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Fetch?Row IDCatalog #Object NameTitleArtist/MakerDate MadePlace MadeDescriptionFull ImageCBMM Cat. Page
18888.0057.0000.00documentsH. Graham Wood Collection 1 Box<CR><CR>These manuscripRange, Cir 01/01/1939 - 12/31/1985H. Graham Wood Collection 1 Box<CR><CR>These manuscripts are part of a collection of artifacts, photographs and books given by the estate of steamboat historian H. Graham Wood in 1998. They consist of articles written by Mr. Wood and articles written by other authors with notes and corrections by Mr. Wood. There are also documents about the last trip of the Victor Lynn, the night boat to the Wicomico River on the Eastern Shore.Biographical BackgroundMr. Wood was born in Baltimore in 1911. He is a recognized authority on steamboats and was the co-author of "Steamboats out of Baltimore," published by Tidewater Publishers (1968). He spent much of his youth aboard Chesapeake Bay steamboats with his father, a lumber merchant. After graduating from the University of Maryland School of Law he was employed as trust officer and Senior Vice President for the First National Bank of Maryland. During WWII he served as an army major in the Counterintelligence Corps. His duties included searching for German submarines in the Chesapeake. Mr. Wood served as treasurer of the Steamboat Historical Society of America and was a member or the Maritime Committee at the Maryland Historical Society. He died in 1998.Box 1Folder 1. Monograph written by Mr. WoodTypescript with corrections and notes, History of Chesapeake Bay steamboats operating from Baltimore 1813 to date, by H. Graham Wood, No date, 92 pages, 11 pages of index.Folder 2. Articles written by Mr. WoodManuscript, "Baltimore Harbor 1939," [by H. Graham Wood], No date. 3 pages. A description of the steamboats and the companies that provided service from Baltimore to parts of the bay and Philadelphia in 1939.Article, "The Chesapeake Bay Ferry System," by H. Graham Wood, Steamboat Bill of Facts, Journal of the Steamboat Historical Society of America, No. 43, (September 1952), 5 pages.Article, "Where is the Highland Light? (Steamboating on the Choptank River)," by H. Graham Wood, Chesapeake Bay Magazine, (February 1974), 3 pages.Letter to the Editor, [Deal Island] Steamboat Wharf, by H. Graham Wood, The Sun Magazine, September 21, 1975. Mr. Wood corrects the name of the steamer, the Tred Avon not the Virginia and also details the days and times of the landings of the Wicomico River and the Crisfield steamers. Subject: H G WoodNo image URL.View
20000.0963.0068.00photographic printsSteamboats: RED STAR on left, CLIO on right.Range, Cir 01/01/1930 - 12/31/1950Steamboats: RED STAR on left, CLIO on right. Photo in album 963.No image URL.View
30000.0963.0169.00photographic printsSteamboat CLIO; Smithfield Line.Steamboat CLIO; Smithfield Line. Photo loose from album.No image URL.View
40000.1288.0235.00photographic printsSteamboat Clio under way from starboard sideKnobeloch, Charles CRange, Cir 01/01/1909 - 12/31/1909Steamboat Clio under way from starboard side.CBMM catalog imageView
50000.1290.1393.00photographic printsSteamboat Clio docked at Fairview ParkFairview Park - Anne Arundel - Rock Creek - Western Shore - MDSteamboat Clio docked at Fairview Park, Rock Creek, MD; large motor yacht in foreground Clio seen from port bow A few people are standing on the dock; no date but cothes look early 20th century. "The Mariiners' Museum" stamped on back of print.No image URL.View
60000.1290.2394.00photographic printsDiesel freighter Clio docked in BaltimoreExact 09/01/1949 - 09/30/1949Baltimore - Western Shore - MDDiesel freighter Clio docked in Baltimore. Originally, a passenger steamer. Seen from port bow. She may be aground, or riding high in the water. See 1290.2393.No image URL.View
70000.1290.3385.00photographic printsThree freighters docked at SalisburyRange, Exa 01/01/1948 - 12/31/1948Salisbury - Wicomico - Wicomico River - Eastern Shore - MDThree freighters, Clio, Victor Lynn and Henrietta Frances, docked at Salisbury; dock and pilings in foreground.No image URL.View
80000.1290.3386.00photographic printsFreighter Clio docked at SalisburyRange, Exa 08/01/1948 - 08/31/0848Salisbury - Wicomico - Wicomico River - Eastern Shore - MDFreighter Clio docked at Salisbury; seen from port side; warehouse in background, probably belonging to Victor Lynn Line.No image URL.View
90000.0842.0061.00photographsSTEAMBOAT CLIO AT FAIRVIEW WHARF, PATAPSCO RIVER,Baltimore - MDSTEAMBOAT CLIO AT FAIRVIEW WHARF, PATAPSCO RIVER, WITH GLASS CABIN LAUNCH; From old Remarks field: TITLE PRINTED ON CARD Place: BALTIMORE, MD Old Subject Fields: STEAMBOATS, WESTERN SHORE; LANDINGS, STEAMBOATNo image URL.View
100000.2031.0284.00postcardsSteamer Clio at Fair View, Patapsco, Baltimore MDRange, Exa 03/01/1907 - 12/31/1915No Address - Fair View - Anne Arundel - MDSteamer Clio at Fair View, Patapsco, Baltimore, MD, Anne Arundel County, MD, divided backCBMM catalog imageView
111992.0044.0001.00printsOVERHEAD VIEW OF DIESEL SCREW FREIGHTER CLIO, OWNEWhitelock, C. Keith __DesignerRange,Exac 01/01/1991 - 12/31/1991OVERHEAD VIEW OF DIESEL SCREW FREIGHTER CLIO, OWNED BY VICTOR LYNN LINES OF SALISBURY MD, PASSING A SCREWPILE LIGHTHOUSE NEAR MOUTH OF WICOMICO RIVER, JANUARY, 1948; HEAVY ICE IN RIVER. PICTURE BASED ON PHOTOGRAPH IN SALISBURY TIMES. Title: BUCKING ICE AT GREAT SHOALS Materials: PAPER,INK Colors: POLYCHROME Associated Place: WICOMICO RIVER, MDNo image URL.View

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