Glass negative showing a dilapidated stone building with a slanted roof at William Wynne Wister's house at 5140 Germantown Avenue (earlier 4622 Main Street), where Gilbert Sutart painted Washington's portrait in 1795. Two carriages rest to the left of the stable with a line of trees standing behind them., Subject in photographer's journal: Old stable where Peale painted Washington's portrait. On Wister's, Main St. below Bringhurst., 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.9895.826]
Glass negative showing a dilapidated stone building with a slanted roof at William Wynne Wister's house at 5140 Germantown Avenue (earlier 4622 Main Street), where Gilbert Sutart painted Washington's portrait in 1795. A large willow tree grows next to the building and a road runs in front of it. Another building with a wooden fence is visible in the background on the left., Subject in photographer's journal: Ruins of old studio where Gilbert Peale painted Washington's portrait (1793). At Wm. Wynne Wister's 4622 Main St., Time: 8:30, 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
May 2, 1889
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1527]
