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- Title
- [Elliston Perot Morris and woman seated in the grass, Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris and a woman seated in the grass leaning against two trees. A large building is visible in the distance on the right across Wreck Pond. Morris wears a three-piece suit and hat and looks back at the camera., 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
- Summer 1907
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.111]
- Title
- [Elliston Perot Morris]
- Description
- Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' older father Elliston P. Morris seated on a wooden bench. He wears a three-piece suit and looks to the right. A manicured hedge and large trees stand behind the bench., 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
- Spring 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.64]
- Title
- Ocean & beach from S. of flag pole. Father on boardwalk. [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a view of the ocean seen from the flagpole outside of the Morris family House, Avocaod. Marriott Morris' father Elliston P. Morris sits on a small boardwalk that extends down the sand dune to the shoreline. Ocean Waves crash against the beach in the background., Time: 3:10, 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
- August 25, 1887
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1189]
- Title
- Looking down race bank from 3rd dam [on Brandywine], Father on bank, [Wilmington, DE]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Brandywine River separated down the center by a long island with a pathway. Trees line the riverbank and Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris stands near a fallen tree on the left edge of the path., 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
- November 26, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.809]
- Title
- [Professional portrait of Elliston P. Morris]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a three-quarter length portrait of Marriott Morris' father Elliston P. Morris with a goatee wearing a suit and facing left., The emulsion has been burnished around the subject's face., 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
- ca. 1880-ca. 1900
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.12.15]
- Title
- [Professional portrait of Elliston P. Morris]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a three-quarter length portrait of Marriott Morris' father Elliston P. Morris with a goatee wearing a suit and facing right., The emulsion has been burnished around the subject's face., 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
- ca. 1880-ca. 1900
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.12.16]
- Title
- [Professional bust portrait of Elliston P. Morris]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a bust-length portrait of Marriott Morris' father Elliston P. Morris with a goatee wearing a suit., 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
- ca. 1880-ca. 1900
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.12.2]
- Title
- Formal portrait of Mr. E[lliston] P. Morris, 69 years
- Description
- Glass negative showing a three-quarter length portrait of Elliston P. Morris, Marriott Morris' father, wearing a suit. He has a goatee and wears his hair pushed back from his face., 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
- 1900
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.10.7]
- Title
- [Dogwood trees in bloom], looking down road toward Yarnall's, father standing under trees, [Haverford, Pa.]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a road lined with dogwood trees in bloom at Haverford. The road winds through a field. Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris stands under the nearest tree on the right, his hand against the trunk of the tree., Photographer remarks: Same subject as 609., Time: 4:30, 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
- May 26, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.610]
- Title
- Screw Pine at Public Garden, St. George's, Father in foreground, [Bermuda]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a pine tree with exposed roots standing at the corner of a path in a garden at St. George's, Bermuda. Marriott Morris' father Elliston P. Morris sits on a bench next to the path and other foliage grows behind the tree. Two buildings are visible behind the tree in the background., Time: 12:10, 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
- March 11, 1889
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1405]
- Title
- [Dirt path in woods with Elliston Perot Morris and possibly Samuel Buckley Morris]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a dirt road lined with wheel tracks running through the forest. Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris stands on the left facing the road while Morris' brother Samuel Buckley Morris sits in the grass on the opposite side of the road., 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
- not after 1886
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.43.1]
- Title
- [Elliston Perot Morris and Martha Canby Morris]
- Description
- Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' older parents Elliston P. Morris and Martha Canby Morris seated on a wooden bench looking at each other. Elliston Morris wears a three piece suit while Martha Morris wears a long black dress with a ruffled blouse and glasses. A manicured hedge and large trees stand behind the bench., 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
- Spring 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.60]
- Title
- [Elliston Perot Morris and Martha Canby Morris]
- Description
- Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' older parents Elliston P. Morris and Martha Canby Morris seated on a wooden bench. A manicured hedge and large trees stand behind the bench. Elliston Morris wears a three-piece suit while Martha Morris wears a long black dress with a ruffled blouse and glasses., 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
- Spring 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.62]
- Title
- Looking north from foot of Snyder Av
- Description
- Film negative showing three men, including Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris, standing in a dockyard at the foot of Snyder Avenue. Debris and rowboats line the shore while a large steamship is docked in the background. The men wear three-piece suits and hats., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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
- May 24, 1912
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.480]
- Title
- Old Perot Tomb at St. Ann's Church, Southampton Parish, [Bermuda]
- Description
- Glass negative showing the Perot tomb surrounded by a low stone wall. The tomb is set among other graves of various sizes in a cemetary at St. Anne's Church. The initials "JP" are carved into the sides of the tomb. Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris rests on another tomb across from the Perot grave site. Originally named Port Royall Church, St. Anne’s Church was built between 1616 and 1626 in Southampton, Bermuda. After a hurricane destroyed the original wooden structure in 1716, a stone church was built in 1719. The church building underwent extensive renovations in 1925 and 2001. The graveyard contains graves dating back to 1668., Photographer remarks: J.P. on it. overtime., Time: 5:25, Light: No sun, fair 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
- March 26, 1889
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1466]
- 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
- [Elliston Perot Morris and Marriott Canby Morris Jr.]
- Description
- Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris and son Marriott C. Morris Jr. as a boy posing for a picture. A leafy plant stands between them in the foreground., 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
- June 13, 1908
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.256]
- Title
- [Portrait of Elliston Perot Morris and possibly Beulah Sansom Morris], Sea Girt, NJ
- Description
- Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris and an older woman, possibly his aunt Beulah Sansom Morris seated for a portrait in front of a backdrop on a porch. Elliston Morris wears a three-piece suit while the woman wears a dark dress, lace shawl, and cap., August & September, 1908., 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
- 1908
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.270]
- Title
- [Portrait of Elliston Perot Morris and possibly Beulah Sansom Morris], Sea Girt, NJ
- Description
- Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston Perot Morris and an older woman, possibly his aunt Beulah Sansom Morris, posing for a portrait in front of a backdrop on a porch. The woman sits in a chair and wears a dark dress, lace shawl, and cap. Elliston Morris stands behind her and wears a three-piece suit., August & September, 1908., 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
- 1908
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.271]
- Title
- [Dirt path in woods,possibly Crescent Park, with Elliston P. Morris and Samuel Buckley Morris]
- Description
- Photograph showing Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris and brother Samuel Buckley Morris on a dirth path lined with trees and thick foliage. Elliston Morris on the left carries an umbrella and steps toward the road. Samuel Morris on the right rests on the ground with his walking stick., Photograph from negative number 43-1., 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
- [not after 1886]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2055]
- Title
- Iron tank [Platterkill Road] from N. [Catskills, NY]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a path winding through the woods at Plattekill Mountain. A steep hillside rises on the left. A man, possibly Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. morris, stands on the path next to a box, barrel, and other debris., Photographer remarks: Under, 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
- September 13, 1884
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.428]
- Title
- Turtle Rock with E[lliston] P. M[orris], Overlook Mountain, Catskills
- Description
- Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris standing to the left of Turtle Rock, a large boulder on Overlook Mountain. Morris rests his left hand on the rock, which stands higher than his head. Trees grow on the slope behind the boulder., No. 3., Photographer remarks: good., Time: 5:45 PM, 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 1882
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.91.5]
- Title
- [Elliston Perot Morris and Martha Canby Morris]
- Description
- Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' older parents Elliston P. Morris and Martha Canby Morris seated on a wooden bench. A small black dog stands to the right looking up at the couple. A manicured hedge and large trees stand behind the bench. Elliston Morris wears a three-pice suit. Martha Morris wears a long black dress with a ruffled blouse and glasses., 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
- Spring 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.61]
- Title
- [Elliston Perot Morris, Martha Canby Morris, and Marriott C. Morris]
- Description
- Film negative showing an Marriott Canby Morris standing behind his older parents Elliston P. Morris and Martha Canby Morris seated on a wooden bench. A manicured hedge grows behind them. The men wear three-piece suits while Martha Morris wears a long black dress with a ruffled blouse and glasses., 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
- Spring 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.63]
- Title
- Our cottage [Avocado] from S. (on road). Father in porch. [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing the Morris family home Avocado, a multi-story Victorian style home with a wide porch and a prominent spire. The porch and spire are decorated with scrolling latticework. Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris stands on the porch looking out across the dune grass. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., Time: 8:30, 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
- September 12, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.749]
- Title
- [Our cottage Avocado from S. on road], Father near front gate, [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing the Morris family home Avocado, a multi-story Victorian style home with a wide porch and a prominent spire. The porch and spire are decorated with scrolling latticework. Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris stands at the right among the dune grass growing in front of the house. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., Same as last., Time: 8:35, 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
- September 12, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.750]
- Title
- Elliston P. and Martha Morris with dog [Jet] near a gate of a wood fence, [possibly Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Film negative showing a view of Marriott C. Morris' parents Elliston P. Morris and Martha Canby Morris standing next to a wooden gate. A leafy hedge extends to the right and an arbor forms an arch over the gate. Jet, a small black dog stands near Martha Morris' feet. She wears a long patterend dress while Elliston Morris wears a three-piece suit and hat., 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
- ca. 1888
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.7.11]
- Title
- Group of bridesmaids, groomsmen, &c on porch at Sunnyside after departure of bride & groom, [Muncy, Pa.]
- Description
- Glass negative showing the wedding party of Mary Ecroyd and Shober Kimber (Haverford College class of 1886), including Marriott Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris and father Elliston P. Morris, posed on the porch of a house. Three men sit in the front row, four women sit in the second row, and three women and one man sit in the back. Two men stand on the steps on either side of the group. The women in the center row wear white dresses and carry bouquets. The men all wear three-piece suits., Time: 4:40, Light: Poor 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
- October 12, 1887
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1238]
- Title
- [Group of bridesmaids, groomsmen, &c on porch at Sunnyside after departure of bride & groom, Muncy, PA]
- Description
- Glass negative showing the wedding party of Mary Ecroyd and Shober Kimber (Haverford College class of 1886), including Marriott Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris and father Elliston P. Morris, posed on the porch of a house. Three men sit in the front row, four women sit in the second row, and three women and one man sit in the back. Two men stand on the steps on either side of the group. The women in the center row wear white dresses and carry bouquets. The men all wear three-piece suits., Same as last., Time: 4:45, Light: Very 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
- October 12, 1887
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1239]
- Title
- Turtle rock. Father at side, [Catskills, NY]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston Morris standing next to Turtle Rock, a large boulder on the Catskill Mountains. Morris wears a three-piece suit and hat, and stands nearly as high as the boulder., Photographer remarks: A little underdeveloped. Intens. 1,10,'85, Time: 1:30, Light: Bright 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
- September 11, 1884
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.423]
- Title
- Elliston P. Morris with child [Elliston P. Morris Jr.], standing outside near a large vase of roses
- Description
- Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris standing in a garden next to a large vase of roses. Marriott Morris' son Elliston P. Morris Jr. stands on his grandfather's left holding his hand. Elliston Morris Jr. wears a straw hat and a coat with large buttons while Elliston Morris Sr. wears a suit with a vest and bowtie., 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
- ca. 1900-ca. 1914
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.35.1]
- Title
- Avocado from road in park at rear, [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing the upper portion of the Morris family home Avocado, featuring a tower with a balcony and gables decorated with tracery. The lower portion of the house is obscured by trees and other foliage. A man, possibly Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris, stands at a second-story balcony. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., 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
- June 2, 1887
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.16.2]
- Title
- [Elliston Perot Morris and Elizabeth Canby Morris in road, possibly somewhere near Sea Girt]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris and sister Elizabeth Canby Morris sitting on a pile of rocks to the right of a dirt road. Trees and tall grasses grow on either side of the path. Elliston Morris wears a long jacket and holds a small book and pencil in his hands. Elizabeth Morris wears a long dark dress and a hat and holds flowers in her lap., 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
- October 30, 1886
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.53.6]
- Title
- [Elliston P. Morris near road, possibly, behind Avocado, Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris wearing a suit and hat standing to the left of a path among a grove of trees, possibly behind the Morris family home Avocado. Slender trees and grass grow on either side of the path., 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
- ca. 1880-ca. 1900
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.53.15]
- Title
- [Side-view of Cedar Mer with Elliston P. Morris in foreground, Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a view of Cedar Mer, the Morris famliy's multi-story house with a wide porch and multiple balconies. The house is decorated with patterned shingles on the roof, delicate tracery, and a crosshatch pattern in the railing on the porch. Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris stands in the grass in front of the house. Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall built the summer home Cedar Mer around 1875. After his death in 1882, Elliston Perot Morris bought the property. Morris left Cedar Mer to his son Marriott Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1951 after his death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., 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
- ca. 1880-ca. 1900
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.11.9]
- Title
- [Side-view of Cedar Mer at Sea Girt with Elliston Perot in foreground]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a view of Cedar Mer, the Morris family's multi-story house with a wide porch and multiple balconies. The house is decorated with patterned shingles on the roof, delicate tracery, and a crosshatch pattern in the railing on the porch. Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris stands in the grass in front of the house. Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall built the summer home Cedar Mer around 1875. After his death in 1882, Elliston Perot Morris bought the property. Morris left Cedar Mer to his son Marriott Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1951 after his death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., 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
- ca. 1880-ca. 1900
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.11.1]
- 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
- Old tomb at St. Ann[e]'s Church-Southampton. Co[u]s[in]. Morris Perot & father by tomb. [Bermuda]
- Description
- Glass negative showing St. Anne's churchyard with a large stone tomb in the foreground. Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris and and distant cousin Morris Perot stand next to the tomb with the church behind them. Originally named Port Royall Church, St. Anne’s Church was built between 1616 and 1626 in Southampton, Bermuda. After a hurricane destroyed the original wooden structure in 1716, a stone church was built in 1719. The church building underwent extensive renovations in 1925 and 2001. The graveyard contains graves dating back to 1668., Not the old Perot tomb., Time: 4:25, 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
- March 19, 1889
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1441]
- Title
- [Tomb], Father & Co[u]s[in] Morris Perot, [Bermuda]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Saint Anne's churchyard with a large stone tomb in the foreground. Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris and and distant cousin Morris Perot stand next to the tomb with a stone wall behind them. Originally named Port Royall Church, St. Anne’s Church was built between 1616 and 1626 in Southampton, Bermuda. After a hurricane destroyed the original wooden structure in 1716, a stone church was built in 1719. The church building underwent extensive renovations in 1925 and 2001. The graveyard contains graves dating back to 1668., Same tomb different view showing church., Time: 4:45, Light: Good 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
- March 19, 1889
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1442]
- Title
- E[lliston] P[erot] M[orris] etc. [at] Phila[delphia] Ship Repair Co. dry dock
- Description
- Film negative showing three men, including Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris, standing on the Philadelphia Ship Repair Company dry dock. A large ship stands behind them behind a barrier that reads, "[Phila]delphia Ship Repair Company." The dock is strewn with debis, scrap wood, and tools. The men wear three-piece suits and hats., Badger Album, 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
- June 1909
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.42.73]
- Title
- [Elliston P. Morris, Martha Canby Morris, and Jet the dog by wood gate, possibly Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Photograph showing a view of Marriott C. Morris' parents Elliston P. Morris and Martha Canby Morris standing next to a wooden gate. A leafy hedge extends to the right and an arbor forms an arch over the gate. Jet, a small black dog, stands near Martha Morris' feet. She wears a long patterned dress while Elliston Morris wears a three-piece suit and hat., Photograph from negative number *7-11., 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
- ca. 1888
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2133]
- Title
- E[lliston] P[erot] M[orris] with horse (probably Dan) & cart in front of Avocado, [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris standing next to a horse-drawn cart in front of the Morris family home Avocado. The porch's slender pillars are visible behind Morris. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., 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
- ca. 1882
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.50.3]
- Title
- [Elliston Perot Morris and men with ladders, Avocado, Sea Girt]
- Description
- Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston Perot Morris standing in front of a group of men climbing ladders propped up against a flagpole. Two large houses, including the multi-story Morris family home Avocado, stand in the background. Morris wears a three-piece suit and a straw hat. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., 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
- Summer 1907
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.97]
- Title
- [Mana]squan River party after lunch, 2 miles below Allaire, [NJ]. Anne Emlen, Father, Shober Kimber, Mr. [Joseph Bunford] Samuel, Miss Cohen & Bess
- Description
- Glass negative showing, from left to right, Anne Emlen, Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston Perot Morris, Shober Kimber, Joseph Bunford Samuel, Miss Cohen and Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris posing in front of a tree in the forest. The women and Kimber sit in the grass holding an oar in their laps. The other men stand behind them leaning against tree trunks. The women wear dark colored dresses and Elizabeth Morris and Cohen wear hats with cloth embellishments. Cohen holds a closed parasol in her lap. The men all wear suits. Elliston Morris and Samuel wear hats on their heads while Kimber holds his hat in his lap., Time: 2, 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
- September 3, 1886
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1009]
- 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]
- Title
- Father and Sam taking up boardwalk on beach, [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris and brother Samuel Buckley Morris working with shovels and other tools to dismantle the boardwalk leading from the Morris family home Avocado to the beach. The men wear dark suits and straw hats. A small cart sits on the remaining boards, that comprise the path. Avocado, a multi-story home, is visible in the background among the sand dunes. A flagpole stands in front of the house. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., Time: 9, Light: Good light, but 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
- September 11, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.748]
- Title
- [Bathing group on beach. Anne & Mary Emlen, Father & self, Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Anne Emlen, Mary Emlen, Marriott Canby Morris and his father Elliston P. Morris sitting on the beach at Sea Girt in bathing attire. The women wear scarves on their heads., Same as last., Photographer remarks: No good, too fast., Time: 3:30, The negative is light and slightly discolored., 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, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.714]
- Title
- Our Niagara Party at rear of our parlor car. Taken at Elmira, N.Y. on return
- Description
- Glass negative showing a group of men and women posed on the back of a railroad car. They stand behind the railing on the car or in the tracks in front of it. The men wear long jackets and either wear or carry hats. The women wear long, high-necked dresses and all wear hats. A railroad conductor stands to the far right, in uniform. Marriott Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris, father Elliston P. Morris, and mother Martha Canby Morris are included., Photographer remarks: Intens. 3/1888, Time: 3:30, 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
- February 27, 1888
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1263]
- Title
- [Our Niagara Party at rear of our parlor car. Taken at Elmira, N.Y. on return]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a group of men and women posed on the back of a railroad car. They stand behind the railing on the car or in the tracks in front of it. The men wear long jackets and either wear or carry hats. The women wear long, high-necked dresses and all wear hats. A railroad conductor stands to the far right, in uniform. Marriott Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris, father Elliston P. Morris, and mother Martha Canby Morris are included., Same subject as last., Photographer remarks: Intens. 3/1888, Time: 3:32, 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
- February 27, 1888
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1264]
- Title
- Life on the rail, Minnie Tyson Shoemaker & Minnie Kimber on fence at Bartram's Garden
- Description
- Glass negative showing Minnie Tyson Shoemaker and Minnie Kimber, one holding a parasol, sitting on the rail of a wooden fence at Bartram's Gardens. They wear long, black dresses. Another woman sits on a fallen tree further down the hill beyond the fence. A path curves to the right past the fence and a group of trees. Marriott C. Morris' parents Elliston P. Morris and Martha Canby Morris stand to the left. Bartram’s Gardens, founded by American botanist John Bartram, is the oldest surviving botanic garden in North America. Built in 1728, the gardens cover forty-six acres with a focus in North American plants. The Gardens became a Philadelphia city park in 1891., Time: 1, 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 28, 1888
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1282]