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- Title
- [Spring Lake and Villa Park tram stuck in a flooded area, near Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Photograph showing two carriages stuck in a flooded area near Sea Girt. A man on horseback wades into the water to the left. One carriage stands in the center of the water tilting sidways. The carriage has a sign reading, "Spring Lake & Villa Park, J.H. Clayton." Spring Lake was a coastal resort area popular in the late 19th and early 20th century. The Villa Park area was first owned and developed by William Reid and John Rodgers in 1875. Villa Park became a part of Spring Lake after the latter’s incorporation in 1892., Same image as number 2014., 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
- [1889?]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2103]
- Title
- Jersey Wash Day Tremont H. Pavillion, [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a large group of horse-drawn carriages gathered on the beach for Jersey Wash Day. People walk between the carriages toward the shoreline in the distance. Jersey Wash Day, also known as Salt Water Day or Ocean Day, was an annual event held the second Saturday of August near Wreck Pond in Sea Girt. Farmers living twenty to thirty miles from Sea Girt came to the sea to spend a day bathing and celebrating. The tradition, begun before 1853, stopped around the 1930s., Photographer remarks: Intens. 1 mo. 1889, Time: 10, Light: Very faint sun.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 11, 1888
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1336]
- Title
- Jersey Wash Day, [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a large group of horse-drawn carriages gathered on the beach for Jersey Wash Day. People walk between the carriages toward the shoreline and a series of buildings are visible in the distance. Jersey Wash Day, also known as Salt Water Day or Ocean Day, was an annual event held the second Saturday of August near Wreck Pond in Sea Girt. Farmers living twenty to thirty miles from Sea Girt came to the sea to spend a day bathing and celebrating. The tradition, begun before 1853, stopped around the 1930s., From same place., Photographer remarks: Intens. 1 mo. 1889., Time: 10:10 P.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 11, 1888
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1337]
- Title
- M[arriott] C. M[orris] in carriage at Sea Girt
- Description
- Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris driving a horse-drawn cart down a dirt road at Sea Girt. Thick trees grow on either side of the road., 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.9895.50.10]
- Title
- [Cart on a dirt road, Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Film negative showing a rear view of a horse-drawn carriage traveling down a dirt road lined with trees at Sea Girt. A man and a woman sit in the buggy., 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
- Summer 1907
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.89]
- Title
- Jersey Wash Day from top of Pavilion western section, [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a large group of horse-drawn carriages gathered on the beach for Jersey Wash Day. People weave in and out of the wagons, which are crowded together up to the shoreline. A wooden pier and the tall buildings on the far shore are visible in the distance. Jersey Wash Day, also known as Salt Water Day or Ocean Day, was an annual event held the second Saturday of August near Wreck Pond in Sea Girt. Farmers living twenty to thirty miles from Sea Girt came to the sea to spend a day bathing and celebrating. The tradition, begun before 1853, stopped around the 1930s., Photographer remarks: Intens. 1 mo. 1889, Time: 11:10, Light: Faint 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 13, 1887
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1181]
- Title
- Jersey Wash Day, [top of pavilion], Eastern section, [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a large group of horse-drawn carriages gathered on the beach for Jersey Wash Day. People weave in and out of the wagons, which are crowded together up to the shoreline. Jersey Wash Day, also known as Salt Water Day or Ocean Day, was an annual event held the second Saturday of August near Wreck Pond in Sea Girt. Farmers living twenty to thirty miles from Sea Girt came to the sea to spend a day bathing and celebrating. The tradition, begun before 1853, stopped around the 1930s., From same place., Photographer remarks: Intens. 1 mo. 1889, Time: 11:30, 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
- August 13, 1887
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1182]
- Title
- Jersey Wash Day, from top of Tremont N. Pavilion. Looking N. [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a large group of horse-drawn carriages gathered on the beach for Jersey Wash Day. People weave in and out of the wagons, which are crowded together up to the shoreline. The tall buildings on the far shore are visible in the distance. Jersey Wash Day, also known as Salt Water Day or Ocean Day, was an annual event held the second Saturday of August near Wreck Pond in Sea Girt. Farmers living twenty to thirty miles from Sea Girt came to the sea to spend a day bathing and celebrating. The tradition, begun before 1853, stopped around the 1930s., Photographer remarks: Intens. 1 mo. 1889, Time: 11:35, Light: Faint 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 13, 1887
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1183]
- Title
- [Jersey Wash Day, Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Film negative showing a large group of horse-drawn carts, wagons and people gathered on the beach for Jersey Wash Day. Canopies are strung over stalls near the shore. The ocean extends into the background. Jersey Wash Day, also known as Salt Water Day or Ocean Day, was an annual event held the second Saturday of August near Wreck Pond in Sea Girt. Farmers living twenty to thirty miles from Sea Girt came to the sea to spend a day bathing and celebrating. The tradition, begun before 1853, stopped around the 1930s., 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.9895.7.12]
- Title
- [Jersey Wash Day, Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Film negative showing a view of a large group of horse-drawn carts, wagons, and people gathered on the beach for Jersey Wash Day. Wheel tracks line the sand in the foreground and the ocean is visible in the background. Beyond an inlet on the left rowboats are moored on the sand. Jersey Wash Day, also known as Salt Water Day or Ocean Day, was an annual event held the second Saturday of August near Wreck Pond in Sea Girt. Farmers living twenty to thirty miles from Sea Girt came to the sea to spend a day bathing and celebrating. The tradition, begun before 1853, stopped around the 1930s., 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.9895.7.13]
- Title
- Ocean Day, from bath-house, [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a large group of horse-drawn carriages gathered on the beach for Ocean Day. People cluster together or bend down to adjust the wheels of their carriages. Jersey Wash Day, also known as Salt Water Day or Ocean Day, was an annual event held the second Saturday of August near Wreck Pond in Sea Girt. Farmers living twenty to thirty miles from Sea Girt came to the sea to spend a day bathing and celebrating. The tradition, begun before 1853, stopped around the 1930s., Photographer remarks: More to r. than last., Time: 3:25, Light: Bright., 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 16, 1884
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.363]
- Title
- Second Ocean Day, from bath-house, [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a large group of horse-drawn carriages gathered on the beach for Ocean Day. Some people cluster around the carriages, and a person in the foreground adjusts the wheel of their carriage. A pier is visible in the distance. Jersey Wash Day, also known as Salt Water Day or Ocean Day, was an annual event held the second Saturday of August near Wreck Pond in Sea Girt. Farmers living twenty to thirty miles from Sea Girt came to the sea to spend a day bathing and celebrating. The tradition, begun before 1853, stopped around the 1930s., Time: 3:20, Light: Bright., 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 16, 1884
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.362]
- Title
- Crowd on beach, Ocean Day, [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a group of people on the beach gathered around a carriage with a horse standing next to it during Ocean Day. Stalls, carriages and more people fill the background. Words painted on the side of the carriage read "Soda Water, Sasparilla [...]" Jersey Wash Day, also known as Salt Water Day or Ocean Day, was an annual event held the second Saturday of August near Wreck Pond in Sea Girt. Farmers living twenty to thirty miles from Sea Girt came to the sea to spend a day bathing and celebrating. The tradition, begun before 1853, stopped around the 1930s., Time: 11:10, 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 21, 1886
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.993a]
- Title
- [Jersey Wash Day. Several horse and wagons line the beach at Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Photograph showing a large group of horse-drawn carts, wagons and people gathered on the beach for Jersey Wash Day. Canopies are strung over stalls near the shore. The ocean extends into the background. Jersey Wash Day, also known as Salt Water Day or Ocean Day, was an annual event held the second Saturday of August near Wreck Pond in Sea Girt. Farmers living twenty to thirty miles from Sea Girt came to the sea to spend a day bathing and celebrating. The tradition, begun before 1853, stopped around the 1930s., Photograph from negative number *7-12., 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
- [1887?]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2138]
- Title
- [Jersey Wash Day. Several horse and wagons line the beach at Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Photograph showing a view of a large group of horse-drawn carts, wagons, and people gathered on the beach for Jersey Wash Day. Wheel tracks line the sand in the foreground and the ocean is visible in the background. Beyond an inlet on the left rowboats are moored on the sand. Jersey Wash Day, also known as Salt Water Day or Ocean Day, was an annual event held the second Saturday of August near Wreck Pond in Sea Girt. Farmers living twenty to thirty miles from Sea Girt came to the sea to spend a day bathing and celebrating. The tradition, begun before 1853, stopped around the 1930s., Photograph from negative number *7-13., 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
- [1887?]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2139]
- Title
- [Spring Lake and Villa Park tram stuck in a flooded area, near Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Photograph showing two carriages stuck in a flooded area near Sea Girt. A man on horseback wades into the water to the left. One carriage stands in the center of the water tilting sidways. The carriage has a sign reading, "Spring Lake & Villa Park, J.H. Clayton." Spring Lake was a coastal resort area popular in the late 19th and early 20th century. The Villa Park area was first owned and developed by William Reid and John Rodgers in 1875. Villa Park became a part of Spring Lake after the latter’s incorporation in 1892., Same image as number 2103., 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
- [1889?]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2104]
- Title
- Wagons &c in crowd, Wash Day, [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a group of horse-drawn carriages gathered on the beach for Jersey Wash Day. Some of the wagons have been unhitched from their horses. A group of women and children converse on the right, some wearing bathing costumes. Jersey Wash Day, also known as Salt Water Day or Ocean Day, was an annual event held the second Saturday of August near Wreck Pond in Sea Girt. Farmers living twenty to thirty miles from Sea Girt came to the sea to spend a day bathing and celebrating. The tradition, begun before 1853, stopped around the 1930s., Time: 11:35, 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 13, 1887
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1185]
- Title
- Two old women & 2 children on beach, Ocean Day, [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a group of people gathered on the beach for Ocean Day. Two women and two children stand in the foreground in front of the crowd of people and carriages. Jersey Wash Day, also known as Salt Water Day or Ocean Day, was an annual event held the second Saturday of August near Wreck Pond in Sea Girt. Farmers living twenty to thirty miles from Sea Girt came to the sea to spend a day bathing and celebrating. The tradition, begun before 1853, stopped around the 1930s., Time: 12:15, Light: Bright 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, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.703]
- Title
- Sam Morris in carriage in Crescent Park, Sea Girt, NJ
- Description
- Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' brother Samuel Buckley Morris driving a horse-drawn carriage down a dirt road in Crescent Park. Grass and trees grow on either side of the road., 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.9895.50.5]
- Title
- Our cottage [Avocado] at Sea Girt, [NJ], from net end of tennis court
- Description
- Glass negative showing the roof and upper story of Avocado, the Morris family's Victorian-style house at Sea Girt decorated with tracery and featuring a tower with a balcony. The house is seen from a distance and the lower portion is obscured by trees. A horse-drawn carriage carrying two men travels down the road in the foreground. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., Photographer remarks: Good., Time: 5:25, 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 4, 1887
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1142]
- Title
- Camp Green, Sea Girt. S.E. from top of barn. [NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a row of tents at the National Guard Camp Green in the far right background. Several horse-drawn carriages are gathered in the open space in front of the tents. A flag that reads "Camp Green" flies in the left foreground. The National Guard Camp at Sea Girt began in 1884, and the National Guard formally purchased land in 1887 for a permanent summer training camp., Photographer remarks: undertimed., Time: 4:30, 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
- August 26, 1887
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1190]
- Title
- Ocean Day from Tremont Bathhouse, T[heodore] W[illiam] R[ichards] in foreground, [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negaitve showing a large group of horse-drawn carriages and people gathered on the beach for Ocean Day. The ocean is visible in the distance and Theodore William Richards (Haverford College class of 1885) strides across the sand in the foreground. Jersey Wash Day, also known as Salt Water Day or Ocean Day, was an annual event held the second Saturday of August near Wreck Pond in Sea Girt. Farmers living twenty to thirty miles from Sea Girt came to the sea to spend a day bathing and celebrating. The tradition, begun before 1853, stopped around the 1930s., Time: 10:50, The emulsion is fragile and has begun to flake away along the top edge of the plate., 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 21, 1886
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.992]
- Title
- Looking toward mill & pond from N. from road to Spring Lake, [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a dirt road surrounded by foliage. A horse-drawn carriage and three men stand on the road in front of a small bridge. Part of a mill is visible between the foliage at the end of the road., Time: 4:30, Light: No 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 11, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.686]
- Title
- E[lliston] P[erot] M[orris] with horse (probably Dan) & cart in front of Avocado, [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris standing next to a horse-drawn cart in front of the Morris family home Avocado. The porch's slender pillars are visible behind Morris. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., 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. 1882
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.50.3]
- Title
- Village cart, Phoebe Howell & Bessie, [Avocado, Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Phoebe Howell and Marriott C. Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris sitting in a horse-drawn carriage. The carriage stands in front of Avocado, the Morris family's Victorian-style home with a large porch. Two men are on the porch in the background. Howell holds a parasol over herself and Morris. Both women wear long dresses and hats. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., Time: 11:30 A.M., Light: Strong, 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 30, 1883
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.121]
- Title
- E[lizabeth] C[anby] M[orris]'s horse "Robin" & cart at front fence, Avocado, [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a Marriott C. Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris' horse, Robin, attached to a cart and standing in front of a metal fence at the Morris family home Avocado. A flagpole flying an American flag and two schooners sailing on the ocean are visible in the distance. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., Photographer remarks: seen frm porch (flag flying on flagpole. 2 schooners at sea) [ms note on scrap paper], 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.9895.16.1]
- Title
- Mary & Anne Emlen & Bessie on beach, Ocean Day, [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Mary Emlen, Anne Emlen, and Marriott C. Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris gathered on the beach on Ocean Day. Two horse-drawn buggys and a flagpole stand behind the women. To the right a man wearing a bowler hat with his back turned to the camera walks away. The women wear long dark dresses and hats. Jersey Wash Day, also known as Salt Water Day or Ocean Day, was an annual event held the second Saturday of August near Wreck Pond in Sea Girt. Farmers living twenty to thirty miles from Sea Girt came to the sea to spend a day bathing and celebrating. The tradition, begun before 1853, stopped around the 1930s., Time: 12:05, 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, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.701]