Apr 19, 2021
Raise your hand if you wish your houseplants were as lively and abundant as these ones!
Marriott Canby Morris, Conservatory at Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Ave., ca. 1880-ca. 1900. Glass negative.
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Raise your hand if you wish your houseplants were as lively and abundant as these ones!
Marriott Canby Morris, Conservatory at Deshler-Morris House, 5442 Germantown Ave., ca. 1880-ca. 1900. Glass negative.
This whimsical scrapbook was compiled by Janet Morris, Marriott C. Morris's daughter, during her travels to Europe in 1925. The journal documents her voyages to England, France, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, Turkey, and Italy. It also features clipped periodical illustrations and souvenirs from her travels.
Janet Morris, "Europe - 1925," 1925-1926. Scrapbook.
Here's hoping that March brings warmer weather and plenty of beautiful blossoms!
Marriott Canby Morris, Elliston P. Morris Jr. and Roses, 1901. Cyanotype.
Image depicts Marriott C. Morris' son Elliston Perot Morris Jr. as a child standing next to their home at 6706 Cresheim Road. He looks up at a flowering shrub to his right. He wears a long, light colored frock with a ribbon around the waist and has long hair.
Though he traveled widely and took thousands of photographs, Marriott C. Morris very rarely photographed African American subjects. Pictured here are David Murray and his unnamed wife. Murray worked as the Morris family's waiter during their visit to Haverford College in 1885.
Marriott C. Morris, David Murray, our waiter at Haverford [College] & his wife at door of Gym, 1885. Glass negative.
Spring may not have arrived yet, but this (slightly) warmer weather means it's not too early for a nice bike ride!
William Harvey Doering, Bicycling trip, with Al Lindsay and William Doering in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, ca. 1895. Lantern slide.
Image depicts Al Lindsay (standing in the foreground) and William Doering (photographer, right of Al Lindsay) posed with three other men with their bicycles on a trail in Fairmount Park.
How we're social distancing this week. Hope you all are staying safe and healthy!
Marriott Canby Morris, [Canoe on the river, Browns Mills, NJ with Photographic Society], 1927. Gelatin silver print.
Image depicts a woman and a dog in a canoe on an unidentified river. The woman paddles with an oar around a small island in the middle of the river.
Waving goodbye to this weekend like…
Marriott Canby Morris, [Thomas C. Potts with Sarah Rhoads Potts over his shoulder. Sea Girt, NJ], 1908. Film negative.
Image depicts Marriott C. Morris' brother-in-law Thomas C. Potts hoisting Morris' niece Sarah Rhoads Potts as a baby over his shoulder on a porch. The baby smiles and waves her arms.
While there might not be any snow in the forecast this week, we're still feeling plenty of holiday cheer!
Marriott Canby Morris, [Marriott Canby Morris Jr. rolling large snowball], 1909. Film negative.
Image depicts Marriott C. Morris' son Marriott Canby Morris Jr. as a boy rolling a large snowball across a snowy field, likely at their home at 131 W. Walnut Lane. He wears a dark jacket. A path crosses the field in the background and houses are visible behind the path.