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- Title
- Old Philadelphia Views Album
- Description
- Album of photographs, predominately half stereographs, of landscape views of Philadelphia and Bucks County. Images include views of Frankford Creek, Tohickon Creek, Wissahickon Creek, Tacony Creek, Pleasantville, Crescentville, Germantown, Fairmount Park near the water works, and winter scenery. Also contains photographs of Stenton, Woodlands Cemetery, the Desilverwood Estate (Holmesburg), the Burd family monuments at St. Stephen's Church (Philadelphia), the city garden of Joseph R. Evans (329 Pine Street), Atlantic City, and Richmond, Va. Images include trees, creek banks, rocks, waterfalls, dams, bridges, mills, and farm land. Many also include posed figures, including a man, probably one of Moran's artist brothers Edward or Thomas, painting in a ravine and scenes titled "Student at Work"; "Autumn in the Woods - burning leaves"; and "Sit up Sir" showing a man with a dog.
- Title
- Scene on the Wissahickon
- Description
- Bucolic scene showing an elegantly attired couple crossing the creek over a red foot bridge bolstered by stone abutments. Another couple, partially obscured by a tree, stands on the banks. The women wear bustles. The lush valley is visible in the background., Not in Wainwright., pdcc00013, Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 203, Free Library of Philadelphia: Castner 39:53
- Date
- [ca. 1880]
- Location
- Free Library of Philadelphia. | Print and Photograph Collection. FLP Castner 39:53
- Title
- Alirene Mills textile plant at Frankford Creek, 1200-1300 Adams Avenue, Frankford, Philadelphia
- Description
- Aerial views of Alirene Mills (formerly Bromley Mills) textile plant at Frankford Creek and Adams Avenue. The mill was owned by James Bromley and was built in 1903, designed by the architecture firm Stearns and Castor. Row homes can be seen adjacent to the factory complex., Negative numbers: 13002n, P98, P99, P103, P104., Manuscript note on negative sleeve of 13002n: Buckman and Buckman, Fkd. Creek, N. Phila, Pa, August 27, 1930.
- Creator
- Aero Service Corporation, photographer
- Date
- 1930-1931
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.13002n; P.8990.P98; P.8990.P99; P.8990.P103; P.8990.P104]
- Title
- Indian Head Park Beach on Perkiomen Creek, Oaks, Pennsylvania
- Description
- Aerial views of Indian Head Park Beach on Perkiomen Creek. The location was the site of W.M. Keyser's Mill, which was sold to the park in 1918. Views show several buildings of various sizes alongside the creek at the site of a small dam., Negative numbers: 6834, 6835., Text included in image: Indian Head Park Beach; "On the Perkiomen"; Oaks, Penna.; Dancing, Roller Skating, Bathing, Boating and Canoeing; Inn and Picnic Pavillion.
- Creator
- Aero Service Corporation, photographer
- Date
- 1926
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.6834; P.8990.6835]
- Title
- [Ridge Avenue and Philadelphia & Reading Railroad bridges over the Wissahickon Creek, Roxborough, Philadelphia.]
- Description
- Aerial view of the Ridge Avenue and Philadelphia & Reading Railroad bridges spanning the Wissahickon Creek in the Roxborough neighborhood of Philadelphia. Bridges cross the river not far from where it empties into the Schuylkill River., Negative numbers: 14387n.
- Creator
- Aero Service Corporation, photographer
- Date
- 1931
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.14387n]
- Title
- Tumbling Run scenery, Schuylkill County, Pa
- Description
- Views of the park Tumbling Run, located at the southern foot of Sharp Mountain, south of Pottsville, Pa., including a farm on the bank of the twin dams looking east toward Pottsville, a dried-up stream with a stagecoach adorned with signage "A.M. Allen, photographer, Pottsville" in the background, and a man sitting on a large boulder next to a small stream., No. 97; 100; and 102, Title supplied by cataloger., Photographer's imprint from label pasted on versos., Photographer's imprint printed on mounts., Yellow and orange mounts with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift from the heirs of Paul D.I. and Anna S. Maier: James H. Maier, Anthony M. Maier, Marianna M. Thomas, and Cynthia C. Maier., A.M. Allen, born in Deerfield, Mass., relocated to Pottsville, Pa. ca. 1852 and set up his studio at the southwest corner of West Market and North Centre Streets. He retired from the business in 1894.
- Creator
- Allen, A. M. (Amos Morrel), 1823-1900, photographer
- Date
- [ca. 1868]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Allen - Views [P.9844.28-30]
- Title
- Scenery at West West Falls, Schuylkill County, Pa
- Description
- Views of small waterfalls surrounded by large boulders and trees. All of the images show men and a boy sitting and lounging on the rocks., No. 89; 90; and 92, Photographer's imprint from labels pasted on versos., Photographer's imprint printed on mounts., Orange and yellow mounts with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift from the heirs of Paul D.I. and Anna S. Maier: James H. Maier, Anthony M. Maier, Marianna M. Thomas, and Cynthia C. Maier., A.M. Allen, born in Deerfield, Mass., relocated to Pottsville, Pa. ca. 1852 and set up his studio at the southwest corner of West Market and North Centre Streets. He retired from the business in 1894.
- Creator
- Allen, A. M. (Amos Morrel), 1823-1900, photographer
- Date
- [ca. 1868]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Allen - Views [P.9844.32-34]
- Title
- Views of the Delaware Water Gap
- Description
- Views of individuals recreating near the Delaware River, Caldeno Creek, and Rebecca's Bath in the area of the Delaware Water Gap. Includes a man sitting on a rock and reading near railroad tracks overlooking the river, a distant view of Kittatinny Hotel on Mount Minsi, and children sitting on rocks and benches near the river and streams., Yellow cardboard mounts with rounded corners. Photographer's printed labels pasted on versos., Distributor's stamp on verso of P.9168.4: William Y. McAllister, Phila. Jul. 31, 1868., Stamped on verso of P.8484.9: J.W. Deane., Manuscript note on verso of P.8484.10: Seely., Manuscript note on versos of P.8484.11-12: Bartlett & French; William C. Darrah coll., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Bartlett & French was a partnership between Philadelphia photographers George O. Bartlett and William French circa 1867-1869.
- Creator
- Bartlett & French
- Date
- [ca. 1868]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett & French - Views [P.8484.9-12; P.9168.4]
- Title
- Silver Brook
- Description
- View of a stone arch tunnel under which the shallow Silver Brook passes. A man stands in profile in front of a stone wall on the other side of the tunnel., Title from photographer's label on verso. Also lists thirty-four other views in the series (No. 181-294)., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Bartlett, George O., photographer
- Date
- [ca. 1868]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett - Views [P.2002.21.9]
- Title
- Catawissa Creek at Stranger Hollow
- Description
- View of a man with his pants and shirt sleeves rolled up steadying a canoe in the calm, shallow waters of the tree-lined creek. Catawissa Creek is a tributary of the North Branch Susquehanna River in east central Pennsylvania., Title from photographer's label pasted on verso., Distributor's stamp on verso: William Y. McAllister Phila., Yellow mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Bartlett, George O., photographer
- Date
- [ca. 1866]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett - Views [P.2002.21.10]
- Title
- Moss Cataract
- Description
- View of a downhill stream running over a smooth rock bed covered in green moss in the Delaware Water Gap. Both sides of the stream are flanked by trees and bushes., Title from photographer's label on verso. Also lists eighteen other titles in the series (No. 192-209). Also includes series titled A Trip on the Catawissa (No. 210-235)., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Bartlett, George O., photographer
- Date
- [ca. 1868]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Bartlett - Views [P.2002.21.8]
- Title
- Pegs Run
- Description
- View showing the stream running above Callowhill Street in Northern Liberties named after nearby property holder Daniel Pegg. In the foreground, a man steers a boat by pole and exits from the culvert under the dirt road that crosses the waterway. Cows graze on the adjacent marshland and Pegg's farm is visible in the distant background. Also shows a wagon and pedestrian traversing the dirt road and overpass., Plate published in John F. Watson's Annals of Philadelphia...(Philadelphia: E.L. Carey & A. Hart, 1830), opp. p. 379., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 548
- Creator
- Breton, William L., artist
- Date
- [1830]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department BW - Views - P [P.8970.35]
- Title
- The Dell in Fairmount Park postcards
- Description
- Depicts a wooded valley in Fairmount Park, just outside East Park, showing a rustic wooden bridge spanning a stream., Contains 4 postcards printed in color and 2 printed in black and white., Sheet numbers: 86A09, 86A10 and 86B05., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Brightbill, George M., collector
- Date
- 1905-1910
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Fairmount Park - Miscellaneous - 86]
- Title
- Glen near Horticultural Hall postcards
- Description
- Contains views of a wooded valley near Horticultural Hall, including a stream, a wooden pedestrian bridge and a stone arch bridge., Sheet numbers: 86A13 and 86A14., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Brightbill, George M., collector
- Date
- 1905-1910
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Fairmount Park - Miscellaneous - 86]
- Title
- Cobbs and Darby Creeks postcards
- Description
- Depicts images of Cobbs and Darby Creeks including Independence Falls, an old log cabin and homes of early settlers along Darby Creek., Contains 4 postcards printed in color and 4 in black and white., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Brightbill, George M., collector
- Date
- 1900-1910
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Cobbs and Darby Creeks - 57]
- Title
- Centennial grounds from Judges' Pavilion
- Description
- View looking north from the rear of the Judges' Hall showing four men standing on a path flanked by trees. A small bridge spanning a stream is visible in the distance. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title on negative., Photographer's imprint printed on mount and on verso. Imprint on verso contains initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., White curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Centennial Photographic Co.
- Date
- c1876
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9734.9]
- Title
- [Scenic views of stream, Pocono Mountains, Pa.]
- Description
- Views of river surrounded by trees and rocks along the banks., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
- Creator
- Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1895
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.102 & 103]
- Title
- Near Sweet Briar, West Phila
- Description
- Etching showing a stream flowing over large rocks near Sweet Briar in West Fairmount Park., Title from manuscript note in pencil on print., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Kollner advertised four volumes of small folio pictures, including "Bits of Nature and Some Art Products, in Fairmount Park ..." in 1878. Several of the lithographs from this volume were based on sketches he executed in the 1840s.
- Creator
- Kollner, Augustus, b. 1813
- Date
- [ca. 1878]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums - Kollner [*Am 1878 Kol, 2086.F.21]
- Title
- In ravine near Sweet Briar Fairmount Park, Phila
- Description
- Lithograph showing a stream flowing downhill and split around large rocks in a wooded area on Sweet Briar estate in West Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. Includes a rabbit near the water's edge in the right foreground., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Kollner advertised four volumes of small folio pictures, including "Bits of Nature and Some Art Products, in Fairmount Park ..." in 1878. Several of the lithographs from this volume were based on sketches he executed in the 1840s.
- Creator
- Kollner, Augustus, b. 1813, artist
- Date
- [ca. 1878]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums - Kollner [*Am 1878 Kol, 2086.F.5]
- Title
- Fairmount Park Philadelphia, Pa
- Description
- Uncut sheet containing 2 views of landscapes in Fairmount Park titled "In Robert's Hollow oppst. Laurel Hill" and "Ravine below Laurel Hill, Philada." Views include waterfalls, brooks, rocky cliffs, spectators, trees, and animal life. Spectators include young men and a boy., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 234, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bb 81 L 372, Kollner advertised in 1878 four volumes of small folio pictures, including "Bits of Nature and Some Art Products, in Fairmount Park ..." Several of the lithographs from this volume were based on sketches he executed in the 1840s.
- Creator
- Kollner, Augustus, b. 1813, artist
- Date
- [ca. 1878]
- Location
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bb 81 L 372 Roberts Hollow, Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bb 81 L 372 Ravine
- Title
- Fairmount Park Philadelphia, Pa
- Description
- Uncut sheet containing 2 views of landscapes in Fairmount Park titled "In Robert's Hollow oppst. Laurel Hill" and "Ravine below Laurel Hill, Philada." Views include waterfalls, brooks, rocky cliffs, spectators, trees, and animal life. Spectators include young men and a boy., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 234, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bb 81 L 372, Kollner advertised in 1878 four volumes of small folio pictures, including "Bits of Nature and Some Art Products, in Fairmount Park ..." Several of the lithographs from this volume were based on sketches he executed in the 1840s.
- Creator
- Kollner, Augustus, b. 1813, artist
- Date
- [ca. 1878]
- Location
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bb 81 L 372 Roberts Hollow, Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bb 81 L 372 Ravine
- Title
- Bits of nature and some art products in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa
- Description
- Uncut sheet of landscape views showing "Below Girard Bridge, East"; "East of Columbia Bridge"; "Above Columbia Bridge"; "Ravine near Reservoir East"; "At South Laurel Hill"; "Belmont Prospect (1848)"; "East of Girard Bridge (1857)";"West of Wire Bridge (1842)"and "Above Girard Bridge East." Includes a man on horseback approaching the residence, on the plateau, at Belmont, the former estate of Judge Richard Peters; a distant view of the Columbia Bridge (completed 1834) across the Schuylkill River; a horse-drawn wagon and man on horseback crossing the Old Girard Avenue Bridge; a mule driver in front of a hotel, possibly the Upper Ferry Tavern, near the Wire Bridge; park visitors, including children; vessels on the Schuylkill River; cliffs; a cascading brook; rock formations; and trees. Belmont was the country seat of Peters until his death in 1828. The old Girard Avenue Bridge was built in 1855 and razed in 1871. The Wire Bridge at Fairmount, the first suspension bridge in the United States, was built from 1841-1842 after the designs of engineer Charles Ellet, Jr. It was removed in 1874., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 56, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 81 Z 99, Kollner advertised in 1878 four volumes of small folio pictures, including "Bits of Nature and Some Art Products, in Fairmount Park ..." Several of the lithographs from this volume were based on sketches he executed in the 1840s.
- Creator
- Kollner, Augustus, b. 1813, artist
- Date
- [ca. 1878]
- Location
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bc 81 Z 99
- Title
- Bits of nature and some art products
- Description
- Landscape views showing "At South Laurel Hill"; "East of Columbia Bridge"; and "West of Wire Bridge (1842)" in Fairmount Park. Includes a mule driver in front of a hotel, possibly the Upper Ferry Tavern, near the bridge; park visitors; vessels on the Schuylkill River; rock formations; trees; and a cascading brook. The Wire Bridge at Fairmount, the first suspension bridge in the United States, was built from 1841-1842 after the designs of engineer Charles Ellet, Jr. It was removed in 1874., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 56a, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bb 61 K 8346.85, Kollner advertised in 1878 four volumes of small folio pictures, including "Bits of Nature and Some Art Products, in Fairmount Park ..." Several of the lithographs from this volume were based on sketches he executed in the 1840s.
- Creator
- Kollner, Augustus, b. 1813, artist
- Date
- [1878]
- Location
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Bb 61 K 8346.85
- Title
- Views of the Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania
- Description
- Series of titled landscape views include, "View on Broadhead's Creek," "Little Bushkill Creek, above the Falls," "Buttermilk Falls," "Buttermilk Falls, vicinity of Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania," "Caldeno Falls," "Delaware River, from Prospect Rock," "The Gap, Blockhead Mountain," "The Gap, from the bed of the river," "Gap, from Table Rock, Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania," "Marshall's Falls, Marshall's Creek," and "Mossy dell". Images depict tree-lined creeks, waterfalls, rocks, dams, a mossy dell and a snake in the Delaware Water Gap. Many of the views contain posed male figures, possibly John Moran and John Storey., Titles printed on labels pasted on versos., Photographer's labels pasted on versos., Imprint of distributor, Johnson & D'Utassy, photographers, printed on verso of two items in series: 952, 954, 956 Broadway, New York, corner Madison Square, opposite Fifth Avenue Hotel, and Kittatinny House, Delaware Water Gap, Pa. All branches of the photographic art executed in the most skillful manner and with despatch. Photographs colored in oil or water colors or india ink. N.B. A large and choice collection of stereoscopic views, taken from nature, on hand. John H. Johnson. Fred. George D'Utassy., Imprint of distributor, J.W. Queen & Co., 924 Chestnut Street, stamped on verso of one items in series., Buff and yellow mounts with square and rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Moran and Storey was a short-lived partnership between Philadelphia photographers John Moran and John Storey in the early 1860s.
- Creator
- Moran & Storey
- Date
- [ca. 1863]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran & Storey - Views [8248.F.2-4; 8248.F.12; 8353.F.29; P. 2002.4.2; P.8771; P.8899; P.8982; P.9009.3; P.9079.7; P.9168.5; P.9462.21; P.9466.11-13]
- Title
- Summer rambles. - Frankford Creek
- Description
- View of a tree stump covered with brush on the bank of the Frankford Creek in Philadelphia, Pa. The stump, with an overgrowth of plants on top of it, rests on the edge of the bank as the creek flows around it. Trees and shrubs are visible growing in the background., Attributed to John Moran., Half of stereograph., Yellow mount with square corners., Title stamped on mount., Retrospective conversion record, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Pennsylvania views & political miscellany., See duplicate copy: Doret Collection – Photos [P.2019.64.51]., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Moran, John, 1831-1903
- Date
- [ca. 1862]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran - Views - Frankford [5759.F.19]
- Title
- [Views on Tacony Creek, Philadelphia]
- Description
- Views include a water fall, trees, and brush near the creek. Majority of views depict the creek during the winter., Title supplied by cataloguer., Contains five stereographic prints mounted on white or yellow mounts with square corners and accompanied by labels, including four stamped with the photographer's imprint., Series numbers include: 1, 3, 17., Two originally part of McAllister scrapbooks of Pennsylvania views & political miscellany and views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Moran, John, 1831-1903
- Date
- [ca. 1863]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran - Views - Tacony Creek [(8)1322.F.39g; 5759.F.1e; P.8979.4-5; P.9260.78]
- Title
- The gap at Mainville, Pa
- Description
- Shows a group of elegantly dressed men and a woman standing on a ridge above a valley near the Catawissa Creek and Catawissa Mountain. Also shows a covered bridge and a homestead., Attributed to John Moran., Yellow mount with square corners., Title stamped on mount., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Pennsylvania views & political miscellany., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Moran, John, 1831-1903
- Date
- [ca. 1862]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran - Views - Mainville [5759.F.3a]
- Title
- [Views on the Tohickon Creek, Point Pleasant, Bucks County, Pa.]
- Description
- Views showing the rocky hillsides; the Geddes Brook, a tributary to the creek; and the creek. Tohickon Creek runs from the Nockamixon Dam to confluence with the Delaware River., Title supplied by cataloguer., Contains four stereographic prints mounted on yellow or white mounts with square corners and accompanied by labels, including three stamped with the photographer's imprint and one containing a distributor's stamp on the verso., One of images originally from a McAllister scrapbook of Pennsylvania views & political miscellany., Series numbers include: 80, 88., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Moran, John, 1831-1903
- Date
- [ca. 1861]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran - Views - Tochickon [5759.F.3j; 8248.F.5; P.8545; P.8979.3]
- Title
- Views on the Wissahickon Creek, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa
- Description
- Landscape views showing the creek, creek bed, Wissahickon Road (i.e., Wissahickon Drive), public drinking fountain, and a bucolic area near the Wissahickon Valley residence, the Hermitage. Many of the views also include posed figures., Contains nine stereographic prints mounted on yellow or white mounts with square corners, including seven with titles, one with the photographer's imprint, and one with the distributor's imprint (The London Stereoscopic Company). Also contains one stereographic print mounted on paper., Six of the images originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Moran, John, 1831-1903
- Date
- [ca. 1862]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran - Parks [(3)1322.F.132d; (3)1322.F.135a; (3)1322.F.137b-e; (3)1322.F.137i; P.8544; P.9260.79; P.9462.17]
- Title
- [Cohocking Creek, near Germantown, Philadelphia]
- Description
- View depicting a posed male figure near birch trees at Cohocking Creek near Philadelphia., Title supplied by cataloger., Photographer's gilt label pasted on verso., Yellow mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Moran, a Philadelphia photographer, specialized in landscape photography and often took artistic excursions with his painter brothers, Thomas and Edward.
- Creator
- Moran, John, 1831-1903, photographer
- Date
- [ca. 1865]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran - Views [P.8543]
- Title
- Mill dam on Mill Creek
- Description
- Landscape view showing a tree-lined creek from a dam. Includes a pile of stones in the foreground and a building on the bank of the creek in the right background., Title from manuscript notes on mount and verso., Attributed to John Moran., Yellow mount with square corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Moran, John, 1831-1903, photographer
- Date
- [ca. 1863]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran - Views [P.9079.8]
- Title
- Old Philadelphia views 1861
- Description
- Album of photographs, predominately half stereographs, of landscape views of Philadelphia and Bucks County. Images include views of Frankford Creek, Tohickon Creek, Wissahickon Creek, Tacony Creek, Pleasantville, Crescentville, Germantown, Fairmount Park near the water works, and winter scenery. Also contains photographs of Stenton, Woodlands Cemetery, the Desilverwood Estate (Holmesburg), the Burd family monuments at St. Stephen's Church (Philadelphia), the city garden of Joseph R. Evans (329 Pine Street), Atlantic City, and Richmond, Va. Images include trees, creek banks, rocks, waterfalls, dams, bridges, mills, and farm land. Many also include posed figures, including a man, probably one of Moran's artist brothers Edward or Thomas, painting in a ravine and scenes titled "Student at Work"; "Autumn in the Woods - burning leaves"; and "Sit up Sir" showing a man with a dog., Title from inscription on spine., Spine stamped in gilt: Photographs., Blue morocco binding., Photographs arranged four to a page, numbered, and identified by captions inscribed below the images., Letter from Ferdinand J. Dreer to [George W. Childs?], March 12, 1861 pasted on verso of front cover. Letter begins "Accept from your friend a few photographs & stereoscope views... of the work of a young native artist" and explains they were not sent for "their intrinsic value, but as beautiful studies and highly artistic.", Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Housed in phase box., Gift of Ruth Molloy.
- Creator
- Moran, John, 1831-1903, photographer
- Date
- 1860-1861
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums [P.9265]
- Title
- [Views of Milestown, Philadelphia along Old York Road, north of Branchtown, and above Oak Lane.]
- Description
- Series of views of the Philadelphia neighborhood. Shows a rundown cottage near a row of trees; a mill; and a creek. Views also include boys posed near the sites, including boys with a rowboat and holding fishing nets., Attributed to John Moran., Cream mounts with square corners., Three of images accompanied by labels., Series numbers include: 22., Originally part of McAllister scrapbooks of American views and Pennsylvania views & political miscellany., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Moran, John, 1831-1903, photographer
- Date
- ca. 1861
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran - Views - Milestown [5739.F.1e; 5739.F.55b; 5759.F.1h; 5759.F.3c & i]
- Title
- Race & buttonwood trees, Little Wakefield, G[erman]t[ow]n
- Description
- Glass negative showing a group of large, leafy trees standing next to a stream and a path near Little Wakefield in Germantown. The path curves to the left and is lined by a wooden fence. A field dotted with smaller trees is visible to the right., Time: 12:35, 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 17, 1888
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1287]
- Title
- Race & foot bridge, [Little Wakefield, Germantown] [graphic]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a group of large, leafy trees standing next to a small foot bridge crossing a stream near Little Wakefield in Germantown. A path curves to the right., At same place., Time: 12:45, 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
- May 17, 1888
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1288]
- Title
- Looking up Wissahiccon [sic] from Valley Green Bridge, [Philadelphia]
- Description
- Glass negative showing the Wissahickon Creek, its stony banks lined with trees. Valley Green Bridge crosses the river in the distance., Photographer remarks: Overtimed, Time: 10:45, Light: Good sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- November 8, 1884
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.447]
- Title
- Valley Green Bridge. Looking up [Wissahickon] Creek, [Philadelphia]
- Description
- Glass negative showing the Valley Green Bridge spanning the Wissahickon Creek. Trees grow on either side of the bank., Time: 11, 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
- November 8, 1884
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.448]
- Title
- Devil's Pool, Cresheim Creek, looking up, [Philadelphia]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Cresheim Creek with a rocky riverbed and a small pool at one end. The bank is steep, with trees clinging to the rocks., Photographer remarks: In neg. preserver., Time: 12:15, 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
- November 8, 1884
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.451]
- Title
- Pipe Bridge on Wissahiccon [sic], from drive, [Mount Airy, Philadelphia]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a series of pipes trussed up into a bridge spanning the Wissahickon Creek. A path with a wooden fence stands next to a deep gorge that leads down to the creek., Photographer remarks: In neg. preserver [crossed out]. Collodion flowed over plate., Time: 12:30, 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
- November 8, 1884
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.452]
- Title
- Looking down Wissahiccon [sic], above Red Bridge
- Description
- Glass negative showing a view of Wissahickon Creek with foliage visible along the right side. The image is largely indecipherable due to damage to the emulsion., Photographer remarks: Too late in day consequently a very faint picture was the result. V[Varnished]. More likely under-exposure., Time: 4:45 PM, Light: Cloudy, Emulsion is extremely damaged., 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 30, 1882
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.47]
- Title
- Fallen tree & fence, Mill Creek, [Lycoming County, Pa.]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Mill Creek running diagonally across the view. On the left is of the creek a wooden fence. On the right is a large tree that has fallen toward the riverbank., Time: 9:45, 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
- January 23, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.487]
- Title
- Row of willow trees along Mill Creek, [Lycoming County, Pa.]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Mill Creek lined on either side by willow trees. Their branches are bare in the winter weather., Light: Very 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
- January 23, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.488]
- Title
- Dam on Mill Cr[eek], just above the old brass mill, [Lycoming County, Pa.]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a dam over the rocky riverbed of Mill Creek. Trees surround the dam on either side., Light: Good, sun not out., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- January 23, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.489]
- Title
- Falls at Swiftwater, [Poconos, PA] near house with Sam[uel Buckley Morris]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' brother Samuel Buckley Morris standing on the bank of a small waterfall at Swiftwater, Pa. The creek flows over a rocky riverbed and down the falls into a pool in the foreground. Trees grow on either bank., No. 17., 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. 1882
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.91.4]
- 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
- Bridge over French Creek near French Creek Station, [Pa.]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a covered bridge crossing over French Creek. Trees hang over the creek from the right bank. A woman stands on the bank near a bend in the creek., 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
- November, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.795]
- Title
- [Bridge]. Mother on a rock in foreground. [French Creek, Pa.]
- Description
- Glass negative showing French Creek crossed by a covered bridge in the background. Marriott C. Morris' mother Martha Canby Morris sits on the rocks near a bend in the creek in the foreground. She wears a long dark dress with a shawl and hat., Same bridge as last. Nearer view., Light: Good 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
- November, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.796]
- Title
- In meadow N. of bridge over creek between Westtown Station
- Description
- Glass negative showing a field with a stream running through it near Westtown STation. A few trees grow scattered along the riverbank and a wooden fence on runs along the right. Cows rest or graze throughout the field., Photographer remarks: Overtimed, Time: 10:45, 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 26, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.776]
- Title
- [In meadow N. of bridge over creek between Westtown & Station]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a field with a stream running through it near Westtown Station. A few trees line the riverbank and there is a wooden fence on the right. Cows rest or graze throughout the field., Same as last, but a little nearer to cows & tree., Time: 10:50, Light: Good sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- October 26, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.777]
- Title
- Arch of trees over creek in Rain woods, at Uncle Samuel's, [Olney, PA]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a view of a creek with a wooden fence running over it at Marriott Morris' uncle Samuel Morris' house. Trees stand precariously on the steep banks, their branches reaching across the stream. A woman, likely Morris' cousin Hannah Perot Morris, stands near the stream in the background., Photographer remarks: Overtimed., Time: 3:30, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- April 26, 1888
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1273]