Black Hawk

Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Uncurated Search Results

Type: Bugeye

Year: 1893

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Location: Crisfield

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These records are found in the collection of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Maryland. Uncurated search results are presented to give researchers and interested readers an idea of whether CBMM’s archives contain information about this vessel and whether it may be worthwhile to contact CBMM for further investigation. Uncurated results may be inaccurate or incomplete.

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Fetch?Row IDCatalog #Object NameTitleArtist/MakerDate MadePlace MadeDescriptionFull ImageCBMM Cat. Page
18888.0018.0000.00documentsErnest Tucker (1913 - 1981) Papers (1936 - 1979)Range, Exa 01/01/1936 - 12/31/1979Ernest Tucker (1913 - 1981) Papers (1936 - 1979)The collection is comprised of correspondence, newspaper articles, brochures, etc., concerning Ernest Tucker's career as a boat designer and sailor. Also included are photographs of Tucker-designed boats, power and sailing boatsand Chesapeake Bay boatbuilders. The papers were donated to the Museum by his widow, Jane Foster Tucker.Biographical BackgroundErnest Tucker was born on the family estate, Hilton, in Walbrook, a northwestern section of Baltimore. He contracted polio before the age of 2 and was required to wear braces on both legs.Tucker developed a strong interest in boatbuilding and design from an early age. He built his first boat, a 12'5" sailing skiff when only twelve. He attended Johns Hopkins University, School of Mechanical Engineering, 1933-1938.In 1942:, he was employed by the Owens Yacht Co., Dundalk, as project engineer for 36' LCVP's for the Navy. After the war he designed the Owens 40' auxiliary cutter. In 1946 Tucker started at the Annapolis Yacht Yard as draughtsman (which later was sold to John Trumphy and Sons) and worked on many famous boats such as Makarra and Lenore, a famous Presidential yacht.Tucker purchased his beloved double-ended Nassau-built sloop, Half Pint, in 1945, which he used to sail the Bay until the time of his death. In 1958 he became self-employed. His designs included the Dickerson 35, 36, 40 and 41 for the William Dickerson Yard of Fishing Creek (laterTrappe). Always found on the drawings was his trademark, a flying duck. Tucker also made drawings for John Bailey of Tunis Mills, Marine Contractor.After the death of his mother, Ernest Tucker lived on a houseboat in Galesville, Md., was married in 1960, and in 1962 moved to Oxford. The designer was a good friend of C. Lowndes Johnson, noted Talbot County Comet class designer, and his wife Clara. He was a founding member of the Classic Yacht Club of America, member of the Sailing Club of the Chesapeake, and Tred Avon Yacht Club. Ernest Tucker died in August 1981.Scope and ContentThe material is divided into two parts. The first consists of biographical information and information on boats designed by Ernest Tucker. Included in the latter is the well-known series of Dickerson ketches built by DickersonBoatbuilders of Trappe, Maryland. Other designs include deadrise workboats built by Chesapeake Marine Industries of Trappe, and the famous Owens cutters.Ernest Tucker was also a recorder of many varities of sailing and power crafton the Chesapeake through the medium of the camera. Many of these boats no longer exist. Also of value are photographs of many well-known Bay boatbuilders, particularly from Dorchester County. An index of boats is available. The photographs have been divided up into broad subject categories.SubjectsBoatdesigning Boatbuilding Subject: Mrs Ernest TuckerNo image URL.View
22025.0003.0003instrumentsOLT Regular Duck CallPhilip S. Olt Company __Manufacturerc. 1990sPekin - ILA black plastic duck call by OLT. Call reads "P.S. OLT Pekin, Illinois. Regular Duck Call Model No. D-2"<br /><br />The Olt D-2 duck call, created in the early 1900s, became legendary for its realistic mallard sound. Though the original company closed in 2002, hunters continued modifying the call to suit different environments, leading to regional styles like the Arkansas Cutdown. Today, modern companies have revived and improved on the D-2’s design, keeping its legacy alive among duck hunters.CBMM catalog imageView
31969.0075.0001.00manuscript29 typed pages consisting of: 19 pages of "EARLYCirca 01/01/1935 -29 typed pages consisting of: 19 pages of "EARLY SHIPBUILDING IN MARYLAND, A SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY LOG CANOE, AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ROBERT DAWSON LAMBDIN" "St. Michaels, Talbot County, Maryland, as told to John W. Crowley, Baltimore, Maryland, 1935; 5 pages of copies of recommedations given to R.D. Lambdin by various friends, customers, & employers. 5 pages of vessels built in Talbot County, Maryland. The articles include: Early Shipbuilders, Ancestors and Family History, Schooner carrying freight & passengers from Eastern Shore to Balto., The Pungy, The Chesapeake Bay Log Canoe, Names and Builders, The Three Masted Canoe "DAISY", The Canoe "CHESAPEAKE", The Builder of a Chesapeake Bay Log Canoe, The Bugeye, The Brogan, The Skipjack, Wind, Water and Steam Mills in and around Talbot County, Maryland, Steam Mills, Canneries--Tomatotoes, Oyster, Crab Fisheries, British Attack on St. Michael's War of 1812, Tghe Black Hawk War of 1859. See also: 1969.0075.0002 Condition: Good. Subject: Robert D Lambdin Subject: John W. CrowleyNo image URL.View
48888.0157.0000.00serials (publications)Boat Manufactureer CollectionsBoat manufacturer catalogs, flyers, brochures, price sheets, photographs, operating manuals, and related magazine articles, donated by various individuals. <br />Series 1 William Gross<br />Series 2 Misc. <br />Series 3 Chris Craft Sailboat Division<br />Series 4 John C. Horner (in progress)No image URL.View

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