on the grass near the tree-lined creek., Photographer's blind stamp lower left corner., Numbered #650 on mount., Forms part of the Robert S. Redfield collection., Gift of Alfred G. Redfield.
Creator: Redfield, Robert S., 1849-1923, photographer
Date: May 26, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Redfield [P.8983.4]

Title: [Group unloading a wagon]
Description: Glass negative showing three women taking trunks from the back of a wagon. A man stands behind the women and another man stands in the wagon holding a bicycle wheel., Originally housed in negative box inscribed “Bought 12/27, 1899.”, 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: 1899
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.2013.13.565]

Title: Girard House Polka
Description: Cover illustration is a lithograph, hand-colored, showing the Girard House hotel built 1851-1852 after the designs of John McArthur, Jr., at 823-835 Chestnut Street. Several pedestrians, including men, women, and children, walk in front of the hotel and neighboring buildings on the block. Men stand on the verandah of the hotel and in the doorway of an adjacent building. Also shows horse-drawn carriages parked in the street. A number of the women carry parasols., Printer: T. Sinclair's lith., Phila., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 315, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bb 38 G 517, Gift of David Doret.
Creator: Stein, C.F, composer
Date: c1852
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books Rare *Sheet Music Girard 10076.F (Doret)

Title: Broad St. looking N. from Sansom St. on 3rd day of Centennial of our Constitution, showing Arch with coats of arms of states. [Constitutional Centennial Celebration, Philadelphia]
Description: Glass negative showing Broad Street filled with people and carriages during the Centennial celebrations. Spanning the street is a large archway decorated with coats of arms and surmounted by an eagle. Flags fly from the surrounding buildings and people lean out windows to look down on the street. The Centennial Anniversary of the framing and creation of the Constitution was held on September 16-18, 1887 in Philadelphia. Organized by representatives from the various states and territories, the festivities included a military display, orations and concerts, and an industrial parade., Time: 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: Septmeber 17, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1223]

Title: Old house no. 5358 Main St. & view up the street. [Germantown]
Description: Glass negative showing 5358 Main Street (i.e., 6514 Germantown Avenue) and adjacent buildings (6520-6526 Germantown Avenue). Trolley tracks run down the center of the brick road. Two horse-drawn carriages wait near the curb on either side of the street. The house on the far left is made of stone and has a wooden fence extending from the left side., Time: 10:25, 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 25, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1518]

Title: [Unidentified man sitting on old coach]
Description: Depicts young man sitting on old coach in slightly reclined position with arms folded across chest and eyes closed. An old wagon is parked nearby. Both vehicles are parked in piles of leaves in front of building., Gift of Margaret Odewalt Sweeney., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Creator: Wilson, G. Mark (George Mark), 1879-1925, photographer
Date: ca. 1923
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Wilson 90 [P.8513.90], http://www.lcpimages.org/wilson/wilson90.htm

Title: Centennial of the U.S. Constitution. 9 mo. 15, 16 + 17, 1887. The Arch at Broad and Chestnut, [Philadelphia]
Description: Photograph showing Broad Street filled with people and carriages during the Centennial celebrations. Spanning the street is a large archway decorated with coats of arms and surmounted by an eagle. Flags fly from the surrounding buildings and people lean out windows to look down on the street. The Centennial Anniversary of the framing and creation of the Constitution was held on September 16-18, 1887 in Philadelphia. Organized by representatives from the various states and territories, the festivities included a military display, orations and concerts, and an industrial parade., Photograph from negative number 1223., 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 17, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9844.49]

Title: [Spring Lake and Villa Park tram stuck in a flooded area, near Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Photograph showing two carriages stuck in a flooded area near Sea Girt. A man on horseback wades into the water to the left. One carriage stands in the center of the water tilting sidways. The carriage has a sign reading, "Spring Lake & Villa Park, J.H. Clayton." Spring Lake was a coastal resort area popular in the late 19th and early 20th century. The Villa Park area was first owned and developed by William Reid and John Rodgers in 1875. Villa Park became a part of Spring Lake after the latter’s incorporation in 1892., Same image as number 2014., 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: [1889?]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2103]

Title: Main Building, from east end.
Description: Exterior of the building. In front are people, railroad tracks, streetlamps, a carriage, and shrubbery. Above are clouds.
Creator: Centennial Photographic Co., photographer., creator
Date: 1876
Location: *Centennial - photos [P.8700.6]

Title: The Monestary [sic]. Built by Joseph Gorgas bt. 1746 & 1752
Description: Exterior view of house built near Wissahickon Creek between 1746 and 1752 for Joseph Gorgas, a lumber merchant and third generation resident of Germantown. Constructed on the site of "the Kloster," the log cabin built in 1737 as a community house for the German Dunkards. Two carriages are parked on the wrap-around porch., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title given in manuscript on mount., Also known as the Joseph Gorgas House and the Children's Museum of Philadelphia (1973).
Creator: Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date: ca. 1913
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.118]

Title: Billy Morris
Description: Photographic reproduction of a caricature by William J. Gladding, Jr. of minstrel performer Billy Morris. Shows Morris at the bridles of a horse-drawn buggy followed by the grim reaper., Name of artist from duplicate in the collections of the University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of portraits., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Date: [ca. 1865]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - misc. - Caricatures and cartoons - M [(2)5750.F.146c]

Title: William D. Rogers & Co. Carriage Manufactory, Philadelphia
Description: View showing the manufactory and warerooms of the premier carriage business built in 1857 and 1860 at 1009 and 1011 Chestnut Street. Several smokestacks adorn the buildings, carriages on display line the street, and pedestrians walk on the sidewalk. Rogers established his manufactory in 1846 and in 1870 partnered with Joseph Moore, Jr. to form William D. Rogers & Co., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Madelyn Wolke, Lucianne Reichert, and Clifford A. Mohwinkel Jr., Variant published in Charles Robson, Manufactories & manufacturers of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: Galaxy Publishing Co., 1875).
Creator: H.B Hall & Sons, engraver
Date: [ca. 1875]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums - Serz [P.9773.23a]

Title: [Joseph Beckhaus carriage factory, 1204 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: Advertisement depicting the factory and office at 1204 Frankford Avenue. Coaches line the street in front of the establishment and pedestrians walk on the sidewalk. Beckhaus was originally established as Beckhaus, Allgaier, and Petry in 1853. Beckhaus assumed sole operation about 1869., Probably engraved by John Serz., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Madelyn Wolke, Lucianne Reichert, and Clifford A. Mohwinkel Jr.
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums - Serz [P.9773.76d]

Title: [Jane L. Webster sitting with a woman in a horse-drawn buggy]
Description: Depicts the photographer's wife, Jane Lownes Webster, sitting in a horse-drawn buggy, next to an unidentified woman who controls the whip and reigns. One horse is harnessed to the buggy, which sits in the stone drive in front of an unidentified house., Modern reference print #29 available in research file., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.59]

Title: Centennial music
Description: Centennial music cover page paired with six different songs. Cover page is bound with the song Grand Centennial march by E. Mack with this copy [11479.F (Zinman)]., Cover page copyrighted by J.E. Ditson & Co., Song copyrighted by Lee & Walker., Publisher's advertisement on last page for Oliver Ditson & Company., Cover illustration is a lithograph depicting an exterior view of the Main Building of the exhibition celebrating the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art. Visitor traffic, on foot, and by carriage and omnibus, traverse the paths of the grounds around the building designed by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. Landscaping includes clusters of bushes and trees., Printer: J.H. Bufford's Sons Lith., 141 Franklin St. Boston., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 94, Stamped on the cover page: Schaefer Bros. music dealers, Steubenville, O.
Creator: Mack, Edward, 1826-1882, cmp
Date: c1876, c1875
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare *Sheet Music Cent 11479.F (Zinman)

Title: Church of St. Philip Neri. Philadelphia, Penna Rev. N. Cantwell, Pastor
Description: View showing the Roman Catholic church built in 1840 after designs by architect Eugene Napoleon Le Brun. View includes two horse-drawn coaches travelling Queen Street, pedestrians promenading, and a church rectory or convent building immediately west of the church building. Damaged during the Nativist Riots in the spring of 1844, the church maintained most of its original appearance. Reverend Nicholas Cantwell served as pastor of the church from 1845 until his death in 1899., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 37, PAHRC: Packard & Butler, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, St. Philip Neri
Creator: Packard, Herbert S., 1850-1912, artist
Date: [ca. 1880]
Location: Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historical Research Center. | Graphics Collection. PAHRC Packard & Butler, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, St. Philip Neri

Title: A ride to the city
Description: Plate from children's moral instruction book showing a man (Farmer Jones) and his daughter riding along a country path in a carriage pulled by two horses. "The carriage, horses, harness and passengers are all near as a pin." A homestead is visible in the distance., Published in Common sights in town & country. Delineated & described for young children (Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union, No. 146 Chestnut Street, [ca. 1853])., Accompanied by text titled "A ride to the city" moralizing that money is one of "God's gifts" and should be used "in a way that will be pleasing to the Giver", rather than for ostentatious display., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 649, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bd 61 K 8342.4, Free Library of Philadelphia:, Atwater Kent Museum: 46.57.1.13
Creator: Kollner, Augustus, b. 1813
Date: [ca. 1853]
Location: Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bd 61 K 8342.4

Title: Jersey Wash Day Tremont H. Pavillion, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a large group of horse-drawn carriages gathered on the beach for Jersey Wash Day. People walk between the carriages toward the shoreline in the distance. Jersey Wash Day, also known as Salt Water Day or Ocean Day, was an annual event held the second Saturday of August near Wreck Pond in Sea Girt. Farmers living twenty to thirty miles from Sea Girt came to the sea to spend a day bathing and celebrating. The tradition, begun before 1853, stopped around the 1930s., Photographer remarks: Intens. 1 mo. 1889, Time: 10, Light: Very faint sun.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.9895.1336]

Title: Jersey Wash Day, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a large group of horse-drawn carriages gathered on the beach for Jersey Wash Day. People walk between the carriages toward the shoreline and a series of buildings are visible in the distance. Jersey Wash Day, also known as Salt Water Day or Ocean Day, was an annual event held the second Saturday of August near Wreck Pond in Sea Girt. Farmers living twenty to thirty miles from Sea Girt came to the sea to spend a day bathing and celebrating. The tradition, begun before 1853, stopped around the 1930s., From same place., Photographer remarks: Intens. 1 mo. 1889., Time: 10:10 P.M., 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.9895.1337]

Title: One of our buckboards. Thunder Cove and Great Herd in background, [Mount Desert Island, ME]
Description: Glass negative showing a large cart drawn by two horses at Mount Desert Island. A group of people sits in the cart while one man drives the horses. The cart travels along a dirt road at the top of a hill overlooking Thunder Cove and another hilly shore. 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., Marriott C. Morris Collection., Time: 12, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: July 21, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1328]

Title: Possibly peak of Otter from Ocean Drive, [Mount Desert Island, ME]
Description: Glass negative showing a large cart drawn by two horses carrying a group of people down a dirt road at Mount Desert Island. The cart is seen from behind and a forested hillside, possibly the peak of Otter Mountain, rises in the distance. 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., Same place as last., Photographer remarks: Intens. 10/88, Time: 12:05, 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 21, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1329]

Title: Our baggage on dock at N.E. Harbor just before leaving for home. [Mount Desert Island, ME]
Description: Glass negative showing trunks and suitcases piled next to a building bearing a sign that reads "American Express Agency" at the Mount Desert Island dock. A horse-drawn carriage stands on the path to the left of the luggage. Two pieces of luggage have visible initials: E.P.M. and A.E.M. 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., Time: 1:50, 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: July 23, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1330]

Title: M[arriott] C. M[orris] in carriage at Sea Girt
Description: Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris driving a horse-drawn cart down a dirt road at Sea Girt. Thick trees grow on either side of the road., 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. 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.50.10]

Title: Necker's Cottage, S. Broad St. near League St. [Philadelphia]
Description: Glass negative showing Necker's Cottage on South Broad Street, a small one-story house with a woman and four children sitting on the front porch. An unhitched carriage sits in front of the porch and another cart leans upended in the foreground., Photographer remarks: Not focussed [sic] well or else wind shook camera., Time: 12:10, 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: October 4, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.430]

Title: Hill on road near Heron Bay, Southampton, [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing a road lined with stone walls on either side at Heron Bay. A man sits on the wall on the right, gnarled trees standing behind him. A carriage drawn by a donkey carries two people down the road toward the man on the wall., Photographer remarks: Intens[ified] 5/26 '86, Time: 12, 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 28, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.908]

Title: [Cart on a dirt road, Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Film negative showing a rear view of a horse-drawn carriage traveling down a dirt road lined with trees at Sea Girt. A man and a woman sit in the buggy., 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.2013.13.89]

Title: Custom House & E. end of State House from 4 & Library Sts. 2nd story, [Philadelphia]
Description: Glass negative showing the custom house at Fourth and Library Street, a large building with pillars and a wide staircase. The clocktower of another building is visible in the distance and horse-drawn carriages travel down the road in the foreground. A building on the right bears a sign reading "F. Bernhardt.", Photographer remarks: Good sun., Time: 10:15, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: June 15, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1139]

Title: [Custom House & E. end of State House from 4 & Library Sts. 2nd story. Philadelphia]
Description: Glass negative showing the custom house at Fourth and Library Street, a large building with pillars and a wide staircase. The clocktower of another building is visible in the distance and horse-drawn carriages travel down the road in the foreground. A building on the right bears a sign reading "F. Bernhardt.", Photographer remarks: Better density., Time: 10:20, 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: June 15, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1140]

Title: Jersey Wash Day from top of Pavilion western section, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a large group of horse-drawn carriages gathered on the beach for Jersey Wash Day. People weave in and out of the wagons, which are crowded together up to the shoreline. A wooden pier and the tall buildings on the far shore are visible in the distance. Jersey Wash Day, also known as Salt Water Day or Ocean Day, was an annual event held the second Saturday of August near Wreck Pond in Sea Girt. Farmers living twenty to thirty miles from Sea Girt came to the sea to spend a day bathing and celebrating. The tradition, begun before 1853, stopped around the 1930s., Photographer remarks: Intens. 1 mo. 1889, Time: 11:10, 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 13, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1181]

Title: Jersey Wash Day, [top of pavilion], Eastern section, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a large group of horse-drawn carriages gathered on the beach for Jersey Wash Day. People weave in and out of the wagons, which are crowded together up to the shoreline. Jersey Wash Day, also known as Salt Water Day or Ocean Day, was an annual event held the second Saturday of August near Wreck Pond in Sea Girt. Farmers living twenty to thirty miles from Sea Girt came to the sea to spend a day bathing and celebrating. The tradition, begun before 1853, stopped around the 1930s., From same place., Photographer remarks: Intens. 1 mo. 1889, 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: August 13, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1182]

Title: Jersey Wash Day, from top of Tremont N. Pavilion. Looking N. [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a large group of horse-drawn carriages gathered on the beach for Jersey Wash Day. People weave in and out of the wagons, which are crowded together up to the shoreline. The tall buildings on the far shore are visible in the distance. Jersey Wash Day, also known as Salt Water Day or Ocean Day, was an annual event held the second Saturday of August near Wreck Pond in Sea Girt. Farmers living twenty to thirty miles from Sea Girt came to the sea to spend a day bathing and celebrating. The tradition, begun before 1853, stopped around the 1930s., Photographer remarks: Intens. 1 mo. 1889, Time: 11:35, 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: August 13, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1183]

Title: Main St. depot from Wister's meadow, [Germantown]
Description: Glass negative showing the Main Street depot, a two-story building with a sign reading, "Main Street Station." The domed roof of another building stands in the background. The field is surrounded by trees and a horse-drawn carriage stands in front of the depot., Photographer remarks: Good picture but weak, Time: 10:20 A.M., 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: September 4, 1883
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.180]

Title: The London Hotel, N.W. corner 7th & Arch. Soon to be torn down
Description: Glass negative showing the London Hotel, a large building set on the corner of Seventh and Arch Streets. A sign at the top of the building reads "The London...Temperance Hotel" and a sign on the first floor awning reads "Gas Stoves." Horse-drawn carts wait outside the building and trolley tracks run down the cobblestone street. A building to the left has a sign reading "St. Cloud Hotel.", 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, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.784]

Title: Grove of trees at [Manasquan] meeting house. Mother & carriage in background, [Manasquan, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a grove of trees near the Manasquan Meeting House with a wooden fence in the background. Marriott C. Morris' mother Martha Canby Morris stands next to a tree on the right. A horse-drawn carriage rests to her left., Photographer remarks: Overtimed., Time: 11:40, Light: Sun out brightly., 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 1, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.734]

Title: [Jersey Wash Day, Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Film negative showing a large group of horse-drawn carts, wagons and people gathered on the beach for Jersey Wash Day. Canopies are strung over stalls near the shore. The ocean extends into the background. Jersey Wash Day, also known as Salt Water Day or Ocean Day, was an annual event held the second Saturday of August near Wreck Pond in Sea Girt. Farmers living twenty to thirty miles from Sea Girt came to the sea to spend a day bathing and celebrating. The tradition, begun before 1853, stopped around the 1930s., 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. 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.7.12]

Title: [Jersey Wash Day, Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Film negative showing a view of a large group of horse-drawn carts, wagons, and people gathered on the beach for Jersey Wash Day. Wheel tracks line the sand in the foreground and the ocean is visible in the background. Beyond an inlet on the left rowboats are moored on the sand. Jersey Wash Day, also known as Salt Water Day or Ocean Day, was an annual event held the second Saturday of August near Wreck Pond in Sea Girt. Farmers living twenty to thirty miles from Sea Girt came to the sea to spend a day bathing and celebrating. The tradition, begun before 1853, stopped around the 1930s., 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. 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.7.13]

Title: Broad St. looking South from Sansom St. [Constitutional Centennial Celebration, Philadelphia]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of Broad Street dotted with horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians during the Centennial celebrations. A grandstand and stalls have been constructed on the right side of the street in front of a large building flying an American flag from the roof. The Centennial Anniversary of the framing and creation of the Constitution was held on September 16-18, 1887 in Philadelphia. Organized by representatives from the various states and territories, the festivities included a military display, orations and concerts, and an industrial parade., Time: 10:05, 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 17, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1224]

Title: [Broad St. looking N. from Sansom St. on 3rd day of Centennial of our Constitution, showing Arch with coats of arms of states. Constitutional Centennial Celebration, Philadelphia]
Description: Glass negative showing Broad Street filled with people and carriages during the Centennial celebrations. Spanning the street is a large archway decorated with coats of arms and surmounted by an eagle. Flags fly from the surrounding buildings and people lean out windows to look down on the street. The Centennial Anniversary of the framing and creation of the Constitution was held on September 16-18, 1887 in Philadelphia. Organized by representatives from the various states and territories, the festivities included a military display, orations and concerts, and an industrial parade., Photographer remarks: Slower shutter., Time: 10:15, Same view as no. 1223., 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 17, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1225]

Title: Chestnut St. looking E. from top of Wanamakers arch, [Constitutional Centennial Celebration, Philadelphia]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of Chestnut Street seen from above during the Centennial celebrations. The street is filled with carriages and people. American flags fly from each story of the buildings on either side of the street. The Centennial Anniversary of the framing and creation of the Constitution was held on September 16-18, 1887 in Philadelphia. Organized by representatives from the various states and territories, the festivities included a military display, orations and concerts, and an industrial parade., 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: September 17, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1228]

Title: Ocean Day, from bath-house, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a large group of horse-drawn carriages gathered on the beach for Ocean Day. People cluster together or bend down to adjust the wheels of their carriages. Jersey Wash Day, also known as Salt Water Day or Ocean Day, was an annual event held the second Saturday of August near Wreck Pond in Sea Girt. Farmers living twenty to thirty miles from Sea Girt came to the sea to spend a day bathing and celebrating. The tradition, begun before 1853, stopped around the 1930s., Photographer remarks: More to r. than last., Time: 3:25, Light: 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: August 16, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.363]

Title: R[obert] Morris' House [near Bailey's Corner]
Description: Glass negative showing a two-story house with chimneys and distinctive siding once owned by Robert Morris. The house is seen in the distance with a fence, trees, a road, and a horse-drawn carriage in the foreground., Time: 10:30, Light: Good sun., From same place as #348 ., 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.9895.385]

Title: Second Ocean Day, from bath-house, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a large group of horse-drawn carriages gathered on the beach for Ocean Day. Some people cluster around the carriages, and a person in the foreground adjusts the wheel of their carriage. A pier is visible in the distance. Jersey Wash Day, also known as Salt Water Day or Ocean Day, was an annual event held the second Saturday of August near Wreck Pond in Sea Girt. Farmers living twenty to thirty miles from Sea Girt came to the sea to spend a day bathing and celebrating. The tradition, begun before 1853, stopped around the 1930s., Time: 3:20, Light: 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: August 16, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.362]

Title: Washington monument from Charles St. Baltimore, [MD]
Description: Glass negative showing the Washington Monument at the end of the wide thoroughfare Charles Street. The tall monument, comprised of a column with a statue at the pinnacle, rises in the background. Church spires are visible to the right of the monument. In the center of the view, a horse-drawn carriage stands in the brick road. Pedestrians walk up and down the sidewalk. The Washington Monument was designed by Robert Mills (1781-1855) in 1815 and completed in 1829., Photographer remarks: Needs intensifying, Time: P.M., Light: Good sunlight., 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 22, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.837]

Title: [Street scene, probably London]
Description: Film negative likely taken during Marriott C. Morris’ European honeymoon showing a view of a street, probably in London, crowded with horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians. Some of the carriages display advertisements for Nestle's Milk, Reckitt's Blue, and Lifebouy Royal Disinfectant., 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 1897
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.6]

Title: Liberty building, old graveyard & school-house from Jone's roof, [Germantown]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of a cemetery and stone Liberty building in Germantown seen from above. A fence separates the cemetery from the street on the right A horse-drawn carriage waits on the left side of the street., Time: 10:00, 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: April 21, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1103]

Title: Crowd on beach, Ocean Day, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a group of people on the beach gathered around a carriage with a horse standing next to it during Ocean Day. Stalls, carriages and more people fill the background. Words painted on the side of the carriage read "Soda Water, Sasparilla [...]" Jersey Wash Day, also known as Salt Water Day or Ocean Day, was an annual event held the second Saturday of August near Wreck Pond in Sea Girt. Farmers living twenty to thirty miles from Sea Girt came to the sea to spend a day bathing and celebrating. The tradition, begun before 1853, stopped around the 1930s., Time: 11:10, 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 21, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.993a]

Title: Ed. Strawbridge in buggy at their house, [Germantown]
Description: Glass negative showing Edward Strawbridge sitting in a horse-drawn buggy. He wears a three-piece suit and hat and holds the horse's reins. The buggy waits on the street in front of a house., Time: 12:15, 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 21, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1509]

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