Photograph showing two carriages stuck in a flooded area near Sea Girt. A man on horseback wades into the water to the left. One carriage stands in the center of the water tilting sidways. The carriage has a sign reading, "Spring Lake & Villa Park, J.H. Clayton." Spring Lake was a coastal resort area popular in the late 19th and early 20th century. The Villa Park area was first owned and developed by William Reid and John Rodgers in 1875. Villa Park became a part of Spring Lake after the latter’s incorporation in 1892., Same image as number 2103., 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
[1889?]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2104]
