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Title: Joe Oglesby & little Margaret Lennig watching Jet beg [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing Joe Oglesby and Margaret Lennig standing on the beach holding up treats for Jet, a small black dog. Jet stands on his hind legs looking up at the children expectantly. Oglesby wears a jacket with a wide collar and bow and short pants. Lennig wears a short striped dress with a white frock., Time: 2:05, 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 26, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1364]

Title: Breakers & schooner from our flag-pole, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of the ocean with a schooner sailing in the distance at Sea Girt. Waves break against the shore as dune grass waves in the wind., Photographer remarks: Intens. 2, 1889, Time: 2:10, The emulsion has discolored to yellow., 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 26, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1365]

Title: T.C. Foster's sloop yacht The Restless in race of Quaker City Yacht Club
Description: Glass negative showing a sailboat on the Delaware River near the shore of Gloucester City, NJ. Other boats, a boardwalk, pavilions, and the tree-lined shore are visible in the background. Buildings include Billy Thompson's Hotel & Pavilion (left); Frank Fath's Pavilion (center); and Patrick McGlades' Pavilion (right)., Photographer remarks: Intens. 10/1888, Time: 10:45, 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 28, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1367]

Title: Group on porch at [Deshler-Morris House], 4782 Main St., [Germantown]. Lily Ellicott, Marriott Canby, Father, Geo. S. Morris, Geo Vaux, Jr. & Bess
Description: Glass negative showing Marriott Morris' father Elliston Perot Morris, cousins William Marriott Canby, George Spencer Morris and Lydia Ellicott, third cousin George Vaux, Jr., and sister Elizabeth Canby Morris sitting on Deshler-Morris House porch step at 5442 Germantown Avenue. The men sit in the center, one holding a small black dog, while the women sit on the outside of the group. The men wear three-piece suits while the women wear long, high-necked dresses. Ellicott wears a decorated hat. Various potted plants sit on the porch beneath a window in the background. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., Photographer remarks: Group in shade., Time: 3:20, Light: good 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: May 6, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1283]

Title: [Group on porch at Deshler-Morris House, 4782 Main St., Germantown. Lily Ellicott, Marriott Canby, Father, Geo. S. Morris, Geo Vaux, Jr. & Bess]
Description: Glass negative showing Marriott Morris' father Elliston Perot Morris, cousins William Marriott Canby, George Spencer Morris and Lydia Ellicott, third cousin George Vaux, Jr., and sister Elizabeth Canby Morris sitting on Deshler-Morris House porch step at 5442 Germantown Avenue. The men sit in the center while the women sit on the outside of the group. The men wear three-piece suits while the women wear long, high-necked dresses. Ellicott wears a decorated hat. Various potted plants sit on the porch beneath a window in the background. Elizabeth Morris has a small black dog in her lap. David Deshler built the original four-room summer cottage on this Germantown lot in 1752, adding the three-story front addition in 1772. The house was sold to Col. Isaac Franks in 1792 after Deshler’s death. President George Washington rented the home for the duration of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 and the summer of 1794. Elliston and John Perot purchased the house in 1804, selling it to Elliston’s son-in-law Samuel B. Morris after his death in 1834. The house stayed in the possession of the Morris family for over a century, when Elliston P. Morris donated the house to the National Parks Service in 1948. The name was officially changed to the Germantown White House in 2009., Photographer remarks: This & the preceding made on Carbutt Eclipse 27 plates trial box., Time: 3:22, Light: good 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: May 6, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1284]

Title: Party at dinner in woods at Highlands, [NJ]. Father, Helen Morris, Mr. Samuel, Bess, Fannie Garrett, Fred Strawbridge, Mary Taylor & Mother
Description: Glass negative showing Marriott Morris' father Elliston P. Morris, sister Elizabeth Canby Morris, mother Martha Canby Morris, and possibly third cousin Helen Morris, with Joseph Bunford Samuel, Fannie Garrett, Fred Strawbridge, and Mary Taylor gathered for a picnic in the woods. The group sits in a semi-circle around a blanket filled with food and a picnic basket. Samuel holds a bottle and a box in his hands and Taylor holds a fan up to her face. The men wear three-piece suits while the women wear long, high-necked dresses and hats., Time: 2:30, Light: Good 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: July 7, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1304]

Title: [Party at dinner in woods at Highlands, NJ. Father, Helen Morris, Mr. Samuel, Bess, Fannie Garrett, Fred Strawbridge, Mary Taylor, & Mother]
Description: Glass negative showing Marriott Morris' father Elliston P. Morris, sister Elizabeth Canby Morris, mother Martha Canby Morris, and possibly third cousin Helen Morris, with Joseph Bunford Samuel, Fannie Garrett, Fred Strawbridge, and Mary Taylor gathered for a picnic in the woods. The group sits in a semi-circle around a blanket filled with food and a picnic basket. The men wear three-piece suits while the women wear long, high-necked dresses and hats., Same group as last., Time: 2:35, Light: Good 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: July 7, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1305]

Title: Group in front of our cottage [Avocado, Sea Girt]. Bess, Helen Morris, Fannie Garrett & Fred Strawbridge
Description: Glass negative showing Marriott Morris' sister Elizabeth Canby Morris, Fannie Garrett, Fred Strawbridge, and Helen Morris, possibly Marriott Morris' third cousin, posed in front of the carved railing of the Morris family home Avocado's porch. Helen Morris and Garrett sit in the center while Strawbridge stands behind them. Elizabeth Morris sits on the grass in front of the group with a parasol on the ground next to her. Strawbridge wears a suit jacket and hat. The women wear long white dresses and Elizabeth Morris wears a hat. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., Photographer remarks: Intens. 1 mo. 1889, Time: 3:15, Light: Sun out., 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 8, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1307]

Title: Longfellow's House. Brattle St., Cambridge, Mass. from gate
Description: Glass negative showing Henry W. Longfellow's large house on Brattle Street. The house has columns and a pediment over the entryway, two chimneys and two porches on either side. A walkway bisects a wide lawn leading to the house. A line of shrubs runs in front of the house and trees grow around it., Time: 10:38, Light: Very faint 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: July 13, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1309]

Title: Looking down Some's Sound from North of Brown's Mt. [Mount Desert Island, ME]
Description: Glass negative showing a landscape view of a bay seen from a hillside at Mount Desert Island. A tall pine tree stands in the foreground while a sailboat floats in the bay on the left side of the frame. Mount Desert Island, the largest island off the coast of Maine, was popularized in the mid-19th century by Hudson River School painters as a nature retreat. From the late 19th century to around the 1930s the Island was a tourist destination for the social elite., Photographer remarks: Intens. 10/88., Time: 9, Light: Good 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: July 16, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1314]

Title: Oglesby's house from E. [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing Margaret Antoinette Oglesby's three-story house with a wide porch, multiple balconies and two chimneys. A road runs in front of the house and trees grow behind it. Oglesby’s husband Joseph built their house in 1887, but died before it was completed. She and her son continued to live in the house until his death in 1963. The house later burned down., Time: 8:05, Light: good sunlight, 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 14, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1347]

Title: Oglesby's house from E. [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing Margaret Antoinnette Oglesby's three-story house with a wide porch, multiple balconies and two chimneys. A road runs in front of the house and trees grow behind it. Oglesby’s husband Joseph built their house in 1887, but died before it was completed. She and her son continued to live in the house until his death in 1963. The house later burned down., Time: 8:10, 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: September 14, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1348]

Title: Backyard at Sea Girt, [NJ] from ironing room door. G[eorge] V[aux] Jr. on lawn
Description: Glass negative showing Marriott Morris' third cousin George Vaux Jr. standing in a garden with a path running through it at the Morris family home Avocado. Slender trees stand in the lawn while larger trees and shrubs form the border of the garden. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., Photographer remarks: slightly undertimed, Time: 12:31, Light: good 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: September 14, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1349]

Title: Group in Jerry's boat, Sallie Letchworth, Sam, Bessie & Maud Noble, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing Sallie Letchworth, Maud Noble, and Marriott Morris' siblings Samuel Buckley Morris and Elizabeth Canby Morris in a rowboat sitting on the beach. Each person in the group wears a hat and the woman on the right carries a parasol., Time: 12:45 P.M., Light: Good sunlight., 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 11, 1883
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.135]

Title: Little Phoebe & Georgianna Read in woods at side of our house, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing Phoebe and Georgianna Read, two young girls, seated on a wooden box. The girls wear dresses with lace details and have straw hats with ribbons. An empty basket sits on the right and a forest of trees stands behind them., Photographer remarks: Slightly undertimed., Time: 10:40, Light: Good sun out., 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 15, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1352]

Title: Beach House, Smith's, our House &c from road South of Beach House, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a series of large houses set on a hill above the ocean, including the Morris family home Avocado and the Beach House. A dirt road runs behind the houses through a grassy field. Robert Stockton bought the land of what would become Sea Girt in 1853. After his death in 1866, developers bought the land and in 1875 the Sea Girt Land and Improvement Company took over Stockton’s old mansion, added wings to either side, and renamed it the Beach House. The Beach House was a popular hotel for many years, reopening in 1920 as Stockton Hotel. It burned down in 1965. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., Time: 4, Light: Good 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: September 24, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1353]

Title: [Beach House, Smith's, our House &c from road South of Beach House, Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a series of large houses set on a hill above the ocean, including the Morris family home Avocado and the Beach House. A dirt road runs behind the houses through a grassy field. Robert Stockton bought the land of what would become Sea Girt in 1853. After his death in 1866, developers bought the land and in 1875 the Sea Girt Land and Improvement Company took over Stockton’s old mansion, added wings to either side, and renamed it the Beach House. The Beach House was a popular hotel for many years, reopening in 1920 as Stockton Hotel. It burned down in 1965. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., Same as last from same place., Time: 4, Light: Good 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: September 24, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1354]

Title: Rear view of our cottage [Avocado] from Park near back gate, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing the roof and upper story of the Morris family home Avocado seen from below through a break in the trees. The house has a tower with a balcony, multiple chimneys and is decorated with tracery. A road runs in the foreground. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., Time: 4:20, Light: Good 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: September 24,1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1355]

Title: J.B. Samuel's cottage from main road to Spring Lake, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing Joseph Bunford Samuel's multi-story house owned with multiple porches seen from a distance across a grassy field and a dirt road. A few small trees stand to the left of the house., Photographer remarks: Wind., Time: 5:30, 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: September 24, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1357]

Title: Mrs. Oglesby's cottage from S.E. cor[ner], [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing Margaret Antoinette Oglesby's three-stosry house with a wide porch and multiple balconies standing among the dune grass. A road runs in front of the house and trees grow behind it. Oglesby’s husband Joseph built their house in 1887, but died before it was completed. She and her son continued to live in the house until his death in 1963. The house later burned down., Time: 11, Light: Good sun., Spotting in the emulsion., 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 26, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1358]

Title: Clouds & ocean & Beach House, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a view of the beach at Sea Girt with the ocean under a cloudy sky on the left and the Beach House in the distance on the right., Time: 11:41, 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 24, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1361]

Title: Green Mt. engine & car at Summit, Rob. Mickle standing by cab, [Mount Desert Island, ME]
Description: Glass negative showing a train engine and car sitting on the tracks at Mount Desert Island. Rob Mickle stands next to the engine while two men sit or stand inside the engine. Three other men sit in the car. Mount Desert Island, the largest island off the coast of Maine, was popularized in the mid-19th century by Hudson River School painters as a nature retreat. From the late 19th century to around the 1930s the Island was a tourist destination for the social elite., Photographer remarks: Intens. 10/88, Time: 3:55, 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, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1319]

Title: Sargent Mt. & another Mountain from end of Eagle Lake. Hannah Rhoads & Anna Tatnall in foregr[oun]d. [Mount Desert Island, ME]
Description: Glass negative showing Marriott Morris' second cousin once removed Anna Tatnall and Morris' Uncle Charles Rhoads' niece Hannah Rhoads sitting on large rocks looking over Eagle Lake at Mount Desert Island. Various small boats float near the shore while two roling hills rise on the opposite shore. Mount Desert Island, the largest island off the coast of Maine, was popularized in the mid-19th century by Hudson River School painters as a nature retreat. From the late 19th century to around the 1930s the Island was a tourist destination for the social elite., Photographer remarks: Intens. 10/88, Time: 4:55, 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: July 16, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1320]

Title: Charlie Huston & Morris Leeds pulling Bessie Carter on a wood sled, [end of Eagle Lake, Mount Desert Island, ME]
Description: Glass negative showing Charlie Huston (Haverford College class of 1875) and Morris Leeds (class of 1888) pulling Bessie Carter seated on a wooden sled at Mount Desert Island. A forest of slender trees lines the path and two horses are visible among the trees in the background. Carter wears a long, high-necked dress and wide brimmed hat. One of the men wears a suit jacket and both men wear hats. Mount Desert Island, the largest island off the coast of Maine, was popularized in the mid-19th century by Hudson River School painters as a nature retreat. From the late 19th century to around the 1930s the Island was a tourist destination for the social elite., Time: 5, Light: Good sun., Same place as last., 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, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1321]

Title: Robinson's Mt. from boat in Some's Sound, [Mount Desert Island, ME]
Description: Glass negative showing Robinson's Mountain rising on the shore of Somes Sound at Mount Desert Island. A sailboat travels near the shore on the roght. The view is seen from a distance across the water. Mount Desert Island, the largest island off the coast of Maine, was popularized in the mid-19th century by Hudson River School painters as a nature retreat. From the late 19th century to around the 1930s the Island was a tourist destination for the social elite., Photographer remarks: Blurred., Time: 11:30, 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 17, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1322]

Title: Some's Sound looking out to sea. From half way up Robinsons Mt. [Mount Desert Island, ME]
Description: Glass negative showing in the foreground Morris Leeds (Haverford College class of 1888), Sallie Carter, George Williams, Alice Calley, Abram Francis Huston (class of 1872), and Marriott Morris' second cousin once removed Anna Tatnall resting on a high cliff looking out over Somes Sound at Mount Desert Island. Other hills rise along the shoreline, forming an inlet in the distance. Alice Calley married Huston in 1889. Mount Desert Island, the largest island off the coast of Maine, was popularized in the mid-19th century by Hudson River School painters as a nature retreat. From the late 19th century to around the 1930s the Island was a tourist destination for the social elite., Photographer remarks: Intens. 10/88, Time: 12:30, Light: Very faint 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: July 17, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1323]

Title: Sloop Nautilus in N.E. Harbor. From row boat. Last all the stops overboard here. [Mount Desert Island, ME]
Description: Glass negative showing a sailboat floating near the hilly shoreline of Mount Desert Island. The boat's sails are reflected in the calm water. Mount Desert Island, the largest island off the coast of Maine, was popularized in the mid-19th century by Hudson River School painters as a nature retreat. From the late 19th century to around the 1930s the Island was a tourist destination for the social elite., Time: 6:45 near sunset, Light: Poor light, sun almost down., 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 17, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1325]

Title: Our party in parlor of Robert [Mickle]'s House, [Mount Desert Island, ME]
Description: Glass negative showing a group of people posed in an interior at Robert Mickle's House on Mount Desert Island. Some of the men and women sit on the floor or chairs while others stand. Many of the women hold flowers in their hands. The men wear three-piece suits while the women wear high-necked dresses. Mount Desert Island, the largest island off the coast of Maine, was popularized in the mid-19th century by Hudson River School painters as a nature retreat. From the late 19th century to around the 1930s the Island was a tourist destination for the social elite., Photographer remarks: Intensified 10/88, Time: 10:30 P.M., 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 20, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1326]

Title: In parlor of Robert [Mickle]'s House. N.E. Harbor, [Mount Desert Island, ME]
Description: Glass negative showing a group of people posed in an interior of Robert Mickle's house on Mount Desert Island. Some of the men and women sit on the floor or chairs while others stand. Many of the women hold flowers in their hands. The men wear three-piece suits while the women wear high-necked dresses. The woman on the left has a cat in her lap. Mount Desert Island, the largest island off the coast of Maine, was popularized in the mid-19th century by Hudson River School painters as a nature retreat. From the late 19th century to around the 1930s the Island was a tourist destination for the social elite., Same group as last., Photographer remarks: Intens. 10/88, Time: 10:35 P.M., 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 20, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1327]

Title: One of our buckboards. Thunder Cove and Great Herd in background, [Mount Desert Island, ME]
Description: Glass negative showing a large cart drawn by two horses at Mount Desert Island. A group of people sits in the cart while one man drives the horses. The cart travels along a dirt road at the top of a hill overlooking Thunder Cove and another hilly shore. Mount Desert Island, the largest island off the coast of Maine, was popularized in the mid-19th century by Hudson River School painters as a nature retreat. From the late 19th century to around the 1930s the Island was a tourist destination for the social elite., Marriott C. Morris Collection., Time: 12, 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 21, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1328]

Title: Possibly peak of Otter from Ocean Drive, [Mount Desert Island, ME]
Description: Glass negative showing a large cart drawn by two horses carrying a group of people down a dirt road at Mount Desert Island. The cart is seen from behind and a forested hillside, possibly the peak of Otter Mountain, rises in the distance. Mount Desert Island, the largest island off the coast of Maine, was popularized in the mid-19th century by Hudson River School painters as a nature retreat. From the late 19th century to around the 1930s the Island was a tourist destination for the social elite., Same place as last., Photographer remarks: Intens. 10/88, Time: 12:05, Light: Very faint 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: July 21, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1329]

Title: Our baggage on dock at N.E. Harbor just before leaving for home. [Mount Desert Island, ME]
Description: Glass negative showing trunks and suitcases piled next to a building bearing a sign that reads "American Express Agency" at the Mount Desert Island dock. A horse-drawn carriage stands on the path to the left of the luggage. Two pieces of luggage have visible initials: E.P.M. and A.E.M. Mount Desert Island, the largest island off the coast of Maine, was popularized in the mid-19th century by Hudson River School painters as a nature retreat. From the late 19th century to around the 1930s the Island was a tourist destination for the social elite., Time: 1:50, Light: Good 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: July 23, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1330]

Title: [Wrecked schooner A.M.S. Taunton, Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing the A.M.S. Taunton, a sailing ship with a tall mast moored in shallow water near the shore at Sea Girt. Waves crash around the ship onto the sand in the foreground where a ruined pier extends into the water., 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: 1893
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.43.6]

Title: [Wrecked schooner A.M.S. Taunton, Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing the A.M.S. Taunton, a sailing ship with a tall mast moored in shallow water near the shore at Sea Girt. Waves crash around the ship onto the sand in the foreground where a rowboat rests at the edge of the water., 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: 1893
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.43.7]

Title: [Wrecked schooner A.M.S. Taunton]
Description: Glass negative showing the A.M.S. Taunton, a sailing ship with a tall mast moored in shallow water near the shore. The ship stands in two pieces., 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: 1893
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.43.8]

Title: [Wrecked schooner A.M.S. Taunton, Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing the A.M.S. Taunton, a sailing ship with a tall mast moored in shallow water near the shore at Sea Girt. Waves crash onto the sand in the foreground., 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: 1893
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.43.9]

Title: [Front view of Maginnis from between bridge & store, Poconos, Swiftwater, Pa.]
Description: Glass negative showing the front facade of the Swiftwater Inn. The three-story building owned by Arthur Maginnis features wide porches and balconies and a footbridge leading to the front door. The Swiftwater Inn opened as early as 1778. By the 1870s, it had become a vacation boarding house. The inn was demolished in 2007., Photographer remarks: Taken morning we left Swiftwater & developed 2 weeks after at home. Good view of front of house. Several dust holes. V[arnished], Time: 12:30 P.M., Light: Light clouds over sun., Same as no. 41., 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 31, 1882
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.44]

Title: Old Friends Meeting House near Haverford, front view
Description: Glass negative showing Haverford Meeting House, a two-story stone building with a porch and a small shed to the left. The meeting house is seen from across a lawn and has trees on either side. The Haverford Meeting was founded in 1683 by Welsh settlers. The Southern portion of the stone Meeting House was completed in 1700. The Northern portion was added in 1800., Photographer remarks: Building in shade. High wind., Time: 9:30, Light: Good 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: October 17, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.442]

Title: Old Haverford Meeting House. From S[outh]
Description: Glass negative showing Haverford Meeting House, a two-story stone building with a small shed to the right. The Haverford Meeting was founded in 1683 by Welsh settlers. The Southern portion of the stone Meeting House was completed in 1700. The Northern portion was added in 1800., Time: 9:45, Light: Good sun., This is the same building as the one depicted in plate 442., 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: January 17, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.443]

Title: Old Merion Meeting House, Montgomery Ave
Description: Glass negative showing the Old Merion Meeting House, a one-story stone building with a steep roof. Two trees grow to either side. A man stands in the doorway. The meeting house is surrounded by winter trees. Merion Meeting House, built 1695-1715, housed the Merion Monthly Meeting founded by Welsh settlers arriving in Pennsylvania in 1682., Photographer remarks: Front View, Time: 1:30, Light: Good 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: November 10, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.454]

Title: Old Merion Meeting House, from side
Description: Glass negative showing the Old Merion Meeting House, a one-story stone building with a steep roof surrounded by winter trees. The side door of the meeting house is open. Merion Meeting House, built 1695-1715, housed the Merion Monthly Meeting founded by Welsh settlers arriving in Pennsylvania in 1682., Time: 1:40, Light: Good 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: November 10, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.455]

Title: Old Merion Meeting House. View of front and side
Description: Glass negative showing the Old Merion Meeting House, a one-story stone building with a steep roof surrounded by winter trees. The side door of the meeting house is open. Merion Meeting House, built 1695-1715, housed the Merion Monthly Meeting founded by Welsh settlers arriving in Pennsylvania in 1682., Time: 1:50, Light: Good sun out., 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 10, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.456]

Title: Allen C. Thomas' [history and literature] class room, No. 61 Founder's Hall, [Haverford College]
Description: Glass negative showing Allen C. Thomas' classroom in Founder's Hall at Haverford College. Pupil chairs with attached desks are arranged in rows. A larger desk stacked with books sits at the front of the room. Behind the desk is a blackboard and the adjacent wall is filled with maps. Founders Hall, built in 1833, was the first building of the Haverford School, later College. It served as the only living and learning quarters of the College until 1877 when Barclay Hall was built. Thomas graduated from Haverford College in 1865 and returned as an instructor in 1878. After getting his masters in history in 1882, he continued as a professor of rhetoric and history until 1909. He also worked extensively with the library until 1912., Photographer remarks: Slightly overtimed & underdeveloped., Time: 4:30, Light: Fair no 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: February 24, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.502]

Title: House at Avocado Sea Girt NJ from North side
Description: Glass negative showing a view of the Morris family home Avocado. The house features a wide porch, a tower with a balcony and tracery decoration in the gables and the pillars of the porch. A man sits on the porch railing looking over the grassy lawn. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., 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 10, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.50.2]

Title: E[lliston] P[erot] M[orris] with horse (probably Dan) & cart in front of Avocado, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' father Elliston P. Morris standing next to a horse-drawn cart in front of the Morris family home Avocado. The porch's slender pillars are visible behind Morris. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., 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. 1882
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.50.3]

Title: Painter's [Shem Pearce and his brother] horse & wagon in front of Avocado & his ladder up flag pole, [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a Shem Pearce's horse standing unhitched next to a cart in the field of sparse dune grass in front of Morris family home Avocado. A ladder leaning against a flagpole stands behind the horse and the ocean is visible in the distance., 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 20, 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.50.4]

Title: Sam Morris in carriage in Crescent Park, Sea Girt, NJ
Description: Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' brother Samuel Buckley Morris driving a horse-drawn carriage down a dirt road in Crescent Park. Grass and trees grow on either side of 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: ca. 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.50.5]

Title: Museum, Founder's Hall, Haverford Coll[ege]
Description: Glass negative showing the museum in Founder's Hall at Haverford College (founded 1833). Slender columns line the center of the room. On either side of the columns is a line of glass covered cases. On the far wall are two large vitrines displaying various objects. Two large stuffed birds face each other on opposite sides of the room. The museum of natural history was originally part of the library in Founders Hall. In 1878, money was donated to update Founders Hall, including the creation of a separate room for the museum., Time: 2:30, Light: Fair sun not out, 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: February 26, 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.506]

Title: Sam Morris at fork of roads in [Crescent] park, Sea Girt, [NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing Marriott C. Morris' brother Samuel Buckley Morris with his hands in his pockets standing at the fork of a dirt road lined with wheel tracks in Crescent Park. Trees and grass grow on either side of 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: ca. 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.50.6]

Title: Rear view of Avocado from across r[oa]d in Crescent Park Sea Girt NJ
Description: Glass negative showing a view of the Morris family home Avocado seen from across a field and a grove of thick trees. The trees obscure the bottom portion of the house but the top half features a tower with a balcony and tracery in the gables. Elliston Perot Morris bought property in Sea Girt, N.J. in 1875, where he built the summer home Avocado after designs by Quaker architect Hibberd Yarnall. Morris left Avocado, named after a Perot family estate in Bermuda, to his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris in his will. It was sold in 1947 after her death. By 1958 the house had been demolished., 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 1886
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.50.1]

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