Cigar wagon on beach, Ocean Day, [Sea Girt, NJ] [graphic].
Title
Cigar wagon on beach, Ocean Day, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description
Glass negative showing three men gathered around a horse-drawn wagon on Ocean Day. A flag hangs front he wagon's roof and a barrell with cups on top is visible nearby. The men wear suits and hats. 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: Not sharp neg., Time: 11:10, 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
August 8, 1885
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.673]
Clam chowder counter, Ocean Day, [Sea Girt, NJ] [graphic].
Title
Clam chowder counter, Ocean Day, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description
Glass negative showing a covered stand filled with people on Ocean Day. The sign above the stand reads, "Clam Chowder." A woman holding a parasol walks out of the photograph frame to the left. 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: poor. blurred, Time: 3:40, Light: good., 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.9895.365]
Ice cream tent, Ocean Day, [Sea Girt, NJ] [graphic].
Title
Ice cream tent, Ocean Day, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description
Glass negative showing an ice cream stand on the beach, covered with a large awning, set up for Ocean Day. People gather in front and behind the stand and among other similar stands lined up on the beach. A sign on the ground in front of the stand reads, "Hesses Ice Cream..." 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: 11:55, Light: Sun out., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator
Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date
August 15, 1885
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.700]