Glass negative showing an illustration of sunspots hanging in the Strawbridge Memorial Observatory. The illustration is entitled "Group of Sun Spots and Veiled Spots. Observed June 17th 1875 at 7h 30 in A.m. Copyright 1881 by Charles Scribner Sons." The Strawbridge Memorial Observatory was built at Haverford College (founded 1833) in 1854. Thomas Kimber Jr. provided funds for the first telescope, and the building was doubled in 1883 for a new ten-inch refracting telescope., Time: 5:00 PM, 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
April 14, 1885
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.534]
Glass negative showing the transit instrument at the Strawbridge Memorial Observatory, a mechanical device comprised of a wheel, lever and a clock. There is a shuttered window behind the device. The Strawbridge Memorial Observatory was built at Haverford College (founded 1833) in 1854. Thomas Kimber Jr. provided funds for the first telescope, and the building was doubled in 1883 for a new ten-inch refracting telescope., Time: 2:40, Light: good light from above, 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 14, 1885
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.533]
Glass negative showing a view of the Strawbridge Memorial Observatory's dome and the surrounding trees from across a field. The Strawbridge Memorial Observatory was built at Haverford College (founded 1833) in 1854. Thomas Kimber Jr. provided funds for the first telescope, and the building was doubled in 1883 for a new ten-inch refracting telescope., Photographer remarks: Printed only one picture which was very good. Crystals formed as above. Not Varnished., Time: 4:35, Light: Very good., The emulsion has cracked and formed crystals throughout., 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 22, 1882
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.8]
