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- Title
- Susquehanna from Bald Hill, [Darlington, MD]
- Description
- Film negative showing the Susquehanna River in the distance. In the foreground, a woman and child, possibly Jane Morris and her daughter Janet, sit and stand between two trees on the hill top. A row of trees is visible further down the hill from them., Inscription on negative: Bald Hill MD 8/4 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
- August 4, 1912
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.515]
- Title
- Susquehanna from Bald Hill, [Darlington, MD]
- Description
- Film negative showing a group seated on a hill overlooking Susquehanna River. A tall tree and other foliage grow on the edge of the hill., Inscription on negative: Bald Hill MD 8/4 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
- August 4, 1912
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.516]
- Title
- Leopold building & one next to it, Baltimore St. Baltimore, [MD], upper stories only
- Description
- Glass negative showing the multi-story Leopold building on Baltimore Street seen from a second story curtained window across the street. The center building is tall, with rounded windows on the second highest story. The buildings to the left and right are shorter with a signs that reads "Mackenzie" and "Boot [...]", Time: A.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
- February 22, 1886
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.836]
- Title
- [Building on German Street near Calvert, Baltimore, MD]
- Description
- Glass negative showing German Street in Baltimore. Tall buildings and telegraph wires line the street. The cobblestone street has trolley lines running down the center., Same building a little further off., Time: A.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
- February 22, 1886
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.833]
- Title
- [Building on German Street near Calvert, Baltimore, MD]
- Description
- Glass negative showing German Street in Baltimore. Tall buildings and telegraph wires line the street. The cobblestone street has trolley lines running down the center., Same building a little further off., Time: A.M., Light: Good 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
- February 22, 1886
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.834]
- Title
- Mabley & Carew's building, Baltimore St., Baltimore, [MD]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Mabley & Carew's four-story building on the corner of Baltimore Street. The bottom floor houses shops. A horse-drawn carriage waits on the street outside. The roofline is decorated with carved balustrades, finials, and cartouches., Photographer remarks: Failure, Time: A.M., 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.9895.835]
- 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
- Upper stories of Dan'l Miller & Co's building, Baltimore, [MD]
- Description
- Glass negative showing the upper three stories of Daniel Miller & Co's building in Baltimore. The building is decorated with engaged pillasters, cornices and pediments., Time: P.M., 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
- February 22, 1886
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.838]
- Title
- Meadow Farm, Darlington, MD
- Description
- Film negative showing two boys standing in a lawn in front of a large two-story the Meadow Farm house. Trees grow near the house, which has a small porch and shuttered windows. Meadow Farm house was built between 1825 and 1830 by Isaac or Aquila Massey. A small dwelling that likely existed on this site during the revolution was incorporated into the main structure. The house went through numerous additions and alterations, including the addition of the summer porch in 1895., Inscription on negative: Meadow Farm 8/4, 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
- August 4, 1912
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.508]
- Title
- Meadow Farm, Rear View [Darlington, MD]
- Description
- Film negative showing the rear of the large two-story Meadow Farm house. A chicken walks across the lawn in the foreground. Four boys sit or stand on the roof to the left. Meadow Farm house was built between 1825 and 1830 by Isaac or Aquila Massey. A small dwelling that likely existed on this site during the revolution was incorporated into the main structure. The house went through numerous additions and alterations, including the addition of the summer porch in 1895., Inscription on negative: Meadow Farm 8/4, 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
- August 4, 1912
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.509]
- Title
- Children on the windmill, Meadown Farm, [Darlington, MD]
- Description
- Film negative showing a group of children climbing on the metal base of a windmill at Meadow Farm, including Marriott C. Morris' son Marriott Canby Morris Jr. Meadow Farm house was built between 1825 and 1830 by Isaac or Aquila Massey. A small dwelling that likely existed on this site during the revolution was incorporated into the main structure. The house went through numerous additions and alterations, including the addition of the summer porch in 1895., Inscription on negative: Meadow Farm 8/4, 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
- August 4, 1912
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.514]

