Glass negative showing Hetty Garrett, Miriam Elfreth, Lillie Allen, Alfred Maris, and Rachel Alsop posed in front of dense foliage at Lake Hopatcong. Maris and a woman holding a parasol stand while the three other women sit in the grass. The women wear long dresses with hats and Maris wears suspenders, an ascot, and a hat. Lake Hopatcong, the largest freshwater body in New Jersey, became a popular resort destination after rail service came to the area in 1882. By the 1940s and 1950s, it had become mostly residential., Photographer remarks: Hetty Garrett, Miriam Elfreth, Lillie Allen, A. Maris & Rachel Alsop., Time: 12 A.M., 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 15, 1889
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1574]
