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- Title
- Bridge over Visp River above Zermatt, Switzerland
- Description
- Glass negative showing a thin metal bridge spanning Visp River in a forested valley at Zermatt. The bridge is seen from below., 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, 1892
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.93.1]
- Title
- Gorge du Triege, Salvan Route, Switzerland
- Description
- Glass negative of a photograph showing the Gorge du Triege, a waterfall flowing down a steep cliff face. A wooden platform juts from the rocks. A man leans over its railing to look down into the gorge. The Pennine Alps, also known as Valais, are a western part of the Alps located in Valais Switzerland. The trail to the Gorge du Triege was constructed in 1870 and included a wooden gallery and bridge., Photographer remarks: Copy of photo, Time: 3:40, Light: No sun, 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
- July 7, 1891
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1630]
- Title
- Gorge du Trient, Switzerland
- Description
- Glass negative of a photograph showing the Gorge du Triege. A wooden platform runs along the left cliff face and crosses the gorge to continue running along the right side. The Pennine Alps, also known as Valais, are a western part of the Alps located in Valais Switzerland. The trail to the Gorge du Triege was constructed in 1870 and included a wooden gallery and bridge., Photographer remarks: Copy, Time: 3:40 PM, Light: no sun, 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
- July 7, 1891
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1631]
- Title
- [Lady Fountain in city square, Einsiedeln, Switzerland]
- Description
- Film negative likely taken during Marriott C. Morris' European Honeymoon showing a group of people gathered around the Lady Fountain located in Einsiedeln, Switzerland. The fountain is ornately decorated and features a gold statue of Mary in the center. A building in the background has a sign reading "Eberle, Kaelin & Cie." The Lady Fountain was built in 1684-1686 by J.H. Kuen to depict the Immaculate Conception., 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 1897
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.1]
- Title
- [Fountain in a city square, Einsiedeln, Switzerland]
- Description
- Film negative likely taken during Marriott C. Morris’ European honeymoon showing a close up view the Lady Fountain located in Einsiedeln, Switzerland. The fountain is ornately decorated and features water spigots at the base and a gold statue of Mary in the center. A woman leans down to drink from one of the spigots. A building in the background has a sign reading "Hotel de Pagn" The Lady Fountain was built in 1684-1686 by J.H. Kuen to depict the Immaculate Conception., 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 1897
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.2]
- Title
- Harry Paiste on his bicycle in a rain storm in the Juras
- Description
- Glass negative of a photograph showing Harry Paiste riding a bicycle in the rain. He wears a suit and a round hat as he lowers his face into the wind., Photographer remarks: Copy from a cabinet [Phillips, Philadelphia, photographer]., Time: 3:40 PM, Light: no sun, 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
- July 7, 1891
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1633]
- Title
- Galanterie spielwaaren handlung L. Hönig in Zürich. Das neueste stets auf lager
- Description
- Illustrated trade card for L. Hönig's toy store containing imagery from the Jack and the Beanstalk fairytale. Depicts a giant with a long beard holding a purse inscribed, "Kauf bei mir gibs billig dir". Various toys lay at his feet, including a drum, dollhouse, ship, pocketwatch, horse, puppets, flags and toy soldiers. Also contains an ornate pictorial detail reading, "25 Centralhof. Fraumünsterseite"., Text printed on verso: Ich gratulire zum neuen Iahr. Translated: [Happy New Year], Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
- Creator
- Hörner, H., artist
- Date
- [ca. 1880]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Hönig [1975.F.415]
- Title
- [Statue of William Tell Altdorf-Switzerland]
- Description
- Glass negative showing a view of statue of William Tell leaning on a sword with one hand and the other arm upraised. A brick road crowded with people and bicycles runs in front of the statue. A clock tower and other buildings rise behind the statue., 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. 1892
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.59.8]
- Title
- Copy of large group picture of [F.A.] Elwell European Bicycle party of 1890 taken at Zurich
- Description
- Glass negative of a photograph showing the F.A. Elwell European Bicycle party of over a dozen young men posed in front of a large American flag and taken at Zurich. Some men sit on the ground, others sit on a low wall and the back row of the group stands. Some of the men wear three-piece suits while others do not wear suit jackets. The background also includes a backdrop depicting a townscape and the Alps. Frank A. Elwell was part of the League of American Wheelmen and conducted bicycle tours through Europe, America, and Bermuda beginning around 1884. He added ladies tours in 1892., Written in the lower right corner of original photograph: Ph. Link, Photograph, Zürich., Photographer remarks: overtimed - intensified 6/14 '91, 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, 1891
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1617]
- Title
- Prevost, Andrew M.
- Creator
- Library Company of Philadelphia, creator
- Date
- August 6, 1819
- Title
- [Scrapbook of original and printed art works]
- Description
- Scrapbook containing predominantly original amateur art work, including watercolors, pencil works, and crayon drawings. Also contains engraved illustrations, photographic reproductions of paintings and sculptures, and lithographs. Subjects of the imagery include landscapes and marinescapes; scenes of rural life; portraiture of animals (birds, elephant, pig) and people; figure studies; allegorical figures; the work of Horatio Stone and Hortense Hazard; costume plates from "La France de nos jours" (1860); and religious and sentimental (courtship) scenes. Printed and inscribed titles include The Lion in Love; Masque d'Omphale; Polixene; Pâtre De Se. Saveur; Costumes Des Maconnaises; Costumes Des Bressannes; Une Bacchante; The Risen Redeemer; The Holy Family; The Trusty Servant; The Widow (painted by Smith's cousin J. L. Fisher); Blackbird and Thrush in Covert; Ceres; "The Highland soldier bidding adieu to his love"; "Pig-Pig-Pig"; La Maitress du Titian; and Japan Rose. Scrapbook also includes a crayon rubbing of the monumental brass on the tomb of Sir John Ratcliffe and Dame Alice at Crathwaite Church (Keswick, Cumberland); a series of French etchings satirizing the military; a photograph of the "Arsenal at Vienna"; and a trade card for the Interlaken Grand Hotel Victoria., Title supplied by cataloger., Few items removed., Many items contain corresponding inscriptions (often illegible) by the artist or inscriptions on verso by Smith explicating provenance., Various artists and engravers including P. Planat, H. Richter, W. Froden, Maurice, H. Moses, Hanlon, and G. Fairman., Various printers and publishers including George Baxter, Ducarme, Langlume, Auguste Bry, LeBlond & Co., Leighton Bros., Destouches, and Smith, Elder, & Co., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
- Creator
- Smith, Mary Rebecca Darby
- Date
- [ca. 1830-ca. 1874]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare 4-Alcove 2 [Is 6 1518.Q, vol. 2]
- Title
- Europe 1931 – March – April
- Description
- Scrapbook of souvenirs, keepsakes, clipped illustrations, and manuscript documenting the European travels of Janet Morris during the spring of 1931. Morris’s travels included attending a wedding in Switzerland. Contents include personal letters received on the ship S.S. Bremen, as well as keepsakes like the ship’s log; a wedding souvenir “The Happiness of Your Home by E. Etter, Rohrschach published by The Swiss Society of Public Utility and Public Utility Society of Swiss Women”; numerous programs for musical concerts and theater performances in Germany, Italy, and France (e.g. Berner Stadttheater, Don Kosaken Chor, Societa’ Veneziana Concerti Sinfonici); mementoes from and anecdotes about the Munich Hotel and the Glyptotek (Munich); French chocolate wrappers illustrated with flowers native to Southern France ; business cards for a Parisian seamstress and hairstylist; clothing tag for the Paris department store Aux Galerie Lafayette (i.e. Galeries Lafayette); and pressed flowers., Title from manuscript note on cover., Cover illustrated with clipped color-printed illustration from program cover for the “Galas R. Karsenty” theater company. Shows an outdoor, nighttime scene where a man kisses the hand of a woman in masquerade., Janet Morris, later Butler, was the daughter of amateur photographer and philanthropist Marriott C. Morris. She attended Germantown Friends' School and Connecticut College. She married Harvey Butler in Nevada in 1961. She lived in Claremont, Ca. at the time of her death.
- Creator
- Morris, Janet, 1907-2010, compiler
- Date
- 1931
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2016.37.1]

