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Title: 131 W. Walnut Lane, [Germantown, PA]
Description: Film negative showing a side view from across the street of Marriott C. Morris' three-story home at 131 W. Walnut Lane. The house has shuttered windows and a garden bordered by a metal fence. Trees grow next to the street and in the yard., 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 1909
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.408]

Title: [Portrait of possibly Elliston Perot Morris Jr. and an unidentified man and woman, Pelham Road, Philadelphia]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' son Elliston Perot Morris Jr. in a carriage with an unidentified man and woman on a path near Pelham Road. The man wears a three-piece suit and hat. The woman wears a dress, jacket, and decorated hat and holds onto the carriage. Morris wears a white, ruffled cap. The steps and porch of a house are visible behind the couple., Title supplied by cataloger., Manuscript note on original envelope: Pelham negatives, probably 1901, E.P. Morris for [?], 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: [ca. 1901]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2017.38.16]

Title: 7th + Filbert Sts., [Philadelphia, PA]
Description: Glass negative showing the corner of Seventh and Filbert Streets in Philadelphia. In the center of the image, a three-story building stands on the corner. To the left stands a six-story building with a sign painted on the side that reads "Philada. Photo Electrotype Co. Designers & Engravers" (705-707 Filbert Street). A smaller building closer to the center has a sign reading "G.W. Bean & Co. Perfumery." The buildings to the right display signs reading, "Gold Leaf," "Appleton & Company Wallpapers" (44 N. 7th Street), and "Oliver T. Terry [...] Woolens" (46 N. 7th Street). Various carriages drive down the street., Originally housed in negative box inscribed “Bought 12/27, 1899.”, 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: 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.2013.13.553]

Title: 6706 Cresheim Rd, [Germantown, PA]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of Marriott C. Morris' two-story house at 6706 Cresheim Road, seen from across a field from among a grove of trees. The house has a porch, is decorated with timber framing and connected to another house., Originally housed in negative box inscribed “Bought 12/27, 1899.”, 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: 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.2013.13.555]

Title: 7th + Filbert Sts., [Philadelphia]
Description: Glass negative showing the corner of Seventh and Filbert Streets in Philadelphia. In the center of the image, a three-story building stands on the corner. To the left stands a six-story building with a sign painted on the side that reads "Philada. Photo Electrotype Co. Designers & Engravers" (705-707 Filbert Street). A smaller building closer to the center has a sign reading "G.W. Bean & Co. Perfumery." The buildings to the right display signs reading, "Gold Leaf," "Appleton & Company Wallpapers" (44 N. 7th Street), and "Oliver T. Terry [...] Woolens" (46 N. 7th Street). A man stands in the doorway of 44 N. 7th across from horse-drawn carts and carriages parked in the street., Originally housed in negative box inscribed “Bought 12/27, 1899.”, 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: 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.2013.13.549]

Title: Interior of the Library, Haverford [College] from folding doors. E[lias] H[enley] White & W[illiam] S[amuel] Hilles in foregr[oun]d. Wilfred White near gate
Description: Glass negative showing the interior of Magill library at Haverford College (founded 1833). The walls are lined with shelves and covered in books. Many of the shelves have bust statues resting on top. Elias Henley White (Haverford College class of 1885) and William Samuel Hilles (class of 1885) sit in the foreground reading. Wilfred White (class of 1886) sits in the background. Magill Library was built in 1864 as a library and assembly hall., Photographer remarks: Expos. about right but stop too large for sharpness., Time: 11:45, 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: February 7, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.496]

Title: [Marriott Canby Morris Jr. 6706 Cresheim Road, Pelham]
Description: Film negative showing a smiling Marriott C. Morris' son Marriott Canby Morris Jr. as a boy standing in a garden next to a large shrub at their home at 6706 Cresheim Road. Morris wears a coat with a wide-brimmed hat and smiles at the camera., 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: Spring 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.68]

Title: [Marriott Canby Morris Jr. 6706 Cresheim Road. Pelham]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' son Marriott Canby Morris Jr. as a boy wearing a coat and hat standing next to the back porch of their home at 6706 Cresheim Road. A stone archway stands behind Morris, who wears a coat, wide-brimmed hat, and ribbon around his neck., 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: Spring 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.69]

Title: [Marriott Canby Morris Jr. 6706 Cresheim Road, Pelham]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' son Marriott Canby Morris Jr. as a boy wearing a coat and hat standing nex to a large shrub in the garden at their home at 6706 Cresheim Road. He wears a coat and wide-brimmed hat and closes his eyes to block the 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: Spring 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.70]

Title: [Marriott Canby Morris Jr. 6706 Cresheim Road, Pelham]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' son Marriott Canby Morris Jr. as a boy wearing a coat and hat standing on a path in front of a brick porch at their home at 6706 Cresheim Road. He wears a coat with a wide-brimmed hat, holds a basket in his hand, and squints his eyes in the 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: Spring 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.71]

Title: Portrait of Bessie, sitting under elm in centre of yard, [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue]
Description: Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris wearing a long dress and a dark hat sitting in a wooden chair at the base of a large elm tree in the garden of the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. A lawn extends behind the tree and the garden is enclosed by a wooden fence lined with plants. 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., Time: 12:15, 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: May 19, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1124]

Title: [Old Morris House, Cedar Grove] from E. standing in entrance road. Cos Lydia & "Rowdy" at gate
Description: Glass negative showing the old Morris family home Cedar Grove, a three-story stone home with shuttered windows and two chimneys. There is a covered porch on the left side of the house and a wooden fence separating the house from the road. Marriott C. Morris' second cousin once removed Lydia Thompson Morris leans on a fencepost near the gate. Built by Elizabeth Coates Paschall in 1748-1750, Cedar Grove was a summer retreat and home for the Paschall-Morris family into the nineteenth century. The last family owner, Lydia Thompson Morris, lived in the house from 1869 to 1888. In 1926 she donated the house to the Fairmount Park Commission, when it was dismantled and moved from its original Frankford location to Fairmount Park., Same., Photographer remarks: Better timed than last, but still underexp., Time: 4:40, Light: Sun 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: October 20, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.774]

Title: [Elizabeth Canby Morris] in garden behind residence, [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue]
Description: Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris standing under a tree in the garden at the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. A path runs along the right side of the garden with flower beds growing on either side. The lawn is bordered by small buildings, leafy shrubs, and trees. Morris wears a long dark skirt and patterned blouse. 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., 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. 1880-ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.7.1]

Title: Elm tree in middle of our garden. Mother sitting under it. [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of a lawn with a large tree growing in the center at the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. Marriott C. Morris' mother Martha Canby Morris sits on a bench underneath the tree. Two paths extend on either side of the tree lined with flowers and shrubs. 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., Time: 5PM, 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: May 5, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1539]

Title: 4774 Main St. + Bockius house (4772) from pavement of Post Office, [Germantown]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of the Bockius House at 5430 Germantown Avenue and Bruner and George Livery at 5434 Germantown Avenue. A telephone pole, tree, and hitching post all stand in the sidewalk in front of the houses. Trolley tracks run down the center of the brick road. The Livery has a sign that reads "Bruner and George Livery 4774, Branch of Stables [4934?] Office Door Back." The Bockius House was built for Albert Ashmead as a wedding gift. It was later occupied by Charles R. Bockius, and eventually Elliston Perot Morris, who remodeled it in 1903. 4774 Main Street, later 5434 Germantown Avenue, was owned by William Ashmead, a wagon manufacturer, after the American Revolution. Elliston Perot Morris bought the building in 1907. Bruner and George were a livery and boarding stables in Germantown, Philadelphia owned by Henry B. Bruner and Riter W. George. The business existed from circa 1858 to circa 1918., Time: 8:30, 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: April 14, 1891
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1619]

Title: Photo of the old Buttonwood tree [planted by Samuel B. Morris] at Market Square, Germantown, Phila
Description: Glass negative showing a large buttonwood tree planted by Marriott C. Morris' grandfather Samuel B. Morris and growing in Market Square. Two buildings, including the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue, stand across the brick road from the square A man stands beneath the tree looking to the left toward two other people standing near the road. 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 German Reformed Church and the Fromberger-Harkness House. 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., 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 13, 1901
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.7.3]

Title: John Bartram's house from E. corner. The two Minnies [Minnie Tyson Shoemaker and Minnie Kimber] in foreground. [Philadelphia]
Description: Glass negative showing John Bartram's house, a two-story home with a covered porch and window boxes. A woman sits on the porch steps while Minnie Tyson Shoemaker and Minnie Kimber sit on the lawn under a tree. Bartram’s Gardens, founded by American botanist John Bartram, is the oldest surviving botanic garden in North America. Built in 1728, the gardens cover forty-six acres with a focus in North American plants. The Gardens became a Philadelphia city park in 1891. Bartram’s stone house was originally built 1728-1731., Photographer remarks: Intensified 3 mo. 1891, Time: 11:20, Light: Fine 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 28, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1276]

Title: John Bartram's house from E. corner. The two Minnies [Minnie Tyson Shoemaker and Minnie Kimber] in foreground, [Philadelphia]
Description: Glass negative showing John Bartram's house, a two-story home with a covered porch and window boxes. A woman sits on the porch steps while Minnie Tyson Shoemaker and Minnie Kimber sit on the lawn under a tree. Bartram’s Gardens, founded by American botanist John Bartram, is the oldest surviving botanic garden in North America. Built in 1728, the gardens cover forty-six acres with a focus in North American plants. The Gardens became a Philadelphia city park in 1891. Bartram’s stone house was originally built 1728-1731., Photographer remarks: Better negative., Time: 11:30, Light: Fine sun., The negative is discolored to orange., 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 28, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1277]

Title: Elliston P. Morris with child [Elliston P. Morris Jr.], standing outside near a large vase of roses
Description: Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris standing in a garden next to a large vase of roses. Marriott Morris' son Elliston P. Morris Jr. stands on his grandfather's left holding his hand. Elliston Morris Jr. wears a straw hat and a coat with large buttons while Elliston Morris Sr. wears a suit with a vest and bowtie., 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. 1900-ca. 1914
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.35.1]

Title: Bess & dog, Nemo, on back porch, [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue]. Dog is about 6 weeks old
Description: Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris sitting on the Deshler-Morris House's porch with Nemo, a small black puppy, resting on a blanket next to her. She wears a dark dress and reaches out her hand to touch the puppy's head. 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., Time: 11:30, Light: Good sunlight., The emulsion is flaking along the edges of the plate., 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 24, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1083]

Title: Our house, from magnolia tree (mag. grandiflora), Mother & Anna Rhoads in porch, [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue]
Description: Glass negative showing the rear of the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue, a two-story home with shuttered windows, a balcony on the second floor, and porch on the first floor. Marriott C. Morris' mother Martha Canby Morris and Morris' Aunt Beulah's neice Anna Rhoads sit on a bench on the porch. 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., Time: 11:45, Light: Good sun out., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: April 17, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.543]

Title: Main building at Westtown, from girl's end
Description: Glass negative showing a large five-story building at Westtown Boarding School with stairs leading up to a porch on the second floor. Jonathan Willams and his wife Susanna sit on the porch near the stairs. In front of the building is a lawn with a path and trees. Westtown Boarding School, a coeducational Quaker boarding school, opened in 1799. The first building on the campus was designed by David Evans, a Quaker architect. Later buildings included Industrial Hall, built in 1869, and the new main building, built in 1888 after designs by Quaker Addison Hutton (1834-1916). The first diploma was awarded in 1862., Photographer remarks: Jonathan Williams & wife sitting on porch., Time: 12:00, Light: Very 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: April 27, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.578]

Title: [Portrait of Marriott C. Morris at the Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue]
Description: Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris with a thick mustache seated on the porch of the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. He wears a suit and sits facing the camera in a three quarter length pose. A long wooden bench and a shuttered window are visible behind him. 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., 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 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.99.7]

Title: Front view of 6706 Cresheim Rd., Our house from meadow across Cresheim Road. Bess by tree
Description: Glass negative showing a view of Marriott C. Morris' three-story house at 6706 Chresheim Road seen from across the road and a hilly field. The house has timber framing, a small porch and is surrounded by trees. Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris stands next to a tree on the hillside in the foreground., Photographer remarks: Taken 5/14, 1899. Overtimed., Time: 4:30, 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: May 14, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.12.4]

Title: 7th & Filbert streets, [Philadelphia]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of the corner of Seventh and Filbert Streets. Signs are also visible for Tom Keene Cigar on an adjacent building and on the relocated Philada Photo Electrotype Co. Designer & Engravers (705-707 Filbert Street). Includes the storefronts, adorned with signs, for Rider Erickson Engine Company; H.W.B. Conrad Publishers (705-707 Filbert Street); Quindlen Company Ladies Undergarments (707-709 Filbert Street); and Lit Brothers Jobbers in Cotton & Woolen Dress Goods (714-738 Filbert Street). For Sale and For Rent signs hang from the Quindlen Company building in the left. Telephone poles and wires line the brick road. A fire escape winds down the side of the four-story building (705-707 Filbert Street) in the center of the image. Philadelphia Photo Electroype Company relocated from the Filbert Street address in January 1894., 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. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.11.7]

Title: Bockius house no. 4772 Main & Bruner's, (E[lliston] P. M[orris]'s) house, 4774, Main St. from the P[ost] O[ffice], [Germantown]
Description: Glass negative showing the Bockius House at 5430 Germantown Avenue and Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris' property at 5434 Germantown Avenue. Other houses extend to the right lining the brick road. Trolley tracks run down the center of the road. Trees and telephone poles stand in the sidewalk that separates the houses from the road. A boy leans against a telephone pole in front of a stone house with shuttered windows. The Bockius House was built for Albert Ashmead as a wedding gift. It was later occupied by Charles R. Bockius, and eventually Elliston Perot Morris, who remodeled it in 1903. 4774 Main Street (later 5434 Germantown Avenue) was owned by William Ashmead, a wagon manufacturer, after the American Revolution. Elliston Perot Morris bought the building in 1907., Time: 8:20, 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 17, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1506]

Title: 6706 Cresheim Road from N. corner. Jenny [Rhoads Morris] at sit[ting] room window
Description: Glass negative showing a view of Marriott Morris' three-story stone house with a porch and timber framing at 6706 Cresheim Road. The windows on the third floor are open. A path runs through the lawn in front of the house next to a road. Jane Rhoads Morris is visible in a window on the second floor., Time: 9:00 AM, 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 15, 1899
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.13.17]

Title: Avenue of trees back from house & our house & Cutler's [6708 Cresheim Road]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of rows of slender trees in the center of a field behind Marriott Morris' house at 6706 Cresheim Road, and Walter P. Cutler's at 6708 Cresheim Road. A large timber-framed house is visible beyond the trees across a road and a field. Cutler was manager of the Atlantic Refining Co., Time: 3:30 PM, 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 23, 1899
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.13.9]

Title: [Elliston Perot Morris Jr. and Marriott Canby Morris Jr. in an unfinished house], Pocono Lake, [PA]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' sons Elliston Perot Morris Jr. and Marriott Canby Morris Jr. as boys standing in a house under construction at Pocono Lake. Timber beams form the frame of a roof over the boys. Elliston Morris Jr. on the left holds a wooden plank in his hands. 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., September 3 & 4, 1909., 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 1909
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.391]

Title: [Elliston Perot Morris Jr. and Marriott Canby Morris Jr. in an unfinished house], Pocono Lake, [PA]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' sons Elliston Perot Morris Jr. and Marriott Canby Morris Jr. as boys standing in a house under construction at Pocono Lake. Timber beams frame the roof and bricks pile halfway up a hearth. Trees grow all around the unfinished house. 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., September 3 & 4, 1909., 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 1909
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.392]

Title: [Elliston Perot Morris Jr. and Marriott Canby Morris Jr. outside a tent], Pocono Lake, [PA]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' sons Elliston Perot Morris Jr. and Marriott Canby Morris Jr. as boys standing outside a tent at Pocono Lake. A wooden cabin stands on the right and a woman walks through a field on the left. The boys wear ties and short pants. 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., July 30 - August 1, 1909., 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: 1909
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.387]

Title: [Elliston Perot Morris Jr., Marriott Canby Morris Jr. and other children]
Description: Film negative showing four children, including Marriott C. Morris' sons Elliston Perot Morris Jr. and Marriott Canby Morris Jr., standing in a garden. The Morris boys stand on the left wearing long coats and hats. A young child holds onto the handle of a pram on the right and wears a white dress and ruffled hat. A baby sits in the pram wearing a cap., April 5 & 8, 1908., 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 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.205]

Title: Janet Morris, backyard, 131 W. Walnut La[ne], [Philadelphia]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' daughter Janet Morris as a toddler a long white dress and ribbons in her hair standing in the garden at their home at 131 W. Walnut Lane. A stone sundial and a house are visible in the background., Badger Album, 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 1909
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.42.74]

Title: Janet Morris, backyard, 131 W. Walnut La[ne], [Philadelphia]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' daughter Janet Morris as a toddler in a long white dress and ribbons in her hair standing in a garden at their home at 131 W. Walnut Lane. She holds a flower in her hands. A path extends behind her and a building is visble in the background., Badger Album, 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 1909
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.42.75]

Title: Nonya Rhoads, backyard, 131 W. Walnut La[ne], [Philadelpha]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' niece Nora "Nonya" Rhoads as a young girl in the garden at Morris' home at 131 W. Walnut Lane. She wears a white dress with a ribbon in her hair and holds flowers in her hands. She sits on the step of a small building with walls made of trellises., Badger Album, 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 1909
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.42.78]

Title: [Sarah Rhoads Potts and Janet Morris], Germantown
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' daughter Janet Morris and niece Sarah Rhoads Potts as babies sitting on a blanket in a garden. Morris on the right holds a ring in her hand. Potts on the left wears a white dress. A large house stands in the background., 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 26, 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.220]

Title: [Elliston Perot Morris Jr. and Marriott Canby Morris Jr. on the lakeshore], Pocono Lake, [PA]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' sons Elliston Perot Morris Jr. and Marriott Canby Morris Jr. as boys sitting among the trees on the Pocono Lake lakeshore. Elliston Morris Jr. on the left wears a striped shirt and Marriott Morris Jr. on the right wears a hat and glasses. 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., June 30 - July 5, 1909., 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: 1909
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.361]

Title: [Marriott Canby Morris Jr. and Elliston Perot Morris Jr. outside a tent], Pocono Lake, [PA]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' sons Marriott Canby Morris Jr. and Elliston Perot Morris Jr. as boys carrying baskets outside a tent at Pocono Lake. A table covered with a checkered cloth is visible inside the tent. 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., June 30 - July 5, 1909., 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: 1909
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.363]

Title: Cor. Greene St. & W. Walnut Lane G[erman]t[ow]n & N. side of Walnut Ln. W. of Greene. 3/1923
Description: Duplicate panoramic views looking north and showing the northwest corner of Greene Street and West Walnut Lane. Includes (l-r) the recent residence of the late Charles T. Evans (203 West Walnut); the residence at the northwest corner of Greene Street and West Walnut Lane, possibly that of John W. Parker (6120 Greene); and the residence of Alonzo P. Smith (155 West Walnut). Snow covers the front yards of the houses. Trees line the street. Cars travel down Greene Street and a couple walks on the sidewalk in the right of the image., Title and date from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint stamped lower right corner: Marriott C. Morris Photo., Manuscript note on verso: L-72., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: [March 1923]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris [P.2016.37.12 & 13]

Title: E[lliston] P[erot] M[orris] Jr. backyard 131 W. Walnut La[ne], [Philadelphia]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' son Elliston Perot Morris Jr. as a boy wearing a dark sweater sitting on a low wall at their home at 131 W. Walnut Lane. A metal fence extends alongside a house behind him., Badger Album, 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 15, 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.42.7]

Title: M[arriott] C[anby] M[orris] Jr. backyard 131 W. Walnut La[ne], [Philadelphia]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' son Marriott Canby Morris Jr. as a boy sitting on a wooden box next to their home at 131 W. Walnut Lane. The house has shuttered windows and boxes lined against the wall. Morris holds a stick in his hand and wears a cap and tattered pants., Badger Album, 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 15, 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.42.8]

Title: M[arriott] C[anby] M[orris] Jr. backyard 131 W. Walnut La[ne], [Philadelphia]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' son Marriott Canby Morris Jr. as a boy wearing a cap and tattered pants piling bricks on a wooden beam at their home at 131 W. Walnut Lane. Trees, a fence, and a large house are visible in the background., Badger Album, 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 15, 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.42.9]

Title: [Janet Morris]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' daughter Janet Morris as a baby in a playpen in the garden at their home at 131 W. Walnut Lane. She wears a loose, white frock. The playpen sits on a blanket in the grass. A house is visible behind the garden., Title supplied by cataloger., Badger Album, 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 23, 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.42.13]

Title: [Janet Morris]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' daughter Janet Morris as a baby in the garden at their home at 131 W. Walnut Lane. She wears a loose, white frock and smiles at the camera. She crawls through the grass next to a tree surrounded by a wooden bench., Title supplied by cataloger., Badger Album, 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 23, 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.42.14]

Title: Janet Morris at seat around Ash Tree, 131 [W. Walnut Lane, Philadelphia]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' daughter Janet Morris as a baby standing next to a wooden bench in the garden at their home at 131 W. Walnut Lane. She wears a white frock and plays with a toy on the bench. Trees and the side of the house are visible behind her., Badger Album, 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 28, 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.42.16]

Title: 7th + Filbert Sts., [Philadelphia, PA]
Description: Glass negative showing the corner of Seventh and Filbert Streets in Philadelphia. A three-story building stands on the corner in the center with a sign reading "D.M. Shirk Dry Goods" (701 Filbert Street). To the left stands a six-story building with a sign painted on the side that reads "Philada. Photo Electrotype Co. Designers & Engravers" (707-709 Filbert Street). A sign on the front of the building reads "709 Ladies' Undergarments Quindlen & Co. [...] Dresses, 707." The buildings to the left have signs reading, "Gold Leaf," "Phila. Tag Co. Label & Paper Cutting" (44 N. 7th Street), "Central Trunk Factory," and "Oliver T. Terry [...] Woolens" (46 N. 7th Street). People walk on the sidewalk while a carriage drive down the street., Originally housed in negative box inscribed “Bought 12/27, 1899.”, 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: 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.2013.13.552]

Title: J[ane] R[hoads] M[orris] room, 6706 Cresheim Rd., [Germantown, PA]
Description: Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' wife Jane Rhoads Morris seated at a desk in her room at their home at 6796 Cresheim Road. A painting of a woman and child hangs over her head. The desk, dressing table and mantle are decorated with photographs and drawings., Originally housed in negative box inscribed “Bought 12/27, 1899.”, 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: January 1899
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.2013.13.559]

Title: 7th + Filbert Sts., [Philadelphia]
Description: Glass negative showing the corner of Seventh and Filbert Streets in Philadelphia. A three-story building stands on the corner in the center with a sign reading "D.M. Shirk Dry Goods" (701 Filbert Street). To the left stands a six-story building with a sign painted on the side that reads "Philada. Photo Electrotype Co. Designers & Engravers" (707-709 Filbert Street). A sign on the front of the building reads "709 Ladies' Undergarments Quindlen & Co. [...] Dresses, 707." The buildings to the left have signs reading, "Gold Leaf," "Phila. Tag Co. Label & Paper Cutting" (44 N. 7th Street), and "Oliver T. Terry [...] Woolens" (46 N. 7th Street). Various people walk on the sidewalk while a carriage drives down the street., Originally housed in negative box inscribed “Bought 12/27, 1899.”, 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: 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.2013.13.550]

Title: Janet Morris, backyard, 131 W. Walnut La[ne], [Philadelphia]
Description: Film engative showing Marriott C. Morris' daughter Janet Morris as a toddler standing in the grass near a garden path at their home at 131 W. Walnut Lane. She wears a long white frock, cap tied with a ribbon and holds a small basket in her hands., Badger Album, 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 9, 1909
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.42.70]

Title: Janet Morris, backyard, 131 W. Walnut La[ne], [Philadelphia]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' daughter Janet Morris as a toddler crouching in the grass in the garden at their home at 131 W. Walnut Lane. She wears a long white frock, a cap tied with a ribbon and holds a small basket in her hands., Badger Album, 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 9, 1909
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.42.71]

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