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- Title
- Bridge & bail race below mill. Bess & Carrie M[orris] in foreground, [Allaire, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris and possibly his third cousin Caroline Morris reclining in the grass next to a stream at Allaire, N.J. A path runs next to the stream leading to a small wooden bridge. A forest of tall trees stands behind the bridge. James P. Allaire (1785-1858) founded the Allaire Iron Works Company (later Howell Iron Works) in 1815. Allaire, New Jersey became a factory town for the company that built engines for steamboats circa 1824. The row homes for workers were completed in 1833, the blast furnace was made in 1831, and the Episcopalian church was built 1832-1836. Financial difficulties and discovery of iron ore deposits in Pennsylvania closed the Company in 1850. In 1957, the land was bought by Allaire Village Inc. and turned into a historic village., Photographer remarks: C.W. M.'s [Caspar Miller] camera., Time: 5, 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 23, 1887
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1186]
- Title
- Bridge over river at Allaire, [NJ]. Bess & Carrie with clemiatis
- Description
- Glass negative showing a wooden bridge spanning a stream at Allaire, N.J. The riverbank is lined with trees. Marriott C. Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris and possibly his third cousin Caroline Morris stand among the trees at the entrance to the bridge. James P. Allaire (1785-1858) founded the Allaire Iron Works Company (later Howell Iron Works) in 1815. Allaire, New Jersey became a factory town for the company that built engines for steamboats circa 1824. The row homes for workers were completed in 1833, the blast furnace was made in 1831, and the Episcopalian church was built 1832-1836. Financial difficulties and discovery of iron ore deposits in Pennsylvania closed the Company in 1850. In 1957, the land was bought by Allaire Village Inc. and turned into a historic village., Time: 12:50, Light: Very faint sun, bad light., 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 24, 1887
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1188]
- Title
- Group at Allaire. In meadow. Caspar, Carrie, Father & Bess. [NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Marriott Morris' father Elliston P. Morris, sister Elizabeth Canby Morris, third cousin Caspar Morris and possibly his third cousin Caroline Morris resting beneath a large, leafy tree at Allaire, N.J. Caspar Morris stands while the others sit on the grass. A wire fence with wooden posts runs behind the tree surrounded by brush. The women wear long patterned dresses and hats while the men wear three-piece suits and hats. James P. Allaire (1785-1858) founded the Allaire Iron Works Company (later Howell Iron Works) in 1815. Allaire, New Jersey became a factory town for the company that built engines for steamboats circa 1824. The row homes for workers were completed in 1833, the blast furnace was made in 1831, and the Episcopalian church was built 1832-1836. Financial difficulties and discovery of iron ore deposits in Pennsylvania closed the Company in 1850. In 1957, the land was bought by Allaire Village Inc. and turned into a historic village., Time: 12:30, Light: Faint sun. Bad light., 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 24, 1887
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1187]