Glass negative showing the Washington Monument at the end of the wide thoroughfare Charles Street. The tall monument, comprised of a column with a statue at the pinnacle, rises in the background. Church spires are visible to the right of the monument. In the center of the view, a horse-drawn carriage stands in the brick road. Pedestrians walk up and down the sidewalk. The Washington Monument was designed by Robert Mills (1781-1855) in 1815 and completed in 1829., Photographer remarks: Needs intensifying, Time: P.M., Light: Good sunlight., 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
February 22, 1886
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.837]
