Film negative showing a group of people gathered around a large cannon mounted on top of a wall at Fishers Island. Fishers Island, an island off the coast of Connecticut, is recognized as part of New York State. This gun was likely part of Fort H.G. Wright, built 1898-1906. The fort was deactivated in 1947., Inscription on negative: Fisher's Island 9/5, 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 5, 1912
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.522]
