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Welcome to the Library Company of Philadelphia's Tumblr page! Founded by Ben Franklin in 1731, we are an independent research library specializing in American history and culture from the 17th through the 19th centuries. This page highlights materials from LCP's extensive collection of rare books, manuscripts, broadsides, ephemera, prints, photographs, and works of art.
Marriott C. Morris was given this ram-shaped gingerbread cookie in February, 1885, when he was a student at Haverford College #LambsintheLibrary
Morris was a member of a prominent Philadelphia Quaker family who took his first photographs during his freshman year at Haverford College. Morris continued to document his life through photographs of his large extended family and network of friends, his Germantown neighborhood, and his many travels across the East Coast and even Bermuda. #MorrisMonday
![Fellow Haverford College students gave this adorable gingerbread sheep to Marriott C. Morris in February, 1885.
Gingerbread sheep - given by fellows. [Haverford College]. Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer. February 2, 1885. 1...](https://64.media.tumblr.com/72f2ca0bd7b7538a2c6cf28f8ab0cc77/tumblr_o231l3Aj6Q1u23qdao1_250.jpg)
Fellow Haverford College students gave this adorable gingerbread sheep to Marriott C. Morris in February, 1885.