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- Title
- [Side-view of Cedar Mer at Sea Girt with possibly Bess or Martha in foreground]
- Description
- Film negative showing a view of Cedar Mer, the Morris family's multi-story house with a wide porch and balconies on the second and third floors. The railings on the porch and the balconies have a criss-cross pattern. A woman, either Elizabeth Canby Morris or Martha Canby Morris, stands on the porch steps with her hand on the railing. Grass grows in front of the house and trees grow behind it. 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. 1900-1930
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.11.2]
- Title
- [Side-view of Cedar Mer at Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Film negative showing a view Cedar Mer the Morris family's three-story house with a wide porch and balconies on the second and third floors. The railings on the porch and the balconies have a criss-cross pattern. Grass grows in front of the house and trees grow behind it. 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. 1900-ca. 1930
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.11.4]
- Title
- 131 W. Walnut Lane
- Description
- Glass negative showing a view of a three-story house, featuring a porch with plants growing up trellises, owned by Marriott Morris at 131 West Walnut Lane. A lawn extends in front of the house surrounded by a metal fence. A driveway runs along the left side of the house., 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
- 1905
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.11.6]
- Title
- Lawn, [Deshler-Morris House] 4782 Main St. looking from elm tree down lawn
- Description
- Glass negative showing a view of the garden at the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. A path runs down the left side of the garden, bordered by tall, leafy shrubs. A man stand in the center of the lawn with a rake. Two flowerbeds stand next to the path and the rear of the House is visible behind the branches of a large, bare tree. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., No. 9., Photographer remarks: to [sic] long exposed otherwise would be good., Time: 4:30 PM, The negative is very 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
- April 19, 1883
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.99.3]
- Title
- Alice & Bessie sketching below overflow, (Backs), [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Alice Shipley and Marriott C. Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris seated on a riverbank near Sea Girt with their backs turned toward the camera. There is a case to their right, a bag to their left, and tree roots twisting behind them. A small boat with the word "Thalatt[a]" painted on the side is anchored to the nearby tree with a chain. They wear long white dresses with hats., Time: 12:35, 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
- July 22, 1886
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.962]
- Title
- [Dog Bonnie at top of steps, side of Avocado, Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Bonnie, a small black dog, standing on a steps next to the porch of the Morris family home Avocado. She has her mouth open, and a leash with a bell around her neck., Photographer remarks: Horrid., Time: 3:15, 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
- July 23, 1886
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.963]
- Title
- [Dog Bonnie at top of steps, side of Avocado, Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Bonnie, a small black dog, standing on a steps next to the porch of the Morris family home Avocado. She has her mouth open, eyes closed, and a leash with a bell around her neck., Same as last in every way., Photographer remarks: Too small a stop., Time: 3:15, 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
- July 23, 1886
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.964]
- Title
- Bride and Groom, [Sara W. Perot & Richard Lea, at 254 W. Walnut Lane, Philadelphia]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Marriott Morris' second cousin Sarah W. Perot and her husband Richard Matlock Lea posing for a full length portrait on a walkway next to a house with a porch. Perot wears a wedding dress and veil and holds a bouquet of flowers. Lea wears a three-piece suit with a long jacket and holds a tophat. They stand closely togehter., 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 17, 1901
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.11.13]
- Title
- Wedding Group. [Sarah W. Perot & Richard M. Lea's wedding group at 254 W. Walnut Lane]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a group posed for a wedding portrait in the lawn next to the porch of the house at 254 W. Walnut Lane. The women wear matching dresses and hats and carry flower bouquets The men three-piece suits with long jackets. Marriott Morris' second cousin Sarah W. Perot and her husband Richard M. Lea are in center., Photographer remarks: In shade. good sun.?, Time: 12:30?, 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 17, 1901
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.11.14]
- Title
- Bride and Groom, [Sarah W. Perot & Richard M. Lea, at 254 W. Walnut Lane, Philadelphia]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Marriott Morris' second cousin Sarah W. Perot and her husband Richard Matlock Lea posing for a full length portrait on a walkway next to a house with a porch at 254 W. Walnut Lane. Perot wears a wedding dress and veil and holds a bouquet of flowers. Lea wears a three-piece suit with a long jacket and holds a tophat. They stand closely togehter., 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 17, 1901
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.11.16]
- Title
- Old [Wachsmuth]-Henry House, 4436 Main St. opposite Fisher's Lane, [Germantown]
- Description
- Glass negative showing the Wachsmuth-Henry House, a two-story house with two chimneys and shuttered windows at 4908 Germantown Avenue. A metal fence runs in front of the lawn. Trolley tracks run through the center of the brick road front of the house and trees grow in the lawn. The Wachsmuth-Henry House was originally erected circa 1760. John Gottfried Wachsmuth (1748-1828), an importer who bought the property in 1819 made considerable additions. After his death, John Snowden Henry, a merchant and father of Philadelphia mayor Alexander Henry purchased the residence. The house stayed in the Henry family until it was sold in 1899 to Elizabeth B. Ambler. It remained with the Ambler family until sold in 1980 to the Henry House LLC., Time: 9, 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
- May 2, 1889
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1529]
- 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
- Bess & Miss Grace Taylor on horseback at Elbow Bay, [Bermuda]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris and Grace Taylor on horseback on the shore of Elbow Bay. The women sit side-saddle., Photographer remarks: Intesified 6/1 '90., Time: 12:10, 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., An additional layer of paper has been added to the upper third of the plate., Edited.
- Creator
- Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
- Date
- April 1, 1889
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1473]
- Title
- Copy of Hinkle's picture of our [Deshler-Morris] house 4782 Main St. To send with Perot Reunion invitations
- Description
- Glass negative showing a mounted photo of the Deshler-Morris House, a two-story house with shuttered windows and two chimneys at 5442 Germantown Avenue. The house is surrounded by trees and a boy rides a bicycle on the sidewalk. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., David Hinkle (1836-1916) was a popular studio photographer in Germantown around the 1860s., Time: 3:20, 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
- January 10, 1889
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1388]
- Title
- [Group of Frank Huston's & Alice Calley's wedding company at 3926 Chestnut St.]
- Description
- Glass negative showing the wedding party for Abram Francis Huston (Haverford College class of 1872) and Alice Calley's wedding posed for a portrait at 3926 Chestnut Street. Huston and Calley sit in the center while the other members of the group stand around them. The men wear three-piece suits and the women wear long white dresses and hold bouquets in their hands. CAlley wears a long veil., Photographer remarks: Not as good., Time: 1, Light: Strong sun., Same group as last., The emulsion has discolored to yellow., 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
- January 17, 1889
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1390]
- Title
- George S. Morris "sanctum" from door, Geo. at table
- Description
- Glass negative showing Marriott Morris' cousin George S. Morris seated at a desk in a small room with a slanted ceiling. The walls are covered with pictures and a dresser stands against the far wall. An easel stands next to the desk with a tennis racquet leaning against it. A stuffed bird stands on the floor behind Morris. Morris wears a three-piece suit., Photographer remarks: Intensified 6/1 '90, Time: 6:30 P.M., 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 25, 1888
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1377]
- Title
- Mother & Mary Canby at the spring. Foot of Van Buren St., Brandywine, [Wilmington, DE]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Marriott Morris' mother Martha Canby Morris and a boy, possibly Morris' cousin William Marriott Canby Jr., resting near Brandywine Creek. Morris sits in the grass near some rocks while the boy stands with one knee bent leaning on the rocks. Morris wears a velvet shawl and hat., Photographer remarks: In 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 box., Time: 10:45, 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
- December 20, 1888
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1381]
- Title
- Bird on hotbed, 5442 [Germantown Avenue, Deshler-Morris House]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a bird roosting on a wooden planter filled with leaves at the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. A tall fence stands on the left and trees grow in the background. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., 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. 1886
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.64.11]
- Title
- Back lawn, [Deshler-Morris House], 5442 [Germantown Avenue] showing horse-chestnut tree and pine tree
- Description
- Glass negative showing a view of the garden with a large, leafy horse chestnut tree growing in the center at the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. A tall pine tree with sparse branches stands on the right while shrubs border the garden. The rear of the house is visible in the background. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., 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.9895.64.12]
- Title
- [Fromberger-Harkness House seen from second floor window, Deshler-Morris House]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a view of the Fromberger-Harkness House seen from a second-story window across the street at the Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue. The two-story house stands on the street corner and has shuttered windows and an open door. Market Square separates the house from Germantown Avenue. Two trees grow in front of the house. The window panes of the Deshler-Morris House are visible in the upper half of the photo. Named for John Fromberger and Mary Warden Harkness, the Fromberger-Harkness House was built as late as 1795. It was occupied variously by St. Luke’s Protestant Episcopal Church (1813-1837), the Young Women’s Christian Association of Germantown (1873-1915), Mary Warden Harkness Boarding Home for Girls (1917-1941), the Germantown Fire Insurance Company (1954-1964), and the Germantown Insurance Co. (1964)., 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.9895.64.14]
- Title
- Monument in Market Square, church & Harkness House. [Germantown]
- Description
- Glass negative showing the Market Square Presbyterian Church and Fromberger-Harkness House from across Market Square. A brick road with trolley tracks runs down the center. A sidewalk and the square bordered by a metal fence separate the buildings from the road. The Civil Ware monument, consisting of a statue of a man standing on a carved pedestal, stands in the square to the left. First called The Green, Market Square was established from land originally owned by James De la Plaine as early as 1703. As a center of community activity, Market Square contained not only market stalls but also the prison and stocks. Samuel B. Morris planted many of the Square’s original trees. Prominent buildings situated around the Square include the Deshler-Morris House and the German Reformed Church. The Market Square monument, built in 1883, commemorates the contributions of soldiers to the Civil War. Designed as a Union soldier, it rests on a pedestal made from granite taken from Devil’s Den, Gettysburg. The fence surrounding the monument was constructed from old musket barrels and bayonets. Cannons used during the war stand beside the monument. Named for John Fromberger and Mary Warden Harkness, the Fromberger-Harkness House was built as late as 1795. It was occupied variously by St. Luke’s Protestant Episcopal Church (1813-1837), the Young Women’s Christian Association of Germantown (1873-1915), Mary Warden Harkness Boarding Home for Girls (1917-1941), the Germantown Fire Insurance Company (1954-1964), and the Germantown Insurance Co. (1964). Originally built as a Dutch Reformed Church circa 1710, the Market Square Presbyterian Church became a German Reformed Church by 1732. The building was razed and rebuilt in 1838-1839, and then enlarged in 1857. The congregation, led by pastor Jacob Helffenstein, withdrew from the Reformed Church in 1855 and became Presbyterian in 1858. In 1888, the church was rebuilt after the designs of architect George T. Pearson., 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. 1887
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.64.3]
- Title
- Monument in Market Square, & Old church across from 5442 [Germantown Avenue], taken from 2nd floor window
- Description
- Glass negative showing Market Square taken from the second-story window at the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. The Civil War monument, consisting of a statue of a man standing on a carved pedestal, stands in the square to the left. A sidewalk and a metal fence border the square. The Market Square Presbyterian Church stands behind the square. A brick road with trolley tracks runs down the center. First called The Green, Market Square was established from land originally owned by James De la Plaine as early as 1703. As a center of community activity, Market Square contained not only market stalls but also the prison and stocks. Samuel B. Morris planted many of the Square’s original trees. Prominent buildings situated around the Square include the Deshler-Morris House, the German Reformed Church, and the Fromberger-Harkness House. The Market Square monument, built in 1883, commemorates the contributions of soldiers to the Civil War. Designed as a Union soldier, it rests on a pedestal made from granite taken from Devil’s Den, Gettysburg. The fence surrounding the monument was constructed from old musket barrels and bayonets. Cannons used during the war stand beside the monument. Originally built as a Dutch Reformed Church circa 1710, the Market Square Presbyterian Church became a German Reformed Church by 1732. The building was razed and rebuilt in 1838-1839, and then enlarged in 1857. The congregation, led by pastor Jacob Helffenstein, withdrew from the Reformed Church in 1855 and became Presbyterian in 1858. In 1888, the church was rebuilt after the designs of architect George T. Pearson. By the early 21st-century, it housed the Impacting Your World Christian Center., Photographer remarks: (2 plates), 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 24, 1887
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.64.5]
- Title
- Llysyfran, in an unfinished condition
- Description
- Glass negative showing Llysyfran, the estate of the Vaux family, under construction and surrounded by trees. The porch and various rooms are framed in lumber, but unfinished. Llysyfran was built 1882-1884 after the designs of Addison Hutton (1834-1916) for Marriott C. Morris' third cousin and Philadelphia lawyer George Vaux (1863-1927). It was torn down circa 1930s., Photographer remarks: With G.V. this time. Pretty good picture. Print in shade. V[Varnished], Time: 5:00 PM, Light: Bright, 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 3, 1883
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.62]
- Title
- [Group of Frank Huston's & Alice Calley's wedding company at 3926 Chestnut St.]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a group posed for a portrait at the wedding of Abram Francis Huston and Alice Calley at 3926 Chestnut Street. Calley and Huston sit in the center while the wedding party stands behind them. The women wear long, high-necked white dresses. Calley wears a long veil. The men wear three-piece suits. The groom looks at the bride and the bridesmaids hold bouquets of roses., 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
- January 17, 1889
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.62.10]
- Title
- Anne & Mary Emlen sitting on beach, [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Mary Emlen and Anne Emlen sitting on the beach at Sea Girt. The woman on the left leans up against the other women and shields her eyes from the sun. Both women wear long white dresses with their hair pulled back in buns., Time: 3:05, Light: Light same as last. [No sun but a fairly good 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 23, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.712]
- Title
- Spry on porch, [Avocado, Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Spry, a small black dog, resting on a mat near the steps of the porch of the Morris family home Avocado. Spry wears a collar with a bell and pants in the late summer heat. 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., Photographer remarks: No good., Time: 9:15, Light: Sharp 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 11, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.683]
- Title
- Two old women & 2 children on beach, Ocean Day, [Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a group of people gathered on the beach for Ocean Day. Two women and two children stand in the foreground in front of the crowd of people and carriages. Jersey Wash Day, also known as Salt Water Day or Ocean Day, was an annual event held the second Saturday of August near Wreck Pond in Sea Girt. Farmers living twenty to thirty miles from Sea Girt came to the sea to spend a day bathing and celebrating. The tradition, begun before 1853, stopped around the 1930s., Time: 12:15, 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
- August 15, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.703]
- Title
- Wistaria vine on pear tree in our garden, [Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Avenue]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a garden filled with trees at the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. A path winds down its center and a woman stands under a tree covered in wistaria. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., Photographer remarks: Taken with Anthony camera. Undertimed., Time: 10:55, 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
- May 20, 1885
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.605]
- Title
- [Upper floor balcony of Avocado, Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Jet, a small black dog, sitting next to the railing of a balcony at the Morris family home Avocado. The railing and pillars cast long shadows on the floor and treetops are visible in the distance. 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. 1880-ca. 1900
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.60.6]
- Title
- [Upper floor balcony of Avocado, Sea Girt, NJ]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Jet, a small black dog, sitting next to the railing of a balcony at the Morris family home Avocado. The railing and pillars cast long shadows on the floor and treetops are visible in the distance. 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. 1880-ca. 1900
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.60.7]
- Title
- Looking up lawn from side of home 5442 [Germantown Avenue, Deshler-Morris House]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a view of a garden at the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. A path curves around the lawn on the left and is bordered by a bench and three planters. Trees and large, leafy shrubs grow throughout the rest of the garden. The corner of the house is visible to the right. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., 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. 1886
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.64.7]
- Title
- View down lawn toward house, 5442 [Germantown Avenue, Deshler-Morris House]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a garden and the back facade of the Deshler-Morris House at 5442 Germantown Avenue. A grassy lawn with a path running along the right side stretches behind the house. A large tree grows in the lawn with a bench sitting beneath it. Large, leafy shrubs border the garden. The rear of the house is visible in the distance on the right. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., 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 6, 1886
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.64.8]
- Title
- Old Conyngham House, 4634 Main St., Germantown
- Description
- Glass negative showing the Conyngham-Hacker House, a two-story stone house with shuttered windows and ivy climbing the walls at 5214 Germantown Avenue. Trees grow in the lawn in front of the house, which is separated from the brick road by a stone wall. A lamppost and telephone pole stand in the sidewalk in front of the wall. Originally built by William Forbes in 1755, the Conyngham-Hacker House was the residence of David H. Conyngham of the firm J.M. Nesbit & Co. The house changed hands several times before being bought by Isaiah Hacker in 1844, as well as serving as Hannah Wister’s residence. It was used variously as a private residence and a boarding school until being bought by the Germantown Historical Society in 1927 to serve as their headquarters., Time: 8:10, 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
- April 24, 1889
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1514]
- Title
- [Avenue of trees back from house, 6706 Cresheim Road]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a view of a grove of trees next to a pathway behind Marriott Morris' home at 6706 Cresheim Road. The back of the house is visible in the background., 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. 1899
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.13.19]
- 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
- Beach from cliffs at Albert Bay near Sand Hills, Bess on horseback near water. [Bermuda]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a view of Albert Bay seen from high on a hill. A slender tree grows on the hillside in the foreground. Marriott C. Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris rides a horse near the shore in the distance., No. 2., Time: 11:50, 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
- April 1, 1889
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1472]
- Title
- Our house [6706 Cresheim Road] & part of Hogue's from under buttonwood trees beyond Pelham Road
- Description
- Glass negative showing a view Marriott Morris' house at 6706 Cresheim Road and Hogue's house. Pelham Road, a narrow lane, extends perpendicularly from the brick road between the houses. Fences surround each of the houses and tree branches reach over the far end of the lane., Time: 4PM, 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 23, 1899
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.13.4]
- Title
- [Back of 6706 Cresheim Road, Pelham]
- Description
- Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' timber-framed house with front porch at 6707 Cresheim Road. A wooded hillside extends in the foreground. A road runs next to the house at the bottom of the hill and trees rise behind the house., 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. 1899
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.13.6]
- Title
- [Boy in garden, 131 W. Walnut Lane]
- Description
- Film negative showing a boy, likely one of Marriott C. Morris' sons, digging with a shovel next to a path in a garden at their home at 131 W. Walnut Lane. A wooden fence, a shed, and another house are visible behind the boy. The boy wears a dark coat 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
- April 1, 1908
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.187]
- Title
- [Boy with rake, 131 W. Walnut Lane]
- Description
- Film negative showing a boy, probably one of Marriott C. Morris' sons, digging in the dirt with a rake next to a garden path at their home at 131 W. Walnut Lane. He wears a black coat and a hat. A water spigot and a series of houses are visible behind the boy., 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 1, 1908
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.194]
- Title
- [Climbing a tree], Boys Parlors Camp, Wildwood, NJ
- Description
- Film negative showing a group of boys from the Boys' Parlors Association climbing a tree at Wildwood, N.J. An American flag flies off a makeshift flagpole in the background on the left. Founded in 1887, the Boys’ Parlors Association of Germantown served as a safe space for neighborhood children whose parents worked longer hours in an industrializing city. The name changed in 1907 to the Germantown Boys’ Club after joining ranks with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Marriott Canby Morris served as the president of the club in the first decade of the 1900s. Wildwood began developing as a coastal resort town in the 1890s, growing dramatically in popularity in the 1950s. The area was incorporated as a city in 1912., 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
- July 1907
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.147]
- Title
- [Climbing a tree], Boys Parlors Camp, Wildwood, NJ
- Description
- Film negative showing a group of boys from the Boys' Parlors Association climbing a tree at Wildwood, N.J. A man with a hammer stands under the tree nailing boards into the trunk. An American flag flies off a makeshift flagpole in the background on the left. Founded in 1887, the Boys’ Parlors Association of Germantown served as a safe space for neighborhood children whose parents worked longer hours in an industrializing city. The name changed in 1907 to the Germantown Boys’ Club after joining ranks with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Marriott Canby Morris served as the president of the club in the first decade of the 1900s. Wildwood began developing as a coastal resort town in the 1890s, growing dramatically in popularity in the 1950s. The area was incorporated as a city in 1912., 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
- July 1907
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.148]
- Title
- [Group in a rowboat], Boys Parlors Camp, Wildwood, NJ
- Description
- Film negative showing a group of boys and young men from the Boys' Parlors Association in a rowboat on the Wildwood shoreline. Four boys in the center of the boat hold oars to push the boat further into the water. Most of the boys wear bathing costumes. Founded in 1887, the Boys’ Parlors Association of Germantown served as a safe space for neighborhood children whose parents worked longer hours in an industrializing city. The name changed in 1907 to the Germantown Boys’ Club after joining ranks with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Marriott Canby Morris served as the president of the club in the first decade of the 1900s. Wildwood began developing as a coastal resort town in the 1890s, growing dramatically in popularity in the 1950s. The area was incorporated as a city in 1912., 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
- July 1907
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.149]
- Title
- [Group in bathing attire], Boys Parlors Camp, Wildwood, NJ
- Description
- Film negative showing a group of men and boys from the Boys' Parlors Association posed in bathing attire at the Wildwood shore. The first row of boys sits in the sand, the man on the left kneels and the rest of the group stands. Founded in 1887, the Boys’ Parlors Association of Germantown served as a safe space for neighborhood children whose parents worked longer hours in an industrializing city. The name changed in 1907 to the Germantown Boys’ Club after joining ranks with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Marriott Canby Morris served as the president of the club in the first decade of the 1900s. Wildwood began developing as a coastal resort town in the 1890s, growing dramatically in popularity in the 1950s. The area was incorporated as a city in 1912., 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
- July 1907
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.153]
- Title
- [Boy with an inner tube], Boys Parlors Camp, Wildwood, NJ
- Description
- Film negative showing a boy from the Boys' Parlors Association laying in the sand on the Wildwood beach with an inner tube around his shoulders. He wears a bathing costume and is surrounded by a coil of rope. Founded in 1887, the Boys’ Parlors Association of Germantown served as a safe space for neighborhood children whose parents worked longer hours in an industrializing city. The name changed in 1907 to the Germantown Boys’ Club after joining ranks with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Marriott Canby Morris served as the president of the club in the first decade of the 1900s. Wildwood began developing as a coastal resort town in the 1890s, growing dramatically in popularity in the 1950s. The area was incorporated as a city in 1912., 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
- July 1907
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.155]
- Title
- View of the department for white children of the House of Refuge Looking from the south west
- Description
- Exterior view of department buildings including the "Girls' Dormitories" (2nd and 1st class); "Girls' Work and Sitting room";"Officer's Rooms & Main Entrance"; and "Boys' Dormitories and "Workshop" (1st class). The buildings, located between Parrish and Brown Streets between 22nd and 24th Streets, opened in 1850., Frontispiece to The twenty-sixth annual report of the Board of Managers of the House of Refuge (Philadelphia: Published by order of the contributors, T.K. and P.G. Collins, printer, 1854)., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 793, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Library Company of Philadelphia: in Am 1854 Phi Hou 13159.O.2., Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bb2 R332.
- Date
- [1854]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | BOOK | Rare W427 [Am 1854 Phi Hou 13159.O.2.frontis]
- Title
- [Marriott Canby Morris Jr. and Elliston Perot Morris Jr. with a large bell], Pocono Lake, [PA]
- Description
- Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' sons Marriott Canby Morris Jr. and Elliston Perot Morris Jr. as boys on a porch at Pocono Lake with a large bell. Marriott Morris Jr. on the left sits on a step while Elliston Morris Jr. on the right stands leaning against the bell. They wear short pants and straw hats. The Pocono Lake Preserve was pioneered by a group of Quakers, including Isaac Sharpless, who camped in the area in 1904. In 1908, this group bought the property from the Pocono Mountain Ice Company and designed it as a basic, rustic campground., September 3 & 4, 1909., 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 1909
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.390]
- Title
- [Elliston Perot Morris Jr. and Marriott Canby Morris Jr. playing on a porch], Pocono Lake, [PA]
- Description
- Film negative showing four boys, including Marriott C. Morris' sons Elliston Perot Morris Jr. and Marriott Canby Morris Jr., playing with saws and scraps of wood on a porch at Pocono Lake. Elliston Morris Jr. on the left stands with one leg on the ground and his knee on the porch while holding a saw. The Pocono Lake Preserve was pioneered by a group of Quakers, including Isaac Sharpless, who camped in the area in 1904. In 1908, this group bought the property from the Pocono Mountain Ice Company and designed it as a basic, rustic campground., September 3 & 4, 1909., 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 1909
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.394]
- 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
- [Boy near the water], G[erman]t[ow]n Boys' Club, Stone Harbor Camp [NJ]
- Description
- Film negative showing a boy from the Germantown Boys' Club standing at the edge of the water at Stone Harbor. He wears a hat with a floppy brim and suspenders. Founded in 1887, the Boys’ Parlors Association of Germantown served as a safe space for neighborhood children whose parents worked longer hours in an industrializing city. The name changed in 1907 to the Germantown Boys’ Club after joining ranks with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Marriott Canby Morris served as the president of the club in the first decade of the 1900s., 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
- July 26, 1911
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.417]