Glass negative showing a group picknicking next to the Manasquan River, including Patty Mellor, Gertrude Mellor, Edward Strawbridge, Nellie Wood, Marriott C. Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris, and his parents Elliston P. Morris and Martha Canby Morris; an unidentified woman is also part of the group. Various objects are displayed in front of the group, including two picnic baskets, an oar, a book and a bucket. Most of the group sit in the grass while Elliston Morris stands behind them. The women wear high-necked dresses and hats while the men wear long-sleeved shirts and hats., Time: 3:30, Light: 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 16, 1887
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1153]