Glass negative showing a stone quarry near Pitt's Bay with high cliffs and piles of rocks on the ground., Same quarry from road., Time: 12, 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
March 26, 1886
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.897]
Glass negative showing three Black men working in a quarry with high cliffs and piles of rocks on the ground near Pitt's Bay. In the foreground, the Black man, wearing a beard and attired in a brimmed hat, a white collared shirt with the cuffs unbuttoned, dark-colored pants, and shoes, stands holding a large saw in both hands pointed at a stone on the ground, which he props his right foot on. On the ground in front of him is another saw. In the background, two Black men, attired in brimmed hats, white collared shirts, aprons, pants, and shoes, stand and hold a large metal pole, which they chisel into the cliff., Time: 11:45, Light: Good sun., Purchase 2001., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., 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 27, 1886
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.896]
The Thomas Leiper family business records include “Letterbooks;” “Estate records;” “Paper, lumber and wood business records;” “Quarry business records;” “Tobacco business records;” and “Miscellaneous and household accounts and receipts,” dating from 1771 to 1947. These volumes document the business efforts of Thomas Leiper and his descendants, including the businesses of Thomas Leiper and Sons, Tobacconists; several quarries; a lumber yard and stable; and the Caldwell and Crosby estates. In addition to his other businesses, Leiper bought and sold real estate.
