Glass negative showing Franklyn Cottage in the distance to the right and Elberon Hotel amidst other buildings to the left. A path curves to meet the driveway to the cottage. The drive is surrounded by a hedge, with a man and two women gathered just inside the row of shrubbery. Lewis E. Brown built the Elberon Hotel in 1876. A nearby cottage owned by Charles Franklyn, president of the Cunard Ship Lines, was the scene of President James Garfield’s death in 1881. The Elberon area was a popular resort spot for actors, politicians, and the social elites starting in the 1870s., Time: 12:45, Light: Sun under cloud., 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 29, 1885
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.719]
