Group of sailors on the "Galina" with a bear and a goat, [Constitutional Centennial Celebration, Philadelphia]

Title

Group of sailors on the "Galina" with a bear and a goat, [Constitutional Centennial Celebration, Philadelphia]

Creator

Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948

Date

September 20, 1887

Description

Glass negative showing a group of sailors gathered on the deck of a ship during the Centennial celebrations. A man standing on the left holds a dog and there is a goat in the center of the group. A baby bear rests on the deck in the foreground with its head in a sailor's lap. The sailors all wear uniforms with knitted caps. The Centennial Anniversary of the framing and creation of the Constitution was held on September 16-18, 1887 in Philadelphia. Organized by representatives from the various states and territories, the festivities included a military display, orations and concerts, and an industrial parade.; Forms part of Marriott C. Morris Collection.

Subject

Glass negatives
Animals
Bears
Boats -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Dogs
Fashion
Goats
Group portraits
Sailors -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
United States -- Centennial celebrations, etc

Source

PA Digital

Relation

https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/Islandora%3A4673/datastream/TN/view/Group%20of%20sailors%20on%20the%20%22Galina%22%20with%20a%20bear%20and%20a%20goat%2C%20%5BConstitutional%20Centennial%20Celebration%2C%20Philadelphia%5D%20%5Bgraphic.%5D.jpg

Type

image

References

https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/Islandora%3A4673

Citation

Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, “Group of sailors on the "Galina" with a bear and a goat, [Constitutional Centennial Celebration, Philadelphia],” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed September 13, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/39051.

Comments