View looking down Agricultural Avenue, lined with various tents and small buildings. Depicted is a terrain of dirt paths and grass parks, clustered with with a multitude of trees. Also shown are people walking around.
Exterior view of Agricultural Hall, American Restaurant (architect Schwarzmann) in its foreground, taken from Horticultural Hall. Depicts people on walkway and footbridge between the buildings and distinctive fence in foreground.
View showing marble stairs ascending from tree-lined paths in Fairmount Park east of the Lemon Hill estate. Men and boys stand around a stone fountain at the base of the stairs., Title from manuscript note on mount., Orange curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Ms. Jane Carson James.
Date
[ca. 1875]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Parks [P.9299.55]
Glass negative showing a series of workmen's houses at the former Howell Iron Works at Allaire, N.J. on the right of a path. A straight line of trees and wooden fences line the left side of the path, and further down the path on the right. James P. Allaire (1785-1858) founded the Allaire Iron Works Company (later Howell Iron Works) in 1815. Allaire, New Jersey became a factory town for the company that built engines for steamboats circa 1824. The row homes for workers were completed in 1833, the blast furnace was made in 1831, and the Episcopalian church was built 1832-1836. Financial difficulties and discovery of iron ore deposits in Pennsylvania closed the Company in 1850. In 1957, the land was bought by Allaire Village Inc. and turned into a historic village., Photographer remarks: Slightly undertimed., Time: 9:30, 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
August 9, 1887
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1174]
Architects: Machinery Hall -- Henry Pettit & Joseph M. Wislon; Judges' Hall -- H.J. Schwarzmann; Pennsylvania Railroad Office -- Joseph M. Wilson; World's Ticket Office -- H.J. Schwarzmann; Centennial Photographic Association Building -- H.J. Schwarzmann.
Artist of the "Washington" monument is M. Dickerson Eyre.
Belmont Avenue with Bartholdi's Fountain prominent, lamp-lined walkways, landscaped grounds, the Washington monument and pedestrians, and several buildings, including Machinery Hall, Judges' Hall, Pennsylvania Railroad Office, Frank Leslie's Pavilion, World's Ticket Office, and Centennial Photographic Association Building.
Architects: Machinery Hall -- Henry Pettit & Joseph M. Wilson; Judges' Hall -- H.J. Schwarzmann; Pennsylvania Railroad Office -- Joseph M. Wilson; World's Ticket Office -- H.J. Schwarzmann; Centennial Photographic Association Building -- H.J. Schwarzmann.
Artist of the "Washington" monument is M. Dickerson Eyre.
Belmont Avenue with Bartholdi's Fountain prominent, lamp-lined walkways, landscaped grounds, the Washington monument and pedestrians, and several buildings, including Machinery Hall, Judges' Hall, Pennsylvania Railroad Office, Frank Leslie's Pavilion, World's Ticket Office, and Centennial Photographic Association Building.
Depicts Al Lindsay (crouching, left) and William Doering (photographer, leaning against rocks) with three other men leaning against a rocky ledge covered with icicles in Fairmount Park., 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.9453.166]
Depicts Al Lindsay (standing in the foreground) and William Doering (photographer, right of Al Lindsay) posed with three other men with their bicycles on a trail in Fairmount Park., 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.9453.165]
Glass negative showing a wooden path lined with trees and a wooden fence on the right leading to the Haverford Meeting House. The photograph displays sharp one point perspective as the path travels toward the horizon line and the trees form a canopy overhead., Time: 11:50, Light: Sun 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
October 7, 1885
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.766]
Winter view showing a snow-covered path running parallel to the Wissahickon Creek. Trees flank the creek and a wooden fence divides the creek from the trail., Additional places of publication printed on mount, including Chicago; London; Hamberg, Ger.; and Milan, Italy., Title printed on mount., Publisher's imprint printed on mount., Distributor's imprint printed on mount., Manuscript note in pencil on verso: Mrs. E. B. Dorathy ; Sammy Taylor, Buff curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Date
1903
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Griffith & Griffith - Parks [P.9047.118]
Glass negative showing two boys resting on a dirt path. The path is lined with trees on the left and a building is visible among the foliage on the right. One boy sits low to the ground while the other boy stands with his head cocked to the left. Both boys wear three-piece suits and hats., 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. 1880-ca. 1900
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.99.5]
Glass negative showing a path at near the former Howell Iron Works at Allaire, N.J. leading through the woods with a bridge over a stream in the center and a wooden fence in the background. Lena Goodwin and Marriott Morris' third cousin George Vaux Jr. stand on the right side of the bridge leaning on the railing. James P. Allaire (1785-1858) founded the Allaire Iron Works Company (later Howell Iron Works) in 1815. Allaire, New Jersey became a factory town for the company that built engines for steamboats circa 1824. The row homes for workers were completed in 1833, the blast furnace was made in 1831, and the Episcopalian church was built 1832-1836. Financial difficulties and discovery of iron ore deposits in Pennsylvania closed the Company in 1850. In 1957, the land was bought by Allaire Village Inc. and turned into a historic village., Photographer remarks: slightly overtimed., Time: 9, Light: sun 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
August 9, 1887
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1173]
View showing marble stairs ascending from tree-lined paths in Fairmount Park east of the Lemon Hill estate. Two women sit on a park bench in the foregorund not far from a man who stands on the edge of a path looking at a garden. A boy descends the entrance stairs in the background. A stone fountain at the base of the stairs is surrounded by a fence., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint in red text on mount., Manuscript note on verso: Muschamp, No. 29, Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date
[ca. 1870]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Parks [P.9022.28]
Glass negative showing a dirt path lined with wheel tracks. Trees and other foliage grow thickly on either side of the path., 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. 1880-ca. 1900
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.15.3]
Glass negative showing a dirt path lined with wheel tracks curving to the right. Trees, grass, and thick foliage grow on either side of the road., 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. 1880-ca. 1900
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.15.7]
Depicts a dirt trail flanked by bare trees; a view away from the trail showing bare trees on a downward slope; and a group of men sitting on a bench on the side of the trail in the distance., Modern reference prints available., Gift of Richard R. Frame.
Creator
Berry, Frank, b. 1863, photographer
Date
ca. 1907
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Berry [P.8986.37-39]
View of a bare tree-lined dirt trail curving in the distance to follow the path of the Wissahickon Creek., Modern reference prints available., Gift of Richard R. Frame.
Creator
Berry, Frank, b. 1863, photographer
Date
ca. 1907
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Berry [P.8986.44]
Depicts the back of a man walking along a path near Wissahickon Creek. A foot bridge spanning the creek is visible in the distance., 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.9453.44]
Glass negative showing Brandywine River separated down the center by a long island with a pathway. Trees line the riverbank and there is a small wooden bridge from the pathway spanning the left side of the river., 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 26, 1885
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.810]
Landscape view showing a path near the edge of a slope leading down to the Schuylkill River., Title one of fifty-seven views in numbered series list printed on label pasted on verso (No. 1-57)., Publisher's imprint printed on label pasted on verso., Buff mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
R. Newell & Son
Date
[ca. 1870]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Parks [P.9146.5]
View showing men, women, and children standing on a dirt path flanked by trees and grass near Lemon Hill in Fairmount Park. The mansion built 1799-1800 for businessman Henry Pratt in East Fairmount Park became the first mansion acquired by the city of Philadelphia to establish a public park, i.e., Fairmount Park. The residence was used as a lager beer garden following the establishment of the park in 1855., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint in red text on mount., Explicative paragraph of text providing brief history of Fairmount Park entitled, "Fairmount Park and Water Works, Philadelphia" printed on verso. Text surmounted by vignette of state seal of Pennsylvania and surrounded by decorative border., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date
[ca. 1870]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Parks [P.9212.13]
Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris wearing a suit and hat standing to the left of a path among a grove of trees, possibly behind the Morris family home Avocado. Slender trees and grass grow on either side of the path., 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. 1880-ca. 1900
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.53.15]
Faded copy stereograph depicting an entrance path with an ornate iron railing leading down to the Fairmount Waterworks complex at the Callowhill Street or Spring Garden Street entrance. Possibly looking north at the piers of the Spring Garden Street bridge., Title on negative., Yellow curved mount with rounded corners and black line border., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Parks [P.9567.12]
Landscape view showing a woman reading in the grass near a tree-lined path leading up to a rustic foot bridge in the background. Also shows two people standing on the bridge., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint in red text on mount., Explicative paragraph of text providing brief history of Fairmount Park entitled, "Fairmount Park and Water Works, Philadelphia" printed on verso. Text surmounted by vignette of state seal of Pennsylvania and surrounded by decorative border., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date
[ca. 1870]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Parks [P.8923.8]
View showing a man seated on a concrete stump with an iron back on a tree-lined path near a pool of water in West Fairmount Park., Title from manuscript note on verso., Publisher's imprint in red text on mount., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date
[ca. 1870]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Parks [8353.F.11]
View showing a stone fountain at the base of a marble entrance stairway in Fairmount Park east of the Lemon Hill estate at the Brown Street entrance. Men, women, and children sit on benches and stand on tree-lined paths near the fountain., Title printed on verso in numbered list with fifty-seven other titles in the series (No. 1-57)., Publisher's imprint printed on series label pasted on verso., Buff mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Ms. Jane Carson James.
Creator
R. Newell & Son
Date
[ca. 1870]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Parks [P.9299.59]
View showing the fenced-in fountain consisting of pipe rising from a base of rocks at the base of the Brown Street entrance stairs to Fairmount Park near the Lemon Hill estate. View from the entrance stairs looking west at the tree-lined paths in the park., Title printed on mount., Photographer's imprint printed on verso., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Kilburn Brothers
Date
[ca. 1872]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Kilburn - Parks [P.9013.2]
View of four people sitting in an "Ajax" canoe in the Wissahickon Creek near Forbidden Drive. The bridge in the background is possibly the Log Cabin Bridge. Two groups of people sit along the bank of the creek (right) in the distance., Modern reference prints available., Gift of Richard R. Frame.
Creator
Berry, Frank, b. 1863, photographer
Date
ca. 1907
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Berry [P.8986.65]
View of Catharine Rupp Doering, wife of the photographer, Al Lindsay, the photographer's brother George Doering, and Mrs. Lindsay sitting on a bench near their bicycles on a trail in Fairmount Park., 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.9453.40]
View of guns, cannons, and various artillery along road in front of U.S. Government Building. Depicted in the scene are people partaking in tasks and a horse tied to a fence. Also shown are many trees in the background.
View of guns, cannons, and various artillery in front of the Government Building. The weapons are depicted on the right side of the photograph, next to a long stretch of road leading to the Government Building. On the left side of the road is a park with people walk along the paths.
Exterior view showing an ornate gate made of branches. Also shows surounding path with benches and trees. A sign on the ground identifies the gate as "Rustic Entrance".
View of Horticultural Grounds from promenade. Shows a portion of the roof, paths, path lights, benches, gardens, and trees. Also shows women with parasols standing on the path.
Landscape view showing a winding path flanked by trees in Fairmount Park, which was officially created by an act of the Pennsylvania General Assembly in 1867., Title printed on mount below image., Yellow mount with rounded corners. Mount in two equal pieces held together by paper pasted on verso., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Date
[ca. 1867]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - unidentified - Parks [P.9814]
Exhibit title: M.D. Williamson -- Veneers. Exterior of the Indiana State Building. In front is a large log with the words "M.D. Williamson, Veneers Indianapolis, Ind." printed on the end. Shrubs and trails around the building.
Glass negative showing a path winding through the woods near Plattekill Mountain. Stones line the left of the path. A man stands on the path in the distance., Time: 4:30, 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
September 13, 1884
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.427]
Glass negative showing a path winding through the woods at Plattekill Mountain. A steep hillside rises on the left. A man, possibly Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. morris, stands on the path next to a box, barrel, and other debris., Photographer remarks: Under, Time: 4:50, 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
September 13, 1884
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.428]
Glass negative showing stairs leading down to a small path in Kosciuszko's garden at West Point. There is a stone block to the right and the entire hillside is filled with foliage. The United States Military Academy, also known as West Point, was originally a fort first occupied by American forces in 1778. The school was established by President Thomas Jefferson in 1802. Tadeusz Kosciuszko was a Polish general who spent two years from 1778 to 1780 at West Point strengthening the fortifications. A monument was dedicated to him in 1828, and a statue added in 1913., Time: 10:30, Light: Medium., 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 5, 1884
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.400]
Landscape view from a hill looking down at a rustic foot bridge connecting two tree-lined paths in Landsdowne (i.e., Lansdowne) Valley in West Fairmount Park. A mans stands on the bridge., Title from manuscript note on verso and printed on mount., Photographer supplied from duplicate photograph created by James Cremer: stereo - Cremer - Parks [P.9022.25], Orange mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Cremer, James, 1821-1893, photographer
Date
[ca. 1875]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Parks [P.8924.2]
Landscape view from a hill looking down at a rustic foot bridge connecting two tree-lined paths in Landsdowne (i.e., Lansdowne) Valley in West Fairmount Park. A mans stands on the bridge., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint in red text on mount., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date
[ca. 1870]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Parks [P.9022.25]
