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Title: Elliston & Marriott & bicyles at Mill, [Sea Girt]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' sons Elliston Perot Morris Jr. and Marriott Canby Morris Jr. as boys with bicycles standing on a wooden bridge near a mill at Sea Girt. The boys wear white shirts, hats, and ties. The mill stands behind the bridge to the right., Inscription on negative: 6/23, 1912 at the Mill Sea Girt, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 23, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.507]

Title: Meadow Farm, Darlington, MD
Description: Film negative showing two boys standing in a lawn in front of a large two-story the Meadow Farm house. Trees grow near the house, which has a small porch and shuttered windows. Meadow Farm house was built between 1825 and 1830 by Isaac or Aquila Massey. A small dwelling that likely existed on this site during the revolution was incorporated into the main structure. The house went through numerous additions and alterations, including the addition of the summer porch in 1895., Inscription on negative: Meadow Farm 8/4, 1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 4, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.508]

Title: Meadow Farm, Rear View [Darlington, MD]
Description: Film negative showing the rear of the large two-story Meadow Farm house. A chicken walks across the lawn in the foreground. Four boys sit or stand on the roof to the left. Meadow Farm house was built between 1825 and 1830 by Isaac or Aquila Massey. A small dwelling that likely existed on this site during the revolution was incorporated into the main structure. The house went through numerous additions and alterations, including the addition of the summer porch in 1895., Inscription on negative: Meadow Farm 8/4, 1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 4, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.509]

Title: Janet naked at Sea Girt
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' daughter Janet Morris as a young girl standing naked in a field at Sea Girt., Inscription on negative: Janet at Sea Girt 1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.510]

Title: Group on rear porch, Meadow Farm, [including Jane Rhoads Morris and Marriott Canby Morris Jr. Darlington, MD]
Description: Film negative showing a group of men, women and children posed on a set of porch steps at the Meadow Farm house. The group includes Marriott C. Morris' wife Jane Rhoads Morris and their son Marriott Canby Morris Jr. The women wear white blouses and long skirts. The boys wear sailor suits and the young girls wear white dresses. The man weas a suit and tie. Meadow Farm house was built between 1825 and 1830 by Isaac or Aquila Massey. A small dwelling that likely existed on this site during the revolution was incorporated into the main structure. The house went through numerous additions and alterations, including the addition of the summer porch in 1895., Inscription on negative: At Meadow Farm 8/4, 1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 4, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.511]

Title: Group on see saw, Meadow Farm, [including Jane Rhoads Morris and Marriott Canby Morris Jr. Darlington, MD]
Description: Film negative showing a group of women and children, including Marriott C. Morris' wife Jane Rhoads Morris and their son Marriott Canby Morris Jr., playing on a see saw at Meadow Farm. A woman, boy, and two girls sit on the left side of the see saw while three boys sit on the right side. Jane Morris stands in the middle with her hands on either side. Meadow Farm house was built between 1825 and 1830 by Isaac or Aquila Massey. A small dwelling that likely existed on this site during the revolution was incorporated into the main structure. The house went through numerous additions and alterations, including the addition of the summer porch in 1895., Inscription on negative: At Meadow Farm 8/4, 1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 4, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.512]

Title: Children at Meadow Farm & M[arriott] C[anby] M[orris] Jr
Description: Film negative showing a group of children posing near a tree at Meadow Farm, including Marrott C. Morris' son Marrott Canby Morris Jr. Four boys stand around a carriage which holds a girl. Another girl sits on a tree branch close to the ground in from of them. Meadow Farm house was built between 1825 and 1830 by Isaac or Aquila Massey. A small dwelling that likely existed on this site during the revolution was incorporated into the main structure. The house went through numerous additions and alterations, including the addition of the summer porch in 1895., Inscription on negative: Meadow Farm 8/4, 1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 4, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.513]

Title: Children on the windmill, Meadown Farm, [Darlington, MD]
Description: Film negative showing a group of children climbing on the metal base of a windmill at Meadow Farm, including Marriott C. Morris' son Marriott Canby Morris Jr. Meadow Farm house was built between 1825 and 1830 by Isaac or Aquila Massey. A small dwelling that likely existed on this site during the revolution was incorporated into the main structure. The house went through numerous additions and alterations, including the addition of the summer porch in 1895., Inscription on negative: Meadow Farm 8/4, 1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 4, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.514]

Title: Susquehanna from Bald Hill, [Darlington, MD]
Description: Film negative showing the Susquehanna River in the distance. In the foreground, a woman and child, possibly Jane Morris and her daughter Janet, sit and stand between two trees on the hill top. A row of trees is visible further down the hill from them., Inscription on negative: Bald Hill MD 8/4 1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 4, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.515]

Title: Susquehanna from Bald Hill, [Darlington, MD]
Description: Film negative showing a group seated on a hill overlooking Susquehanna River. A tall tree and other foliage grow on the edge of the hill., Inscription on negative: Bald Hill MD 8/4 1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 4, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.516]

Title: Music Player at Jersey Wash, [Mana]squan Beach
Description: Film negative showing a view of a man standing on a beach holding a variety of musical instruments on Jersey Wash Day. The man blows into an oversized bagpipe ahd has a drum strapped to his back. 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., Inscription on negative: Jersey Wash, Squan Beach 8/10 1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 10, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.517]

Title: Elliston, Marriott & Wistar Wood on bicycles, [Brielle, NJ]
Description: Film negative showing a view of Marriott C. Morris' sons Elliston P. Morris Jr. and Marriott C. Morris Jr. and his third cousin twice removed Morris Wistar Wood as young boys standing with bicycles in front of a building with a sign reading "Brielle." The boys all wear hats., Inscription on negative: Elliston, Marriott + Wistar Wood 9-1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.518]

Title: Elliston, Marriott & Wistar Wood on a sail boat, [Brielle, NJ]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' sons Elliston P. Morris Jr. and Marriott C. Morris Jr. and his third cousin twice removed Morris Wistar Wood as young boys on a sail boat on the Manasquan River near Brielle, NJ. They all wear caps., Inscription on negative: Elliston, Marriott + Wistar Wood Squan River 9/1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.519]

Title: Marriott & Janet by tandem bicycle, Cedar Mer [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Film negative showing Marriott C. Morris' children Janet Morris and Marriott C. Morris Jr. as young children standing next to a tadem bicycle propped against a tree at Cedar Mer. Marriott Morris Jr. wears a white shirt, hat, and glasses, and uses a pump on the rear tire. Janet Morris wears a white dress and ribbons in her hair and stands to the right. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer homes Avocado and Cedar Mer. 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., Inscription on negative: Marriott + Janet Sea Girt 9/1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.520]

Title: [Mana]squan River from Pine Bluff Inn, [Point Pleasant, NJ]
Description: Film negative taken from the Pine Bluff Inn showing a boy, likely one of Marriott C. Morris' sons, standing on a hill next to a wooden fence overlooking Manasquan River. Two sailboats float near a dock on the river in the background. The Pine Bluff Inn was built in 1899 as a temperance house. It closed in 1930., Inscription on negative: Pine Bluff Inn 9/1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.521]

Title: Disappearing gun, Fisher's Island
Description: Film negative showing a group of people gathered around a large cannon mounted on top of a wall at Fishers Island. Fishers Island, an island off the coast of Connecticut, is recognized as part of New York State. This gun was likely part of Fort H.G. Wright, built 1898-1906. The fort was deactivated in 1947., Inscription on negative: Fisher's Island 9/5, 1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 5, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.522]

Title: Pres[ident] Taft speaking at Groton Heights, Conn
Description: Film negative showing a crowd surrounding President Taft standing on a platform giving a speech at Groton Heights in New London County, Conn. Groton Heights was the site of one of the last British victories during the American Revolution. The 1782 battle culminated in the massacre at Fort Griswold., Inscription on negative: Pres. Taft at Groton Conn. 9/6 1912., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a]., 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 6, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.523]

Title: Our Chrysanthemum beds & garden, [probably Jane Rhoads Morris at 131 W. Walnut Lane]
Description: Film negative showing a woman, probably Marriott C. Morris' wife Jane Rhoads Morris, working in a garden at their home at 131 W. Walnut Lane. Stone buildings stand behind the wall on the far side of the garden., Inscription on negative: 10/1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.541]

Title: Gus mowing grass. Janet near, [131 W. Walnut Lane]
Description: Film negative showing a view of Marriott C. Morris' daughter Janet Morris as a young girl stands holding a rake nearby a man mowing a lawn at their home at 131 W. Walnut Lane. Another man works in a garden in the background., Inscription on negative: 10/1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.542]

Title: Machines at Greene & Walnut Lane for asphalt paving of Greene St
Description: Film negative showing a group of large machines on a construction site at Greene Street and Walnut Lane. Smoke billows from the machines., Inscription on negative: 11/1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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: November 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.543]

Title: Phila[delphia] Shipbuilding Co's wharf
Description: Film negative showing three men walking along the Philadelphia Shipbuilding Company's wharf. A steamship with three visible floors and the words "Lord Baltimore Philadelphia" painted on the side sits in the dock to the right. The men walk toward the steamship with their backs to the camera., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 24, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.474]

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: [Group in a courtyard, probably London]
Description: Film negative likely taken during Marriott C. Morris’ European honeymoon showing a group of young men wearing black robes walking through a courtyard. A boy wearing a dark suit walks away from the camera in the foreground. A large building with towers and crenellated roof stands behind the courtyard., 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.2013.13.3]

Title: [Boys dressed in robes in courtyard, probably London]
Description: Film negative likely taken during Marriott C. Morris’ European honeymoon showing a group of boys dressed in long, black robes with white collars standing in a courtyard, probably in London., 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.2013.13.4]

Title: [Group of boys dressed in robes posed for a portrait, probably London]
Description: Film negative likely taken during Marriott C. Morris' European Honeymoon showing a group of boys dressed in black robes with white collars posed for a portrait., 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.2013.13.5]

Title: [Street scene, probably London]
Description: Film negative likely taken during Marriott C. Morris’ European honeymoon showing a view of a street, probably in London, crowded with horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians. Some of the carriages display advertisements for Nestle's Milk, Reckitt's Blue, and Lifebouy Royal Disinfectant., 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.2013.13.6]

Title: Mr. Fabian, farmer at Tullytown
Description: Film negative showing David P. Fabian, a farmer, wearing suspenders and a hat standing in front of the roots of a fallen tree at Tullytown. Fabian has a beard and looks at the camera., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 14, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.484]

Title: Pocono Lake from foot of our path
Description: Film negative showing a view of the lake at Pocono Lake seen from a tree lined path. 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., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 1, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.486]

Title: Buck Hill Falls, Lower fall
Description: Film negative showing a view of a waterfall at Buck Hill Falls surrounded by a wooded hillside. Rocks and fallen logs stand in the foreground., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 2, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.487]

Title: Buck Hill Falls, Upper falls
Description: Film negative showing a view of two waterfalls flowing down a wooded hillside at Buck Hill Falls with a pool between them., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 2, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.488]

Title: Buck Hill Falls, Upper falls
Description: Film negative showing a view of a waterfall at Buck Hill Falls surrounded by a wooded hillside., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 2, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.489]

Title: Fete at Manheim for G[erman]t[ow]n Hospital
Description: Film negative showing a group of people, some in colonial-era costume, gathered under a canopy of trees for the Fete at Manheim. In the foreground, a woman in costume sits side saddle on a horse in the left across from an empty baby carriage in the right. The Manheim Club, later known as the Germantown Cricket Club, was founded in 1854 and is the second oldest surviving cricket club in the United States. The 1912 Fete was celebrated for the benefit of the Germantown Hospital., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a]., 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 8, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.490]

Title: Fete at Manheim for G[erman]t[ow]n Hospital
Description: Film negative showing a group of people, some in colonial-era costumes, gathered in a field surrounded by trees for the Fete at Manheim. Small, wooden buildings rim the outer edge of the field and people sit on a wooden bench in the foreground. The Manheim Club, later known as the Germantown Cricket Club, was founded in 1854 and is the second oldest surviving cricket club in the United States. The 1912 Fete was celebrated for the benefit of the Germantown Hospital., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 8, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.491]

Title: Fete at Manheim for G[erman]t[ow]n Hospital
Description: Film negative showing a group of well dressed people gathered in a field surrounded by trees for the Fete at Manheim. The Manheim Club, later known as the Germantown Cricket Club, was founded in 1854 and is the second oldest surviving cricket club in the United States. The 1912 Fete was celebrated for the benefit of the Germantown Hospital., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 8, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.492]

Title: Fete at Manheim for G[erman]t[ow]n Hospital
Description: Film negative showing a group of well dressed people gathered in a field surrounded by trees for the Fete at Manheim. A man dressed as a soldier stands to the right. A small building stands in the background. The Manheim Club, later known as the Germantown Cricket Club, was founded in 1854 and is the second oldest surviving cricket club in the United States. The 1912 Fete was celebrated for the benefit of the Germantown Hospital., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 8, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.493]

Title: [Boys band, probably London]
Description: Film negative likely taken during Marriott C. Morris’ European honeymoon showing a group of boys wearing long, black robes with white collars playing musical instruments. Instruments include trumpets, trombones, clarinets, tubas, and a drum., 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.2013.13.7]

Title: [Fortified tower, probably England]
Description: Film negative likely taken during Marriott C. Morris’ European honeymoon showing a view of a stone tower with a crenellated rooftop standing next to a river, probably in England. A boat travels down the river and a dirt road runs in front of the tower. A bicycle leans against a fence next to the road., 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.2013.13.8]

Title: [Boys marching, probably London]
Description: Film negative likely taken during Marriott C. Morris’ European honeymoon showing a group of boys dressed in long, black robes with white collars marching in lines across a courtyard, probably in England., 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.2013.13.9]

Title: [Woman and children outside a cottage, probably England]
Description: Film negative likely taken during Marriott C. Morris’ European honeymoon showing a view of a woman holding a baby standing in the doorway of a cottage, probably in England. Three other children stand on the stone steps next to 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: Summer 1897
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.10]

Title: [Boys playing ball, probably London]
Description: Film negative likely taken during Marriott C. Morris’ European honeymoon showing a group of boys wearing black uniforms with white collars standing in a courtyard. The boy in the center of the group holds a ball and another ball sits on the ground., 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.2013.13.11]

Title: [Woman and children outside a cottage, probably England]
Description: Film negative likely taken during Marriott C. Morris’ European honeymoon showing a woman holding a baby and three children on the steps outside a stone cottage, probably in England., 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.2013.13.12]

Title: [Woman carrying large bundle, probably England]
Description: Film negative likely taken during Marriott C. Morris’ European honeymoon showing a woman walking down a dirt road carrying a large bundle of sticks and leaves on her head. The woman wears a long skirt and a shirt with a floral pattern., 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.2013.13.13]

Title: [Woman carrying buckets, probably England]
Description: Film negative likely taken during Marriott C. Morris’ European honeymoon showing a woman standing on a sidewalk, porbably in England, next to a tall, metal fence carrying two buckets with smaller pails attached to the sides. The woman wears a black hat, apron, and a yoke on her shoulders to carry the buckets., 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.2013.13.14]

Title: [Officer on board ship, England]
Description: Film negative likely taken during Marriott C. Morris’ European honeymoon showing a man wearing a uniform, hat, and mustache on the deck of a ship near England., 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: 1897
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.15]

Title: [Wooded area, England]
Description: Film negative likely taken during Marriott C. Morris’ European honeymoon showing a view of a woman walking a bicycle down a path lined with tall trees and other foliage in England., 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: 1897
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.16]

Title: Pres[ident] Taft speaking at Groton Heights, Conn
Description: Film negative showing a crowd surrounding President Taft standing on a platform giving a speech at Groton Heights in New London County, Conn. Groton Heights was the site of one of the last British victories during the American Revolution. The 1782 battle culminated in the massacre at Fort Griswold., Inscription on negative: Pres. Taft at Groton Conn. 9/6 1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 6, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.524]

Title: Pres[ident] Taft & wife leaving fort, Groton Heights, Conn
Description: Film negative showing a crowd surrounding President and Mrs. Taft in a carriage at Groton Heights in New London County, Conn. The Tafts and their carriage are in the bottom right of the negative, while the crowd spreads across the rest of the image. Groton Heights was the site of one of the last British victories during the American Revolution. The 1782 battle culminated in the massacre at Fort Griswold., Inscription on negative: Pres. Taft at Groton Conn. 9/6 1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 6, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.525]

Title: S.S. Shinnecock ready to leave New London, [CT]
Description: Film negative showing a large steamship flying various nautical flags see from the nearby shore of New London, Conn. "Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association" and "Shinecock" are painted on the side of the ship. New London is a port town founded by John Winthrop, Jr. (1606-1667) in 1646. It was raided and burned to the ground during the battle of Groton Heights., Inscription on negative: New London 9/7 1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 7, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.526]

Title: The Pageant of History of Phila, Fairmount Park
Description: Film negative showing a group of people watching a performance occuring on a field in front of a set piece of a two-story building during the History Pageant at Fairmount Park, held October 7-12, 1912., Inscription on negative: Pageant 10/9, 1912, Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], 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 9, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.527]

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