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Title: Elk Mt. from bridge over French Broad River below Richmond Hill, [Asheville, NC]
Description: Glass negative showing Elk Mountain in the distance over French Broad River. The river curves to the left along a tree-lined shore as a peak of the mountain rises in the distance., Photographer remarks: overtimed, Time: 3:40 PM, 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 17, 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1590]

Title: Bridge over French Broad R[iver] at Richmond Hill, from the hill, [Asheville, NC]
Description: Glass negative showing a metal bridge spanning French Broad River. Rolling hills rise on the opposite shore with a building nestled in a small valley. Trees line the riverbank and the hillside., Photographer remarks: overtimed, Time: 3:45 PM, 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 17, 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1591]

Title: Asheville Station from Lahkieostee Farm. French Broad R[iver] in foreground, [Asheville, NC]
Description: Glass negative showing a distant view of the Asheville Railroad Station in a wide valley with French Broad River running through the foreground. Hills rise in the background. Trees line the riverbank and the hillside., Time: 5:15 PM, 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: March 17, 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1592]

Title: Club house & car depot from end of Swannanoa House 3 story, [Beaucatcher Mt. in background, Asheville, NC]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of a club house and car depot on a street in Asheville, N.C. Telegraph poles line the road, which has a trolley track running down the center. People walk along the sidewalk and a horse-drawn carriage waits at the curb. Beaucatcher Mountain rises in the background., Photographer remarks: Beaucatcher [Mt.] in background., Time: 5:50 P.M., 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: March 21, 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1598]

Title: Dam on Pacolet River, [NC]
Description: Glass negative showing water falling over the dam on the Pacolet River. A tree branch leans against the fall from the rocky riverbed. A wooden structure stands on the left and trees line the river above the dam., Time: 3:10 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: March 27, 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1609]

Title: Court House, Asheville, looking up Patton Avenue, [NC]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of Patton Avenue terminating in the Court House, a large building with a clocktower. Carriages, people, and storefronts line either side of the street as telegraph lines crisscross overhead and trolley tracks run below., Time: 4 P.M., 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: March 26, 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1603]

Title: View up valley from Mcaboy house, [NC]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of a field dotted with trees behind the McAboy House. A group of buildings and a paddock stand on the right surrounded by wooden fences. A hillside covered in trees rises in the background., Time: 1P.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: March 27, 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1606]

Title: View of Mcaboy house from harbor on hill, [NC]
Description: Glass negative showing the McAboy House, a three-story hotel standing at the base of a series of rolling hills. A field surrounded by a wire fence stands in front of the hotel and trees grow around the building and up the hillside. Tryon Mountain rises in the background. The Columbus Mills Plantation, originally owned by John Mills, was bought by Dr. Leland Reid McAboy in 1872 and became an inn known as the McAboy House., Photographer remarks: Tryon Mt. in background., Time: 1:20 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: March 27, 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1607]

Title: Road by Pacolet River, back of Mcaboy's, [NC]
Description: Glass negative showing a horse-drawn cart traveling down a dirt path next to the Pacolet River. A hill rises sharply to the right of the path and trees line the left. A boy sits backwards in the rear of the cart., Time: 3:20 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: March 27, 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1610]

Title: [Three] colored boys with banjos back of Swannanoa Hotel, Asheville, [NC]
Description: Glass negative showing three young African American men posing in front of a wooden fence behind the Swannanoa Hotel. In the left, the man, attired in a cap, a scarf, a waistcoat, a jacket, pants with the bottoms rolled up, shoes, and a wedding ring, smiles and looks at the viewer as he holds a banjo. In the center, the shorter, young man, attired in a brimmed hat, a white shirt, a checked jacket, a coat, pants, and shoes, smiles and looks at the viewer with his hands in his coat pockets. The man in the right, attired in a cap, a collared shirt, a tie, a scarf, a waistcoat, a jacket, striped pants, and shoes, looks at the viewer and holds a banjo., Time: 10 A.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 28, 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1611]

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]

Title: Mr. Brown's house. Zealandia, on Beaucatcher Mt. Mr. Brown on porch. [Asheville, NC]
Description: Glass negative showing Zealandia, a two-story home constructed by John Evans Brown to look like a medieval castle. The house is surrounded by trees and stands on a sloping hillside. Brown stands on the porch that wraps around the house. Zealandia Castle was the home of John Evans Brown (1827-1895). Brown was a surveyor in North Carolina before setting in New Zealand. He returned to the United States in 1884 after his father’s death. He built the castle in 1889, which is inspired by Moro Castle in Havana., Time: 5:00 PM, Light: fair - 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: March 21, 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1597]

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