View showing the birthplace of the prominent historical painter Benajmin West in Springfield, i.e., Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. Tall grass is visible in the foreground. The residence, built in 1724, was purchased by Swarthmore College in 1874 and serves as the college's visitors center. West was a founder and later president of the Royal Academy in London., Photographer's imprint and title printed on mount., Green mount with rounded corners., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Simons, M. P. (Montgomery P.)
Date
[ca. 1870]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Simons - Residences - W [P.9058.164]
Glass negative showing the three-story stone home with a duel slanted roof and two chimneys where Benjamin West was born. The house is surrounded by trees and other houses are visible in the background. West was a history painter during the Revloutionary War and the Seven Years' War., Photographer remarks: Soaked in bromide solution before developing. Camera shook., Time: 2:10, Light: Strong sun., The photograph is slightly blurred., 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 27, 1885
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.580]