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- Title
- Godet's house, Paget , looking up roadway, [Bermuda]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a long driveway leading to Godet's (possibly Frederick Godet's) house. The entrance to the drive is flanked by square pillars and the house has steps leading to the entryway. Trees and other foliage block the view of much of the house., Photographer remarks: Not developed long enough., Time: 4:45, 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
- April 1, 1889
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1476]
- Title
- Godet's house, side view, [Bermuda]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Godet's (possibly Frederick Godet's) house with a tall chimney on the right side. The house is mostly obscured by trees and other foliage and is seen from a distance across a wide lawn., Time: 4:50, 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
- April 1, 1889
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1477]
- Title
- Mr. Trimingham's house at head of the harbor, [Bermuda]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a Mr. Trimingham's two-story house with shuttered windows and a curved staircase leading up to the entryway. A stone wall stands in front of the house and a man stands in front of the metal gate. Trees grow on either side of the house., Time: 12:50, Light: No sun., The emulsion is peeling on the upper and right edges 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
- April 2, 1889
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1486]
- Title
- Mrs. Hall's house near Mt. Langson, [Bermuda]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a view of a driveway lined with trees curving toward a Mrs. Hall's house in the distance. A fence with a criss-cross pattern surrounds the house as a horse-drawn cart waits on the drive to the right., Photographer remarks: overtimed, Time: 12:45, Light: Good sun., The emulsion is flaking at the bottom 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
- March 12, 1889
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1415]
- Title
- Long House, Residence of W.S. Barr & W.H. Darrell. [Bermuda]
- Description
- Glass negative showing the residence of W.S. Barr and W.H. Darrell, a large three-story house with balconies on the second and third floors and large columns in front of the entryway. The house is surrounded by trees and shrubs with a path curving in front. A woman stands on the path and a man stands in the entryway., Photographer remarks: Mr. Barr & Susie Lough in picture., Time: 1:00 PM, Light: Strong 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
- March 27, 1889
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1468]
- Title
- House with palm tree at head of harbor, [Bermuda]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a view of a two-story building with multiple chimneys surrounded by palm trees. A road runs in front of the house with a horse-drawn cart traveling down it on the left. A low stone wall separates the house from the road., Time: 12:45, Light: No sun., The emulsion is flaking off 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
- April 2, 1889
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1484]
- Title
- [Old Perot House, Heron Bay. Mrs. Dickinson & son. Bermuda]
- Description
- Glass negative showing the rear of the old Perot House seen from the backyard. The son of the owner, Mrs. Dickonson, stands under an overhang in a small courtyard next to the garden and Mrs. Dickinson leans out of an opening in the side of the house. Tall, leafy shrubs fill the right side of the frame. Joseph C. Dickinson bought the Port Royal Perot house from William B. Perot in 1880., Back view of same house., Photographer remarks: Mrs. Dickinson & son., Time: 11:25, 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
- March 19, 1889
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1432]
- Title
- Henry Darrell's house, Norwood, side view. [Bermuda]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Henry Darrell's house, a two-story house with a wide porch and shuttered windows. Palm trees and shrubs grow in the lawn in front of the house., Photographer remarks: Some overtimed, Time: 11:10, 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
- April 3, 1889
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1492]
- Title
- Par-la-ville. House and India Rubber tree from Reid St., [Bermuda]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Par-la-Ville with a porch and balcony on the front facade. Large leafy trees stand in front of the house, as well as a fence and a lamppost. Par-la-Ville was built for William B. Perot, Bermuda’s first postmaster, in 1814. The grounds became a national park, renamed Queen Elizabeth Park, while the house became the home of the Bermuda National Library and Bermuda Historical Society Museum., Photographer remarks: 3rd day [written above date]. Undertimed., 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, 1886
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.875]
- Title
- [Old Perot House]. Mrs. Dickinson. [Bermuda]
- Description
- Glass negative showing the rear of the Old Perot House seen from the backyard. The house has a tall chimney, an open window and Mrs. Dickinson stands under an overhang in the small courtyard. Joseph C. Dickinson bought the Port Royal Perot house from William B. Perot in 1880., Another rear view of same house., Photographer remarks: Broken 8-1889 & patched up., Time: 11:30, The plate is cracked and has been reinforced with another plate and adhesive., 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 18, 1889
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1433]
- Title
- Old Perot house, (Mrs. Dickinson's residence) from Perot Island in Heron Bay. [Bermuda]
- Description
- Glass negative showing the old Perot House house situated on a hilly, tree lined shore in Heron Bay. The house and its various outbuildings are seen from a distance on the water., Time: 2:15, 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
- March 26, 1889
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1463]
- Title
- House on point, N. shore of Paget. Looking toward Hamilton, [Bermuda]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a house set on the shore of Hamilton Harbor. The shoreline curves forming a small bay to the left of the house. A hill rises sharply behind the house and trees grow near the water., Photographer remarks: Overtimed, Time: 11:45, 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
- April 2, 1889
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1482]
- Title
- Front view of Avocado lodge, old home of the Perot family, Paget near Royal Palms, [Bermuda]
- Description
- Glass negative showing the Perot family home Avocado Lodge, a two-story house with a porch and a side wall obscured by a large, leafy plant. The house stands on a small hill and two men lean on the railing in front of the porch. An addition to the house extends from the left side of the original building. The construction of Avocado Lodge dates to the 1700s. The Perot family began to reside at the estate with James Perot Sr.’s son William Perot. It was later acquired by the military in 1860. In the 1980s it was converted into a government school and the grounds made into a national park., Photographer remarks: Overtimed, Time: 12, 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
- March 9, 1889
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1400]
- Title
- Robert Tucker's residence near head of lane, [Bermuda]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a view of Robert Tucker's two-story house built into a hillside. A low stone wall separates the house from a grassy field. Palms and other trees grow around the house., Time: 1:10, 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
- April 2, 1889
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1487]
- Title
- View of the Sound from Henry Darrell's place. Norwood showing corner of the house. [Bermuda]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a view of Henry Darrell's house with a chimney and a covered patio. A lawn bordered by trees and leafy shrubs stands next to the house. The bay is visible beyond the garden in the distance., Photographer remarks: Slightly overtimed., Time: 10:55, Light: Fine 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
- April 3, 1889
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1491]
- Title
- Perot House (Par-la-ville) Queen St. Hamilton. From rear. Ja[me]s E. Perot in lower porch. [Bermuda]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a tennis court on the lawn of Par-la-Ville, the Perot Family estate, originally established by William Perot during the early 19th Century. The house has a porch on the first floor and a balcony on the second. Marriott C. Morris' distant cousin James E. Perot sits on the porch looking out onto the lawn. Par-La-Ville was built for William B. Perot, Bermuda’s first postmaster, in 1814. The grounds became a national park, renamed Queen Elizabeth Park, while the house became the home of the Bermuda National Library and Bermuda Historical Society Museum., Time: 12:45, 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
- March 31, 1886
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.932]
- Title
- Steps of above [Old Perot] House. Mrs. Dickinson, her son, & Father on steps. [Bermuda]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Mrs. Dickinson, her son, and Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris standing on a stone staircase at the rear of the old Perot House. The house has shuttered windows and a door at the bottom of the steps. A slender tree grows in the foreground on the right. Joseph C. Dickinson bought the Port Royal Perot house from William B. Perot in 1880., Photographer remarks: steps in shadow., Time: 11:25, 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
- March 19, 1889
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1430]
- Title
- Old Perot House, Heron Bay. Father, Mrs. Dickinson & co[u]s[in] Morris Perot. [Bermuda]
- Description
- Glass negative showing the old two-story Perot House with a shallow roof and shuttered windows. A stone wall runs next to the house and a dirt road runs off to the left. Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris, distant cousin Morris Perot, and Mrs. Dickinson stand on the road while another man, likely Dickinson's son, stands just behind the wall. Joseph C. Dickinson bought the Port Royal Perot house from William B. Perot in 1880., Photographer remarks: same as 1429., Time: 11:20, Light: Faint sun., The negative is missing its upper left corner., 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 19, 1889
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1431]
- Title
- Street in St. Georges, Elwell on wall, Public garden on left, [Bermuda]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a narrow street lined with stone walls on Saint George Island. Godet Elwell sits on the wall in front of a house. A Black woman, attired in a brimmed hat with a ribbon and a plaid shawl, stands behind the wall and looks at the viewer. A young Black child sits on the wall between them. A Black girl, attired in a brimmed hat, a white dress, a shawl, and shoes, stands behind Elwell. Behind the family, a sheet and clothes, hang on a clothesline and on a bush. More buildings line the road in the right., Time: P.M., Light: Faint sun., Purchase 2001., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., 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 12, 1886
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.853]
- Title
- Old Perot house. (Mrs. Dickinson's) near Heron Bay, where Elliston & John Perot were born. Bess, co[u]s[ins] Morris & Rebecca Perot, Mr. Syphur & Father, Mother on picture. [Bermuda]
- Description
- Glass negative showing the old two-story Perot house built on a hill. Mr. Syphur and Marriott C. Morris' distant cousins Morris Perot and Rebecca Perot, parents and Elliston P. Morris and Martha Canby Morris, and sister Elizabeth Canby stand next to the house at the top of the hill. A stone wall extends from the corner of the house and a tree grows in the yard behind it. Elizabeth Morris sits to the left of the group. The men wear three-piece suits and the women wear long dresses and hats. Joseph C. Dickinson bought the Port Royal Perot house from William B. Perot in 1880., 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
- March 19, 1889
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1429]