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Title: Robert Elliston. Original painting on wood in possession of Mrs. Quill, Smith Parish, Bermuda
Description: Lantern slide showing a painted three-quarter length portrait of Robert Elliston. Elliston wears a curled wig, a long, white collar and holds a small book in his left hand. A building with a dome is visible in the open window behind him., Contains MCM stamp., 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. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2172]

Title: [Portait of] "Katie" Swan
Description: Lantern slide showing an oval-shaped portrait of Katie Swan wearing a polka dotted dress and sitting on an embankment. Above Swan on a hill a man sits on a wooden platform decorated with patriotic bunting., The slide has a background of a gold and black grid with a red star shaped stamp in the lower left corner., Contains MCM stamp., 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. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2163]

Title: E[lliston] P[erot] M[orris] Jr. at Sea Girt
Description: Lantern slide showing Marriott C. Morris' son Elliston Perot Morris Jr. as a baby in bloomers, a ruffled shirt, and a wide brimmed hat. He stands next to a wooden bench, holding a set of wooden blocks., Contains MCM stamp., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2158]

Title: Wife of Robert Elliston. Original paintings on wood in procession of Mrs. Quill, Smiths' Parish, Bermuda
Description: Lantern slide showing a painted three-quarter length portrait of Mary Elliston. Her hair curls over her right shoulder and she wears a dark wrap around her arms while holding a small object in her hand. A landscape scene is visible in the background to the left., Contains MCM stamp., 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. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2174]

Title: Canoeing on the Mullica River
Description: Lantern slide showing a group of men and women lifting two canoes over a tree that fell across the Mullica River. Trees and other foliage line the riverbank. Depicts the disembarkation. Marriott C. Morris' brother-in-law Thomas C. Potts is possibly the second from right. 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., Contains Marriott Canby Morris's stamp., See slide number 197, neg. P.2013.13.46., 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, 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2157]

Title: In the woods, Sea Girt, N.J., [Bess and another woman sitting in foreground]
Description: Lantern slide showing Marriott C. Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris and another woman resting in the grass near a river at Sea Girt. A wooden bridge crosses the river to the left. Trees grow on either side of the river near the bridge., Contains MCM stamp., 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. 1890-ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2160]

Title: Deserted house at Atsion, N.J
Description: Lantern slide showing a dilapidated house on the left bank of the Mullica River in the Atsion community. The branches of a fallen tree extend over the water next to the house. Two canoes pass with two rowers in each canoe. Canoe on the right holds a man and woman. Canoe in left holds two men, including possibly Marriott C. Morris' brother-in-law, Thomas C. Potts (right). 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 18,1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2147]

Title: Camp of Germantown Boys Club at Stone Harbor N.J. from July 15 to Aug 5, 1911
Description: Lantern slide showing two images. The top image shows two boys from the Germantown Boys' Club pushing a canoe into the surf. The boy on the right wears a hat and leans against the canoe. The boy on the left sits in the boat with an oar. The lower image shows a group of boys and young men from the Club resting on the beach. Two large houses stand in the background. Founded in 1887, the Boys’ Parlors Association of Germantown served as a safe space for neighborhood children whose parents worked longer hours in an industrializing city. The name changed in 1907 to the Germantown Boys’ Club after joining ranks with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Marriott Canby Morris served as the president of the club in the first decade of the 1900s., Contains MCM stamp., 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: 1911
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2156]

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