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Title: Fawn's Leap Fall, Kaaterskill clove, [Catskills]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of Fawn's Leap Fall, a small waterfall in a rocky canyon in the Catskill Mountains. The water cascades into a calm pool., Photographer remarks: Splendid picture. Water took very well. Var., Time: 12:15 P.M., Light: Shady, sun under cloud., 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 12, 1882
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.27]

Title: Haines Falls, Main fall, [Catskills]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of haines Falls, a waterfall, cascading over a rocky cliff., Photographer remarks: Good picture, but was not expecting the other fall, the Bridal Veil. Varnished., Time: 4:00 PM, Light: Shady., 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., Emulsion is damaged in the upper left corner., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 12, 1882
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.28]

Title: Haines Falls, cascade below Main Falls, [Catskills]
Description: Glass negative showing the Haines Falls cascading down a rocky hillside surrounded by trees., Photographer remarks: Good, but too strong effect of light & shade to make an effective picture. Var[nished], Time: 10:30 A.M., Light: Shady., 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 14, 1882
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.30]

Title: Haines Falls, Main Falls, [Catskills]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of Haines and Main Falls, two waterfalls cascading over a rocky cliff. Two figures, one carrying a parasol, stand in the foreground., Photographer remarks: Better situation than no. 28. Got both falls in this time. Very good picture. Var[nished], Time: 10 A.M., Light: Quite strong., 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 14, 1882
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.29]

Title: Fall in Plaaterkill [sic] Clove, tree hanging over cliff, [Catskills]
Description: Glass negative showing a waterfall in Plattekill Clove cascading into a pool from a high, rocky hillside. Foliage lines the hill on either side of the falls., Photographer remarks: V[Varnished], Time: 11:40, 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: September 9, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.410]

Title: Laurel House & Kaaterskill Falls from Prospect Rock, [Catskills]
Description: Glass negative showing a wooded hillside with Laurel House and Kaaterskill Falls visible near the top of the hill. Tree branches in the foreground frame the photograph. Built by Peter Schutt in 1852, the Laurel House was originally a small boarding house. Jacob Fromer purchased the house in 1871, and after enlarging it 1881-1884, the hotel housed up to 300 visitors. It operated until 1965 when, after being obtained by the State of New York, it was intentionally burned in 1967 to make way for Laurel House Campgrounds., Photographer remarks: Nearer view than No. 26 & therefore better. Good picture. Varnished., Time: 3:30 P.M., Light: Faint 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: August 14, 1882
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.31]

Title: Falls on creek above house at Swiftwater, Lu Watt standing on bank, [Catskills]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of a small waterfall with a pond in the foreground at the Catskill Mouintains. Lu Watt stands on the far bank next to the falls. Thick foliage grows behind the falls., Photographer remarks: Ghost in centre. Varnished., Time: 1 P.M., Light: Faint 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: August 24, 1882
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.32]

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