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- Title
- Receiving ship, Antietam, League Island, [Navy Yard, Philadelphia]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a large barge at dock in the Navy Yard, Philadelphia. A building is visible in the distance and a cobblestone road runs through the foreground., Time: 2:25 PM, Light: Same as last. [Very good sun out], Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- October 4, 1884
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.435]
- Title
- Grand stand & track, Point Breeze Park, [Philadelphia]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a section of racetrack with a large grandstand on the left at Point Breeze Park. Point Breeze Park was founded in 1855 by the Point Breeze Park Association of sportsmen. It promoted trotting races as agricultural exhibitions to circumvent an 1817 city ban of horse racing. The park was sold to a private owner in 1901 and later sold for an amusement park in 1912., Time: 3:15 PM, Light: Fairly 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
- October 4, 1884
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.436]
- Title
- Gibbs Hill lighthouse. [Bermuda]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Gibbs' Hill Lighthouse located on a hill. Two boys sit on a low stone wall at the bottom of the hill. The landscape is filled with trees and other foliage. Gibbs' Hill Lighthouse was built in 1844 by the Royal Engineers. It was made of cast-iron and used mercury to revolve its lense until 1904., Time: 12:30, Light: Sun out., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- March 28, 1886
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.909]
- Title
- Water St[reet] St. Georges from Cisterion H., [Bermuda]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Water Street at Saint George island. The buildings cast shadows on the road and a man stands next to the window of a building on the left. Two other men stand in the doorway of a building on the right further down the road. The building on the left has a sign reading "Paints, Oils [...] Cement.", Time: 12:20, Light: Sun out., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- March 30, 1886
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.923]
- Title
- Century Plant in bloom, Hungry Bay, [Paget, Bermuda]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a leafy agave with a very tall stem at Hungry Bay. The plant is surrounded by other foliage., Photographer remarks: Undertimed., 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
- March 26, 1886
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.891]
- Title
- [Landscape, Sea Girt]
- Description
- Film negative showing a view of a river seen from a grassy shore, likely at Sea Girt. Trees line the banks on either side of the river., 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.2013.13.105]
- Title
- [Landscape, Sea Girt]
- Description
- Film negative showing a view of a river with tree-lined banks at Sea Girt. A narrow bridge crosses the river 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.2013.13.84]
- Title
- [Men and women around a campfire, Egg Harbor River, New Jersey]
- Description
- Film negative showing a group of four men and three women gathered near a campfire at Egg Harbor. One man tends a pot on the fire while the rest of the group reclines in the folilage next to the fire., April 13 & 14, 1906., 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 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.32]
- Title
- Wood scene on [Mana]squan River, below Allaire, [NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a landscape scene with Manasquan River running through the woods near Allaire, N.J. Trees line either bank of the river, their branches extending over the water., Photographer remarks: Undertimed., Time: 12:30, The emulsion is flaking along the upper edge 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
- September 3, 1886
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1007]
- Title
- Old barn on the Hawkskill at Luray, [VA]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a series of wooden buildings, including an old barn, with a wooden fence standing in front. The center building is in a state of disrepair and a portion of the wall has fallen down., Photographer remarks: Undertimed. Developed at Nat. Bridge., Time: 12:45, Light: Strong sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- October 12, 1886
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1033]
- Title
- Meadow from under bridge over Valley Creek, near Valley Forge, [PA]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Valley Creek with trees lining either bank at Valley Forge. On the far side of the stream there is a path where three women stand conversing. From December 1777 to June 1778, the Continental Army camped at Valley Forge. The area became Pennsylvania’s first state park in 1893., Time: 1:15, 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
- April 30, 1887
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1112]
- Title
- Gorge du Triege, Salvan Route, Switzerland
- Description
- Glass negative of a photograph showing the Gorge du Triege, a waterfall flowing down a steep cliff face. A wooden platform juts from the rocks. A man leans over its railing to look down into the gorge. The Pennine Alps, also known as Valais, are a western part of the Alps located in Valais Switzerland. The trail to the Gorge du Triege was constructed in 1870 and included a wooden gallery and bridge., Photographer remarks: Copy of photo, Time: 3:40, Light: No sun, 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
- July 7, 1891
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1630]
- Title
- Gorge du Trient, Switzerland
- Description
- Glass negative of a photograph showing the Gorge du Triege. A wooden platform runs along the left cliff face and crosses the gorge to continue running along the right side. The Pennine Alps, also known as Valais, are a western part of the Alps located in Valais Switzerland. The trail to the Gorge du Triege was constructed in 1870 and included a wooden gallery and bridge., Photographer remarks: Copy, Time: 3:40 PM, Light: no sun, 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
- July 7, 1891
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1631]
- Title
- Duel at Heidelberg
- Description
- Glass negative of a painting depicting two men fighting with thin swords at the center of a large group of onlookers. Another man stands behind the duelists with his hands folded. A few other men in the group carry swords and other equipment lies in the grass in the foreground., Photographer remarks: Copy. Double exposure - wind., Time: 3:40 PM, Light: no sun, 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
- July 7, 1891
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1632]
- Title
- Old Johnson House, [Upsala], opposite Chews, [Germantown]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Upsala at 6430 Germantown Avenue, a two-story stone house with shuttered windows and two large trees standing on the front lawn. A walkway runs along the right of the house. Originally built by Dirk Jansen circa 1755, Upsala was the staging ground for the Continental army at the Battle of Germantown in 1777. The expanded house, built by Jansen’s descendant John Johnson III in 1798, remained with the Johnson family until 1941. The estate was purchased by the Upsala Foundation in 1944., Photographer remarks: In a neg. preserver., Time: 12, Light: 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
- April 19, 1884
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.242]
- Title
- Old Concord School-house [Germantown]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a two-story school-house with a prominent steeple in Germantown. A gate in front of the school leads to the cobblestone road., Photographer remarks: In a neg. preserver., Time: 1, Light: Good sun., The negative is very light and has faded to a yellow color., 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.9895.245]
- Title
- Mt. Tammany from Mt. Minsi, [Delaware Water Gap]
- Description
- Glass negative showing the rolling mountaintop of Mount Tammany, New Jersey taken from Mount Minsi, Pennsylvania. The mountian tops are covered in trees., Photographer remarks: Very poor neg., Time: 12:30, Light: Not very strong. No sun., The negative is blurred and 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
- June 30, 1884
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.274]
- Title
- Oldest house in Germantown. Cor[ner] Main & Johnson Sts
- Description
- Glass negative showing a two-story stone house with steps leading down to the cobblestone street. A fence surroundeds the lawn to the left. This house was built in 1698 and was the oldest house in Germantown before it was torn down in November 1883., Photographer remarks: Foregrd very white., Time: 10:10, Light: Sun shining brightly., Built 1698. House torn down 11 mo. '83., The negative has discolored to a bright yellow., 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 7, 1883
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.183]
- Title
- Johnson House, [Upsala], Main opp. Washington Lane, [Germantown]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Upsala at 6430 Germantown Avenue, a two-story stone house with shuttered windows and a fenced yard to the right. Two large trees stand in front of the house. Originally built by Dirk Jansen circa 1755, Upsala was the staging ground for the Continental army at the Battle of Germantown in 1777. The expanded house, built by Jansen’s descendant John Johnson III in 1798, remained with the Johnson family until 1941. The estate was purchased by the Upsala Foundation in 1944., Photographer remarks: Almost too dense., Time: 10:20 A.M., 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 7, 1883
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.184]
- Title
- [Schooner and boat on water. Beach front in the distance]
- Description
- Glass negative showing two ships sailing on the water. A schooner with two masts and four sails floats on the right and a steamship with nautical flags flying travels on the left. The far shore is visible in the background., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1880-ca. 1900
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.9.1]
- Title
- [River, trees lining banks, edifices in background, possibly Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a view of a lake, possibly at Sea Girt, with a group of buildings on the opposite shore. Trees line the near shore and a grassy field extends back from the riverbank., 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.9895.9.4]
- Title
- Pelham homes near road and trees
- Description
- Glass negative showing a view of a grouping of large houses seen from across Pelham Road . Trees grow in the wide lawn in front of the houses and in the foreground of the photo., 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. 1899
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.8.7]
- Title
- Looking down Shark R[iver] from River Ave. E. of bridge, [Spring Lake, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a landscape view of Shark River. Trees and various buildings line the shores and marshy grasses fill the center of the river., Photographer remarks: 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 bicycle., Time: 11, 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, 1887
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1213]
- Title
- Gun deck of "Galina", aft from bridge, [Constitutional Centennial Celebration, Philadelphia]
- Description
- Glass negative showing the gun deck of a ship seen from the bridge at the Centennial celebrations. Civilians and sailors mill about the deck as rigging rises overhead. A rowboat carring a group of people, one of whom holds a parasol, floats next to the ship. 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: 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
- September 20, 1887
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1233]
- Title
- View on [Mana]squan River, a little below Allaire, [NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Manasquan River flowing through the woods at Allaire, N.J. Foliage lines the bank on either side of the calm water., Photographer remarks: Leaves moved some., Time: 3, 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 11, 1884
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.345]
- Title
- Barn with locust trees before it
- Description
- Glass negative showing a large wooden barn seen at a distance from across a field. Four tall locust trees stand in front of the barn and a fence runs along the field to the right., Photographer remarks: Near Morris'., Time: 10:30, 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 13, 1884
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.349]
- Title
- Pocono Knob from road between Swiftwater & Tannersville [Pa.]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a series of hills with foliage in the foreground at the Poconos. A tall pine tree stands prominently on the left side of the photo., Photographer remarks: Something peculiar about this picture. V[Varnished]. Very thin neg., Time: 12 M., 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 26, 1882
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.38]
- Title
- Old Sherrit house, Negleys Hill, [Germantown]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Old Sherrit House, i.e. Loudoun, at 4650 Germantown Avenue, a two-story house with shuttered windows and two chimneys. The front facade has a covered entryway constructed from columns and a pediment. The house is surrounded by trees, whose branches cast shadows on the lawn. Thomas Armat built Loudoun in 1801 and expanded it in 1810. The Greek portico on the front was added in 1830. Later, members of the Logan family owned and lived in the house. The property was donated to the city of Philadelphia in 1939 as a part of the Colonial Germantown Historic District. It was badly damaged by a fire in 1993 and closed to the public., Photographer remarks: Trial plate from Carbutt., 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
- February, 1886
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.824]
- Title
- [Stream] at Swift Water [Poconos, PA]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a stream flowing over a rocky riverbed at the Poconos. Trees and leafy foliage grow on either bank and a woman sits on a bench on the left side of the stream., Photographer's title: No. 18. House at Swift Water., 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.9895.87.2a]
- Title
- [Ships passing each other, England]
- Description
- Film negative likely taken during Marriott C. Morris’ European honeymoon showing a view of a steamship with two masts and a smokestack on the water seen from the deck of another ship. Passengers stand on the deck of the second ship looking out across the water., 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
- 1897
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.21]
- Title
- [Stone house, England]
- Description
- Film negative likely taken during Marriott C. Morris’ European honeymoon showing a two-story stone house with one wall covered in vines. A man and a woman stand on either side of a wooden gate next to the 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
- 1897
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.25]
- Title
- Machines at Greene & Walnut Lane for asphalt paving of Greene St
- Description
- Film negative showing a group of large machines on a construction site at Greene Street and Walnut Lane. Smoke billows from the machines., Inscription on negative: 11/1912, 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
- November 1912
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.543]
- Title
- [Lady Fountain in city square, Einsiedeln, Switzerland]
- Description
- Film negative likely taken during Marriott C. Morris' European Honeymoon showing a group of people gathered around the Lady Fountain located in Einsiedeln, Switzerland. The fountain is ornately decorated and features a gold statue of Mary in the center. A building in the background has a sign reading "Eberle, Kaelin & Cie." The Lady Fountain was built in 1684-1686 by J.H. Kuen to depict the Immaculate Conception., 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 1897
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.1]
- Title
- [Fountain in a city square, Einsiedeln, Switzerland]
- Description
- Film negative likely taken during Marriott C. Morris’ European honeymoon showing a close up view the Lady Fountain located in Einsiedeln, Switzerland. The fountain is ornately decorated and features water spigots at the base and a gold statue of Mary in the center. A woman leans down to drink from one of the spigots. A building in the background has a sign reading "Hotel de Pagn" The Lady Fountain was built in 1684-1686 by J.H. Kuen to depict the Immaculate Conception., 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 1897
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.2]
- Title
- Pocono Lake from foot of our path
- Description
- Film negative showing a view of the lake at Pocono Lake seen from a tree lined path. The Pocono Lake Preserve was pioneered by a group of Quakers, including Isaac Sharpless, who camped in the area in 1904. In 1908, this group bought the property from the Pocono Mountain Ice Company and designed it as a basic, rustic campground., 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
- June 1, 1912
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.486]
- Title
- [Woman carrying large bundle, probably England]
- Description
- Film negative likely taken during Marriott C. Morris’ European honeymoon showing a woman walking down a dirt road carrying a large bundle of sticks and leaves on her head. The woman wears a long skirt and a shirt with a floral pattern., 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 1897
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.13]
- Title
- Unidentified building
- Description
- Glass negative showing a two-story stone building with a wooden fence extending off the right side. A lawn lined with trees and tall shrubs sits in front of the building. There is a blur of motion along the right side of the plate, implying a man running across the lawn., Photographer remarks: N.C.B. on & Off, 1 of trial 1883, 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.9895.1.11]
- Title
- [Unidentified catboat sailing on water]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a large catboat with its sails unfurled. The boat sails away from the camera across calm water., 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.9895.104.9]
- Title
- Fall in the woods near Bear Lake, [Lake Hopatcong]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a waterfall in the forest near Lake Hopatcong. Two men sit on the rocks halfway up the hill as the small stream flows down. Lake Hopatcong, the largest freshwater body in New Jersey, became a popular resort destination after rail service came to the area in 1882. By the 1940s and 1950s, it had become mostly residential., Time: 1:30, Light: good sun, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- August 13, 1889
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1571]
- Title
- [Dog Jet on chair, probably Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Jet, a small black dog wearing a collar with a bell, sitting on a wooden chair on a porch. A barrel stands behind the chair with a window the 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
- ca. 1880-ca. 1900
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.15.8]
- Title
- Unidentified scene, possibly at a bath house, cooling tower
- Description
- Glass negative showing a group of people gathered around a large stone basin filled with water. Pillars surround the basin, supporting a brick wall overhead., 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.9895.59.7]
- Title
- Fallen tree back of Alumni Hall, [Haverford College]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a field at Haverford College (founded 1833) with two trees in the foreground. The tree on the left has spit and fallen to the ground., Time: 11:30, 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
- March 6, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.514]
- Title
- On Mill Cr[eek] just below where Old Gulf Road crossed it, [Haverford, Pa.]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Old Mill Creek winding through a field. There is a house on the hillside to the left and a long wooden fence on the right., Photographer remarks: Overexposed, but I piled in the bromide & got a good neg., Time: 3, Light: Good sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- March 10, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.518]
- Title
- [Unidentified residence]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a three-story house with two porches and shuttered windows. The house is surrounded by trees and leaves clutter the lawn., The emulsion has discolored to orange., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1880-ca. 1900
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.52.11]
- Title
- Haverford College Station. Harry on platform
- Description
- Glass negative showing the Haverford College railroad station seen from across the train tracks. A man stands on the platform next to the station., Photographer remarks: Very good, but thin picture. One of the best I have ever done. Print in shade. V[Varnished], Time: 1:15 PM, Light: Bright, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- November 15, 1882
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.54]
- Title
- [Stereo portrait of unidentified young boy, seated on a chair, holding a cabinet card]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a stereo portrait of a child with curled hair wearing a checkered dress and seated on a small chair. The child holds a cabinet card in his hands with a solemn expression on his face., 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.9895.12.14]
- Title
- House c[o]r[ner] Main St. & School Lane, opp[osite] square [Germantown]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a view of a row of two-story houses at 5452-5456 Germantown Avenue and the corner of School Lane, seen from the opposite side of the street across a narrow park. A tall, bare tree grows in front of the houses and the park is surrounded by a metal fence. The house on the right has a sign reading, "The Workingmen's Club [has] Removed to No 66 W. Chelten Ave.", No. 10., Photographer remarks: Makes a good picture. Taken from Sue Jones window., Time: 11:00 AM, Light: day cloudy, 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.9895.99.2]
- Title
- Old houses 4222 & 4224 Main St. At Wayne Junc[tion], [Germantown]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a series of old houses at 4222-4224 Main Street, later Germantown Avenue. Trolley tracks crisscross the brick road. A wooden fence surrounds the closest building, which is seen from across the street. A lamppost and tree stump stand in the foreground., Time: 9:25, 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
- May 2, 1889
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1532]
- Title
- Old Logan house, Negley's Hill, Main St. [Gemantown]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Louduon, a large house covered in ivy at 4650 Germantown Avenue. Tall columns support a pediment over the entryway and a circular drive curves in front of the house. A man stands in the drive to the right of the building. Thomas Armat built Loudoun in 1801 and expanded it in 1810. The Greek portico on the front was added in 1830. Later, members of the Logan family owned and lived in the house. The property was donated to the city of Philadelphia in 1939 as a part of the Colonial Germantown Historic District. It was badly damaged by a fire in 1993 and closed to the public., Time: 9:40, 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
- May 2, 1889
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1533]
- Title
- Godet's house, Paget , looking up roadway, [Bermuda]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a long driveway leading to Godet's (possibly Frederick Godet's) house. The entrance to the drive is flanked by square pillars and the house has steps leading to the entryway. Trees and other foliage block the view of much of the house., Photographer remarks: Not developed long enough., Time: 4:45, 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
- April 1, 1889
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1476]