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Title: Horseback trip 3 days, [Canada]
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing a group gathered around a campfire. Two men sit on either side of the fire while another man stands behind it, each wearing furry chaps. A woman wearing a shirt and pants sits on a rock on the right., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v. 2, p. 6-8 [P.2014.69.2]., 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 26, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.17]

Title: Victoria Glacier, [Lake Lousie, Alberta, Canada]
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing a group climbing Victoria Glacier at Lake Louise. The group climbs in a line, with two people standing to the left at the end of the group. Each person carries a walking stick and is connected to each other by a rope around their waists. The ice falls sharply to the right and rises again on the left. Lake Louise is a glacial lake in Alberta, Canada, named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria. The Victoria Glacier, located partially over Mount Victoria, was first recorded in photographs in 1897 by William Hittel Sherzer. It was subsequently photographed by Morris family friends George Jr., William, and Mary Vaux on and off from 1898 to 1912., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v. 1, p. 38 [P.2014.69.1]., 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 21, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.15]

Title: Going down steep slope of Moraine L[ake], Victoria Glacier, [Alberta, Canada]
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing four people climbing down the Victoria Glacier hillside strewn with rocks near Moraine Lake. Each person carries a walking stick and a pack on their backs. The Victoria Glacier, located partially over Mount Victoria, was first recorded in photographs in 1897 by William Hittel Sherzer. It was subsequently photographed by Morris family friends George Jr., William, and Mary Vaux on and off from 1898 to 1912., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v. 1, p. 38 [P.2014.69.1]., 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 21, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.16]

Title: Paradise Valley day trip
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing a person on horseback crossing Squamish River. Pine trees grow on the far shore and a fallen tree spans the river on the right., Title and date from manuscript note on verso. Date probably July 20. See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v. 1, p. 36-37 [P.2014.69.1]., 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 28, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.20]

Title: Paradise Valley day trip, [British Columbia]
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing a person riding a horse along the rushing Squamish River. Tall pine trees grow on the far riverbank and mountains rise in the distance., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v. 1, p. 36-37 [P.2014.69.1]., 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 20, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.22]

Title: 3 day horseback trip, [Canada]
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing a line of riders on horseback winding up an icy hill. A cluster of trees grows at the top of the hill in the distance., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v 2, p. 11-16 [P.2014.69.2]., 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 29, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.23]

Title: 3 day horseback trip, [Canada]
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing a line of riders on horseback traveling down a path carved in the snow on the side of an icy hill., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v. 2, p. 11-16 [P.2014.69.2]., 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 29, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.24]

Title: Victoria Glacier, [Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada]
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing two people climbing up Victoria Glacier at Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. Each person carries a walking stick and is linked to the other by a rope around their waists. The hill decends in a steep cliff on the right and rises even higher in the distance. Lake Louise is a glacial lake in Alberta, Canada, named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria. The Victoria Glacier, located partially over Mount Victoria, was first recorded in photographs in 1897 by William Hittel Sherzer. It was subsequently photographed by Morris family friends George Jr., William, and Mary Vaux on and off from 1898 to 1912., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v. 1, p. 38 [P.2014.69.1]., 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 21, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.10]

Title: Victoria Glacier, [Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada]
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing a group climbing Victoria Glacier at Lake Louise. Each climber carries a walking stick or pick and is connected to the others by a rope around their waists. A man stands near the top of the hill behind a camera on a tripod. Lake Louise is a glacial lake in Alberta, Canada, named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria. The Victoria Glacier, located partially over Mount Victoria, was first recorded in photographs in 1897 by William Hittel Sherzer. It was subsequently photographed by Morris family friends George Jr., William, and Mary Vaux on and off from 1898 to 1912., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v. 1, p. 38 [P.2014.69.1]., 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 21, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.11]

Title: Victoria Glacier, [Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada]
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing a group climbing Victoria Glacier at Lake Louise, seen from below on the hill. Each member of the group carreis a walking stick and is connected to each other by a rope around their waists. Lake Louise is a glacial lake in Alberta, Canada, named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria. The Victoria Glacier, located partially over Mount Victoria, was first recorded in photographs in 1897 by William Hittel Sherzer. It was subsequently photographed by Morris family friends George Jr., William, and Mary Vaux on and off from 1898 to 1912., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v. 1, p. 38 [P.2014.69.1]., 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 21, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.12]

Title: Victoria Glacier, [Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada]
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing a group climbing Victoria Glacier at Lake Louise. Each person carries a walking stick and is connected to each other by a rope around their waists. The ice falls sharply to the right and rises again on the left. Lake Louise is a glacial lake in Alberta, Canada, named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria. The Victoria Glacier, located partially over Mount Victoria, was first recorded in photographs in 1897 by William Hittel Sherzer. It was subsequently photographed by Morris family friends George Jr., William, and Mary Vaux on and off from 1898 to 1912., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v. 1, p. 38 [P.2014.69.1]., 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 21, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.13]

Title: Victoria Glacier, [Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada]
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing a group climbing Victoria Glacier at Lake Louise. Each climber carries a walking stick or pick and is connected to the others by a rope around their waists. A man stands near the top of the hill behind a camera on a tripod. Lake Louise is a glacial lake in Alberta, Canada, named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria. The Victoria Glacier, located partially over Mount Victoria, was first recorded in photographs in 1897 by William Hittel Sherzer. It was subsequently photographed by Morris family friends George Jr., William, and Mary Vaux on and off from 1898 to 1912., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v. 1, p. 38 [P.2014.69.1]., 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 21, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.14]

Title: Janet Morris, 3 day horseback trip, [Canada]
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing Marriott C. Morris' daughter Janet Morris wearing a close fitting white cap, white blouse, and pants seated on a grassy hill. A prairie dog sits on her lap eating out of her hand., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v. 2, p. 11-16 [P.2014.69.2]., 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 28, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.18]

Title: [Janet Morris on horseback, Canada]
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing Marriott C. Morris' daughter Janet Morris wearing a white cap, white blouse, and pants on horseback in a field. A thick line of trees stands behind the horse., 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 28, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.19]

Title: 3 day horseback trip, [Canada]
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing a Native American man wearing furry chaps sitting on a horse. The horse wears a wide-brimmed hat while another man attired in cowboy-like gear holds its bridle. A tall wagon stands on the left and mountains rise behind the group., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v. 2, p. 6-8 [P.2014.69.2]., 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 26, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.21]

Title: Boating on Consolation Lake, B[ritish] C[olumbia], Canada
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing three people in a rowboat on Consolation Lake. A snowcapped mountain rises sharply from the far shore., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v. 1, p. 41 [P.2014.69.1]., 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 23, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.6]

Title: Boating on Consolation Lake, B[ritish] C[olumbia] Canada
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing three people in a rowboat on Consolation Lake. A snowcapped mountain rises sharply from the far shore., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v. 1, p. 41 [P.2014.69.1]., 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 23, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.7]

Title: Dr. Wolcott's camp between Banff + L[ake] Louise, [Alberta, Canada]
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing a group gathered in front of a tent standing in the forest near Lake Louise and Banff National Park. Two women and a man stand on the left, another man stands in front of the tent, and a woman and a man stand on the right. A man crouches on the ground in front of two flags strung from the tent pole. Lake Louise is a glacial lake in Alberta, Canada, named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria. Banff National Park was established in 1885., 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, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.8]

Title: E[lliston] P[erot] M[orris] Jr., Janet, M[arriott] C[anby] M[orris] Jr. on Victoria Glacier, Lake Louise, [Alberta, Canada]
Description: Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing Marriott C. Morris' children Elliston Perot Morris Jr., Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris joined by a rope around their waists and standing on the Victoria Glacier in Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. Elliston Morris Jr. on the left and Janet Morris each hold walking sticks and Marriott Morris Jr. on the right wears a cap and glasses. Lake Louise is a glacial lake in Alberta, Canada, named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria. The Victoria Glacier, located partially over Mount Victoria, was first recorded in photographs in 1897 by William Hittel Sherzer. It was subsequently photographed by Morris family friends George Jr., William, and Mary Vaux on and off from 1898 to 1912., See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v. 1, p. 38 [P.2014.69.1]., 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 21, 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.9]

Title: A chart of the northern Pacific Ocean, containing the N.E. coast of Asia & N.W. coast of America, explored in 1778 & 1779 by Captain Cook, and further explored in 1788 & 1789, by John Meares
Description: Appears in: Voyages made in the years 1788 and 1789, from China to the north west coast of America / by John Meares. -- London : Printed at the Logographic Press, 1790. -- f.p. [i]., Map depicting ships' tracks with dates, soundings & notes; Gray's supposed circumnavigation of Vancouver Island; Hearne's exploration of Canada. Shows the northwest portion of North America, including the Western United States, Canada, and Alaska and northeast coast of Asia, including China, Japan, and Korea, the Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea, and partial view of India., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Date: Novr. 18, 1790
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **maps-Asia 1790 Log.1303.F.9

Title: Diary of Janet Morris. Summer 1921. Trip West
Description: Two volumes of diaries, including clippings of photomechanical illustrations from tourist guides, as well as photographs, and ephemera documenting the Morris family trip to Western Canada and Washington state in Summer 1921. Entries dated July 2-August 5 describe the trip from Philadelphia to Western Canada and then Washington state, including travels through Niagara Falls and the Great Lakes as well as stays at “de-luxe” hotels and horseback, canoe, and hiking excursions, often to glaciers. Morris also describes sightseeing visits. She discusses a Michigan copper mine; Lake Louise, Paradise and Yoho Valley, Sulphur Mountain, and Moraine Lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks (Canadian Rockies and Banff); Emerald Lake and Victoria (B.C.); and Puget Sound, Seattle, and Mt. Ranier National Park (Washington). Morris's entries also make mention of a disappointing auto tour on the Malahat Drive; vacationing with her Aunt Elizabeth Morris, including souvenir shopping; her encounters with wildlife, rainy weather, and numerous mosquitoes; travel mishaps, including trail horses running off in the Yoho Valley and an excursion train derailment near Albert Canyon (B.C.). Morris also notes her brothers (Marriott and Elliston) going separately to the Grand Canyon with “Uncle Sam” and seeing family friends Mary Vaux and Charles Doolittle Walcott, Mr. and Mrs. Fisher, and cousins Eli and Arthur Wood during the vacation., Prints and photos, mostly clipped photomechanical prints from tourist guides, interspersed among the pages depict Niagara Falls, including Brock’s Monument; the Canadian Rockies; Canadian lakes, including Lake Louise and Emerald Lake; Canadian wildlife; interiors and exteriors of steamers and hotels; and views of tourist activities and attractions in Canada and Washington State (Alberta, British Columbia, Seattle, and Mt. Rainier National Park ), including canoeing, horseback riding, hiking, and sightseeing by automobile., Title from page of manuscript pasted on cover of Volume 1., Map showing the “Canadian Pacific Railway” partially pasted and inserted in front of page 1 of Volume 1. Annotated in red and green crayon showing route “going out” and route “coming back,” respectively., Volume 1 includes a page of notes at the end citing “States we were in,” “Canadian Provinces we were in,” ‘Birds and Beasts we saw,” and “Lists of Cities I saw Woolworth 5 [cents] and 10 [cents] stores in.”, Pasted on inside back cover of Volume 1: Three suit case tags, one each for Glacier Park Hotel, Chateau Lake Louise, and Emerald Lake Chalet. Manuscript note over tags: "My suit-case tags. Turn over.", Inserted in front of inside back cover of Volume 1: Clipping from hotel dinner menu inscribed “rings around just what Aunt E ate!! Checks opposite what I ate.”, Pasted on front cover of Volume 2: Illustrated emblems for the Glacier National Park and Canadian Rockies, as well as a clipping of a photomechanical view of an “Open Top” excursion bus., Forms part of the Marriott C. Morris Collection., Transcriptions of diaries available at repository., Janet Morris, later Butler, was the daughter of amateur photographer and philanthropist Marriott C. Morris. She attended Germantown Friends' School and Connecticut College. She married Harvey Butler in Nevada in 1961. She lived in Claremont, Ca. at the time of her death.
Creator: Morris, Janet, 1907-2010, compiler
Date: 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.1 & 2]

Title: Diary of Janet Morris. Summer 1921. Trip West
Description: Two volumes of diaries, including clippings of photomechanical illustrations from tourist guides, as well as photographs, and ephemera documenting the Morris family trip to Western Canada and Washington state in Summer 1921. Entries dated July 2-August 5 describe the trip from Philadelphia to Western Canada and then Washington state, including travels through Niagara Falls and the Great Lakes as well as stays at “de-luxe” hotels and horseback, canoe, and hiking excursions, often to glaciers. Morris also describes sightseeing visits. She discusses a Michigan copper mine; Lake Louise, Paradise and Yoho Valley, Sulphur Mountain, and Moraine Lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks (Canadian Rockies and Banff); Emerald Lake and Victoria (B.C.); and Puget Sound, Seattle, and Mt. Ranier National Park (Washington). Morris's entries also make mention of a disappointing auto tour on the Malahat Drive; vacationing with her Aunt Elizabeth Morris, including souvenir shopping; her encounters with wildlife, rainy weather, and numerous mosquitoes; travel mishaps, including trail horses running off in the Yoho Valley and an excursion train derailment near Albert Canyon (B.C.). Morris also notes her brothers (Marriott and Elliston) going separately to the Grand Canyon with “Uncle Sam” and seeing family friends Mary Vaux and Charles Doolittle Walcott, Mr. and Mrs. Fisher, and cousins Eli and Arthur Wood during the vacation., Prints and photos, mostly clipped photomechanical prints from tourist guides, interspersed among the pages depict Niagara Falls, including Brock’s Monument; the Canadian Rockies; Canadian lakes, including Lake Louise and Emerald Lake; Canadian wildlife; interiors and exteriors of steamers and hotels; and views of tourist activities and attractions in Canada and Washington State (Alberta, British Columbia, Seattle, and Mt. Rainier National Park ), including canoeing, horseback riding, hiking, and sightseeing by automobile., Title from page of manuscript pasted on cover of Volume 1., Map showing the “Canadian Pacific Railway” partially pasted and inserted in front of page 1 of Volume 1. Annotated in red and green crayon showing route “going out” and route “coming back,” respectively., Volume 1 includes a page of notes at the end citing “States we were in,” “Canadian Provinces we were in,” ‘Birds and Beasts we saw,” and “Lists of Cities I saw Woolworth 5 [cents] and 10 [cents] stores in.”, Pasted on inside back cover of Volume 1: Three suit case tags, one each for Glacier Park Hotel, Chateau Lake Louise, and Emerald Lake Chalet. Manuscript note over tags: "My suit-case tags. Turn over.", Inserted in front of inside back cover of Volume 1: Clipping from hotel dinner menu inscribed “rings around just what Aunt E ate!! Checks opposite what I ate.”, Pasted on front cover of Volume 2: Illustrated emblems for the Glacier National Park and Canadian Rockies, as well as a clipping of a photomechanical view of an “Open Top” excursion bus., Forms part of the Marriott C. Morris Collection., Transcriptions of diaries available at repository., Janet Morris, later Butler, was the daughter of amateur photographer and philanthropist Marriott C. Morris. She attended Germantown Friends' School and Connecticut College. She married Harvey Butler in Nevada in 1961. She lived in Claremont, Ca. at the time of her death.
Creator: Morris, Janet, 1907-2010, compiler
Date: 1921
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.1 & 2]

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