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Title: Old Morris House from workmen club house. Corner School La[ne] & Main St[reet, Germantown]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of the De la Plaine House, a three-story building seen from across a brick road lined with trolley tracks at 5521-5523 Germantown Avenue. The first floor of the building houses a storefront with various kinds of merchandise piled on the sidewalk under an awning. Trees line the sidewalk to the side of the house and a streetlight is visible in the foreground. James De la Plaine settled in Germantown in 1691. Before his death in 1750, he built a house. It was afterward owned by E.B. Paramore and used as a corner store before the Germantown Mutual Fire Insurance Company bought the property in 1885. The Rev. B. Wistar Morris also lived here before he became a bishop in Oregon., No. 14., Photographer remarks: Taken in rain. Sam [Morris] with me at the time., 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 24, 1883
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.100.3]

Title: [Catherine Brown's] old house [back of Roxborough, Philadelphia]
Description: Glass negative showing Catherine Brown's two-story stone house surrounded by trees. A clothes line extends behind the house. A wooden fence extends from the front right corner of the house across a grassy field. Two women lean against the fence, one in front and one behind. A child clings to the legs of the woman in front of the fence., Different view., Time: 4:20, 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: October 7, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1031]

Title: [Market Square Presbyterian] Church & Market Square from our front gate. Policeman Saddington in it. [Germantown]
Description: Glass negative showing the Market Square Presbyterian Church across Germantown Avenue and Market Square from the front gate of the Deshler-Morris House. A metal fence surrounds the square which houses the Civil War monument on the left side of the frame. Two men stand next to the fence near a lamppost, including Policeman Saddington. Various buidlings, including the church, line the street on the opposite side of the park. First called The Green, Market Square was established from land originally owned by James De la Plaine as early as 1703. As a center of community activity, Market Square contained not only market stalls but also the prison and stocks. Samuel B. Morris planted many of the Square’s original trees. Prominent buildings situated around the Square include the Deshler-Morris House, the German Reformed Church, and the Fromberger-Harkness House. The Market Square monument, built in 1883, commemorates the contributions of soldiers to the Civil War. Designed as a Union soldier, it rests on a pedestal made from granite taken from Devil’s Den, Gettysburg. The fence surrounding the monument was constructed from old musket barrels and bayonets. Cannons used during the war stand beside the monument. Originally built as a Dutch Reformed Church circa 1710, the Market Square Presbyterian Church became a German Reformed Church by 1732. The building was razed and rebuilt in 1838-1839, and then enlarged in 1857. The congregation, led by pastor Jacob Helffenstein, withdrew from the Reformed Church in 1855 and became Presbyterian in 1858. In 1888, the church was rebuilt after the designs of architect George T. Pearson. By the early 21st-century, it housed the Impacting Your World Christian Center., Time: 12:30, 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 26, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1128]

Title: Friends Free Library from McNichols' harness store, [Germantown]
Description: Glass negative showing the Friends Free Library at 5418 Germantown Avenue, a stone building covered in ivy. There is a low brick wall and a short staircase leading to the entryway of the library. A lamppost and hitching post stand on the sidewalk next to the cobblestone road. The Friends Free Library was originally housed in the Germantown Friends School, starting in 1845. In 1874, a separate library building was built, endowed by Alfred Cope. The Friends Free Library was an independent organization until 1977 when it was taken over by the school., Time: 9:05, 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 9, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1134]

Title: Friends Free Library [from McNichols' harness store] [Germantown]
Description: Glass negative showing the Friends Free Library at 5418 Germantown Avenue, a stone building covered in ivy. There is a low brick wall and a short staircase leading to the entryway of the library. A lamppost and hitching post stand on the sidewalk next to the cobblestone road. Three children sit, stand, and lean against the wall. The Friends Free Library was originally housed in the Germantown Friends School, starting in 1845. In 1874, a separate library building was built, endowed by Alfred Cope. The Friends Free Library was an independent organization until 1977 when it was taken over by the school., From same position as last., Time: 9:10, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: June 9, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1135]

Title: The [Friends Free] Library from St. Luke's gate. [Germantown]
Description: Glass negative showing the Friends Free Library at 5418 Germantown Avenue, a stone building covered in ivy. A low brick wall and metal fence surround the library and a sidewalk lined with trees separates it from the cobblestone road. The Friends Free Library was originally housed in the Germantown Friends School, starting in 1845. In 1874, a separate library building was built, endowed by Alfred Cope. The Friends Free Library was an independent organization until 1977 when it was taken over by the school., Time: 9:15, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: June 9, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1136]

Title: [Friends Free] Library [from St. Luke's Gate], [Germantown]
Description: Glass negative showing the Friends Free Library at 5418 Germantown Avenue, a stone building covered in ivy. A low brick wall and metal fence surround the library and a sidewalk lined with trees separates it from the cobblestone road. The Friends Free Library was originally housed in the Germantown Friends School, starting in 1845. In 1874, a separate library building was built, endowed by Alfred Cope. The Friends Free Library was an independent organization until 1977 when it was taken over by the school., Same position as last view., Time: 9:20, 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 9, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1137]

Title: [Washington's Headquarters, Valley Forge, PA]
Description: Glass negative showing the Isaac Potts House, a stone two-story house with shuttered windows and two chimneys at Valley Forge. A wooden fence runs along the left side of the building. From December 1777 to June 1778, the Continental Army camped at Valley Forge. The area became Pennsylvania’s first state park in 1893. George Washington’s headquarters was in the Isaac Potts House, built circa 1773., Photographer remarks: wh. had 14 sec., Time: 4:15, There is a circular area of different exposure in the center of the plate., Same on plate having copy of Photo "Afrique.", 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 30, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1115]

Title: Cherry tree in our garden, in bloom, [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue]
Description: Glass negative showing a cherry tree in the garden at the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. A fence lined with low shrubbery runs down the left side of the lawn. A house is visible in the background on the left. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., Photographer remarks: Undertimed., Time: 9:30, 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: May 5, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1116]

Title: Bird cherry tree at top of yard in full bloom. [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue]
Description: Glass negative showing the garden lined with trees and tall shrubs at the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. On the right is a pedestal holding an urn and there is a bench on the left. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., Photographer remarks: A little undertimed., Time: 9:15, 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: May 12, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1122]

Title: Our [Deshler-Morris] house, 4782 Main Street, G[erma]nt[own]
Description: Glass negative showing the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue, a two-story house with shuttered windows, multiple chimneys and two gabled windows on the roof. Trolley tracks run down the center of the brick street. A wooden fence extends to the left of the 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: ca. 1880-ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.3.1]

Title: [Deshler-Morris] House, 4782 Main St. from yard [Germantown]
Description: Glass negative showing the back porch of the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue taken from the yard facing the side of the house. Ivy grows over a balcony on the second floor and along the walls of the 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., Photographer remarks: Varnished. Very good picture., Time: 4 P.M., Light: Good cloudy day., 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 10, 1882
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2]

Title: Our house [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue] at Germantown from Eberle's side steps
Description: Glass negative showing the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue, a two-story stone house with shuttered windows and a fence on either side from across the cobblestone street. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., Photographer remarks: Failure, neg. des., Time: 9:30, 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: April 19, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.240]

Title: View in our garden, [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue], looking up from kitchen
Description: Glass negative showing a large garden of the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue, with a pedestal on the left and a large tree in the center. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., Photographer remarks: Poor neg., Time: 5:15, Light: Not very 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., Some damage to the emulsion in the lower left., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: May 10, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.262]

Title: [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue] In our garden. Looking toward Carriage Road from flag path
Description: Glass negative showing the garden surrounded by trees at the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. A planter stands on the right and the roof of the neighboring house is visible on the left. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., Photographer remarks: Poor neg., Time: 5:20, Light: Not very 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: May 10, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.263]

Title: Corner of my room No. 20 B[arclay] H[all], showing desk. etc. [Haverford College]
Description: Glass negative showing a desk and chair in the corner of Marriott C. Morris's room in the residential hall Barclay Hall at Haverford College. A shelf full of books hangs on the wall above the desk and a framed picture and a calendar hang to the left. The carpet is richly patterned. There is a bed to the right of the desk. Barclay Hall was built in 1877 to expand the living quarters of Haverford College, originally founded in 1833., Photographer remarks: Too much reflection from walls., 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: June 12, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.269]

Title: Garden from top of yard. [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue]
Description: Glass negative showing the garden at the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue filled with trees, bushes, and other foliage. A path runs along the left side and there is bench in front of a large tree on the right. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., Photographer remarks: Pretty good neg., Time: 4:10 PM, 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: October 13, 1883
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.187]

Title: Prof. Sharpless' house from Observatory window, [Haverford College]
Description: Glass negative showing Isaac Sharpless' large home seen from the window of the observatory at Haverford College between two clusters of trees. Sharpless was a Quaker mathematician and astronomer at Haverford College (founded 1833). He served as Dean of the College from 1884 to 1887, and then president from 1887 to 1917., Photographer remarks: over-exposed. weak neg., Time: 4:15 P.M., Light: not very strong, 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: December 6, 1883
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.194]

Title: Our Meeting-house from W. [Germantown]
Description: Glass negative showing the Germantown Meeting House, a long two-story building with a wide porch. There is a lawn in front of the meeting house and trees behind. The Germantown Meeting began circa 1690, shortly after the settling of the area. Smaller meeting houses existed on this land until a larger building was built in 1869 by Hibberd Yarnall from designs by Addison Hutton. During the 1827 Quaker split, the meeting remained affiliated with the Orthodox sect. The Meeting House remained a place of Quaker worship up through the 21st century., Photographer remarks: Sharp negative but no[t] as good as #173., Time: 4PM, Light: Faint, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 30, 1883
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.172]

Title: Friend's Library from girls door of school house, [Germantown]
Description: Glass negative showing Friends' Library at 5418 Germantown Avenue, a one-story stone building with rounded doorways and window arches. A low stone wall stands next to the building and the lawn is surrounded by a metal fence. The Friends Free Library was originally housed in the Germantown Friends School, starting in 1845. In 1874, a separate library building was built, endowed by Alfred Cope. The Friends Free Library was an independent organization until 1977 when it was taken over by the school., Photographer remarks: Very good view, Time: 4:10PM, Light: Faint sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 30, 1883
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.173]

Title: Paramore's [De la Plaine House, NE corner School Lane and Main St., Germantown] from J.S. Jones pavement. Side view
Description: Glass negative showing the De la Plaine House at 5521-5523 Germantown Avenue seen from the back, a three-story stone house previously owned by the Morris family. Trees line the sidewalk in front of the house. James De la Plaine settled in Germantown in 1691. Before his death in 1750, he built a house. It was afterward owned by E.B. Paramore and used as a corner store before the Germantown Mutual Fire Insurance Company bought the property in 1885. The Rev. B. Wistar Morris also lived here before he became a bishop in Oregon., Photographer remarks: To replace broken one (No. 174). Very good. Too dense & harsh., Time: 9:30 A.M., Light: Very good, Photo depicts the same house shown in plate 170., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: September 4, 1883
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.177]

Title: Haverford Meeting H[ouse]. Front from toward sheds, [Haverford, Pa.]
Description: Glass negative showing the Haverford Meeting House, a low building with a wide porch set in a field dotted with trees. The Haverford Meeting was founded in 1683 by Welsh settlers. The Southern portion of the stone Meeting House was completed in 1700. The Northern portion was added in 1800., Time: 11:35, 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: October 7, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.765]

Title: Class of '89, Haverford College
Description: Glass negative showing the Haverford College (founded 1833) class of 1889 posed in a stone doorway with a pointed arch. The men in the last few rows stand while the first row sits on the stair. Most of the men wear jackets and hats., Photographer remarks: Developed too slowly? Intens. 5/85., Time: 1:35, Light: Good light, 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 7, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.770]

Title: Class of '89, Haverford [College]
Description: Glass negative showing the Haverford College (founded 1833) class of 1889 posed in a stone doorway with a pointed arch. The men in the last few rows stand while the first row sits on the stair. Most of the men wear jackets and hats., Time: 1:35, Light: Light same as last. [Good light], 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 7, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.771]

Title: Old Morris House, Cedar Grove fr[om] S
Description: Glass negative showing the old Morris family home Cedar Grove, a three-story stone home with shuttered windows and two chimneys. The house has a porch surrounding two sides of the first floor and trees and other foliage throughout the yard. 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, Marriott Morris' second cousin once removed, 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., Photographer remarks: Undertimed., Time: 4:30, Light: No sun. Poor light., 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.9895.772]

Title: [Old Morris House, Cedar Grove] fr[om] S.E. Front
Description: Glass negative showing the old Morris family home Cedar Grove, a three-story stone home with shuttered windows and two chimneys. A wide porch encircles the house. A woman sits on the right corner of the porch. 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, Marriott Morris' second cousin once removed, 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 house., Photographer remarks: Undertimed., Time: 4:35, Light: Light very bad, 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.9895.773]

Title: Observatory, Haverford [College]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of the Strawbridge Memorial Observatory's dome and the surrounding trees from across a field. The Strawbridge Memorial Observatory was built at Haverford College (founded 1833) in 1854. Thomas Kimber Jr. provided funds for the first telescope, and the building was doubled in 1883 for a new ten-inch refracting telescope., Photographer remarks: Printed only one picture which was very good. Crystals formed as above. Not Varnished., Time: 4:35, Light: Very good., The emulsion has cracked and formed crystals throughout., 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 22, 1882
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.8]

Title: Old Radnor Meeting house. Taken from top of sheds. [Radnor, Pa.]
Description: Glass negative showing the Radnor Meeting House, a one-story stone building with two covered entryways. The meeting house is surrounded by trees and seen from a short distance from the side. The Radnor Meeting began in 1684 in the house of Quaker minister John Jerman. The Meeting House was built in two sections, the first in 1717 and the second in 1722 on land owned by Jerman. He transferred ownership to the Meeting in 1735. The Meeting House was used as a hospital for the Continental Army in 1778. Due to dwindling numbers, the meeting closed in 1882, but was reopened in 1937., Photographer remarks: Weak neg. developed too fast., Time: 10:35, Light: Good sun -some wind., 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 19, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.757]

Title: Radnor Meeting House from below sheds, [Radnor, Pa.]
Description: Glass negative showing the Radnor Meeting House, a one-story stone building with two covered entryways. The meeting house is surrounded by trees and seen from a short distance from further down a hill. The Radnor Meeting began in 1684 in the house of Quaker minister John Jerman. The Meeting House was built in two sections, the first in 1717 and the second in 1722 on land owned by Jerman. He transferred ownership to the Meeting in 1735. The Meeting House was used as a hospital for the Continental Army in 1778. Due to dwindling numbers, the meeting closed in 1882, but was reopened in 1937., Photographer remarks: Developed too slowly., Time: 10:45, Light: Good sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: September 19, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.758]

Title: Radnor Meeting H[ouse] from E., [Radnor, Pa]
Description: Glass negative showing the side facade of the Radnor Meeting House, a one-story stone building with two covered entryways. A low stone wall extends to the right and other smaller buildings are visible to the left. The Radnor Meeting began in 1684 in the house of Quaker minister John Jerman. The Meeting House was built in two sections, the first in 1717 and the second in 1722 on land owned by Jerman. He transferred ownership to the Meeting in 1735. The Meeting House was used as a hospital for the Continental Army in 1778. Due to dwindling numbers, the meeting closed in 1882, but was reopened in 1937., Time: 11, 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: September 19, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.759]

Title: Front door 5442 (then 4782) Main St. Germantown. [Deshler-Morris House]
Description: Glass negative showing the front doorway of the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. Two columns stand on either side of the door supporting an engaged pediment. A cartouche decorates the wall between the pediment and the second story windows. Two shuttered windows flank the doorway. 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. 1894
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.7.10]

Title: [715 Arch Street, Philadelphia]
Description: Film negative showing a view of the five-story brick building at 715 Arch Street tenanted by Bowen, Dungan & Co. and Rubin & Kaufman. Awnings hang over the windows on the first and second floors. The top of the front facade is decorated with two cartouches, a pediment, and finials. A fire escape runs down the left side of the building over an adjacent lot, which is under construction., Title supplied by cataloger., 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.9895.8.3]

Title: Locust tree in bloom in back of our house, [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of a locust tree standing in a garden at the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. Shrubs and other trees grow throughout the rest of the garden, which is separated from the lawn by a wire fence. 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: 10:00 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: May 21, 1899
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.8.4]

Title: [715 Arch Street, Philadelphia]
Description: Glass negative showing the five-story brick building at 715 Arch Street tenanted by Bowen, Dungan & Co. and Rubin & Kaufman. Awnings hang over the windows on the first and second stories. The top of the front facade is decorated with two cartouches, a pediment, and finials. A fire escape runs down the left side of the building over an adjacent lot, which is under construction. Horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians travel on the street below., Title supplied by cataloger., 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.9895.8.8]

Title: Old house. Side of Boys Club Camp
Description: Film negative showing three men from the Germantown Boys' Club walking across a field toward a two-story wooden building. Two cows stand on either side of the men. Founded in 1887, the Boys’ Parlors Association of Germantown served as a safe space for neighborhood children whose parents worked longer hours in an industrializing city. The name changed in 1907 to the Germantown Boys’ Club after joining ranks with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Marriott Canby Morris served as the president of the club in the first decade of the 1900s., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: May 14, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.481]

Title: Nos. 5226, 5228, & 5234 (The Old Ship House) on Main St. Germantown
Description: Glass negative showing a view of two two-story stone buildings at 6336-6338 Germantown Avenue. A wooden fence extends from the left of the building and a telephone pole stands on the sidewalk in front. Trolley tracks run down the center of the road. Visible on the far right, the Ship House, built around 1760, was named for a plaster of Paris ship visible on the side of the building. It was variously a meeting hall for schools and churches, a hotel, and a ladies’ boarding school in 1836 under the ownership of James Ford. It also served as a stop for stage coaches from Chestnut Hill to Philadelphia. It belonged to Charles Bockius circa 1844. Visible in the center of the negative, the Metzger-Unrod house’s front section was built by Jacob Unrod circa 1806, and owned by Joshua Metzger, a soldier. Both houses were demolished in 1907., 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 25, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.3.7]

Title: [T.H. Wilkinson painting of Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of a Thomas H. Wilkinson's painting of the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue, a two-story house with shuttered windows located on a brick road. A woman stands in front of the the fence that extends from the left side of the 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: 1893
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.6.3]

Title: Uncle Sam[ue]l's house from path leading to pike, [Olney, PA]
Description: Glass negative showing Marriott Morris' Uncle Samuel Morris' two-story stone house with a porch, multiple chimneys and gabled windows. A woman leans against a pole on the porch and a man stands on the lawn under a tall tree., Time: 2:45, 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: February 23, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1261]

Title: Arch of trees over creek in Rain woods, at Uncle Samuel's, [Olney, PA]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of a creek with a wooden fence running over it at Marriott Morris' uncle Samuel Morris' house. Trees stand precariously on the steep banks, their branches reaching across the stream. A woman, likely Morris' cousin Hannah Perot Morris, stands near the stream in the background., Photographer remarks: Overtimed., Time: 3:30, 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: April 26, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1273]

Title: Path in Rain Woods. Uncle Sam[ue]l in foreground. [Olney, PA]
Description: Glass negative showing Marriott Morris' uncle Samuel Morris holding a basket while standing on a path leading through a forest. He wears a long coat and hat. The trees stand tall and bare, casting long shadows across the path., Photographer remarks: Overtimed., Time: 3:45, Light: Fair 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: April 26, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1274]

Title: Rear view of old Cedar Grove house
Description: Glass negative showing the old Morris family home Cedar Grove, a three-story stone house with a covered entryway and two hitching posts in the yard. The house has two chimneys, shuttered windows and is surrounded by trees. 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, Marriott Morris' second cousin once removed, 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., Time: 4:30, 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: October 22, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1246]

Title: Our [Deshler-Morris] house & Schaeffer's from scaffolding of new Market Square church on a leval with Snellenberger's caves, [Germantown]
Description: Glass negative showing the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue and Schaeffer's house, seen from across a brick road. The houses are each two-storys with shuttered windows on the first floor and steps leading up to the entryway. Two large trees stand on the opposite side of the street. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009. : First called The Green, Market Square was established from land originally owned by James De la Plaine as early as 1703. As a center of community activity, Market Square contained not only market stalls but also the prison and stocks. Samuel B. Morris planted many of the Square’s original trees. Prominent buildings situated around the Square include the Deshler-Morris House, the German Reformed Church, and the Fromberger-Harkness House., Time: 12, 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: November 24, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1250]

Title: [Deshler-Morris House & Schaeffer's from scaffolding of new Market Square church on a leval with Snellenberger's caves, Germantown]
Description: Glass negative showing the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue and Schaeffer's house, seen from across a brick road. The houses are each two-stories with shuttered windows on the first floor and steps leading up to the entryway. Two large trees stand on the opposite side of the street. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009. : First called The Green, Market Square was established from land originally owned by James De la Plaine as early as 1703. As a center of community activity, Market Square contained not only market stalls but also the prison and stocks. Samuel B. Morris planted many of the Square’s original trees. Prominent buildings situated around the Square include the Deshler-Morris House, the German Reformed Church, and the Fromberger-Harkness House., Same as last., Time: 12:05, Light: Sun not 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: November 24, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1251]

Title: Jesse Haines' house near Wolf Run, [Muncy, Pa.]
Description: Glass negative showing Jesse Haines' two-story house with a porch decorated with elegant tracery. A group of people gather on the small bridge and path leading toward the house. Trees and other foliage surround the house., Time: 8:15, Light: Good sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: October 13, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1240]

Title: Jesse Haines' house, different view, [Muncy, Pa.]
Description: Glass negative showing Jesse Haines' two-story house with a porch decorated with elegant tracery. A group of people gathers on the porch looking out over a lawn dotted with trees. A path leads to the entryway of the house with wooden steps leading up a hill in the foreground., Time: 8:17, 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: October 13, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1241]

Title: Yates Arch over Chestnut St. above 6th, [Constitutional Centennial Celebration, Philadelphia]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of Chestnut Street spanned by an elaborate archway that reads, "1787, 1887, Centennial of the Constitution." People crowd the sidewalks on either side of the street and trolley wires crisscross overhead. The buildings on the left have signs for [Me]gargee & Co. [En]velope Warehouse at 617, Super Jones & Co. White Goods House at 615, and Chas Beck Fancy Paper at 609. The Centennial Anniversary of the framing and creation of the Constitution was held on September 16-18, 1887 in Philadelphia. Organized by representatives from the various states and territories, the festivities included a military display, orations and concerts, and an industrial parade., Time: 4:40, Light: Faint light, slow shutter., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: September 17, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1229]

Title: Yates Arch over Chestnut St. above 6th, [Constitutional Centennial Celebration, Philadelphia]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of Chestnut Street spanned by an elaborate archway that reads, "Centennial of the Constitution." People crowd the sidewalks on either side of the street and trolley wires crisscross overhead. The buildings on the left have signs for [Megarg]ee & Co. [Envelope] Warehouse at 617, Super Jones & Co. White Goods House at 615, and Chas Beck Fancy Paper and Cardboards at 609. The Centennial Anniversary of the framing and creation of the Constitution was held on September 16-18, 1887 in Philadelphia. Organized by representatives from the various states and territories, the festivities included a military display, orations and concerts, and an industrial parade., Time: 1:10, Light: Fair light., 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 20, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1230]

Title: Big walnut tree near Uncle Sam[ue]l's barn, [Olney, PA]
Description: Glass negative showing a large, bare walnut tree standing next to Marriott Morris' Uncle Samuel's barn. A dirt road runs to the right of the tree, which is behind a wooden fence. Two figues are visible at the end of the road. A second building stands behind the tree., Time: 2:30, Light: Fair sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: February 23, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1260]

Title: [Big horse chestnut tree, possibly Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue]
Description: Glass negative showing a large, leafy tree standing in a garden behind a house, possibly the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. The lawn is surrounded by shrubs and other foliage and two flowerbeds grow in the foreground. 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.9895.35.2]

Title: Owl Club sitting on a stone, Swiftwater, [Pa., Poconos] [Miss Shotwell & Lu Watt]
Description: Glass negative showing a group of three women and three men, including Lu Watt and Miss Shotwell, seated on a riverbank, surrounded by trees at Swiftwater, Pa. Each member of the group looks in a different direction and some faces are blurred. The women wear long dresses and the men wear three-piece suits., Photographer remarks: Miss Shotwell & Lu Watt . The others were not very good portraits. V[Varnished]., Time: 4 P.M., Light: Good, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 25, 1882
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.36]

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