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Title: 2[25]th Anniversary parade in Germantown, [PA]
Description: Film negative showing a parade float pulled by four horses carrying a group of people, flowers, and a spinning wheel during the 225th Anniversary parade of Germantown. Crowds gather on either side of the street to watch the parade. The Bicentennial anniversary parade celebrated the first German immigrants to America and the first thirteen Quaker families who founded Germantown. Most of the events were actually held in Philadelphia, and included the parade, concerts, religious services, and a ball. A smaller annual holiday, German Day, began to be held in subsequent years in German-American communities., Originally incorrectly titled: 200th Anniversary parade in Germantown., 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 6, 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.312]

Title: 2[25]th Anniversary parade in Germantown, [PA]
Description: Film negative showing a parade float pulled by four horses during the 225th Anniversary parade of Germantown. The float carries three men and a replica of a trolley. Crowds gather on either side of the street to watch the parade. The Bicentennial anniversary parade celebrated the first German immigrants to America and the first thirteen Quaker families who founded Germantown. Most of the events were actually held in Philadelphia, and included the parade, concerts, religious services, and a ball. A smaller annual holiday, German Day, began to be held in subsequent years in German-American communities., Originally incorrectly titled: 200th Anniversary parade in Germantown., 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 6, 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.315]

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: [Canoes stacked on a cart, Maurice River, New Jersey]
Description: Film negative showing canoes stacked onto the back of a horse-drawn cart travelling down a dirt road near Maurice River. A group of men walks down the dirt road alongside the cart., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: May 12, 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.45]

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: [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: 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: [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: Monument & Square from our front steps, [Germantown]
Description: Glass negative showing the Civil War monument in the center of Market Square from the steps of the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. The monument is comprised of a carved pedestal and a statue of a man. A horse-drawn carriage travels down the cobblestone street adjacent to the Square while a dog runs the opposite way. First called The Green, Market Square was established from land originally owned by James De la Plaine as early as 1703. As a center of community activity, Market Square contained not only market stalls but also the prison and stocks. Samuel B. Morris planted many of the Square’s original trees. Prominent buildings situated around the Square include the Deshler-Morris House, the German Reformed Church, and the Fromberger-Harkness House. The Market Square monument, built in 1883, commemorates the contributions of soldiers to the Civil War. Designed as a Union soldier, it rests on a pedestal made from granite taken from Devil’s Den, Gettysburg. The fence surrounding the monument was constructed from old musket barrels and bayonets. Cannons used during the war stand beside the monument., Photographer remarks: Weak neg., Time: 9:30, Light: Good sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: March 24, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1085]

Title: Jersey Wash Day, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a group of people gathered on the beach among various shop stalls for Jersey Wash Day. A horse covered in a blanket stands in the foreground next to a stall adorned with three American flag. The stall has obscured signage reading "Boots..." A stall in the background has signage reading "Soda." Women holding umbrellas stand to the left while a man and woman with two children stand to the right. 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: August 13, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.104.4]

Title: Milkman, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing milkman and a boy standing next to a horse-drawn cart. The man stands in profile while the boy faces the camera, his head barely above the wheel of the cart. Trees grow behind the road and grass grows in front of it., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: September 11, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.53.4]

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]

Title: Strawbridge's horse, Genesta, [Germantown]
Description: Glass negative showing a man standing next to Genesta, a a horse with a white spot on its nose, in the drive of a Edward Strawbridge's house. The man holds the horse's bridle affectionately. Trees grow next to the house behind them., Time: 12:20, Light: Good sun, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: April 21, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1510]

Title: [Genesta], Fred Strawbridge in buggy, [Germantown]
Description: Glass negative showing Fred Strawbridge sitting in a horse-drawn buggy. Strawbridge holds the horse Genesta's reins while the buggy waits in the drive of a house. Trees grow next to the house in the background., Same horse as last., Time: 12:35, Light: Good sun, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: April 21, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1511]

Title: Par-la-ville from Reid St. Hamilton. [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of a low stone wall and metal fence with the facade of Par-la-Ville barely visible through the tree branches. A tree-lined street with a horse-drawn carriage waiting is visible in the foreground. A building to the right holds a sign reading: "Jas H. Masters." Par-la-Ville was built for William B. Perot, Bermuda’s first postmaster, in 1814. The grounds became a national park, renamed Queen Elizabeth Park, while the house became the home of the Bermuda National Library and Bermuda Historical Society Museum., Photographer remarks: wind, Time: 11:00, 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., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: March 6, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1395]

Title: [Man with a horse drawn carriage], Pocono Lake, [PA]
Description: Film negative showing a man standing next to a horse-drawn carriage in a field at Pocono Lake. The man wears a hat and suspenders. Trees line the field. 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., 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 1911
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.411]

Title: [Men working on the roadside], Pocono Lake, [PA]
Description: Film negative showing a group of seven men with shovels and axes working on the side of a dirt road at Pocono Lake. A horse-drawn wagon stands on the road behind the men. All of the men wear shirts with rolled sleeves. Some men wear hats, ties, or suspenders. 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., 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 27, 1909
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.370]

Title: [Men working on the roadside], Pocono Lake, [PA]
Description: Film negative showing a group of six men with shovels and axes working on the side of a dirt road at Pocono Lake. A man wearing a hat and suspenders stands in a horse-drawn wagon behind the group. 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., 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 27, 1909
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.371]

Title: [Man driving a horse drawn cart], Pocono Lake, [PA]
Description: Film negative showing a man driving a horse-drawn cart filled with soil at Pocono Lake. The man stands on his cargo while holding the reigns. He wears a hat and suspenders. 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., 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 27. 1909
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.373]

Title: [225th aniversary of Germantown parade, Germantown, Pa.]
Description: Film negative showing a group of soldiers marching in a parade down Germantown Avenue for the 225th anniversary of the founding of Germantown. The soldiers wear uniforms with tall hats and carry rifles over their shoulders. Spectators line the far side of the road. A line of carriages filled with people stand behind the spectators. A man on horseback and a horse-drawn carriage cross in the foreground. The original Bicentennial anniversary parade celebrated the first German immigrants to America and the first thirteen Quaker families who founded Germantown. A smaller annual holiday, German Day, began to be held in subsequent years in German-American communities., Title supplied by cataloger., Manuscript note on original envelope: 10-6-1908. Historical parade, being 225th aniv of Germantown Friends Meeting. On Germantown Ave., Gift of David M. Morris., 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 6, 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2017.38.3]

Title: Phila[delphia] Dispensary from Independence Square
Description: Glass negative showing exterior view from Independence Square of the Philadelphia Dispensary's third building, built in 1801, at 127 South Fifth Street, with partial views of adjacent buildings including the Mercantile Library building (125 South Fifth Street), occupied by the American Bank Note Company at the time of this photograph, and the offices of F. Cooper Shapely (129 South Fifth Street). Boys sit and stand in front of the dispensary building while a horse-drawn Knickerbocker Ice Company cart is parked in front of the Bank Note Company. Founded in 1786 by Benjamin Rush, the dispensary provided medical attention to the indigent sick. The building was razed in 1922., Title from entry in photographer's diary., Inscribed in negative: No. 12., Photographer remarks: Overtimed., Time: 1:45, Light: Good sun., Reproduced in The Print and Photograph Department of the Library Company of Philadelphia's Center City Philadelphia in the 19th century (Portsmouth, N.H.: Arcadia Publishing, 2006), p. 46., Arcadia caption text: The Philadelphia Dispensary is dwarfed by the adjacent Bank Note Company, formerly the Mercantile Library, in this 1887 photograph by Marriott C. Morris. Founded in 1786, the Dispensary provided in-home care to the indigent sick and specialized in inoculation against smallpox. Doctors donated their time to the institution, providing medicine to patients free of charge, in return for medical experience. After renting properties near Chestnut and Strawberry streets, the Dispensary constructed its own out-patient clinic at 127 South Fifth Street in 1801. The plan of the Dispensary shows a “Prescribing Room,” an apothecary shop, and a room for patients on the ground floor, and a Manager’s Room, Library, and three bedrooms on the second floor. The Dispensary remained here until the institution was dissolved in 1922., Digitization and cataloging edits have 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, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris [P.9895.1106]

Title: Wagons &c in crowd, Wash Day, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a group of horse-drawn carriages gathered on the beach for Jersey Wash Day. Some of the wagons have been unhitched from their horses. A group of women and children converse on the right, some wearing bathing costumes. 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: 11:35, 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 13, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1185]

Title: Pier 80, foot of Snyder Av
Description: Film negative showing a horse-drawn carriage waiting in a dockyard at the end of Snyder Avenue. A large building labeled "Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 80" stands in the background next to a pier extending out into the water., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a]., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: May 24, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.478]

Title: Observatory on top of Mt. Jefferson with our party and stage, [Albemarle County, VA]
Description: Glass negative showing an observation tower on top of Mt. Jefferson. The tower is a two-story square shaped building with a latticework enclosure on the lower floor and stairs leading to a small room with multiple rounded windows on the second floor. A group of people dressed in black gather next to a horse-drawn carriage to the left of the tower. Three women stand on the stairs, three women sit in front of the carriage, and one woman sits in the carriage. A man stands to the left of the carriage while another man with a camera on a tripod stands to the right of the group to take their photograph., Time: 2:35, Light: poor light, very dark, 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 14, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1043]

Title: Bess & Miss Grace Taylor on horseback at Elbow Bay, [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris and Grace Taylor on horseback on the shore of Elbow Bay. The women sit side-saddle., Photographer remarks: Intesified 6/1 '90., Time: 12:10, Light: Good sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., An additional layer of paper has been added to the upper third of the plate., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: April 1, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1473]

Title: Two old women & 2 children on beach, Ocean Day, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a group of people gathered on the beach for Ocean Day. Two women and two children stand in the foreground in front of the crowd of people and 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., Time: 12:15, 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: August 15, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.703]

Title: Charlie Huston & Morris Leeds pulling Bessie Carter on a wood sled, [end of Eagle Lake, Mount Desert Island, ME]
Description: Glass negative showing Charlie Huston (Haverford College class of 1875) and Morris Leeds (class of 1888) pulling Bessie Carter seated on a wooden sled at Mount Desert Island. A forest of slender trees lines the path and two horses are visible among the trees in the background. Carter wears a long, high-necked dress and wide brimmed hat. One of the men wears a suit jacket and both men wear hats. 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: 5, Light: Good sun., Same place 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: July 16, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1321]

Title: Sam Morris in carriage in Crescent Park, Sea Girt, NJ
Description: Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' brother Samuel Buckley Morris driving a horse-drawn carriage down a dirt road in Crescent Park. Grass and 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.9895.50.5]

Title: Our cottage [Avocado] at Sea Girt, [NJ], from net end of tennis court
Description: Glass negative showing the roof and upper story of Avocado, the Morris family's Victorian-style house at Sea Girt decorated with tracery and featuring a tower with a balcony. The house is seen from a distance and the lower portion is obscured by trees. A horse-drawn carriage carrying two men travels down the road in the foreground. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., Photographer remarks: Good., Time: 5:25, 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 4, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1142]

Title: Camp Green, Sea Girt. S.E. from top of barn. [NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a row of tents at the National Guard Camp Green in the far right background. Several horse-drawn carriages are gathered in the open space in front of the tents. A flag that reads "Camp Green" flies in the left foreground. The National Guard Camp at Sea Girt began in 1884, and the National Guard formally purchased land in 1887 for a permanent summer training camp., Photographer remarks: undertimed., Time: 4:30, 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: August 26, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1190]

Title: Old [De la Plaine] house, N.E. cor. School Lane & Main St., [Germantown]
Description: Glass negative showing the De la Plaine House at 5521-5523 Germantown Avenue, a three-story stone building located on the corner and previously owned by the Morris family. The first floor houses a shop with some of its wares displayed outside. A horse-drawn cart stands on the street in front of the building. James De la Plaine settled in Germantown in 1691. Before his death in 1750, he built a house. It was afterward owned by E.B. Paramore and used as a corner store before the Germantown Mutual Fire Insurance Company bought the property in 1885. The Rev. B. Wistar Morris also lived here before he became a bishop in Oregon., Photographer remarks: Good negative, Time: 2 P.M., 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 30, 1883
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.170]

Title: Our [Deshler-Morris] house [4782 Main Street] from the other side of Market Sq. [Germantown]
Description: Glass negative showing the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue, a two-story house with shuttered windows and ivy climbing up the walls. A horse-drawn carriage stands in front of the home. A fenced lawn is across the street. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., Photographer remarks: Very good picture. Postion well chosen., Time: 9:35 A.M., 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: September 4, 1883
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.178]

Title: Tally Ho at Manheim Fete
Description: Film negative showing a horse-drawn carriage surrounded by onlookers at the Manheim Fete. A man with a tri-corner hat sits on the carriage holding the reins. Three children sit next to him. Another man wearing an apron stands in front of the side of the carriage. Three boys, their faces possibly darkend with makeup and holding brushes and brooms, stand around him. The Manheim Club, later known as the Germantown Cricket Club, was founded in 1854 and is the second oldest surviving cricket club in the United States. The 1912 Fete was celebrated for the benefit of the Germantown Hospital., Inscription on negative: Old Stagecoach, Manheim 6/8/1912], Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 8, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.498]

Title: Fete at Manheim for G[erman]t[ow]n Hospital
Description: Film negative showing a group of people, some in colonial-era costume, gathered under a canopy of trees for the Fete at Manheim. In the foreground, a woman in costume sits side saddle on a horse in the left across from an empty baby carriage in the right. The Manheim Club, later known as the Germantown Cricket Club, was founded in 1854 and is the second oldest surviving cricket club in the United States. The 1912 Fete was celebrated for the benefit of the Germantown Hospital., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a]., 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 8, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.490]

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