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Title: Tobacco - Virginia
Description: View showing a tobacco field near a Virginia road. In the foreground, tobacco plants grow. An African American man and woman, possibly agricultural workers, walk near a large, wooden shed in the field. In the left, a car drives down the road towards the viewer., Title from manuscript note on verso., Date inferred from photographic medium and car in the photograph., Gift of Joseph Kelly, 1982., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator: Photo Illustrators (Firm)
Date: [ca. 1935]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photo-Illustrators - Non-Philadelphia - Afro-Americana

Title: Virginia Hall before dinner, [Hampton Institute, Va.]
Description: Film negative showing a group of well-dressed people gathered in front of Virginia Hall at Hampton Institute. White and African American men and women stand and converse in front of the brick, ivy-covered building. Several people stand on the fire escape, including a white man holding a camera taking a photograph of the scene. In the left background, a group of women sit and stand on a second-story balcony and look on. The Hampton Institute, originally the Hampton Agricultural and Industrial School, was founded in 1868 by the American Missionary Association to provide education for freed Black citizens after the Civil War. It was built on the grounds of a former plantation, known as Little Scotland. The school was legally chartered in 1870 and accredited as a university in 1984. Notable graduates include Booker T. Washington. Virginia Hall was built in 1873 as the main campus building., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], Gift of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris, 2013., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., 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: April 24, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.466]

Title: Girls passing Mansion House, [Hampton Institute, Va.]
Description: Shows a group of women students, attired in white dresses, marching in lines across a lawn at the Hampton Institute. Walking in front of the women are four African American men, attired in uniforms and caps, two of which carry an American and a "H.I." flag. They march past the Mansion House with its columned portico. In the left background, several women walk on the grass. The Hampton Institute, originally the Hampton Agricultural and Industrial School, was founded in 1868 by the American Missionary Association to provide education for freed Black citizens after the Civil War. It was built on the grounds of a former plantation, known as Little Scotland. The school was legally chartered in 1870 and accredited as a university in 1984. Notable graduates include Booker T. Washington. The Mansion House was the original residence of the plantation built in 1828., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], Gift of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris, 2013., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., 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: April 24, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.465]

Title: Band playing for march, [Hampton Institute, Va.]
Description: Film negative showing a marching band playing while a crowd of spectators looks on at Hampton Institute. The African American men musicians, attired in uniforms and caps, play their instruments and march down a walkway. Flanking them are white and African American men and women who watch. In the left is a brick building covered with ivy with several more buildings in the background. Trees line the walkway. Hampton Institute, originally the Hampton Agricultural and Industrial School, was founded in 1868 by the American Missionary Association to provide education for freed Black citizens after the Civil War. It was built on the grounds of a former plantation, known as Little Scotland. The school was legally chartered in 1870 and accredited as a university in 1984. Notable graduates include Booker T. Washington., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], Gift of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris, 2013., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., 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: April 24, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.468]

Title: Whittier School children, [Hampton Institute, Va.]
Description: Film negative showing a group of African American girls marching across a field between two straight lines of African American men, attired in uniforms and caps, at Hampton Institute. At the head of the procession are four African American men, two of whom carry an American and a H.I. flag. The girls, attired in white dresses, march in rows of four columns with their African American woman teacher at the front holding a girl’s hand. Flanking them are rows of men who hold their hats at their chests. Behind the girls, a group of men and a group of African American women, attired in white dresses, follow. In the left foreground, white and African American men and women spectators watch. Hampton River and several boats is visible in the background. The Hampton Institute, originally the Hampton Agricultural and Industrial School, was founded in 1868 by the American Missionary Association to provide education for freed Black citizens after the Civil War. It was built on the grounds of a former plantation, known as Little Scotland. The school was legally chartered in 1870 and accredited as a university in 1984. Notable graduates include Booker T. Washington., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], Gift of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris, 2013., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., 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: April 24, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.470]

Title: The girl students, [Hampton Institute, Va.]
Description: Film negative showing a group of young African American women marching in a column of four lines across a field at Hampton Institute. The women, attired in white dresses, walk parallel to the shoreline and turn and march towards the viewer. They are flanked by lines of African American men, attired in uniforms and holding their caps to their chest. One man holds a flag. In the left foreground, white and African American men and women spectators look on. Several spectators can be seen in the background in front of the Hampton River. Trees grow along the shore and several boats are on the water. The Hampton Institute, originally the Hampton Agricultural and Industrial School, was founded in 1868 by the American Missionary Association to provide education for freed Black citizens after the Civil War. It was built on the grounds of a former plantation, known as Little Scotland. The school was legally chartered in 1870 and accredited as a university in 1984. Notable graduates include Booker T. Washington., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], Gift of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris, 2013., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., 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: April 24, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.471]

Title: Girls passing Mansion House, [Hampton Institute, Va.]
Description: Shows a group of women students, attired in white dresses, marching in lines across a lawn at the Hampton Institute. Walking in front of the women are four African American men, attired in uniforms and caps, two of which carry an American and a "H.I." flag. They march past the Mansion House, with its columned portico. In the left background, several women walk on the grass. The Hampton Institute, originally the Hampton Agricultural and Industrial School, was founded in 1868 by the American Missionary Association to provide education for freed Black citizens after the Civil War. It was built on the grounds of a former plantation, known as Little Scotland. The school was legally chartered in 1870 and accredited as a university in 1984. Notable graduates include Booker T. Washington. The Mansion House was the original residence of the plantation built in 1828., Photograph from negative number 2013.13.465., Purchase 2001., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., 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: April 24, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2121]

Title: Band leading students to dinner, [Hampton Institute, Va.]
Description: Film negative showing a marching band leading a procession of African American women through two straight rows of African American men, attired in in uniforms and caps, at Hampton Institute. In the foreground, the African American men play their musical instruments while marching in five columns. Flanking them, the men stand at attention holding their hats to their chests. Following the band are several men carrying flags and the women, attired in white dresses, walking in rows. In the left, a crowd of white and African American men and women watch the scene. In the background, is the Hampton River where several boats sail and trees grow along the banks. The Hampton Institute, originally the Hampton Agricultural and Industrial School, was founded in 1868 by the American Missionary Association to provide education for freed Black citizens after the Civil War. It was built on the grounds of a former plantation, known as Little Scotland. The school was legally chartered in 1870 and accredited as a university in 1984. Notable graduates include Booker T. Washington., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], Gift of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris, 2013., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., 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: April 24, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.467]

Title: Death of Washington. Dec. 14. A.D. 1799
Description: Deathbed scene depicting Washington lying peacefully on a four poster bed, the curtains drawn, his head propped up on pillows, surrounded by his wife, grandchildren, a Quaker friend, the family physician (Dr. Craik), and a man and woman African American domestic. In the bedroom, dimly lit by candlelight from a nearby table, a somber Martha Washington, her grandson and granddaughter by her side, sits by Washington's bedside and holds his hand. On the opposite side of the bed, the physician checks for the President's pulse. The saddened Quaker and servants watch from the foot of the bed; the woman domestic kneels and cries. In the upper left corner above Washington's head, a hat and sword hang on the wall. A key to the eight figures is listed below the image., Probably after an undated version of one of eight variant lithographs titled, "Death of Washington. Dec. 14. A.D. 1799," published by Nathaniel Currier beginning around 1840., See Currier & Ives: A Catalogue raisonne (Detroit: Gale Research, 1984), vol. 1, p. 172-173., Gift of Mrs. Francis P. Garvan, 1979., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date: [ca. 1850]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *GC - Washington - Death [P.8474.30]

Title: "Father, I cannot tell a lie: I cut the tree"
Description: Genre scene of the fictitious moment when the young George Washington confesses to his father, Augustine, a plantation owner, that he cut a cherry tree on their Virginia plantation. Depicts Washington's father holding his son's hand and comforting him. George looks up at his father and points his left hand towards the cut tree in the right. On the ground is an ax and an upturned hat. In the background, an enslaved African American man plows the pasture with a team of oxen, and an enslaved African American man and woman couple stands near the gate of a cottage, probably their dwelling., Title from date., Date based on the active dates of engraver., Gift of Mrs. Francis P. Garvan, 1978., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021.
Creator: McRae, John, engraver
Date: [1860]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **GC - Washington [8384.F.16]

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