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Title: Bridge over Visp River above Zermatt, Switzerland
Description: Glass negative showing a thin metal bridge spanning Visp River in a forested valley at Zermatt. The bridge is seen from below., 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 12, 1892
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.93.1]

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: [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: Harry Paiste on his bicycle in a rain storm in the Juras
Description: Glass negative of a photograph showing Harry Paiste riding a bicycle in the rain. He wears a suit and a round hat as he lowers his face into the wind., Photographer remarks: Copy from a cabinet [Phillips, Philadelphia, photographer]., 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.9895.1633]

Title: [Statue of William Tell Altdorf-Switzerland]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of statue of William Tell leaning on a sword with one hand and the other arm upraised. A brick road crowded with people and bicycles runs in front of the statue. A clock tower and other buildings rise behind the statue., 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. 1892
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.59.8]

Title: Copy of large group picture of [F.A.] Elwell European Bicycle party of 1890 taken at Zurich
Description: Glass negative of a photograph showing the F.A. Elwell European Bicycle party of over a dozen young men posed in front of a large American flag and taken at Zurich. Some men sit on the ground, others sit on a low wall and the back row of the group stands. Some of the men wear three-piece suits while others do not wear suit jackets. The background also includes a backdrop depicting a townscape and the Alps. Frank A. Elwell was part of the League of American Wheelmen and conducted bicycle tours through Europe, America, and Bermuda beginning around 1884. He added ladies tours in 1892., Written in the lower right corner of original photograph: Ph. Link, Photograph, Zürich., Photographer remarks: overtimed - intensified 6/14 '91, 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: March 19, 1891
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1617]

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