Glass negative showing a three-quarter length portrait of Marriott C. Morris' grand-aunt Hetty Ann Bellah. She sits in a wicker chair and wears a belted dress, floral cap, and checkered shawl., Photographer remarks: In porch at S[ea] G[irt], Time: 3:45, Light: 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
July 21, 1884
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.289]
Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' mother Martha Canby Morris, sister Elizabeth Canby Morris, aunt Anne Canby, granduncle Edward Bellah, and grandaunt Hetty Bellah gathered on a porch, likely at the Morris family home Avocado. The majority of the group sit on chairs while Elizabeth Morris stands in profile behind them. The women wear long dark dresses and hats while Edward Bellah wears a three-piece suit and hat., Time: 8:30, There is a crack down the entire left side of the negative and it has been reinforced with an extra pane of glass., 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, 1886
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.973]
