B. Phillips
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Uncurated Search Results
Type: Skipjack
Year: 1899
Builder:
Location: Fishing Creek
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| Fetch? | Row ID | Catalog # | Object Name | Title | Artist/Maker | Date Made | Place Made | Description | Full Image | CBMM Cat. Page |
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| 1 | 0000.0519.0017.00 | ICEBOAT AND SKATERS Old Subject Fields: RECREATI | ICEBOAT AND SKATERS Old Subject Fields: RECREATIONAL SAIL VESSELS; PEOPLE |  | View | |||||
| 2 | 2001.0046.0001.00 | bumper stickers | "Pick Maryland Crab" bumper sticker with "Shady Si | Shady Side Rural Heritage Society, __Creator | Range, Cir 01/01/2000 - 03/09/2000 | "Pick Maryland Crab" bumper sticker with "Shady Side Rural Heritage Society" under the above text. The sticker has a white background with yellow border, black text, and two red crabs. There is adhesive on back. |  | View | ||
| 3 | 8888.0154.0000.00 | day books | Day Book from Phillips Packing Co. | 1932-1952 | Day Book from “P.P. Co.” [Phillips Packing Co.] for “Oysters, - Tomatoes” showing cargoes and freight charges for Conway vessels Amos, Andy, Harvey H. Conway, Mutt, Popeye, and Wimpy, bugeye Preston Webster. 1932-1952.Day Book from “P.P. Co.” [Phillips Packing Co.] for “Oysters, - Tomatoes” showing cargoes and freight charges for Conway vessels Amos, Andy, Harvey H. Conway, Mutt, Popeye, and Wimpy, bugeye Preston Webster. 1932-1952. | No image URL. | View | |||
| 4 | 8888.0001.0000.00 | documents | Howard I. Chapelle Papers | Chapelle, Howard I | Exact 01/01/1901 - | The papers of Howard I. Chapelle consist of notes, printed materials, articles by others, some plans and correspondence. Much of the material is not original, but is source material collected by Chapelle.<br /><br />The papers are divided into three basic sections: 1. Correspondence, 2. thematic folders, and 3. whole notebooks by Chapelle. Papers are arranged into the most specific topic heading as possible. However, a researcher would be advised to peruse the subject headings before beginning specific research. | No image URL. | View | ||
| 5 | 8888.0016.0000.00 | documents | Albert E. Brown and Bro Papers<CR><CR>The collection i | Brown, Albert __Creator | Exact 02/01/1988 - | Albert E. Brown and Bro Papers<CR><CR>The collection is comprised of some of the correspondence and business papers concerning the Brown's Sail Loft in Winona, Maryland. Included are many sail plans for work and recreational boats. These papers were retrieved by museum staff from the derelict sail loft with the permission of the owner. Many are damaged or, deteriorated.Biographical BackgroundAlbert E. Brown and Bro/ sail.1oft~:~was located at Wenona, on the southern tip of the island. The Loft was founded in 1870 by Capt. John Stubbs. In 1890 he was bought out by Henry Brown, born in England, and who served as a seaman in the Royal Navy. He learned the art of sailmaking when he came to the United States during the Civil War and joined the United States Navy.Henry constructed the present building. When he retired in 1919 his son Albert took over the sail loft. Albert's son Henry, in turn, started at the loft when he was 12 years old and took over the business in 1956. Henry G. Brown retired about 1980 and the building has stood empty ever since. In 1986 the old sail loft changed hands.In its heyday, the business was one-of the region's leading sailmakers and had a reputation for old-fashioned, quality workmanship. Orders for sails came from all across the country and from overseas.Scope and ContentThis material represents those papers that were salvagable and that remained in the sail loft after the business had closed. They give considerable insight into the operation of one of the country's most well-known sailmakers.The majority of the papers are correspondence written to the sail loft concerning orders for sails, frequently accompanied by a sail plan and an estimate. Of value are a number of sail plans for the oyster dredging fleet, that the loft kept on file for repeat orders, and letters concerning well-known Bay yachts. Many of these boats have long since disappeared. Sail Loft Amps (1923 - 1974)Brown Papers, p 2An index of boats is available.Correspondence was filed under boat name where it was known, and by correspondent's last name if-no specific boat was mentioned (except for one" design boats which are filed under class name).Other papers include"account books and miscellaneous business papers which provide an overview of 1"the finances of a traditional sailmaking business.Sub'ectsSailmaking Subject: Albert E. Brown and Bro. | No image URL. | View | ||
| 6 | 8888.0044.0000 | documents | Oystering Ephemera Collection | An artificial manuscript collection of materials relating to the oyster industry in the Chesapeake Bay there are 2 series in this collection from different sources.<br /><br />The Series 1 collection consists mostly of letterheads, billheads, price lists, trade cards, labels, and related items, including correspondence for a large number of oyster and seafood packing houses, some of which also dealt with fruit packing. Many of these companies were based in Baltimore, Maryland, but packers in Virginia, Massachusetts, and Connecticut are also represented. Other items in the collection include envelopes, checks, mailing tags, receipts, advertisements, recipe booklets, and ledgers.<br /><br />The Series 2 collection includes photographs and stereoviews, oyster advertising material, restaurant menus, trade cards, comics, sheet music, post cards, business receipts, and books/booklets. The collection is organized by category, Chesapeake related, and general oyster material and was collected by Michele and Clifford Krainik. |  | View | ||||
| 7 | 8888.0054.0000.00 | documents | THOMAS C. GILLMER<CR>MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION<CR><CR>Thomas | Exact 01/01/1981 - 12/31/1993 | THOMAS C. GILLMER<CR>MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION<CR><CR>Thomas C.Gillmer was born in 1911 at Warren, Ohio. He became interested in ships at an early age, entering the U.S. Naval Academy and graduating in 1935. During the late 1930s he served aboard light cruisers in the Pacific and Mediterranean. During World War II he served as an instructor in naval construction, damage control, and marine engineering at the Naval Academy, eventually becoming chairman of the naval engineering department. In 1952 Gillmer wrote Naval Construction a Ship Stability, a basic text still in use in the naval architecture program at the Academy. He retired from active teaching at the Academy in 1967 and began to devote full time to the design of yachts and ship replicas. His first successful yacht design was the 1946 Blue Moon. Subsequent designs were the Southern Cross and Seawind series. He designed Pride of Baltimore 3,(1976-77), the pungy Lady Maryland (1979), and Pride 2L Baltimore 11. (1988). Most recently Gillmer prepared a study of the USS Constitution for her overhaul by the navy. He is the author of several books and numerous articles.See also Oral History tape No. 93 with transcript and list of books and articles.The manuscript collection consists of six papers:1. "Signposts Towards the Origin of Ship Design," prepared for the 5th Naval History Symposium, Annapolis, 1 October 1981.2. "Evolving Ship Design Technology As Revealed in Wrecks of Post Medieval Ships." 3rd International Symposium of Boat and Ship Archeology, Stockholm, 1982.3. "Authentic Replica Ships: Theory and Practice." International Symposium on Ship Construction in Antiquity, Delphi, Greece, August 1987.4. "The Importance of Skeleton First Ship Construction to the Development of Rational Ship Design." International Symposium on Ship and Boat Archeology, Amsterdam 1988.5. "The Second Pride of Baltimore, Her Design and Construction." 9th Sailing Yacht Symposium, Annapolis 1989.6. "USS Constitution: An Assessment for Her Future." Naval History Symposium, Annapolis 1993. Subject: Thomas C Gillmer | No image URL. | View | |||
| 8 | 8888.0059.0000.00 | documents | Captain Irvin S. Wheatley Ship's Papers<CR><CR>Backgro | Range, Cir 01/01/1885 - 12/31/1894 | This collection begins on CSC 15D1 and continues onto 15D2.Captain Irvin S. Wheatley Ship's PapersBackgroundA large number of documents were donated to the museum by Karen Potter a descendent of the Wheatleys through her paternal grandmother's family. The papers consist of bills, receipts, invoices, and business and personal papers, mostly related to the activities of the two-masted trading schooner Edward L. Martin during the last two decades of the 19'h century.What is known about Captain Irvin Steven Ralph Wheatley (January 19, 1860-March 14, 1941) can be gleaned from the papers in this collection, U.S. Census records, and an internet genealogy. Born January 19, 1860, he was from a large family of Galestown, Dorchester County, Maryland, about twelve miles from Seaford, Delaware. He was captain of the schooner Hattie C. Wheatley for some time before becoming captain of the Martin from about 1885 until 1894. He owned shares in the Martin varying from one-third to one-eighth at different times during those years. Subsequently he was captain of the schooner John Q. Ferguson from January 1895 until at least December 1896. Irvin Wheatley had five brothers, two of whom died as children. The survivors were: Luther Elijah (June 1858-December 1931); George Edward (November 1856-July 1927); and Albert Ellis (September 1873-February 1955), and Frederick Seth (August 1858-August 1874). Of these, Luther figures most prominently in this collection. From personal letters (Box 7), it appears that while Irvin Wheatley was busy as captain of various ships, Luther managed a farm Irvin owned near Galestown. Irvin Wheatley apparently retired from the sea about 1897 and also took up farming. In 1930 both Irvin and his wife, Effie L. (October 1, 1866-August 11, 1935), still resided near Galestown.The schooner Edward L. Martin's official No. was 135629. She was built by Stephen (?) W. Kinsey in Sussex County, Delaware in 1882. She was of 84.95 gross, and 80.70 net tonnage. Her dimensions in feet were 87.2 length, 23.6 breadth, and 6.8 depth. About 1942, after running through numerous owners, she was bought by John B. Conway, converted to power, renamed Honey B, and put into the "dude" boat trade. In 1953 she was bought by Hugh B. Emmons and was destroyed the same year by fire near Oxford, Maryland.Scope and ContentThe core of this collection is an extremely comprehensive set of commercial shipping documents covering the period from 1885 to 1894. These include shipping instructions from the consignee of cargo, charter parties (contracts between shippers and vessel owners, shipping articles (agreements between ship owners and crews), and numerous other papers relating to the shipping business. Of special interest in this collection are the papers related to two trips made by the Edward L. Martin to the Bahamas to pick up loads of pineapples. These papers include instructions, charter parties, articles, as well as the many customs forms, clearances, quarantine receipts, and health certificates required at U. S. ports and from Bahamian authorities. (At the time the Bahamas were part of the British West Indies.)Sub'ectsMembers of Wheatley family: Effie L., wife of IrvinAddie E., and Roxie E., daughters of Irvin Luther E., brotherPhenie, wife of Luther Albert E., brother George E. H., brotherStella (Estelle S.) sister.Owners of schooner Edward L. Martin (during Wheatley's tenure) Josephus CollinsWm. T. MooreWm. EllisGeorge EllisE. J. EllisIrvin S. Wheatley. Subject: Capt. Irvin S. Weatley | No image URL. | View | |||
| 9 | 8888.0175.0000 | documents | MS 175 Ed Thieler Papers | Thieler, Edward R | Collection of materials related to Ed Theiler's model making and nameboard carving. | No image URL. | View | |||
| 10 | 8888.0060.0000.00 | documents | Feuchter Manuscript Collection | Feuchter, Louis J __Creator ||Feuchter, Walter J __Creator | 1896-1992 | A two part manuscript collection relating to Artists Louis J. and Walter J Feuchter. <br />The main focus is on Louis Feuchter including artwork with series two being about his brother Walter who is lesser known. | No image URL. | View | ||
| 11 | 8888.0167.0000.00 | ledger (account book) | Cape Charles Customs House Records, 1895-1914 | Circa 1895-Circa 1914 | 16 volumes of Cape Charles Custom House Records priarmily for the years 1895-1914, with some information ranting from 18786 to 1930. Deaccessioned from artifact collection, but no MS number yet assigned. <br /><br />Copies Of Mortgages - Registered or Enrolled Vessels Collector's Office - Custom House / <br />from April 29, 1899 to March 10, 1916 <br /><br />Record of Licenses for Enrolled Vessels - Custom House department of Commerce & Labor <br />April 3, 1908 to Sept. 14, 1911 <br /><br />Master's Oath for Renewal by Indorsement of License of Merchant Vessel or Yacht - Custom House Department of Commerce, Aug. 1, 1912 to July 11, 1918 <br /><br />Record of all Seizures, Fines, Penal ties & Forfeitures For Violations of The Navigation Steamboat Inspection & Immigration Laws & Dispositions Thereof, Custom House Port of Cape Charles, Va. Department of Commerce & Labor, Sept. 5, 1907 to Aug. 4, 1914 <br /><br />Copies of Bills of Sale - Enrolled Vessels Collector's Office - Custom House Jan. 12, 1901 to July 17, 1901 <br />Index of Registers - Custom House <br /><br />Sept. 7, 1886 to Sept. 19, 1907 <br />Copies of Licenses of Vessels Under 20 Tons_ Custom House Nov. 4, 1905 to June 27, 1906 <br /><br />Consolidated Certificates Of Enrollment & License, Department of Commerce & Labor,<br />Aug. 10, 1911 to June 6, 1938 <br /><br /> Record of Abstracts of Registers, Enrollments & Licenses Issued & Surrendered <br />Collector's Office - Custom House July 1, 1901 to March 31, 1908 <br /><br /> Copies Of Mortgages - Licensed Vessels Collector's Office- Custom House Oct. 4, 1886 to Dec. 16, 1909 <br /><br />Record of Abstracts Of Registers, Enrollments & Licensed Issued & Surrendered <br />Collector's Office - Custom House April 30, 1895 to June 30, 1902 <br /><br />Copies of Licenses of Enrolled Vessels Collector's Office - Custom House Aug. 19, 1898 to June 30, 1911 <br />Record of Enrollments - Custom House July 24, 1876 to Nov. 25, 1910 <br /><br />Record of Licenses of Vessels Under 20 Tons Custom House Department of Commerce & Labor June 15, 1905 to Nov. 2, 1905 <br /> <br />Copies of Licenses of Vessels Under 20 Tons Collector's Office - Custom House <br />May 16, 1904 to Oct. 12, 1904 <br /><br />Bills of Sale of Licensed Vessels Under 20 Tons May 21, 1900 to March 14, 1902<br /> | No image URL. | View | |||
| 12 | 8888.0178.0000 | ledgers (account books) | L.B. Phillips & Co. Ledgers | 1899-1901 | One folder containing 23 checks drawn on the Dorchester National Bank by L. B. Phillips & Co.; and four folders containing five Adams Express Co. ledgers recording shipments of various quantities of oysters consigned to recipients in 13 states. | No image URL. | View | |||
| 13 | 2002.0050.0019.00 | letterhead | Letter to Capt. T.C.B. Howard, Maryland Fisheries | Keene, Levin T __Author | Exact 09/02/1905 - | No Address - Golden Hill - Queen Annes - Eastern Shore - MD - 21638 - USA | Letter to Capt. T.C.B. Howard, Maryland Fisheries Commission Commander from Levin Keene of Golden Hill, MD asking for three game wardens, recommending James E. Phillips, John F.C. Keene, and Leve T. Keene. Subject: Mr Levin T Keene Subject: Mr James E Phillips Subject: Mr F C Keene | No image URL. | View | |
| 14 | 1964.0005.0001.00 | models | Rigged model, case and stand. sch USS ENTERPRISE | Gibson, R H __Creator | Exact 01/01/1956 - | Full model, case and stand. USS ENTERPRISE. Excellent quality and condition. Model after Antoine Roux's sketch 1806, and lines of "Vixen" in Chapelle's "Sailing Navy" by R. Hammond Gibson. |  | View | ||
| 15 | 1964.0005.0002.00 | models | Full model, case and stand. schooner USS NAUTILUS. | Gibson, R H __Creator | Exact 01/01/1956 - | Full model, case and stand. USS NAUTILUS. Excellent quality and condition. 3/16" scale model by R. Hammond Gibson. |  | View | ||
| 16 | 1964.0005.0003.00 | models | Full model of the brig JOHN GILPIN | Circa 01/01/1964 - | Full model of the brig JOHN GILPIN. Made of wood. Condition: fair. |  | View | |||
| 17 | 2003.0082.0001.00 | newspapers | Scrapbook Of Donna Fairbank, 1978-1979 | Range, Exa 01/01/1978 - 12/31/1979 | Scrapbook Of Donna Fairbank, 1978-1979. Subject is the wreck of Hayruss IV and the deaths of her crew. Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings and copies of newspaper articles.List of articles:Photocopy: "Fisherman's success brings envy, concern" (3pp.)Photocopy: "5 Tilghman watermen missing and feared dead" (2pp.)Photocopy: "Boat wreckage believed found, 5 watermen feared dead" (2pp.)Photocopy: "Divers comb for bodies of 5 Tilghman watermen" (3pp.)Photocopy: "Tragedy on the bay" (1p.)Photocopy: no title. Continuation titled: "Hayruss..." (1p.)Photocopy: "Ice, netting hamper Navy divers) (3pp.)Photocopy: "...Bay tragedy remembered" (1p.)Photocopy: "1 body recovered; cold stops divers" (2pp.)Photocopy: "5 watermen lost on icy Chesapeake" (3pp.)Photocopy: "Boat may be raised" (1p.)Photocopy: "Bodies of Cummings brothers found" (2pp.)Photocopy: "Hayruss to be raised today" (1p.)Photocopy: "Ice foils Hayruss raising" (1p.)Photocopy: "'Hayruss IV' captain and crew" (1p.)Photocopy: "Hayruss IV is raised; body found" (1p.)Photocopy: "Hayruss sinking" (3pp.)Photocopy: "Marine Police call press conference today on Hayruss: (3pp.)Photocopy: "The Hayruss IV: Tilghmans tragedy" (1p.)Photocopy: "Addie Wood Fairbank remembers the Hayruss" (2pp.)Photocopy: Muir Cummings obituary with funeral card (2 copies, one b&w, one color)Photocopy: Funeral cards for Rusty Cummings and T.R. Cummings (2 copies, one b&w, one color)Photocopy: T.R. Cummings and Rusty Cummings obituary and funeral announcement (1p.)Photocopy: George W. Cummings obituary and funeral announcement (1p.)Photocopy: "Phillips's body believed found in Bay" (1p., 2 copies)Photocopy: C. Garland Phillips obituary and funeral cardsPhotocopy: "Family to sell Hayruss IV"Photocopy: Jason R. Cummings obituaryPhotocopy: photos of the Cummings graves, Hayruss IV, and Donna Jo Cummings on her wedding day (1 b&w and 1 color copy of each sheet, 10 total)Photocopy: County Council of Talbot County, Maryland resolution regarding the Hayruss IV crew dated 2/13/1979 (1 color, 1 b&w)The Waterman's Gazette, March 1979 containing article: "Hayruss IV sinking remains mystery"The Waterman's Gazette, January 1980 containing article: "Seafood Industry hails Phillips" and photocopy of same articleThe Waterman's Gazette, May 1979 containing article: "In memorium - C. Garland PhillipsCommercial Fisheries New, January, 1980 containing article: "Seafood Industry Honors Garland Phillips" (2 copies)Article from The Star Democrat, 2/14/1979: "Navy Divers will search the Hayruss"Article: "Tilghman mourns waterman"Article: "Hayruss salvage try resumes"Article: "Hayruss to be raised today"The Star Democrat, 4/23/1979, containing article: "Phillips's body believed found in bay" (2 copies)Page from The Star Democrat, 12/6/1979 with picture and caption of Mrs. Garland Phillips and daughters accepting a memorial plaque from the Chesapeake Bay Seafood Industries AssociationArticle: "Still no clue to Hayruss sinking"Chesapeake Bay Foundation News, spring, 1979 containing article: "In Memoriam: Garland Phillips"The Star Democrat, 2/21/1979, containing article: "Tilghman mourns waterman"Article: "Diver calls raising boat 'dangerous'"Artcile, 3/6/1979: Hayruss IV raised; body found"The Star Democrat, 2/16/1979 containing article: "1 body recovered, cold stops divers"Article from The Star Democrat, 2/15/1979: "Ice, netting hamper Navy divers"The Star Democrat, 2/15/1979: "Ice, netting hamper Navy divers"Article: "Ice foils Hayruss raising"Article: "Bodies of Cummings brothers found"Article: "Tilghman Island: A family town in mourning"The Baltimore Sun, 3/13/1978, containing article: "Fisherman's success brings envy, concern" | No image URL. | View | |||
| 18 | 1967.0165.0001.01 | newspapers | A0 ad for the orginal floating theatre, on the Tap | Range, Cir 01/01/0192 - 12/31/1952 | A0 ad for the orginal floating theatre, on the Tappahannock, VA July 19, 1937 B) Ad "Showboat Players Under Canvas" Aug 16, no year. C) "P D Q, Phillips Delicious Quality, Oct. Edition 1939, When the Showbaot Players stated under canvas. D) Obit, Spet 16, 1952, the death of Mrs. Gertuide E. Adams. D) clipping with tow aticals 1 floating theater sinks, 2 Bay Boat lines of B C A to be abandoned Dec 3, 1927 Subject: Mrs. Gertude E Adams |  | View | |||
| 19 | 2002.0040.0148.01 | oyster cans | Medium blue background with black sea and silhouet | Steel & Tin Products Co., __Manufacturer ||Phillips & Son, A E __Packed by | Range, Cir 01/01/1932 - 01/01/1963 | Medium blue background with black sea and silhouette of sailboat; silver lettering, sun and cloud outlines. Stock can. Front: "Delicious Oysters", "See lid for size designation", "1 Gallon Net or 5/6 Imperial Gallon" Back: "Fresh Raw Oysters shucked daily with the greatest car given to cleanliness and sanitiation..." Side: Embossed inside black and silver circle: "A.E. Phillips Fishing Creek, MD.", "MD.129" Lid: Loose, painted blue with "Oysters Extra Selects" in silver. Underside is shiny yellow. Condition: Very good/excellent: a few minor scratches. Material: Steel, tin, paint. |  | View | ||
| 20 | 8888.0101.0000.00 | papers | Papers of Constance S. Larrabee | The material in this collection was acquired in a donation from Constance Stuart Larrabee. Constance Stuart was born in England in 1914 and sailed with her parents to South Africa in the same year. She reseived her first camera, a Kodak No. 0 Box Brownie, at the age of ten, and was captivated by the medium. She studied photography in London and Munich. In 1944, she was South Africa's first woman war correspondednt serving in WWII. Her mission in Egypt was to document the acitvities of the South African Sixth Armored Division. Although her assignment was only to last six weeks, she turned it into an extended odyssey that took her to the front lines in Italy and Southern France, to areas just liberated from Axis rule, including Rome and Paris, and to war-torn London, where the menace of the V-2 rockets was ever present. Her photographs, stark, realistic, and compelling, proide a unique insight into World War II and its aftermath. Consatnce came to America in 1949 when she married Colonel Sterling Larrabee and moved to Chestertown on the Eastern Shore in 1950. She became an American citizen in 1953. Much of her Eastern Shore life centered at King's Prevention Kennel, where she bred over 600 Norwich and Norfolk terriers. Constance bred and trained not merely pets, but champions. An acknowledged expert on the breed, she co-edited Norwich Terrier USA 1936-1966 for the Norwich Terrier Club, USA. Ever concerned with her puppies' well-being, she permitted adoption only after she had carefully screened the prospective owners.Though very involved in breeding champion terriers, she also understood the importance of being involved with her community. The Chestertown Garden Club, the Humane Society of Kent County, the Chestertown Arts League, the Kent County Arts Council, and Washington College were some of the beneficiaries of her boundless energy and inspiration. In 1955 two of her photographs were selected by Edward Steichen to be included in The Family of Man exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. She has since exhibited internationally and has work in leading museum collections, including the Corcoran Gallery of Art and the National Museum of African Art.[compliled from several sources in the collection by Lynne Phillips]Scope and ContentThe items in this collection are organized by subject. Exhbition paraphernalia, articles and press releases, correspondance, CBMM meterials, Agency 154 Paris France 1995 documents, tributes and memorials, and miscellaneous | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 21 | 8888.0108.0000.00 | papers | Documents pertaining to the Knapps Narrows Bridge | Part of this collection is in CSC FF 108.MS 108Knapps Narrows Bridge DocumentsBackground:Tilghman Island is a historic community located in Talbot County on Maryland's eastern shore. It is separated from the mainland by a small body of water known as Knapps Narrows and is accessible via the Knapps Narrows bridge. Built in 1934, the state-owned Knapps Narrows Bridge was the only overhead counterweight bascule span bridge in the state. Ninety five feet long and 20 feet wide, the structure was extremely important to the state of Maryland and Tilghman Island, both for its unique engineering and its historic and aesthetic relationship to the island. Consequently, the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) determined that the bridge was eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and was a significant contributing resource to the Tilghman Island Historic District. The district itself was also determined to be eligible for listing on the NRHP, as it is the best remaining example of the Chesapeake island community that sprung from large plantations during the 18th century.Despite the modern houses and new developments now scattered about it, Tilghman Island is still characterized by its 19th- and early 20th-Century frame houses, and still consists of four distinct villages surrounded by open fields and ever present views of the water. Moreover, the island remains a community of watermen and home to a large number of skipjacks.In addition to its historical distinction, the Knapps Narrows Bridge was still heavily used, opening for boats more often than any other moveable bridge in Maryland, and more often than most bridges on the East Coast. It provided the only land access between the Tilghman Island community and the mainland. Due to vehicular and pedestrian safety issues, the bridge was replaced in 1999. As for the fate of the historic bridge, it was placed along the entrance of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, approximately five miles from Tilghman Island.From http://www.section4f.com/proj_ex_md33.htm, edited by Lynne PhillipsScope and ContentThe collection consists of 2 boxes with 13 folders of documents pertinent to the Knapps Narrows Bridge. Folder 1: "Timber Pile Inspection Report for Bridge Number 20001 Maryland Route 33 Over Knapps Narrows Talbot County, Maryland." Blue pressboard binder with title label on front. Pages with text are typed, each page has 2 holes at top. Contains recommendations for repairs to the bridge. Study conducted in 1989 by Kennedy, Porter & Associates. Pages show maps, diagrams, and graphs with data about the bridge pilings. Photographs attached to back pages. Also included inside the binder loosely is a packet of photocopied papers with a study done by Whitney, Bailey, Cox & Magnani on April 14, 1990. Post-it note on front page reads, "Timber Pile Inspection Br. 20001 Md 33/Knapps Narrows."Folder 2: "Underwater Inspection Report for Maryland State Highway Administration" comb-bound booklet with blue covers. Window in front cover shows title. 19 pp. Pages show maps and diagrams with photocopied pictures. Some pages have been folded over to fit. Post it note inside front cover. Also included in the booklet loosely are 4 photocopied inspection forms stapled together. Staple removed by Collections Manager.Folder 3:" Small manila envelope of photos showing bridge damage. Pictures have been replaced with copies. See photo #1285 for originals." Packet of papers and memos pertaining to the inspection of the bridge in 1989-1990. 3 pages have been marked with Post-it flags.Folder 4:" Small manila envelope containing views of bridge tender's house with notations on pictures. Pictures have been replaced with copies. See photo #1285 for originals." Packet of memos relating to the tender's house rehabilitation. Many of the documents have handwritten notes. Folder 5:"Timber Pile Inspection Report for Bridge Number 20001 Maryland Route 33 Over Knapps Narrows Talbot County, Maryland." Blue pressboard binder with title label on front. Pages with text are typed, each page has 2 holes at top. Contains recommendations for repairs to the bridge. Study conducted in 1989 by Kennedy, Porter & Associates. Pages show maps, diagrams, and graphs with data about the bridge pilings. Photographs attached to back pages. Folder 6:" Small manila envelope containing photos of accident damage to bridge. Pictures have been replaced with copies. See photo #1285 for originals." Diagrams, memos, notes, and invoices pertaining to accident damage and damage repair on the bridge.Folder 7:" Small manila envelope containing photos pertaining to the damage done to the bridge by Taylor Construction on Oct. 8, 1993. Pictures have been replaced with copies. See photo #1285 for originals." Documents pertaining to the damage of the bridge by a driver of the Norris Taylor Contracting Company. Includes photocopies of pictures, accident report, and work orders.Folder 8:Documents pertaining to the reconstruction of the Knapps Narrows Bridge. Includes papers illustrating the options and decision-making process leading to the construction of the new bridge, handwritten notes and memos.Folder 9:" Small manila envelope containing photos of Knapps Narrows Bridge and vehicular damage to bridge. See photo #1285 for originals." Documents pertaining to an accident in Dec, 1995 involving the skipjack KathrynFolder 10:" Small manila envelope containing photos of damage and vehicular damage to bridge. See photo #1285 for originals." Inspection reports and documents pertaining to repair recommendations.Folder 11:" 7 transparencies of blueprints of "New Operator's House and Structural Repairs" See photo #1285 and for originals." Computer printout of "Bridge Inventory"" Documents pertaining to timber pile and substructure ratings. Inspected by Whitney, Bailey, Cox & Magnani.Folder 12:Unbound copy of "Timber Pile Inspection Report for Bridge Number 20001 Maryland Route 33 Over Knapps Narrows Talbot County, Maryland." With original and photocopied review of report.Folder 13:"Bridge 20001 Maryland Route 33 over Knapps Narrows 1989 Bridge Inspection" loose comb-bound copy, binding missing.Photos in sleeves accompanying report with captions.Folder 14:Papers of Pearl Cummings related plane observation and Knapps Narrows Bridge tending" Letter from Harry Barton of Tilghman Bank to Pearl Cummings re: flowers she planted on the approach to Tilghman Island." Cardboard card titled, "Small Craft, Storm, and Hurricane Warnings" with small images of flags and lamps on one side and titled, "Explanation of Small Craft, Storm, and Hurricane Warnings" on other side with text." Booklet Titled "War Department Office of Chief of Engineers Form 93 Amended July 1, 1938." 21 pp. Includes information on 5 maritime laws." Envelope with imprinted address for Harry C. Rash. In ink in upper right, "Charlie Calaver Fishing Tackle Key's [sic]"" Small key formerly inside above envelope with string attached." Second booklet regarding maritime laws from The Chief of Engineers of the War Department. This booklet is tattered at top and bottom, folded in center, and has insect damage on back and corners. Notes in graphite on back." Notecard with violets on front accompanied by envelope addressed to Mrs. Pearl Cummings. Return address from S.B. Smith." Lined paper written on in ink: "Rednum Houth. 150 sand bags sewed peach $3.00 150 sand bags sewed in rings $6.00/$9.00 Paid Pearl Cummings"" Form from "Department of State Employment and Registration State Employment Commissioner 22 Light Street, Baltimore, Md. Instructions to Competitors" insect damage on right and top, wrinkled and folded throughout." Aircraft flash message record. Only 1 line written on." Newspaper clipping of article titled: "Authorize work on Knapps Narrows"" Letter and envelope to Pearl Cummings from Merritt L. Woods re: fishing logistics. Envelope is heavily insect damaged." Letter from Henry Brinton to the Fairbanks, MD postmaster with envelope." Letter from Harry Brinton to the draw bridge tender in Tillman [sic], MD dated Aug. 10, 1956." Typed letter "To the Employees of the State Roads Commission" dated Mar. 15, 1956. 4 pp., trifold." Letter from Dwight Eisenhower "To Each Ground Observer Corps Volunteer" dated June 8, 1954 (2 copies) with typed letter to Pearl Cummings expressing sympathy for loss of her husband. With envelope." Delivery ticket and invoice for kerosene delivered to the Knapps Narrows bridge. Badly insect damaged." Air Raid Instructions to Employees dated July 23, 1942." Letter to Peal Cummings from Newell Warner dated August 6, 1949 on WCBM letterhead." 2 letters from Dwight Eisenhower dated June 6, 1956 "To Each Ground Observer Corps Volunteer." Badly insect damaged." Letter from Joseph Ryan to Supervisor." Part of book on "Pilot Rules" pp. 19, 20, 25, and 26." Envelope containing pictures of airplanes with silhouettes and descriptions on back. Addressed to Master Garland Phillips. Return address from Sgt. Albert L. Cummings. Postmarked April 8, 1944." Photocopied page of statistics on Knapps Narrows: Draw openings and boats through." Picture of Knapps Narrows Bridge in | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 22 | 8888.0115.0000.00 | papers | Papers of John Moll | John Moll Collection<CR><CR>This collection is comprised of newspaper clippings, notes, articles, newsletters, drawings, and correspondence by and relating to John Moll<CR><CR>Background:<CR>This collection was donated by Deborah Moll from the collection of her father, John Moll, Eastern Shore artist.Biographical Background:Mr. Moll did oils and watercolors of Chesapeake Bay scenes, often including carefully detailed skipjacks and log canoes. He also made lithographs, doing the work himself on the printing stone.Mr. Moll lived in Oxford since 1946 and was a former senior warden of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Trinity and a charter member of the Academy of the Arts in Easton and of the Rehoboth, Del., Art league.In 1976, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Salisbury State College.A native of Reading, Pa., he was educated there and at the School of Industrial Arts in Philadelphia and the Wilmington Academy of Art in Wilmington, Del.He was an instructor at the Wilmington school until World War II, when he worked as a draftsman for a Wilmington shipbuilding company, the Dravo Corp. He retired in 1986.He died in February, 1991. He was 81.[Edited from the Baltimore Sun obituary for John Moll, Feb. 21, 1991]Scope and content:The materials are concerned with the work and publicity of John Moll. Subjects:Chesapeake and Watermen, by James MichenerEastern ShoreHeraldryArt | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 23 | 0000.1134.0036.00 | photographic prints | SCHOONER LEVI B. PHILLIPS AT ANCHOR IN THE PATUXEN | Exact 07/07/1940 - 07/07/1940 | SCHOONER LEVI B. PHILLIPS AT ANCHOR IN THE PATUXENT RIVER; From old Remarks field: NO ANCHOR CABLE VISIBLE Place: PATUXENT RIVER, MD Old Subject Fields: SAIL VESSELS, SCHOONERS | No image URL. | View | |||
| 24 | 0000.1134.0037.00 | photographic prints | SCHOONER LEVI B. PHILLIPS AT ANCHOR IN THE PATUXEN | Exact 07/07/1940 - 07/07/1940 | SCHOONER LEVI B. PHILLIPS AT ANCHOR IN THE PATUXENT RIVER; From old Remarks field: NO ANCHOR CABLE VISIBLE Place: PATUXENT RIVER, MD Old Subject Fields: SAIL VESSELS, SCHOONERS | No image URL. | View | |||
| 25 | 0000.0977.0025.00 | photographic prints | TUGS ESTHER PHILLIPS AND MARY P. RIEHL DOCKED IN B | Feuchter, Louis J __Photographer | Baltimore - MD | TUGS ESTHER PHILLIPS AND MARY P. RIEHL DOCKED IN BALTIMORE HARBOR, WITH RAIL CARS BEYOND; RIEHL IS MOSTLY HIDDEN BY PHILLIPS; From old Remarks field: SEE 1999.010, LOUIS FEUCHTER ART ET AL.;CAPTION INFORMATION BASED ON NOTES ON BACKS OF PRINTS; DARK PRINT Place: BALTIMORE, MD Old Subject Fields: POWER VESSELS, TUG BOATS | No image URL. | View | ||
| 26 | 0000.1289.0020.00 | photographic prints | Menhaden boat David K. Phillips taking on a load o | Bodine, A. Aubrey __Photographer | Before - 12/31/1969 | Chesapeake Bay - Western Shore - VA | Menhaden boat David K. Phillips taking on a load of fish from purse net boats; Probably near Reedville, VA. See 1289.0002 for source. | No image URL. | View | |
| 27 | 0000.1289.0149.00 | photographic prints | Kinsale Wharf, from a streamboat, with two schoone | Bodine, A. Aubrey __Photographer | Exact 08/31/1931 - 08/31/1931 | No Address - Kinsale - Westmoreland - West Yeocomico River - VA - 22488 - USA | Kinsale Wharf, from a steamboat, with two schooners docked in background; at left is tthe "bald-headed" schooner Elizabeth Ann, the other is Levi B. Phillips. Two schooners named Levi B. Phillips are listed in the Merchant Vessels of the U.S. for 1931; impossible to tell which one this is. For source, see 1289.0114. | No image URL. | View | |
| 28 | 0000.1295.0176.00 | photographic prints | Photographic copy of Feuchter painting of bugeyes, | Pier 4 - Long Dock - Baltimore - Baltimore Harbor - Western Shore - MD | Photographic copy of Feuchter painting of bugeyes, schooners, skipjacks and a tug. (Painting is at The Mariners' Museum) Scene is Pier 4, Pratt Street, Baltimore; In foreground is bugeye Gorman C; schooner at dock is John Martin; bugeye at end of pier is Nettie B. Greenwell; skipjacks at pier are E. C. Collier and Mary M. Clark; schooner under sail is J. A. Chelton; tug is Esther Phillips. See 1295.001 for source. | No image URL. | View | |||
| 29 | 0000.1295.0542.00 | photographic prints | Robert H. Burgess and Capt. Haddaway on skipjack | Range, Exa 04/01/1934 - 04/30/1934 | Tilghman Island - Talbot - MD | " l to r, Robt. H. B8rgess Capt. A. B. Hadaway at Tilghman Is. Md 4/1932, standing on deck of skipjack A. Phillips which RHB and Albert Gosper were thinking of buying for $250.00, but didn't. Did put $5 deposit on it and lost that, but later saw skipjack in Balto, all rotten, as it was being repaired.. For Source, see 1295.0001. Subject: Robert H Burgess Subject: Captain A. B. Haddaway | No image URL. | View | ||
| 30 | 0000.1295.0543.00 | photographic prints | R. H. Burgess and Capt. Hadaway on skipjack A. Phi | Tilghman Island - Talbot - MD | " l to r, Robt. H. B8rgess Capt. A. B. Hadaway at Tilghman Is. Md 4/1932, standing on deck of skipjack A. Phillips which RHB and Albert Gosper were thinking of buying for $250.00, but didn't. Did put $5 deposit on it and lost that, but later saw skipjack in Balto, all rotten, as it was being repaired.." For Source, see 1295.0001. Subject: Robert H Burgess Subject: Captain A. B. Haddaway | No image URL. | View | |||
| 31 | 0000.1295.1408.00 | photographic prints | Schooner Levi B. Phillips docked at Pier 6 | Exact 08/29/1933 - | Pier 6 - Pratt Street - Baltimore - Western Shore - MD | Schooner Levi B. Phillips docked at Pier 6, Pratt Street, Baltimore. Seen from starboard bow; sails furled; steamer State of Virginia in background. Lumber piled on dock at left, but only the ends are visible. For source, see 1295.0001. | No image URL. | View | ||
| 32 | 0000.1295.1409.00 | photographic prints | Schooner Levi B. Phillips docked in Jones Falls | Exact 09/23/1933 - | Jones Falls - Baltimore - Baltimore Harbor - Western Shore - MD | Schooner Levi B. Phillips docked in Jones Falls, Baltimore. Seen from starboard bow; sails furled; may have a deckload of lumber, but too dark to be sure.. For source, see 1295.0001. | No image URL. | View | ||
| 33 | 0000.1295.1410.00 | photographic prints | Schooner Levi B. Phillips, looking forward on deck | Exact 09/23/1933 - | Schooner Levi B. Phillips, looking forward on deck; piles of lumber on pier, and a few boards on the deck., which looks clean. For source, see 1295.0001. | No image URL. | View | |||
| 34 | 0000.1295.1411.00 | photographic prints | Schooner Levi B. Phillips "tied up at ..wharf" | Schooner Levi B. Phillips "tied up at a Virginia wharf with the Minnie T. Phillips to her port." Sails furled on both vessels, which are seen from their starboard sides. No cargo visible. No date; no specific place. For source, see 1295.0001. | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 35 | 0000.1295.1412.00 | photographic prints | Schooner "possibly Levi B. Phillips" under sail | Exact 07/18/1934 - | Patapsco River - Western Shore - MD | "Schooner, possibly Levi B. Phillips bound down the Patapsco with a deck load of what may be empty cans." Tarpaulin covers the cargo. Light wind; jib, staysails, foresail and main set. For source, see 1295.0001. | No image URL. | View | ||
| 36 | 0000.1295.1413.00 | photographic prints | Schooner Levi B. Phillips at a dock | Schooner Levi B. Phillips at a dock; sails furled; yawl boat on davits; seen from starboard quarter. No place, no date. For source, see 1295.0001. | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 37 | 0000.1295.1414.00 | photographic prints | Schooner Levi B. Phillips anchored in open water | Schooner Levi B. Phillips anchored in open water; crew appears to be furling foresails; foresail and main are still set; no wind. Wine-glass-stern yawl boat on davits; vessel seen from starboard side. No place, no date. For source, see 1295.0001. | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 38 | 0000.1295.1415.00 | photographic prints | Schooner Levi B. Phillips anchored with lumber car | Schooner Levi B. Phillips anchored near a tree-lined shore "with a cargo of lumber destined for Baltimore;" seen from port side; sails furled. No date, no place. For source, see 1295.0001. | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 39 | 0000.1295.1572.00 | photographic prints | Schooners Levi B. Phillips & Minnie T Phillips | Range, Cir 01/01/1943 - 12/31/1943 | Urbanna - Middlesex - Urbanna Harbor - Western Shore - VA | Schooners Levi T. Phillips (foreground) and Minnie T. Philllips (background) anchored at Urbanna, VA. Both seen from starboard side. Sails furled. PIer and shed in background. . For source, see 1295.0001. | No image URL. | View | ||
| 40 | 0000.1295.3566.00 | photographic prints | Schooners anchored in Canton Hollow, with steam ov | Exact 02/09/1934 - | Baltimore - Canton Hollow, Patapsco - Western Shore - MD | Schooners anchored in Canton Hollow, with steam over some of the water, which is caused by the "difference of temp. between water and air." Shot on " 2/9/34 coldest day since 1918" "L to R are Levi B. Phillips, Clemmie Travers, to her port H.H. Conway and Josephine Wimsatt, Chas. G. Joyce, Robert McClintock and J. A. Croswell." For source, see 1295.0001 | No image URL. | View | ||
| 41 | 0000.1295.3567.00 | photographic prints | "Vessels icebound in Canton Hollow, Baltimore | Exact 02/11/1934 - | Baltimore - Canton Hollow, Patapsco - Western Shore - MD | "Vessels icebound in Canton Hollow Balto. 2/11/34 l to r Clemmie Travers, J A.Croswell, Levi B. Phillips, H.H. Conway Josephine Wimsatt Robt McClintock, Chas. G. Joyce Ida Mae Russell Dehughlett"; unidentified vessel's bow at left. Note: Russell De Hughlett was a bugeye. Schooner was spelled Ida May. For source, see 1295.0001 | No image URL. | View | ||
| 42 | 0000.1290.0365.00 | photographic prints | Schooner Levi B. Phillips | Schooner Levi B. Phillips in Dismal Swamp Canal. | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 43 | 0000.1290.0366.00 | photographic prints | Schooner Levi B. Phillips in Dismal Swamp Canal F | Schooner Levi B. Phillips in Dismal Swamp Canal. | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 44 | 0000.1290.0791.00 | photographic prints | Schooner levi B. Phillips ?? under sail | Schooner Levi B. Phillips?? under sail; soft. See Snediker, Chesapeake Bay Schooners, pp. 88 & 171. | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 45 | 0000.1290.0792.00 | photographic prints | Schooner Levi B. Phillips?? under sail becalmed | Exact 07/18/1934 - | Schooner Levi B. Phillips?? under sail; becalmed in open water. See Snediker, Chesapeake Bay Schooners, pp. 88 & 171. | No image URL. | View | |||
| 46 | 0000.1290.0952.00 | photographic prints | 4-masted schooner Florence B. Phillips | 4-masted schooner Florence B. Phillips under sail. | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 47 | 0000.1290.4056.00 | photographic prints | Betty I Conway and nine sailing vessels stuck in i | Exact 02/11/1934 - | Baltimore - Canton Hollow - Western Shore - MD | Betty I. Conway (oil screw) and eight schooners and one bugeye icebound in Canton Hollow, Sailing vessels are shown small in the distance; names on back of print: Clemma Travers, J.A. Croswell, Levi B. Phillips, H. H. Conway Josephine Wimsatt, Robert McClintock, Chas G. Joyce, Ida Mae and bugeye Russell Wingate. | No image URL. | View | ||
| 48 | 0000.1290.4141.00 | photographic prints | Kinsale, VA, wharf with buy boat Yeocomico | Range, Cir 01/01/1933 - 12/31/1933 | Kinsale Wharf - Kinsale - Westmoreland - West Yeocomico River - Western Shore - VA | Kinsale, VA, wharf, with buy boat Yeocomico, seen from port side, and two schooners Elizabeth Ann and maybe Levi B. Phillips, seen from astern. | No image URL. | View | ||
| 49 | 0000.1290.3945.00 | photographic prints | Three vessels tied up in Albemarle& Chesapeake Can | Albemarle&Chesapeake Cana - Western Shore - VA | Three vessels tied up in Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal; they are, left to right, bugeye Irene Cox, schooner May & Anne Beswick, and tug Gard B. Phillips; they appear to have emerged from the lock in the background in which there are several sailing vessels; the schooner appears to have a deck cargo of lumber. | No image URL. | View | |||
| 50 | 0000.0899.0267.00 | photographs | FIVE GENTLEMEN STANDING ON FERRY GOV. HARRY W. NIC | Range,Exac 01/01/1937 - 12/31/1937 | Baltimore - MD | FIVE GENTLEMEN STANDING ON FERRY GOV. HARRY W. NICE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, AT MD. SHIPBUILDING.; From old Remarks field: L. TO R., GEORGE PHILLIPS, ? ,GOV. HERBERT O'CONNOR, ?, B. FRANK SHERMAN. SHIPYARD BACKGND Place: BALTIMORE, MD Old Subject Fields: PEOPLE; SHIPBUILDING; SHIPBUILDING, YARDS | No image URL. | View | ||
| 51 | 0000.0899.0268.00 | photographs | SIX GENTLEMEN AT FERRY GOV. HARRY W. NICE CONSTRUC | Range,Exac 01/01/1937 - 12/31/1937 | Baltimore - MD | SIX GENTLEMEN AT FERRY GOV. HARRY W. NICE CONSTRUCTION SITE AT MD. SHIPBUILDING. ONE END NEARLY COMPLETE.; From old Remarks field: L. TO R. GEORGE PHILLIPS, ?, GOV. HERBERT O'CONNOR, ?, B. FRANK SHERMAN, ?. ON CARDBOARD. Place: BALTIMORE, MD Old Subject Fields: PEOPLE; SHIPBUILDING; SHIPBUILDING, YARDS; FERRIES, VESSELS, POWER | No image URL. | View | ||
| 52 | 0000.0923.0100.00 | photographs | SCHOONER LEVI B. PHILLIPS AT ANCHOR WITH SAILS UP; | Range,Exac 07/01/1936 - 07/31/1936 | SCHOONER LEVI B. PHILLIPS AT ANCHOR WITH SAILS UP; From old Remarks field: NEGATIVE DAMAGED Old Subject Fields: SAIL VESSELS, SCHOONERS | No image URL. | View |
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