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Title: Saw Mill up creek. Swiftwater, [PA], [Poconos]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of a lumber mill surrounded by trees. A large heap of wood stands in front of the mill., Photographer remarks: Taken day before B. [Bess?] & I left for Muncy. Interior of Mill did not take well on account of the dull day., Time: 12:30 P.M., Light: No sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 31, 1882
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.43]

Title: Mill from bridge on road to [Mana]squan, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a wooden mill located directly on a curving riverbank near Sea Girt. There is a path next to the mill that leads down to the water. Trees and other foliage line the riverbank., Photographer remarks: Very good., 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 22, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.960]

Title: Old Mill at Newport, [RI], from Pelham St
Description: Glass negative showing a circular brick mill with an arcade comprising the first level. The mill is set in a park with a path curving in front of it. Two people sit on a bench next to the path., Time: 2:10, Light: Good sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: July 24, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1334]

Title: Mill from bridge on road to [Mana]squan, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a wooden mill situated directly on a riverbank near Sea Girt. Two women stand and sit next to the building on a path leading down to the water., Photographer remarks: fogged at our end., Time: 12, The left edge of the negative has been blacked 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: July 22, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.959]

Title: Old millwheel & bridge over the Hawkskill, at Luray [VA]
Description: Glass negative showing a river in Luray, Virginia with a mill located on the left bank. The mill wheel dips into the water and the building sits slightly above on a hill. In the distance, a covered bridge crosses the river., Photographer remarks: Undertimed., Time: 12:25, 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 12, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1032]

Title: Mill from S[outh]. Young Mr. Franklin in foreground. [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a three-story mill with wooden siding surrounded by trees. Mr. Franklin wearing a hat stands in the clearing in front of the building., Time: 4:45, Light: No sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 11, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.687]

Title: Mill from N. across pond, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a wooden mill surrounded by trees seen from a distance across Wreck Pond. Water lilies float on the surface of the pond and a dock extends into the pond in front of the mill., Time: 4:15, 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 11, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.685]

Title: [Canoe on river and man on bank], Browns Mills, [NJ] with Photo[graphic] Society
Description: Film negative from a series of photographs taken by Morris during his excursion to Brown Mills, N.J. with the Photographic Society of Philadelphia. Shows two men standing on an unidentified riverbank, one of them holding a camera. A woman sits in a canoe floating near the bank. Three houses are visible on the shore in the background. The Photographic Society of Philadelphia was founded in 1860 to promote the techniques and art of photography. Morris was a member of the Society by 1885., 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 21, 1927
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.456]

Title: [Canoe on river and two men on bank], Browns Mills, [NJ] with Photo[graphic] Society
Description: Film negative from a series of photographs taken by Morris during his excursion to Brown Mills, N.J. with the Photographic Society of Philadelphia. Shows two men standing on an unidentified riverbank, one of them holding a camera. A woman sits in a canoe floating near the bank. Three houses are visible on the shore in the background. The Photographic Society of Philadelphia was founded in 1860 to promote the techniques and art of photography. Morris was a member of the Society by 1885., 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 21, 1927
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.457]

Title: [Canoe on the river], Browns Mills, [NJ], with Photo[graphic] Society
Description: Film negative from a series of photographs taken by Morris during his excursion to Brown Mills, N.J. with the Photographic Society of Philadelphia. Shows a woman and a dog in a canoe on an unidentified river. The woman paddles with an oar around a small island in the middle of the river. The Photographic Society of Philadelphia was founded in 1860 to promote the techniques and art of photography. Morris was a member of the Society by 1885., 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 21, 1927
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.459]

Title: Looking toward mill & pond from N. from road to Spring Lake, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a dirt road surrounded by foliage. A horse-drawn carriage and three men stand on the road in front of a small bridge. Part of a mill is visible between the foliage at the end of the road., Time: 4:30, Light: No sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 11, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.686]

Title: Aunt Phebe at Mcaboy's, Polk Co. North Carolina
Description: Glass negative showing Phebe Mills, an older African American woman, sitting on the porch steps of the McAboy House. She is attired in a striped bonnet, a long-sleeved shirt with buttons down the front and a tie across the waist and a long skirt with ruffles at the bottom. She sits with her hands folded in her lap and looks slightly to the right. Beside her on the step lies a package wrapped in cloth. A white man, wearing a white beard and attired in a suit, sits in a rocking chair on the porch and looks towards her. Also visible is a shuttered window and an open doorway. Phebe Mills, born circa 1806, was married to Pauldo Mills, a farmer on the Columbus Mills Plantation. Originally owned by John Mills, this plantation was bought by Dr. Leland Reid McAboy in 1872 and became an inn known as the McAboy House., Time: 12:30 P.M., Light: Fair sun., Purchase 2001., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., 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 27, 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1604]

Title: Aunt Phebe, Mcaboy's, N.C
Description: Glass negative showing Phebe Mills, an older African American woman, sitting on the porch steps of the McAboy House. She is attired in a long-sleeved shirt with buttons down the front and a tie across the waist and a long skirt with ruffles at the bottom. She sits with her hands balls and folded in her lap and looks slightly to the right. Beside her on the step lies her striped bonnet. A white man, wearing a white beard and attired in a suit, sits in a rocking chair on the porch and looks towards her. Also visible is a shuttered window and an open doorway. Phebe Mills, born circa 1806, was married to Pauldo Mills, a farmer on the Columbus Mills Plantation. Originally owned by John Mills, this plantation was bought by Dr. Leland Reid McAboy in 1872 and became an inn known as the McAboy House., Same as last., Time: 12:30 P.M., Light: Fair sun., Purchase 2001., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., 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 27, 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1605]

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