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Category: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

John W. Morrison was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1842, and moved to the village of North Liberty, Mercer County, Pennsylvania as a boy. At age 16, he went to Pittsburgh, PA to work as a clerk and general assistant in a Photo Supply House owned by his brother-in-law, John Haworth. He worked there until the outbreak of the Civil War, at which point, in 1861, he enlisted in the Union Army, Company E, 100th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, the “Roundhead” Regiment. In the early 1880s, while living in Bellevue, PA (just outside of Pittsburgh), he was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He served as Journal Clerk of the House (1885-1887), and later, Chief Clerk of the House (1889-1891). In 1891 he was elected State Treasurer of Pennsylvania, and soon after the end of his term (1894), he was appointed Deputy Commissioner of Banking for the State of Pennsylvania. After assuming the position in 1895, he served in the role for over 20 years.

John W. Morrison and his wife, Jerusha, had four children: Mary B., Katherine H. (later Johnston), Alice T., and James B. Around 1892, Morrison purchased a home in Wayne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania at 425 Chestnut Lane and moved there with his family. The home was designed by architects F.L. & W.L. Price, and built by Wendell & Smith.

Old Eagle School

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison, Schools: Old Eagle School

Homes on Chestnut Lane, 1898

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison, Streets: Chestnut Lane
Tagged Buildings: 200 E. Beechtree Ln., 213 E. Beechtree Ln., 401 Woodland Ave., 406 Chestnut Ln., 412 Chestnut Ln., 414 Chestnut Ln.

425 Chestnut Lane

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison, Streets: Chestnut Lane
Tagged Buildings: 425 Chestnut Ln.

“Village Blacksmith,” 1888

Categories: Businesses, Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Hughs Springhouse

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison, Genealogy: Hughs, Streets: Lancaster Ave. Wayne (Residential)
Tagged Buildings: W. Lancaster Ave. - Hughs Residence - Lost

President Grant and Family with Geo. W. Childs

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison, Genealogy: Childs - George W.

Ashwood Gatehouse and Old Stone Walls

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison, Estates: Ashwood
Tagged Buildings: 801 E. Lancaster Ave. - Ashwood Gatehouse

Union Army Captain John W. Morrison and Friend

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Two Negatives: J. W. Morrison Lighting a Cigar

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Anthony Wayne Gravesite at Old St. David’s Church

Categories: Anthony Wayne, Churches: St. David's Church, Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison
Tagged Buildings: Valley Forge Rd. - Old St. David's Church

Decorations for Mrs. Johnston’s Wedding Reception, 1899

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison, Streets: Chestnut Lane
Tagged Buildings: 425 Chestnut Ln.

Decorations for Mrs. Johnston’s Wedding Reception, 1899

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison, Streets: Chestnut Lane
Tagged Buildings: 425 Chestnut Ln.

Washington’s Headquarters, Valley Forge

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison, Non-Radnor: Valley Forge

J. W. Morrison, Inside 425 Chestnut Lane

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison
Tagged Buildings: 425 Chestnut Ln.

Wayne Methodist Episcopal Church

Categories: Churches: Wayne Methodist, Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison
Tagged Buildings: 210 S. Wayne Ave. - Wayne ME Church - Lost

Old St. David’s Church

Categories: Churches: St. David's Church, Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Eagle Road Near Paul’s Estate

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison, Streets: Eagle Rd.

Spring House on Hecksher Estate

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Washington’s Headquarters, Valley Forge

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison, Non-Radnor: Valley Forge

Bridge in Mott’s Woods

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison, Estates: Biddulph, Streets: Gulph Creek Rd.

Eagle Road entrance to Woodcrest

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison, Estates: Woodcrest, Streets: Eagle Rd.

Mott’s Estate, Radnor, Pa.

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison, Estates: Biddulph
Tagged Buildings: Gulph Creek Rd. - Biddulph - Lost

Bryn Mawr College

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison, Non-Radnor: Lower Merion Twp.

West Tavern, Newtown Square

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison, Non-Radnor: Newtown Square

425 Chestnut Lane

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison, Streets: Chestnut Lane
Tagged Buildings: 425 Chestnut Ln., 916 Eagle Rd.

Morrison Family at Round Porch, 425 Chestnut Lane

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison, Streets: Chestnut Lane
Tagged Buildings: 425 Chestnut Ln.

Morrison Family at Round Porch, 425 Chestnut Lane

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison, Streets: Chestnut Lane
Tagged Buildings: 425 Chestnut Ln.

Mott’s Woods

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison, Estates: Biddulph, Streets: Gulph Creek Rd.

J. W. Morrison & Family at Washington’s Headquarters, Valley Forge

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison, Non-Radnor: Valley Forge

419 Chestnut Lane

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison, Streets: Chestnut Lane
Tagged Buildings: 419 Chestnut Ln.

Wayne Presbyterian Church

Categories: Churches: Wayne Presbyterian Church, Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison
Tagged Buildings: 125 E. Lancaster Ave. - Wayne Presbyterian Church, 125 E. Lancaster Ave. - Wayne Presbyterian Church Chapel

St. Katharine of Siena Church

Categories: Churches: St. Katharine of Siena Church, Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison
Tagged Buildings: E. Lancaster Ave. - St. Katharine of Siena - Lost

Homes on Chestnut Lane

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison, Streets: Chestnut Lane
Tagged Buildings: 210 E. Beechtree Ln., 213 E. Beechtree Ln., 401 Woodland Ave., 406 Chestnut Ln., 412 Chestnut Ln., 414 Chestnut Ln.

Pennsylvania Railroad Switch Tower at Radnor

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison, Railroads: PRR Stations: Radnor Station
Tagged Buildings: P.R.R. - Radnor Tower - Lost

Stable at 425 Chestnut Lane

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison, Streets: Eagle Rd.
Tagged Buildings: 916 Eagle Rd.

William Burchfield, 1898

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Miss. Alice Taylor Morrison, 425 Chestnut Lane

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison, Streets: Chestnut Lane
Tagged Buildings: 425 Chestnut Ln.

Unidentified Spring House

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Cathcart Home in Devon, Pa.

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison, Non-Radnor: Tredyffrin Twp.

Woman at 425 Chestnut Lane

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison, Streets: Chestnut Lane
Tagged Buildings: 425 Chestnut Ln.

Miss. Alice Taylor Morrison, 425 Chestnut Lane

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison, Streets: Chestnut Lane
Tagged Buildings: 425 Chestnut Ln.

Decorations for Wedding Reception on porch of 425 Chestnut Lane

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison, Streets: Chestnut Lane
Tagged Buildings: 425 Chestnut Ln.

Anthony Wayne Monument

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Miss Alice Taylor Morrison in Her Room at 425 Chestnut Lane

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison, Streets: Chestnut Lane
Tagged Buildings: 425 Chestnut Ln.

Unidentified Building After a Fire

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

J. W. Morrison & Granddaughter Mary M. Johnston

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison, Streets: Chestnut Lane
Tagged Buildings: 425 Chestnut Ln.

Mary M. Johnston, 425 Chestnut Lane

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison, Streets: Chestnut Lane
Tagged Buildings: 425 Chestnut Ln.

Family Playing Croquet on Lawn

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

The Bellevue Hotel

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison, Hotels: Bellevue
Tagged Buildings: W. Lancaster Ave. - Bellevue Hotel - Lost

Unidentified House

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Washington’s Headquarters, Valley Forge

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison, Non-Radnor: Valley Forge

Unidentified Old Mill

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Grave of Rachel Macome Wetherhill

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Photograph of a Portrait

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Unidentified Building After a Fire

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Baby in a Perambulator

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Portrait of a Woman

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Woman Walking Down a Path

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Waterfall

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Pastured Cows

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Girl Sitting in a Window Reading

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Fence in Front of a Small House

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Wooded Dirt Lane

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Interior of an Unidentified Church

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Unidentified House

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

House Interior with Tall Clock

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Ducks in a Wooded Yard

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Portrait of an Old Woman

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Horse-Drawn Buckboard

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Unidentified House

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Unidentified House

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Entrance Gate on Wooded Lane

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Woods with Cloudy Sky

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Dog Laying on Grass

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Sheep’s Shed and Corral

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Unidentified Second Empire House

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Trees

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Dirt Road

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Woman in a Field

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Pond and Trees

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

St. Bernard

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Two Paintings of Colonial-Era Scenes

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Wooded Lot

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Wooded Lane

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Wooded, Rocky Hillside

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

A Rural Road

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Birmingham Friends Meetinghouse, Chester County

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison, Non-Radnor: Chester County

Dining Room

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Dining Room

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Dining Room

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Dining Room

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Dining Room

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Victorian Interior

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Victorian Interior

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison

Victorian Interior

Categories: Collection: Captain J.W. Morrison
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