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Title: [Half-length portrait of James Rodgers]
Description: Glass negative showing a half-length portrait of James Rodgers. Rodgers, attired in a cap, a white collared shirt, a patterned tie with a pin, a waistcoat, and a jacket, sits on a wooden bench in a garden facing slightly left. Trees and the rear of a house are visible in the background., Title supplied by cataloger., Purchase 2001., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., 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. 1885]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.87.9]

Title: Old darkey & donkey cart, on road at head of Hamilton Harbor, [Bermuda]
Description: Glass negative showing a older black man driving a cart drawn by a donkey down a dirt road near Hamilton Harbor. The road winds back over a bridge and is lined with trees., Photographer remarks: Undertimed badly., Time: A.M., Light: Sun., The emulsion has started to flake off on the right side 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: March 26, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.886]

Title: Garden from above elm tree, looking toward house, [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue]
Description: Glass negative showing a garden at the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. A large, leafy tree grows in the center. A woman sits on a bench beneath the tree and a man stands next to a flower bed further into the garden. The lawn is surrounded by trees and other foliage. 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: This plate flogged also., Time: 4:15, 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 30, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.948]

Title: Below Haines Falls, [Catskills, NY] with Sam[uel Buckely Morris]
Description: Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' brother Samuel Buckley Morris sitting on a series of large rocks covering a streambed below Haines Falls. Trees grow on the slope behind the stream., 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. 1882
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.91.6]

Title: In the woods at Swiftwater, [Poconos, PA] with Sam[uel Buckely Morris]
Description: Glass negative showing a wooden fence with an open gate leading toward a grove of trees at Swiftwater, Pa. Marriott C. Morris' brother Samuel Buckley Morris as a young man stands behind the fence wearing a round, straw hat., 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: 1882
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.91.8]

Title: [Large hotel, Spring Lake, NJ]
Description: Film negative showing a view of the Monmouth House seen from across a intersection. The large multi-story hotel has an American flag flying from the domed center roof. A horse-drawn carriage travels down the dirt road leading to the hotel. Monmouth House was the first major hotel in Spring Lake, completed in 1876. It burned down in 1900, was rebuilt, and remained until 1974. Spring Lake was a coastal resort area popular in the late 19th and early 20th century., 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: Summer 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.110]

Title: [Elliston Perot Morris Jr. and Marriott Canby Morris Jr. holding birds, Sea Girt]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' sons Elliston Perot Morris Jr. and Marriott Canby Morris Jr. as boys dressed in sailor suits holding chicks in their hands. Marriott Morris Jr. on the left wears a white suit with a decorated collar while Elliston Morris Jr. on the right wears a darker suit., 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: Summer 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.114]

Title: [Boats at dock, Wreck Pond, Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Film negative showing a view of a dock with rowboats tethered to either side on Wreck Pond. A raised wooden viewing platform stands on the riverbank next to a tree on the left. Various other piers and causeways travel over the water in the distance., 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: Summer 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.76]

Title: [Man in water pulling boat, Wreck Pond, Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Film negative showing a view of a man wading in the water at Wreck Pond and pulling a row boat behind him. Other rowboats are tethered to a dock extending into the water on the left., 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: Summer 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.78]

Title: [Woman in chair overlooking dock, Wreck Pond, Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Film negative showing a woman seated in a chair on a hillside overlooking a dock on Wreck Pond. Two people walk down the dock toward a group of sailboats., 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: Summer 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.80]

Title: [6706 Cresheim Road, Pelham, Marriott C. Morris' residence]
Description: Film negative showing a view of Marriott C. Morris' two-story house seen from across a road at 6706 Cresheim Road. The house has timber framing, a porch, ivy climbing up the front facade, and another house connected to the left. Two children play in the grass in front of the house and a woman stands on the porch., 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.2013.13.65]

Title: [6706 Cresheim Road, Pelham, Marriott C. Morris' residence]
Description: Film negative showing the twin two-story houses (6704 and 6706 Cresheim Road), including Marriott C. Morris’ (right) at 6706. The house has two porches, timber framing and ivy climbing up the front facade. A woman and two children stand in the grass in front of Morris' house., 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.2013.13.66]

Title: [6706 Cresheim Road, Pelham, Marriott C. Morris' residence]
Description: Film negative showing a view of the twin two-story house at 6704 and 6706 Cresheim Road, , including Marriott C. Morris’ (right) at 6706, seen from across the road through a group of trees. The house has timber framing, two porches, and ivy climbing up the front facade. 6704 Cresheim Road is obscured by the trees., 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.2013.13.67]

Title: [Jane Rhoads Morris standing near a canoe, Atsion River, New Jersey]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' wife Jane Rhoads Morris carrying multiple satchels and a parasol standing near a canoe on the Mullica River bank. She wears a hat overtop of a cloth bonnet, a white blouse, and a long skirt. Mullica River, also previously known as Little Egg Harbor River and Atison River, is named after Finnish settler Eric Palsson Mullica (1636-approximately 1704). The river starts in central Camden County and empties into the Great Bay north of Atlantic City., 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 18 & 19, 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.58]

Title: [Elliston Perot Morris and Martha Canby Morris]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' older parents Elliston P. Morris and Martha Canby Morris seated on a wooden bench looking at each other. Elliston Morris wears a three piece suit while Martha Morris wears a long black dress with a ruffled blouse and glasses. A manicured hedge and large trees stand behind the bench., 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.2013.13.60]

Title: [Elliston Perot Morris and Martha Canby Morris]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' older parents Elliston P. Morris and Martha Canby Morris seated on a wooden bench. A manicured hedge and large trees stand behind the bench. Elliston Morris wears a three-piece suit while Martha Morris wears a long black dress with a ruffled blouse and glasses., 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.2013.13.62]

Title: [Elliston Perot Morris Jr., Marriott Canby Morris Jr., Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' sons Elliston Perot Morris Jr. and Marriott Canby Morris Jr. as boys posed in front of a large, leafy shrub at Sea Girt., The exposure is blurred, implying that the boys moved during the time the photo was taken., 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: Summer 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.94]

Title: [View of Beach House, Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Film negative showing a view of the rear of the Beach House seen from a dirt road lined with trees and other foliage at Sea Girt. The two side wings of the building are taller than the center and feature flag poles on the roof. Robert Stockton bought the land of what would become Sea Girt in 1853. After his death in 1866, developers bought the land and in 1875 the Sea Girt Land and Improvement Company took over Stockton’s old mansion, added wings to either side, and renamed it the Beach House. The Beach House was a popular hotel for many years, reopening in 1920 as Stockton Hotel. It burned down in 1965., 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: Summer 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.95]

Title: [Elliston Perot Morris Jr. with sailboat, Sea Girt]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' son Elliston P. Morris Jr. as a boy wading in Wreck Pond and holding a toy sailboat. He wears a sailor suit with short pants and a wide-brimmed hat. The far shore is visible in the distance., 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: Summer 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.103]

Title: [C.L.] Eberle's [drug] store from our parlor window, (cor[ner] Church La[ne] & Main St[reet]) seen from 5442 [Germantown Avenue, Deshler-Morris House]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of a three-story storefront owned by Charles L. Eberle at 4779 Main Street as seen from the Deshler-Morris House porch. The building is located on the corner of Main Street and Church Lane and has two floors above the shop on the first floor. Signage is visible on the side and partially on the front of the building and reads "C.L. Eberle." A canvas sign hangs across the sidewalk and reads "Miss Kate Cotton Millinery." A man stands on the sidewalk in front of the store next to a tall tree growing in a planter on the sidewalk. Eberle purchased this drug store from Abraham Rex in 1859. He retired in 1899., No. 13., Photographer remarks: 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: 1883
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.100.1]

Title: Matilda & her pigeon, Flora. On [Avocado] back porch, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing Matilda Knox wearing a striped dress standing on a porch at the Morris family summer home Avocado in Sea Girt, N.J. A pigeon named Flora perches on her outstretched left hand. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished. Matilda Knox was the housekeeper for the Morris family at Avocado., Photographer remarks: Too slow shutter for density., Time: 3:45, 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 10, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1019]

Title: G[eorge] V[aux] Jr. & dog Jet, Sea Girt, [NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing Jet, a small black dog sitting on his hind legs in a begging position on the porch of the Morris family home Avocado with George Vaux Jr., Marriott Morris' third cousin, on a chair in the background. Vaux sits with his legs crossed. The railing creates long shadows on the porch floor. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., 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 15, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.104.10]

Title: View from bottom of lawn, 5442 [Germantown Avenue, Deshler-Morris House]
Description: Glass negative showing a large elm tree growing in the center of a garden at the Deshler-Morris House. A path runs down the left side of the lawn, which is bordered by tall, leafy shrubs. The bare branches of another tree are visible 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., No. 12., Photographer remarks: weak., Time: 9:45 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 14, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.100.5]

Title: Mr. [Joseph Bunford] Samuel in his canoe. South shore of Wreck Pond, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing Joseph Bunford Samuel rowing a canoe ashore in Wreck Pond, Sea Girt, N.J. Samuel wears a hat and dark suit. The canoe carries a makeshift sail and the name "Helene" is printed on its side. The far shore of the pond is covered with trees., Time: 1:30, 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: September 13, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1026]

Title: Matilda [Knox] & her pigeon. At side of house, [Avocado, Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing Matilda Knox standing against a wall of wooden siding at the Morris family home Avocado with a pigeon perched on her right hand. Knox is in profile and wearing a striped dress with a checkered apron and glasses. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished. Matilda Knox was the housekeeper for the Morris family at Avocado., 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: September 14, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1027]

Title: Old house back of Roxborough. Co[u]s[in] Catherine Brown's place. Anne Wistar standing near home. [Philadelphia]
Description: Glass negative showing Catherine Brown's two-story stone house with tall trees to the right and a fence to the left. Anne Wistar stands next to the fence at the corner of the house, looking across a grassy field toward the camera. She wears a black hat and a lighter-colored dress., Time: 4:10, 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.9895.1030]

Title: Washington's Headquarters, Valley Forge, [PA]. G[eorge] V[aux] in doorway
Description: Glass negative showing the Isaac Potts House, a stone two-story house with shuttered windows and two chimneys at Valley Forge. Marriott Morris' third cousin George Vaux stands in the covered doorway at the front of the house. 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., Time: 4:10, 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: April 30, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1114]

Title: Father's building 715-719 Arch St. from 2nd story of 700 Arch, [Philadelphia]
Description: Glass negative showing a large, multi-story building owned by Elliston P. Morris at 715-719 Arch Street with its left facade made of bare brick. The front facade is decorated with carved lintels, awnings, a pediment and finnials. A sign hanging from the third floor reads "Upper floors to let, 65x130, Elevators & Power." Horse-drawn carriages travel down the street in front of the building and the lot to the right of the building is vacant., Time: 11:15, 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: June 22, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1141]

Title: Bellevue from top of S. tower of [Navesink] lighthouse, [Sandy Hook, NJ]
Description: Film negative showing a view of a row of large houses located on a barrier island at Sandy Hook, N.J., taken from the top of the South tower of the Navesink Light Station. There is an inlet behind the houses and the ocean in front., Time: 3:10, 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: August 8, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1172]

Title: Great elm tree in meadow, Allaire, [NJ]. A[nna] P. S[harpless] on truck
Description: Glass negative showing a landscape view of a grove of trees at Allaire, N.J. A very large elm tree stands in the center of the grove with Anna P. Sharpless leaning against its wide trunk. James P. Allaire (1785-1858) founded the Allaire Iron Works Company (later Howell Iron Works) in 1815. Allaire, New Jersey became a factory town for the company that built engines for steamboats circa 1824. The row homes for workers were completed in 1833, the blast furnace was made in 1831, and the Episcopalian church was built 1832-1836. Financial difficulties and discovery of iron ore deposits in Pennsylvania closed the Company in 1850. In 1957, the land was bought by Allaire Village Inc. and turned into a historic village., Photographer remarks: Undertimed., Time: 1:20, 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: August 9, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1177]

Title: Wagons &c in crowd, Wash Day, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a group of horse-drawn carriages gathered on the beach for Jersey Wash Day. Some of the wagons have been unhitched from their horses. A group of women and children converse on the right, some wearing bathing costumes. Jersey Wash Day, also known as Salt Water Day or Ocean Day, was an annual event held the second Saturday of August near Wreck Pond in Sea Girt. Farmers living twenty to thirty miles from Sea Girt came to the sea to spend a day bathing and celebrating. The tradition, begun before 1853, stopped around the 1930s., Time: 11:35, 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 13, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1185]

Title: Company Street - Camp Green, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a wide walkway lined with tents, each flying an American flag, at the National Guard Camp in Sea Girt. There is an elaborate design in the center of the walkway and people travel on either side of it next to the tents. The National Guard Camp began in 1884, and the National Guard formally purchased land in 1887 for a permanent summer training camp., Photographer remarks: undertimed., Time: 5:15, Light: Faint sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 26, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1191]

Title: Group near mill, Pattie & Gertrude Mellor & Bess. [Manasquan, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a Pattie Mellor, Gertrude Mellor, and Marriott C. Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris resting in the grass near the forest at Manasquan, N.J. Gerturde Mellor sits on the left holding a parasol. A man sits in the backgruond reading a book. The women wear high-necked, light-colored dresses wiht hats., Time: 10:50, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: July 18, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1156]

Title: Cottage through pine trees at Allaire, [NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a small wooden house seen through a group of pine trees at the former Howell Iron Works at Allaire, N.J. A woman sits under one of the trees on the right side of the image. Other leafy trees and a wooden fence surround the house. James P. Allaire (1785-1858) founded the Allaire Iron Works Company (later Howell Iron Works) in 1815. Allaire, New Jersey became a factory town for the company that built engines for steamboats circa 1824. The row homes for workers were completed in 1833, the blast furnace was made in 1831, and the Episcopalian church was built 1832-1836. Financial difficulties and discovery of iron ore deposits in Pennsylvania closed the Company in 1850. In 1957, the land was bought by Allaire Village Inc. and turned into a historic village., Photographer remarks: Undertimed., Time: 8:45, 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: August 2, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1161]

Title: Highland [Navesink] Light [Station] from station of R[ail]R[oad], [Sandy Hook, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing the Navesink Light Station across Sandy Hook Bay. The multi-towered lighthouse rises from the top of a hill in the background. Several buildings line the shore below the hill. A wooden walkway spans the water on the left and the opposite shore is visible in the foreground. The first lighthouse was built on this site in 1828. In 1862, the twin tower building was constructed, giving it the nickname Twin Lights. This lighthouse was the first in the United States to test the Fresnel lens. The lighthouse ceased operations in 1952. In 1962 it was given to the state of New Jersey to operate as a museum., Time: 11:00, 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: August 8, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1162]

Title: Highland [Navesink] Light [Station] from the bridge, [Sandy Hook, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing the Navesink Light Station across a wooden bridge. The lighthouse has multiple towers and is located on top of a forested hill. Various people walk across the bridge including groups of women engaged in conversation and children. The first lighthouse was built on this site in 1828. In 1862 the twin tower building was constructed, giving it the nickname Twin Lights. This lighthouse was the first in the United States to test the Fresnel lens. The lighthouse ceased operations in 1952. In 1962 it was given to the state of New Jersey to operate as a museum., Time: 11:15, 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: August 8, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1163]

Title: Barnegut Light[house], from S[outh], [Barnegat Bay, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing the Barnegat Lighthouse seen from a distance among the dunes. Waves crash to the right of the lightkeeper's house. The Barnegat Lighthouse was built in 1857 under the supervision of Lt. George Meade. It is on the National Register of Historic Places, and the grounds surrounding it are a designated state park., Time: 12:45, Light: Bright., Some discoloration in the emulsion., 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. 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.295]

Title: Lily boy on front steps at Sea Girt
Description: Glass negative showing a boy seated on the front steps of the Morris family home Avocado. He is barefoot but wears a straw hat and a flower in his buttonhole. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., Photographer remarks: In neg. preserver., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: July 28, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.306]

Title: Group on beach at Atlantic City. Stranded sch[ooner] in background
Description: Glass negative showing a group of three women and one man posing on the beach at Atlantic City. The man holds a camera on a tripod in his left hand and wears a long coat and hat. The women wear long dark dresses and hats. The masts of a ship are visible in the background., Photographer remarks: Pretty good neg. Overexp. V[Varnished], Time: 12 M, Light: Bright, no sun., Line of bright gold spots in the lower left., 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 16, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.215]

Title: Old Chew House, [Cliveden]. Front view. [Germantown]
Description: Exterior view of the colonial residence built 1763-1767 by master carpenter Jacob Knor for Philadelphia attorney Benjamin Chew at 6401 Germantown Avenue. Shows the facade of the two-story stone building with a pediment over the front door, shuttered windows, and dormers and chimneys on the roof. On the grounds are two sculptures, a portrait bust on a pedestal and a classical female nude without a head and arms. A woman, attired in a cap, a long-sleeved dress, and an apron, stands in the open doorway of the house. Chew House, also known as Cliveden, was the site of the turning point in the Battle of Germantown in 1777. The Chew family enslaved people of African descent in the city of Philadelphia and in Germantown during the 18th and 19th centuries. The estate was the Chew family residence until 1972 when it was acquired by the National Trust for Historic Preservation., Time: 12:15, Light: Good, no sun., Purchase 2001., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: April 19, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.243]

Title: Our [Deshler-Morris] house [5442 Germantown Avenue] from elm tree in centre of garden
Description: Glass negative showing the back of the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue, a two-story stone house with a balcony extendeding from the second floor and a large tree in the center of the garden. 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: 4:40, Light: Fair sun part of exp., 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.9895.246]

Title: Hyacinths in our garden, [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue]
Description: Glass negative showing a cluster of hyacinths from the garden of the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. 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: 4:50, Light: Bright, no sun., Negative is light and the subject is difficult to discern., 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.9895.247]

Title: Laurel House & Kaaterskill Fall from near the Grotts and above it, [Catskills]
Description: Glass negative showing a wooded hillside with Laurel House barely visible at the top of the hill. Built by Peter Schutt in 1852, the Laurel House was originally a small boarding house. Jacob Fromer purchased the house in 1871, and after enlarging it 1881-1884, the hotel housed up to 300 visitors. It operated until 1965 when, after being obtained by the State of New York, it was intentionally burned in 1967 to make way for Laurel House Campgrounds., Photographer remarks: Very good picture. Somewhat distant. Var., Time: 5:00 PM, Light: Faint 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: August 11, 1882
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.26]

Title: Out of nursery window. [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue]
Description: Glass negative showing the yard at the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue, with a high wall and a bench in the foreground. The roof the neighboring house is visible through the trees. 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: Fair negative, Time: 4 P.M., 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.9895.186]

Title: Cooper's Lake with Mt. Tobias, Party in foreground, [Catskills]
Description: Glass negative showing a group of men and women near a Cooper's Lake. The majority of the group sits in the grass while one man stands holding a box and a woman stands holding a fishing pole. Mount Tobias rises in the background across the lake., Photographer remarks: Best view I have taken in the Catskills so far. Varnished., Time: 11:30 A.M., Light: Pretty 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: July 20, 1882
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.19]

Title: Beach House from S. [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing the Beach House, two large multi-story buildings with a center building standing near the beach. The buildings on the left and right are taller than the center building and fly flags from their rooftops. A low wooden wall next to a boardwalk shields the buildings from the sand below. Robert Stockton bought the land of what would become Sea Girt in 1853. After his death in 1866, developers bought the land and in 1875 the Sea Girt Land and Improvement Company took over Stockton’s old mansion, added wings to either side, and renamed it the Beach House. The Beach House was a popular hotel for many years, reopening in 1920 as Stockton Hotel. It burned down in 1965., Photographer remarks: Overtimed., Time: 9:55, Light: Bright sun shining., 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, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.740]

Title: Thalatta sailing on Wreck pond. Sam [B. Morris] in stern. Bow on. [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a small sailboat on Wreck Pond. The sail is partially raised and Marriott C. Morris' brother Samuel Buckley Morris leans an oar over the side of the boat. A large building is visible in the distance across the lake., Time: 8:30, Light: Bright sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: September 8, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.746]

Title: Thalatta sailing on pond, stern view, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a small sailboat on Wreck Pond. The sail is fully raised and Marriott C. Morris' brother Samuel Buckley Morris sits in the boat dipping an oar in the water. The far shore is visible in the background., Time: 12:05, 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 8, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.747]

Title: Old still-house built by Eliz[abeth] Haddon. Mrs. Wood standing at door. [Haddonfield, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing the brew house at Haddon House, a two-story brick building with three doors on the front facade and closed windows. Mrs. Wood stands next to a storm cellar and knocks on the center door. Other smaller buildings flank the brew house and trees grow to the left. The Haddon House is named after Elizabeth Haddon (1680-1762) who immigrated to the United States in 1701 to manage property her father had bought in the colonies, later Haddonfield. In 1702, she married John Estaugh (d. 1742), a Quaker missionary. The brew house where Haddon concocted medicinal recipes was the last original building still standing into the 21st century. Haddon House was owned by the Wood family from 1831 to nearly the 20th century., Photographer remarks: Intens. 5/26/86, Faint sun, Time: P.M., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: November 18, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.787]

Title: Haddon house (Mr. & Mrs. Woods house), Haddonfield, [NJ], front view
Description: Glass negative showing Haddon Hall, a three-story home with a winding drive to the left. The house has shuttered windows and colums holding an awning over the front door. The front lawn is dotted with trees and several people. A horse-drawn carriage waits outside the home. Haddon Hall is named after Elizabeth Haddon (1680-1762) who immigrated to the United States in 1701 to manage property her father had bought in the colonies, later Haddonfield. In 1702, she married John Estaugh (d. 1742), a Quaker missionary. Her home, built in 1713, was razed by fire in 1842 and a new building constructed on the site by the Wood family. Haddon House was owned by the Wood family from 1831 to nearly the 20th century., Time: P.M., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: November 18, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.788]

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