Maryland
This photo is from the Howard Chapelle Collection at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM). The notation on the back of the photo was probably written in Chapelle's hand:
"Cambridge Creek, 1899"
I have no other information about this photo. I published it here for the unique and interesting angle of the stickup, which allows the jib to overlap the mainsail, somewhat like the jib on a typical sloop rig.
A large format copy of the photo is here.
Read more here about stickup skiffs and log canoes.
Catalog #: 0000.0901.0386.00
Title : SEVERAL VESSELS IN CAMBRIDGE CREEK, MD. 1899
Date Made : Range 01/01/1899 - 12/31/1899
Description : SEVERAL VESSELS IN CAMBRIDGE CREEK, MD. 1899; From old Remarks field: CHESAPEAKE BAY SECTION. SEE 901.389 Place: CAMBRIDGE, MD
Place Made : No Address Cambridge Dorchester Eastern Shore MD 21613 USA
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Items that are not exhibited around the CBMM campus are kept in the Norman & Ellen Plummer Center for Museum Collections. This is a climate-controlled facility that was expanded and modernized in 2023.
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Sail+Oar - Chesapeake Log - Cruising in small open boats on the Chesapeake and its tributaries.
Small Boat Shed - Working with other volunteers to restore and conserve small craft at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Center.