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High Style in the Gilded Age: Lily Barney is now up on our blog! Click the link below to read more:... https://www.southamptonhistory.org//high-style-in-the-gild See more

Photo of the George W. Morris Home at 128 Elm Street, Southampton (Christmas c. 1916) This is a photograph of the George W. Morris Home at 128 Elm Street, Southampton. It depicts the interior of the home as it was decorated for Christmas circa 1916, as indicated in the handwritten text on the bottom. The glow of sunlight shining through the window lights up the living space, complete with a fireplace adorned with foliage, a wicker chair, a table holding three stacks of peri...odicals, and an intricate rug beneath it all. George W. Morris arrived at Southampton from Sayville at 21 years of age, during which time he apprenticed in photography. George was mastering the craft of photography at a time when images were still being widely captured via an intricate glass plate process. His first residency doubling as his place of business took place in an upstairs apartment above a Main Street millinery shop. After marrying Henrietta Corwin in 1895, they relocated from an upstairs apartment and into the Elm Street home pictured above, where they would raise their six children. His works captured the varied settings of Southampton’s community during his time, with his collection and legacy still being celebrated to this day. His sons Wilton and Douglas would later take over his photography business as the process was advancing and becoming more popular through the 20th century. In 2017, the final owner of the business, Neal Thomason, was faced with the hard decision of having to close the Morris Studio after operating in the village for 125 years.

Weird and Wonderful Holiday Cards Thursday, December 10 at 11am FREE Zoom... Weird and wonderful holiday cards - some vintage, some foreign, some treacly sweet, some simply awful. After Sputnik was launched in 1957, the Soviet Union promoted holiday cards mixing images of space travel and Santa Claus to celebrate the holiday season. Join Joanna and Liana as they look through some of the oddest, funniest holiday greetings ever imagined. If you need assistance setting up Zoom, contact [email protected]. Co-Sponsored with the Rogers Memorial Library. @rogersmemoriallibrary

Made in Southampton: Cornerstones of a Village, 2018 Head over to our blog to read more!... https://www.southamptonhistory.org//made-in-southampton-co See more

NEW BLOG POST "High Style in the Gilded Age: Jeanette Ralston Chase Hoyt" by Mary Cummings Click the link below to read more:... https://www.southamptonhistory.org//high-style-in-the-gild See more