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Title: ASSU Illustration 9396
Description: Block numbered in two places: 9396, also 1333 on small adhesive label on back of block., Image of a boy and a smaller girl standing in the bow of a small boat, the front half of which is visible in the image; an empty shore is visible behind the boat; the boy rests one hand on the girl’s shoulder and points into the distance with the other hand; the boy appears to be wearing a Tam o’ Shanter or similar hat., Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper.
Date: [s.a.]
Location: ASSU Woodblocks -- Box 16

Title: ASSU Illustration 7238
Description: Block numbered in two places: 7238, also 1105 on small adhesive label on back of block., Image of people in a small boat rowing close to a shore where what appear to be ruins stand.,
Date: [s.a.]
Location: ASSU Woodblocks -- Box 30

Title: ASSU Illustration 0312
Description: Block numbered in one place: 312., Image of a five people in a canoe, in a moderate sized body of water, under a full moon., Signed: Kilburn & Close del., Tape (inscribed “1834”) on obverse., Back partially obscured by pasted-down paper., , Provenance:, , Variant:
Date: [s.a.]
Location: ASSU Woodblocks -- Box 9

Title: ASSU Illustration 9398
Description: Block numbered in one place: 9398, also 1392 on small adhesive label on back of block., Image of a man and a woman in a boat; the man stands and the woman sits, with the small child hiding its face in her lap; a hilly, empty shoreline is visible behind them., Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper.
Date: [s.a.]
Location: ASSU Woodblocks -- Box 17

Title: ASSU Illustration 9397
Description: Block numbered in two places: 9397, also 1384 on small adhesive label on back of block., Image of a young man and woman seated in a boat; the long-haired woman holds what appear to be leaves or flowers in her lap, and trails one small branch or vine in the water; the man sits immediately behind her and regards her turned face; the woman’s long full sleeves and the man’s small decorated cap suggest a historical setting – possibly Renaissance; a small hill on the shore is visible behind the boat.
Date: [s.a.]
Location: ASSU Woodblocks -- Box 16

Title: "Patience."
Description: Depicts a man attired in a hat, long-sleeved shirt, pants and suspenders, fishing from a small boat near the brush-covered shore., Photographer's blind stamp lower left corner., Title from inscription on mount., Numbered #1091 on mount., Forms part of the Robert S. Redfield collection., Gift of Alfred G. Redfield.
Creator: Redfield, Robert S., 1849-1923, photographer
Date: June 26th, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Redfield [P.8983.8]

Title: Lore Mountain, from Dinis Road, Killarny [sic], Ireland
Description: Landscape view showing men and women sitting in a beached rowboat on a rocky shore. A strip of tree-covered land juts into the water in the background., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint in black text on mount., Buff mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Views [P.9022.32]

Title: River scene upper east park
Description: View showing the Schuylkill River from a small recess shaded by trees on the east bank. Includes rocks and an empty barrel floating in the water in the foreground, a docked rowboat, and a building on the west bank in the background., Title from manuscript note on verso., Photographer's imprint in red text on mount., Explicative paragraph of text providing brief history of Fairmount Park entitled, "Fairmount Park and Water Works, Philadelphia" printed on verso. Text surmounted by vignette of state seal of Pennsylvania and surrounded by decorative border., Manuscript note on verso: Stuart., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1870]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Parks [P.9212.15]

Title: [Ship, England]
Description: Film negative likely taken during Marriott C. Morris’ European honeymoon showing a ship seen from a distance across the water, possibly near England. The ship has three smokestacks and two masts., 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: 1897
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.17]

Title: [Unidentified harbor with schooner]
Description: Lantern slide showing a view of a schooner docked in a harbor. A causeway extends across the harbor in the distance and a small boat floats beyond the schooner., 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: ca. 1890-ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2142]

Title: ASSU Illustration 9400
Description: Block numbered in one place: 9400, also 1224 on small adhesive label on back of block., Image of a man and a woman in a small boat; the woman wears a bonnet and holds a basket or woven bag in her lap; the man, who wears a tall hat rests his chin on his clasped hands, possibly leaning on a small cane; behind the boat a short distance away is a spired building on the shore, likely a church.
Date: [s.a.]
Location: ASSU Woodblocks -- Box 19

Title: Receiving ship, Antietam, League Island, [Navy Yard, Philadelphia]
Description: Glass negative showing a large barge at dock in the Navy Yard, Philadelphia. A building is visible in the distance and a cobblestone road runs through the foreground., Time: 2:25 PM, Light: Same as last. [Very good 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: October 4, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.435]

Title: [Schooner and boat on water. Beach front in the distance]
Description: Glass negative showing two ships sailing on the water. A schooner with two masts and four sails floats on the right and a steamship with nautical flags flying travels on the left. The far shore is visible in the background., 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: ca. 1880-ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.9.1]

Title: Gun deck of "Galina", aft from bridge, [Constitutional Centennial Celebration, Philadelphia]
Description: Glass negative showing the gun deck of a ship seen from the bridge at the Centennial celebrations. Civilians and sailors mill about the deck as rigging rises overhead. A rowboat carring a group of people, one of whom holds a parasol, floats next to the ship. The Centennial Anniversary of the framing and creation of the Constitution was held on September 16-18, 1887 in Philadelphia. Organized by representatives from the various states and territories, the festivities included a military display, orations and concerts, and an industrial parade., Time: 2:30, Light: Fair 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: September 20, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1233]

Title: [Ships passing each other, England]
Description: Film negative likely taken during Marriott C. Morris’ European honeymoon showing a view of a steamship with two masts and a smokestack on the water seen from the deck of another ship. Passengers stand on the deck of the second ship looking out across the water., 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: 1897
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.21]

Title: [Unidentified catboat sailing on water]
Description: Glass negative showing a large catboat with its sails unfurled. The boat sails away from the camera across calm water., 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: ca. 1880-ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.104.9]

Title: ["Fire Island" ship]
Description: Film negative showing a view of a steamship with two masts and a smokestack floating on calm water. The words "Fire Island" are painted on the side., Originally in envelope with manuscript note: A[tlantic] D[eeper] W[aterways] A[ssociation] Jacksonville 1913, C[hesapeake] + D[elaware] Canal 1912, Also Abbots [Station] School House [Lane]., Title supplied by cataloger., 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: 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.440]

Title: [Steamship]
Description: Film negative showing a large steamship seen from across the water. The ship has four masts and two smokestacks expelling black clouds of smoke., Originally in envelope with manuscript note: A[tlantic] D[eeper] W[aterways] A[ssociation] Jacksonville 1913, C[hesapeake] + D[elaware] Canal 1912, Also Abbots [Station] School House [Lane]., Title supplied by cataloger., 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: 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.442]

Title: [Steamship]
Description: Film negative showing a large steamship seen from across the water. The ship has four masts and two smokestacks expelling black clouds of smoke., Originally in envelope with manuscript note: A[tlantic] D[eeper] W[aterways] A[ssociation] Jacksonville 1913, C[hesapeake] + D[elaware] Canal 1912, Also Abbots [Station] School House [Lane]., Title supplied by cataloger., 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: 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.443]

Title: [Deck of a ship]
Description: Film negative showing the deck of sailing ship. Masts and rigging rise above a group of people gathered on the deck., Originally in envelope with manuscript note: A[tlantic] D[eeper] W[aterways] A[ssociation] Jacksonville 1913, C[hesapeake] + D[elaware] Canal 1912, Also Abbots [Station] School House [Lane]., Title supplied by cataloger., 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: 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.444]

Title: [Steamship]
Description: Film negative showing a steamship seen from across the water. The ship has two masts and a smokestack expelling a black cloud of smoke., Originally in envelope with manuscript note: A[tlantic] D[eeper] W[aterways] A[ssociation] Jacksonville 1913, C[hesapeake] + D[elaware] Canal 1912, Also Abbots [Station] School House [Lane]., Title supplied by cataloger., 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: 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.445]

Title: [Steamship]
Description: Film negative showing a steamship seen from across the water. The ship has two masts and a smokestack., Originally in envelope with manuscript note: A[tlantic] D[eeper] W[aterways] A[ssociation] Jacksonville 1913, C[hesapeake] + D[elaware] Canal 1912, Also Abbots [Station] School House [Lane]., Title supplied by cataloger., 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: 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.446]

Title: U.S. Cruiser
Description: Glass negative showing a view of a large steamship seen from across the water. The ship has two masts and a smokestack, with rowboats tethered to the hull., Originally housed in negative box inscribed “Bought 12/27, 1899.”, 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: 1899
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.2013.13.566]

Title: Belmont Canal postcards
Description: Contains various views of a canal boat on Belmont Canal., Sheet number: 86B03., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator: Brightbill, George M., collector
Date: ca. 1905
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Fairmount Park - Miscellaneous - 86]

Title: Down the bay excursions 130 miles for $1.00. The new steamer Wawaset leaves the first wharf below Arch Street every morning, (Sundays excepted,) at 7 o'clock, for Bombay Hook & intermediate places on the river & bay. Returning--leaves the landing at 1 o'clock, reaching the city about dusk. A beautiful ride is here offered at a reasonable price. The boat passes quite near to Fort Delaware, giving a fine view of this famous fortification and the surrounding barracks, which now contain no less than 13,000 Rebel prisoners. Good meals provided on the boat!
Description: Printed on yellow paper., The illustration shows the steamer Wawaset., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Date: [between 1861 and 1865]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare 2# Am 1861 Down (6)5777.F.1 (McAllister)

Title: Schooner Helen of Gloucester City. Day after our arrival home from Sea Girt
Description: Glass negative showing a schooner sailing on the calm water of the Delaware River. Another smaller boat floats behind it and the tree-lined shore is visible in the distance., Photographer remarks: Intens. 10/1888, Time: 10:40, Light: No sun, quite dark., 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 28, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1366]

Title: The Nahina, Helen & other yachts in the [Quaker City Yacht Club] race, below the Horseshoe
Description: Glass negative showing sailboats racing on the choppy water of the Delaware River. The far shore is visible in the distance., Photographer remarks: Intens. 10/1888, Time: 11, Light: Fair 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: September 28, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1368]

Title: Schooner Helen, stern view, opp. Fort Mifflin [Philadelphia]
Description: Glass negative showing a schooner sailing across the water of the Delaware River. The boat leans to the left as its sails billow in the wind., Photographer remarks: Intens. 2, 1889, Time: 11:40, 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 28, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1369]

Title: Sloop near Rockland Maine
Description: Glass negative showing a sailboat floating on calm water near Rockland Maine. The sailboat tows a small rowboat behind it and carries three people., Photographer remarks: Intens. 10/88., Time: 7 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: July 14, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1311a]

Title: [Ship at sea]
Description: Glass negative showing a ship with a mast and a smokestack at sea. The ship is seen from a distance from the shore., The negative is very light and difficult to discern., 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: ca. 1880-ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2.4]

Title: U.S.S. Atlanta in Delaware River Constitutional [Centennial] Celebration, [Philadelphia]
Description: Glass negative showing the U.S.S. Atlanta, a large ship with two masts and two smokestacks on the Delaware River at the Centennial celebrations. A string of flags flies from one end of the ship to the other between the masts. Two small rowboats travel tethered next to the ship. The Centennial Anniversary of the framing and creation of the Constitution was held on September 16-18, 1887 in Philadelphia. Organized by representatives from the various states and territories, the festivities included a military display, orations and concerts, and an industrial parade., Time: 3, 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 17, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1226]

Title: U.S. Despatch boat "Dolphin" in the Delaware, [Constitutional Centennial Celebration, Philadelphia]
Description: Glass negative showing a large ship with three masts and one smokestack on the Delaware River at the Centennial celebrations. A string of flags flies from one end of the ship to the other between the masts. The Centennial Anniversary of the framing and creation of the Constitution was held on September 16-18, 1887 in Philadelphia. Organized by representatives from the various states and territories, the festivities included a military display, orations and concerts, and an industrial parade., Time: 3:30, 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 17, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1227]

Title: The "Dolphin" in the Delaware, from shore, [Constitutional Centennial Celebration, Philadelphia]
Description: Glass negative showing a large ship with three masts and one smokestack on the Delaware River at the Centennial celebrations. A smaller boat travels in front tethered to the large ship. The Centennial Anniversary of the framing and creation of the Constitution was held on September 16-18, 1887 in Philadelphia. Organized by representatives from the various states and territories, the festivities included a military display, orations and concerts, and an industrial parade., Photographer remarks: Misty., Time: 1:40, Light: Fair 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: September 20, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1231]

Title: [Officer on board ship, England]
Description: Film negative likely taken during Marriott C. Morris’ European honeymoon showing a man wearing a uniform, hat, and mustache on the deck of a ship near England., 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: 1897
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.15]

Title: S.S. Shinnecock ready to leave New London, [CT]
Description: Film negative showing a large steamship flying various nautical flags see from the nearby shore of New London, Conn. "Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association" and "Shinecock" are painted on the side of the ship. New London is a port town founded by John Winthrop, Jr. (1606-1667) in 1646. It was raided and burned to the ground during the battle of Groton Heights., Inscription on negative: New London 9/7 1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 7, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.526]

Title: Market St. Ferry boat, Columbia, [Delaware River]
Description: Glass negative showing a ferry traveling down the Delaware River. The letters on the hull of the boat read "Columbia.", Photographer remarks: Motion of steamer jarred camera., Time: 2:05, Light: Fair 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: May 2, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.586]

Title: George W. Doher, Smith Id. (Ridgway Park) tug, [Philadelphia]
Description: Glass negative showing a steamship traveling down the Delaware River, flying an American flag and puffing clouds of smoke. The boat floats away from the photographer toward the far, tree-lined riverbank., Photographer remarks: Not as fast as last and not fast enough., Time: 2:00, 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: May 2, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.584]

Title: Side view. [George W. Dohert, Smith Id. (Ridgway Park) Philadelphia]
Description: Glass negative showing various boats on the Delaware River. The boat on the left flies an American flag and there is a dock located on the right bank. The smokestack of the boat in the foreground puffs out a small plume of smoke., Photographer remarks: Very good neg. Same tug as last., Time: 2:00, 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: May 2, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.585]

Title: [View of large ship with sailors on deck, possibly during the Constitution Centennial celebration, 1887]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of a steamship with two masts and two smokestacks, possiby at the Centennial celebrations. Other smaller ships sail around the large ship, whose deck is crowded with people. The Centennial Anniversary of the framing and creation of the Constitution was held on September 16-18, 1887 in Philadelphia. Organized by representatives from the various states and territories, the festivities included a military display, orations and concerts, and an industrial parade., 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: ca. 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.11.10]

Title: [Boat "Scythian New York" adorned with several flags sailing among several vessels]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of a steam ship on the water adorned with naval flags strung between two masts and a larger flag in the fore of the boat. Another boat sails behind the steam ship and the far shore is visible in the distance., 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: ca. 1880-ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.13.2]

Title: Schuylkill Bridge High Street Philadelphia
Description: Scenic view of the uncovered Market Street Permanent Bridge commissioned by the Schuylkill Bridge Company and completed in 1805 after the designs of engineer Timothy Palmer. Depicts horse-drawn carriages, wagons, and pedestrians traversing the bridge, and ships and barges sailing on the Schuylkill River. In the foreground, a man works on his loaded sailing vessel. Contains inset of "The Bridge as it appears now covered." The bridge, covered later in 1805 after the designs of Owen Biddle and redesigned in 1850 by the Pennsylvania Railroad, was destroyed by fire in 1875., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Creator: Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834
Date: [ca. 1820]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Birch's views [Sn 43c/P.2276.75]

Title: [Group on deck of ship]
Description: Film negative showing a group of men and women gathered on the deck of a ship. Two men sit in chairs looking at letters with a woman standing behind them in the foreground., Originally in envelope with manuscript note: A[tlantic] D[eeper] W[aterways] A[ssociation] Jacksonville 1913, C[hesapeake] + D[elaware] Canal 1912, Also Abbots [Station] School House [Lane]., Title supplied by cataloger., 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: 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.441]

Title: [View of cat boat, possibly at Sea Girt]
Description: Circular photograph with a gold border showing a view of a sailboat on the water. A man stands on the boat's deck looking down at the waves., 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: ca. 1880-ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2078]

Title: [View of cat boat, possibly at Sea Girt]
Description: Circular photograph with a gold border showing a view of a sailboat on the water. Buildings are visible on the shore in the background., 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: ca. 1880-ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2079]

Title: [Susquehanna River, Harrisburg, PA]
Description: Film negative showing a barge floating down Susquehanna River at Harrisburg. A bridge spans the river and trees and other foliage grow on either side of the bank., Title supplied by cataloger., Badger Album, 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: March 23, 1909
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.42.66]

Title: Bark under full sail
Description: Lantern slide showing a view of a large sailing ship at sea. The ship has three masts and multi-tiered sails which unfurl as it sails away across the water., Contains MCM stamp., 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: ca. 1890-ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2167]

Title: ASSU Illustration 8003
Description: Block numbered in two places: 8008, also 1843 on small adhesive label on back of block., Image of boats departing for a ship offshore, while a seated man appears to be releasing a rope attached to the dock; other small boats are in the distance, and a large crowd waves from the shore. In an 1877 issue of Child's World the standing man is identified as "John Alasco [i.e., Jan Laski], the Polish Reformer," as part of the periodical's series on Reformation figures., Signed: V sc. [?], Joints not visible on sides of composite block., Illustration appears in Child's world, v. 16, no. 21, p. 1.
Date: [s.a.]
Location: ASSU Woodblocks -- Box 19

Title: ASSU Illustration 4157
Description: Block numbered in one place: 4157, also 1602 on small adhesive label on back of block., Image of a coastline; a sailboat and rowboat are visible in the water; the edge of a low building is visible atop a small cliff on the shore., Back of block obscured by pasted-down paper.
Date: [s.a.]
Location: ASSU Woodblocks -- Box 20

Title: Specialties in curtains and furniture , Walraven, 1105 Chestnut Street
Description: Illustrated trade card depicting boats and sailing vessels on a rough, choppy sea., Advertising text printed on verso promotes I.E. Walraven's "spring novelties" and "imported goods"., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date: [ca. 1880]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Walraven [1975.F.1002]

Title: [Gunnis, Barritt & Co. trade cards]
Description: Series of illustrated trade cards depicting a Japanese man attired in traditional clothing seated on a rock and fishing. Also shows a Chinese dragon boat at sea and two storks on a patch of land in the foreground., One print includes date of "important peremptory sale...on Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 19th & 20th, 1881"., Advertising text promoting the sale of Chinese and Japanese lacquer goods by auctioneers Gunnis, Barritt & Co. at 524 Market Street printed on versos., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date: [ca. 1881]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Gunnis [1975.F.202 & 1975.F.364]

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