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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 | 0000.1026.0004.00 | COMMODORE WILLIAM B. SHUBRICK,USN, FIRST HEAD OF T | COMMODORE WILLIAM B. SHUBRICK,USN, FIRST HEAD OF THE LIGHT-HOUSE BOARD; From old Remarks field: COPIED FROM PRINT IN LIBRARY OF CONGRESS; USED IN BEACONS OF HOOPER STRAIT Old Subject Fields: PEOPLE; CHESAPEAKE BAY LIGHTHOUSE Subject: William B Shubrick | No image URL. | View | |||||
| 2 | 0000.0797.0001.00 | COMMODORE OLIVER H PERRY, USN; From old Remarks fi | Jarvis, J W __Artist | Range,Circ 01/01/1800 - 12/31/1800 | COMMODORE OLIVER H PERRY, USN; From old Remarks field: PHOTO OF J W JARVIS OIL (1780-1839). PHOTO PRE 1961 Old Subject Fields: PEOPLE; NAVY, U.S. | ![]() | View | |||
| 3 | 1966.0040.0003.00 | clippings | The Sun | Article from The Sun, dated July 7, 1935. The obituary of Commodore Thornton Rollins. | ![]() | View | ||||
| 4 | 1966.0040.0004.00 | clippings | The Sun | Article from The Sun, dated July 11, 1935. Commodore Thornton Rollins estate. | ![]() | View | ||||
| 5 | 1966.0040.0005.00 | clippings | The Sun | Article from The Sun, dated July 1935. Commodore Thornton Rollins estate. | ![]() | View | ||||
| 6 | 1966.0040.0006.00 | clippings | The Sun | Article from the Sun, dated August 1935. Commodore Thornton Rollins estate. | ![]() | View | ||||
| 7 | 8888.0083.0000.00 | documents | Midshipmens' Journals:BackgroundTwo journals | Jones, Philander __Author ||Parrott, E. G. __Author | Exact 02/01/1988 - | Part of this collection is on CSC 16B1.Midshipmens' Journals:BackgroundTwo journals kept by midshipmen of the U. S. Navy were bequeathed to the museum by Peter Black (1918-2002), a naval officer during World War II, a former member of the museum's board, yachtsman, artist, and advisor to the cabinets of Presidents Truman and Eisenhower.Pursuant to naval regulations, the two journals were kept by Midshipmen Philander A. J. P. Jones and E. Greenleafe Parrott. Jones became a midshipman on 16 January 1809. In 1814 he served under Commodore Isaac Chauncey at Sacketts Harbor on Lake Ontario. He was promoted to lieutenant on 24 July 1819, even though, in 1818, he had been charged with cutting off the mane and tail of a senior officer's horse and suspended for a year. In 1820, while assigned to the USF Constitution which was in ordinary at Boston Navy Yard where Isaac Hull was the commandant, Hull had him court-martialed for, among other things, lying about the theft of a horsewhip, and he was cashiered from the navy. Enoch Greenleafe Parrott (27 November 1815-10 May 1879) was born in Portsmouth, NH. He entered the navy as a midshipman 10 December 1831. After service off the African and South American coasts, the Mexican station, during the Civil War, at Charleston, and in the Asiatic Squadron, he retired in 1874 as a rear admiral.Scope and ContentPhilander Jones's journal covers the period from April through August 1811 when Jones served aboard the USN Brig Argus. Parrott's journal runs from February through December 1832 while he served on board the USN Schooner Boxer. | No image URL. | View | ||
| 8 | 8888.0080.0000.00 | documents | Potomac River Sailing Association Collection:T | Range, Exa 01/01/1964 - 12/31/1974 | Potomac River Sailing Association Collection:The Potomac River Sailing Association collection is comprised of rosters of participants, the association's constitution and amended by-laws, lists of officers and committee chairmen, the association's publications, advertisements for specific sailing vessels, and miscellaneous information regarding safety, specifications for types of boats entered in the races, and official protest forms. The collection spans from 1964-1974.Background InformationThe Potomac River Sailing Association (PRSA) was initially founded in order to bring small boat sailing to the Potomac. The PRSA's first Spring Series Race was in 1934 and over seventy years later they now host 150 races a year. For more information visit their website at http://www.members.tripod.com/prsaweb/.SubjectsFawcett's (Annapolis, MD)Mobjack's Syncore Sailboats for 1964The Flying Scot (sailboat type)The Frostbite Regatta (1974)The Highlander (sailboat type)The Potomac River Sailing AssociationThe Sailboat Company (Washington, D.C. and Chevy Chase, MD)The Thistle (sailboat type) | No image URL. | View | |||
| 9 | 8888.0003.0000.00 | documents | B. Frank Sherman Papers (1893-1958)Biographica | B. Frank Sherman Papers (1893-1958)Biographical BackgroundB. Frank Sherman was born in Dorchester county in 1895, where his father served several terms as sheriff.Sherman attended school through the Fifth grade; at the outbreak of World War I he enlisted and was sent to France. He served as a sergeant and was decorated after the Battle of Argonne. After the war Sherman began work for the Chesapeake Ferry System as a ticket agent in 1919.After several years Sherman was made General Manager of the Ferry Company. He served with the Ferry Company, later known as the Claiborne--Annapolis Ferry Company until its demise in the 1950s.During his period of work with the Ferry Company, Shermanlived at Claiborne, on the Eastern Shore, commuting to his office in Annapolis, via the ferry. On the shore hewas active in Talbot County where he helped to start many civic and conservation oriented organizations, including the Historical Society of Talbot County, and the local chapter of the Izaak Walton League.He served as Commodore of the Miles River Yacht Club and was active in the Masons, Shriners and Jesters. He served on the boards of St. Michaels Bank and Annapolis Bank and Trust Company.Sherman married Ethel Harrison of Cambridge in 1920 and they had two daughters, Margaret Ann and Barbara.Scope and ContentWhile the material in this collection is almost all secondary material, it pertains to a very important facit of Eastern Shore history.Probably, the most useful items in the collection are the five scrapbooks kept by Sherman. While Sherman wasSherman papers, page 2dedicated employee of the Ferry Company, the scrapbooks reflect tL broad range of stories about the Ferry System, the building of the Bay bridge, and many politically controversial issues of the day. Much present day discussion can be traced to the issues raised in the clippings from this era.Subjects:Claiborne-Annapolis Ferry Company; Chesapeake Bay Bridge; Sherman, B. Frank; Steamboats, Chesapeake Bay; Talbot County. Subject: Clairborne-Annapolis Ferry Company Subject: B F Sherman | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 10 | 8888.0069.0000.00 | documents | Cruising Sailors of St. Michaels<CR><CR>Biographical B | Tompkins, Fred L __Author | Range, Exa 01/01/1971 - 12/31/2005 | Cruising Sailors of St. Michaels<CR><CR>Biographical Background<CR>The name "Cruising Sailors of St. Michaels" (CSSM) was first used in a letter of 14 February 1971 written to 15 boat owners. They were invited to meet at the home of Jean and Bud Cochran (now the Town Dock Restaurant), to discuss plans for sailing as a group and possibly "calling ourselves the Cruising Sailors of St. Michaels but with no formality..."Scope and ContentThe history of the Cruising Sailors of St. Michaels is summarized in a typescript compiled by Fred L. Tompkins. It documents the annual meetings and dinners, the establishment of awards, announcements, membership, and cruises from 1971 to 1999. Photocopies of the club's papers are in chronological order and are arranged by document type. The collection has been updated to include the period from 2000 through 2004.Sub'ectsCochran, Bud and Jean; Cruising sailors of St. Michaels; Sailing Clubs; St. Michaels and other Bay locations; Tompkins, Fred L. | No image URL. | View | ||
| 11 | 1988.0026.0005.00 | documents | Four page history of the log canoe entitled, "A Hi | Exact 01/01/1933 - | Four page history of the log canoe entitled, "A History of the Chesapeake Bay Log Sailing Canoe" distributed by the MRYC, c. 1933. The history is based on the data provided by Commodore William H. Green, as seen in 88.26.4. The history appeared to have been distributed ata Motor Boat show c. 1933 where the log canoe Magic was displayed. Condition: poor, deacidified and encapsulated by CBMM | No image URL. | View | |||
| 12 | 1988.0026.0004.00 | documents | Printed flyer entitled, , "A Brief Outline History | Green, William H __Creator | Printed flyer entitled, , "A Brief Outline History of the Famous Chesapeake Bay Log Sailing Canoe" by Past Commodore William H Green of the MRYC,. Condition: poor, deacidified and encapsulated by CBMM. condition: good, deacidified and encapsulated at cbmm. | No image URL. | View | |||
| 13 | 1986.0071.0001.00 | documents | Resolution on the death of J. Graham Johnson, Rear | Chesapeake Bay Yacht Club, __Creator | Exact 01/01/1931 - | Resolution on the death of J. Graham Johnson, Rear-Commodore of the Chesapeake Bay Yacht Club, by members of the CBYC, dated Sept. 9, 1931. Resolution hand-lettered in ink and signed by the officers of the club. Condition: good, paper stained in places Subject: James G Johnson | ![]() | View | ||
| 14 | 8888.0030.0000.00 | documents | John G. Earle Collection 1891-1987 | Range, Exa 01/01/1891 - 12/31/1987 | John G. Earle Collection 1891-1987<br />This collection is predominantly comprised of ships plans, including original designs and drafts made from existing ships by John G. Earle and his brother-in-law C. Lowndes Johnson. The collection also includes works by various naval architects and designers working throughout the early and middle twentieth century. In addition, the collection includes three scrapbooks comprised of newspaper clippings and other references to the architectural history of the Eastern Shore of Maryland.Biographical Background:Born in Easton, Maryland on March 14, 1901, John Goldsborough Earle expressed a love for and an interest in the vessels of the Chesapeake Bay early in life. It would be this interest that ultimately shaped his professional life, with Earle able to parlay this curiosity into the receipt of a degree in naval architecture and mechanical engineering from Lehigh University upon his graduation in 1926. After working for the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, from 1943-1946 Earle served as the special assistant to the chief engineer at the U.S. Maritime Commission in Washington D.C. Earle then moved to Moylan, Pennsylvania were he was employed by the New York based Nordberg Manufacturing Company. During this time Earle pursued the application of the diesel engine to the maritime environment, ultimately serving on the Ships' Machinery Committee of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. Earle retired in 1966 and served as a member of the Board of Governors for the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, and returned to Easton in 1979. A thorough and exhaustive researcher, Earle never ceased in his quest to study and document the indigenous water craft of the Chesapeake Bay. Earle's scholarship put him in contact with many of the twentieth century's foremost maritime historians, including Howard I. Chapelle, and Robert H. Burgess, and his work was particularly valuable to Marion V. Brewington in his study of Chesapeake Bay log canoes and bugeyes. Earle also contributed works to Yachting and Chesapeake Bay magazines. Prior to his death on May 21, 1992, Earle was presented with the Historic Preservation Award by the Historic District Commission of Talbot County for his lifelong dedication and devotion to the preservation of the Chesapeake Bay's maritime heritage.Scope and Content:The collection, spanning close to one hundred years of maritime history, is definable by two large and predominant sections and is primarily composed of 245 ships plans. Specifically, the works of C. Lowndes Johnson and those done by Earle himself highlight the collection and are accented by the accumulated works of navalarchitects in contact with both Johnson and Earle throughout the twentieth century. Both Johnson and Earle engaged in taking lines off existing vessels and in the drafting of original designs, however, the majority of Johnson's works are original in nature and include the plans for the Comet Class sailboat. Whereas the works of Earle are largely composed of tracings and sketches of the Chesapeake's indigenous watercraft, both collections present a balance between the working vessels commonly associated with the Chesapeake(bugeyes, pungys. schooners, etc.) and the lesser known sailing yachts and skiffs which also made the Chesapeake's maritime landscape distinct. The accumulated works by other designers serve to broaden the range of the collection beyond the Chesapeake and include the works of naval architects such as William P. Gardner and Owen P. Merrill who worked in New York City. The collection also contains sailmaker's plans, although mostly unidentified and unlabeled, along with scrapbooks detailing the architectural history of the Eastern Shore and a small number of governmental documents concerning Chesapeake Bay vessels which serve to enhance the ships plans portion of the collection in terms of the overall maritime heritage of the region. | No image URL. | View | |||
| 15 | 8888.0090.0000.00 | documents | Penso Papers | This collection begins on CSC 15B1 and continues on 15B2, 15B3, and 15B4. One oversize folder is located in RR FF 3; the contents have 2 copies and a negative of sketch of two people in the Racing dinghy Penguin. | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 16 | 2004.0031.0070.00 | flags | Officer's flag for Vice Commodore. Red background | Officer's flag for Vice Commodore. Red background with white stars (13) circling a white anchor. The flag is bound on one edge with a metal grommet at each end. Object is off the 1926 Matthews sedan-cruiser ISABEL. The boat was given by the donors to the museum in 1996. Condition: Good. Material: 95% nylon, 5% cotton, metal. | ![]() | View | ||||
| 17 | 2004.0031.0071.00 | flags | Officer's flag for Commodore. Navy blue with whit | Officer's flag for Commodore. Navy blue with white stars (13) circling a white anchor. The flag is bound on one edge with a metal grommet at each end. Object is off the 1926 Matthews sedan-cruiser ISABEL. The boat was given by the donors to the museum in 1996. Condition: Good. Material: 95% nylon, 5% cotton, metal. | ![]() | View | ||||
| 18 | 2004.0031.0072.00 | flags | Officer's flag for Past Commodore. Navy rectangle | Officer's flag for Past Commodore. Navy rectangle flag with three white stars along left side and a white anchor next to the stars. The flag is bound on one edge with a metal grommet at each end. Object is off the 1926 Matthews sedan-cruiser ISABEL. The boat was given by the donors to the museum in 1996. Condition: Good. Material: Nylon. | ![]() | View | ||||
| 19 | 2004.0031.0069.00 | flags | Officer's flag for Rear Commodore. White backgrou | Officer's flag for Rear Commodore. White background with red stars (13) circling a red anchor. The flag is bound on one edge with a metal grommet at each end. Object is off the 1926 Matthews sedan-cruiser ISABEL. The boat was given by the donors to the museum in 1996. Condition: Good. Material: 95% nylon, 5% cotton, metal. | ![]() | View | ||||
| 20 | 1995.0013.0003.00 | menus | CHRISTMAS DINNER MENU, COVER READS "CHRISTMAS GREE | CHRISTMAS DINNER MENU, COVER READS "CHRISTMAS GREETINGS FROM S.S. DORCHESTER, COMMODORE WM. E. PAYNE", RED SILKEN CORD AS A BINDER WITH SMALL TASSLE, ILLUSTRATED WITH RED POINSETTIAS & GOLD STARS, CHRISTMAS BELLS WITH HOLLY INSIDE COVER. Materials: INK,CARDSTOCK, SILK-LIKE CORD Colors: RED, WHITE, GREEN, GOLD Negative #: N2024, R7 | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 21 | 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 | ||
| 22 | 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 | ||
| 23 | 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 | |||
| 24 | 1999.0002.0001.00 | models | Builder's half model of Quadrant class sloop, moun | Hartge, Laurence W __Creator | Range, Exa 01/01/1952 - 01/01/1953 | Hartge Yacht Yard - Galesville - MD | Builder's half model of Quadrant class sloop, mounted with two screws onto masonite back board; hull painted red and white, grey sails and red keel and rudder paitned onto backboard; in pencil "ORIGINAL/ QUADRANT/ MODEL/ WINTER/ 1952-53/ 1ST QUADRANT BUILT 1953/ L HARTGE/ 1952"; 3 holes for mounting to wall. Laurence Hartge was known for conceiving "economy yacht" style vessels to make these vessels more easily available to sailors. The Quadrant Class sloops were deemed to be Condition: Paint worn in places, surface dirt, corners of backboard chipped. Material: Wood (pine?), masonite, paint, screws. Made by donor-designer of Quadrant class sloop built by Hartge Yacht Yard. | ![]() | View | |
| 25 | 0000.1234.0074.00 | negatives | Commodore Don Healy of the Miles River Yacht Club | Roberts, Robert L __Photographer | Exact 01/01/1997 - 12/31/1997 | Miles River Yacht Club - St. Michaels - Talbot - Long Haul Creek - Eastern Shore - MD - 21663 | Commodore Don Healy of the Miles River Yacht Club presents the Bartlett Cup to skipper Chuck Wiley of log canoe Island Blossom, with John Valliant at right. Original print returned to Mrs. Roberts Subject: M/M John R Valliant Subject: Don Healy Subject: Mr Charles R Wiley | No image URL. | View | |
| 26 | 0000.1234.0110.00 | negatives | Herring Island Sailing Association offcers and sev | Exact 04/23/1976 - | Herring Island - Miles River | Herring Island Sailing Association offcers and seven other members gather for a brief meeting on Herring Island in the Miles River; all are up to their knees in the water, since Herring Island is a shoal; Commodore Hugh Kabler is holding a telephone and secretary Jack Millard is at a typewriter placed on a table. This is a copy negative made from a newspaper clipping, not an original photograph. See dot pattern. Subject: Herring Island Sailing Fleet Subject: Hugh Kabler Subject: Jack Millard | No image URL. | View | ||
| 27 | 0000.0707.0013.00 | negatives | TALBOT STREET IN THE OCCASION OF THE VISIT OF THE | Sewell, Thomas H __Photographer | Range,Circ 01/01/1912 - 12/31/1912 | TALBOT STREET IN THE OCCASION OF THE VISIT OF THE HAMPTON ROADS YACHT CLUB; T.H. SEWELL STORE ON LEFT.; From old Remarks field: R. ADOLPHUS DODSON OF NORFOLK WAS COMMODORE Old Subject Fields: ST. MICHAELS | ![]() | View | ||
| 28 | 2000.0055.0001.00 | oil paintings | Oil painting, "USS Hunchback James River VA 1864" | Badger, Samuel F.M __Artist | Range, Cir 01/01/1873 - 12/31/1919 | Oil painting, "USS Hunchback James River VA 1864" By Samuel F.M. Badger. Shows side view of Civil War Union navy river patrol boat paddling on river with U.S. flag flying. Signed by the artist. Condition: marked around edge possibly from framing or tape. | ![]() | View | ||
| 29 | 8888.0129.0000.00 | papers (document genres) | Windjammers of the Chesapeake archive | Windjammers of Chesapeake Inc., | 1962-Circa 2009 | Items in the MS 129 collection include a statement of Windjammer contributions to Maryland history, various newspaper articles concerning organization activities, a list of commodores from 1962-1985, a photo of the founding members, a 1989 Appreciation Days poster ( photo by Marion Warren) and bumper sticker, 7 Passages books published by the Windjammers of the Chesapeake, an illustration of the Windjammers burgee and copies of Appreciation Day programs and brochures as well as History of the Windjammers on its 50th Anniversary and various newsletters.<br />Artifacts associated with this collections include a trophy: silver Revere bowl on double base, “ Richard Randall Perpetual Memorial Trophy awarded to the Windjammers of the Chesapeake, 2015.0013 | No image URL. | View | ||
| 30 | 8888.0152.0000.00 | papers (document genres) | Richard Henderson papers | Henderson, Richard | Papers about yachts and yachting by Richard Henderson. | No image URL. | View | |||
| 31 | 8888.0183.0000 | papers (document genres) | MS 183 Chesapeake Bay Yacht Clubs | 1890-2013 | An artificial collection of materials realted to yacht clubs in the Chesapeake Bay. Items have come from various sources and are organized into series based on the yacht club they relate to. As of March 2024 there are three series. <br /><br />Series 1: Baltimore Corinthian Yacht Club materials gathered by Harry Wilson Meredith ranging from 1890-1952.<br />Series 2: Cruising Sailors of St. Michaels materials gathered by Charles "Barry" Albert ranging from 1999-2013.<br />Series 3: Herring Island Sailing Fleet materials gathered by Charles "Barry" Albert ranging from 1998-2002.<br />Series 4: Misc. (Miles River Yacht Club guest pass, 1938 William R. Shockley-Mary Rider)<br /> | No image URL. | View | |||
| 32 | 2024.0028.0001 | pennants | Universal Sailing Club burgee | circa 2024 | A burgee designed for and used by the Universal Sailing Club of Baltimore, Md. The design is the club's abstract style logo which features a red sun on a white sky behind a green sail with black water below. There are no words on the burgee. <br /><br />"The Universal Sailing Club (USC) was founded in 2001 by Marcus Asante and Michael Campbell, who gathered sailors on the Chesapeake Bay, from Baltimore, Annapolis and Washington, and the D.C. areas. The club was conceived of for African Americans to share culture and camaraderie while sailing on the bay’s wondrous tributaries and exploring the many culturally significant, historic landmarks. Asante became the club’s first commodore with a background as a sailing instructor, inviting Campbell to serve as co-founder and first fleet captain.<br />The USC welcomes all sailors that express interest to align with its powerful mission and vision." universalingsailingclub.org | ![]() | View | |||
| 33 | 0000.1072.0001.00 | photographic prints | THREE FISHERMEN DISPLAY THEIR CATCH ABOARD COMMODO | Range,Exac 08/01/1939 - 08/31/1939 | No Address - Rock Hall - Kent - Eastern Shore - MD - USA | THREE FISHERMEN DISPLAY THEIR CATCH ABOARD COMMODORE REIFSCHNEIDER'S YACHT; From old Remarks field: NAMES (ILLEGIBLE) AND DATA WRITTEN ON PRINT Place: ROCK HALL, MD Subject: Commodore Reifschneider | No image URL. | View | ||
| 34 | 0000.1234.0137.00 | photographic prints | Commodore Alfred F. Manning crowns Miss Margaret M | Exact 05/14/1968 - | No Address - Washington - DC - USA | Commodore Alfred F. Manning crowns Miss Margaret Murdock as Corinthian Yacht Club's queen. Subject: Commodore Alfred F. Manning Subject: Margaret Murdock Subject: Corinthian Yacht Club | No image URL. | View | ||
| 35 | 0000.1234.0139.00 | photographic prints | Maryland Yacht Club queen enthroned, with her sis | Mueller, John __Photographer | Exact 01/01/1967 - 12/31/1967 | Maryland Yacht Club queen enthroned, with her sister (the previous queen) and three children and an adult male, perhaps the commodore, standing by. Subject: Maryland Yacht Club | No image URL. | View | ||
| 36 | 0000.1289.0103.00 | photographic prints | People on dock, workboats and yacht tied up, | Bodine, A. Aubrey __Photographer | No Address - Piney Point - St. Mary's - Potomac River - Western Shore - MD - 20674 - USA | People on dock at Piney Point, MD, workboats and yachts and police boat Commodore Maury tied up, a few bugeyes and skipjacks under sail in background. They are there for workboat races. See 1289.002 for source. | No image URL. | View | ||
| 37 | 0000.1289.0372.00 | photographic prints | Big crowd on dock for Piney Point workboat race | Bodine, A. Aubrey __Photographer | Range, Exa 06/01/1930 - 06/30/1930 | No Address - Piney Point - St. Mary's - Potomac River - Western Shore - MD - 20674 - USA | Big crowd on dock for workboat race; power boats docked, left, police boat Commodore Maury, center, small boats, right; a few sailing vessels under sail in background. See also 1289.0103--same picture. | No image URL. | View | |
| 38 | 0000.1396.0005.00 | photographic prints | Gibson Island Regatta, "Harry Wilmer's Star, Aries | Exact 08/04/1941 - | Chesapeake Bay - MD | Gibson Island Regatta, "Harry Wilmer's Star, Aries II, taking the gun in the Saturday race. Winner of the Star class at the Regatta. Schooner Elizabeth in background belongs to Commodore Wilmer of Chestertown;" another yacht, un-named; in right foreground; date, August 4, 1941, stamped on back of print; For source, see 1396.0001. | No image URL. | View | ||
| 39 | 0000.1111.0001 | photographic prints | Harry Wilson Meredith, 1900 | 1900 | Studio portrait of Harry Wilson Meredith, Commodore of the Baltimore-Corinthian Yacht Club; two prints | ![]() | View | |||
| 40 | 0000.1111.0002 | photographic prints | Harry Wilson Meredith | J. D. Merritt Washington. | Studio portrait of Harry Wilson Meredith, Commodore of the Baltimore-Corinthian Yacht Club; two prints | ![]() | View | |||
| 41 | 0000.1111.0042 | photographic prints | Oxford Harbor, 1895 | Aug. 9, 1895 | Oxford, MD | "Oxford Harbor" penciled on back; date inked on back. Shows sloop yacht flying commodore's flag; sails furled and men on board and a log canoe with sails up near the wooded shoreline. | ![]() | View | ||
| 42 | 0000.1290.0944.00 | photographic prints | 4-masted schooner Commodore | 4-masted schooner Commodore. | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 43 | 0000.1290.2794.00 | photographic prints | Steamboat Commodore Maury leaving Irvington Wharf | Irvington - Lancaster - Rappahannock River - Western Shore - VA - 22480 - USA | Steamboat Commodore Maury leaving Irvington Wharf; copy of printed picture, perhaps a postcard.; she is seen from the starboard side, smoke coming out of stack; she has two masts; wharf at left, river in background; "The Mariners' Museum" stamped on back of print. | No image URL. | View | |||
| 44 | 0000.0960.0102.00 | photographs | STEAMBOAT COMMODORE MAURY LEAVING DOCK AT IRVINGTO | STEAMBOAT COMMODORE MAURY LEAVING DOCK AT IRVINGTON, CARTERS CREEK, RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER; From old Remarks field: ID ON PRINT; COPIED AT MARINERS' MUSEUM Place: IRVINGTON, VA Old Subject Fields: STEAMBOATS, WESTERN SHORE; LANDINGS, STEAMBOAT | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 45 | 0000.1396.0015 | photographs | "The Gibson Island Yacht Squadron racing home from the Rhode River Rendezvous. June 15, 1941. Commodore Sherwood's Gibson Girl in foreground." | R. Howe Lagarde | 6/15/1941 | Chesapeake Bay | "The Gibson Island Yacht Squadron racing home from the Rhode River Rendezvous. June 15, 1941. Commodore Sherwood's Gibson Girl in foreground." Two other boats in background; thunderheads. | No image URL. | View | |
| 46 | 1995.0035.0004.00 | plaques (flat objects) | ANNAPOLIS YACHT CLUB OFFICERS PLAQUE, PAINTED BLAC | Range,Exac 01/01/1967 - 12/31/1967 | ANNAPOLIS YACHT CLUB OFFICERS PLAQUE, PAINTED BLACK WITH GOLD LETTERING & MEDALLIONS IN EACH CORNER, AYC BURGEE AT TOP, NAMES PRINTED IN GOLD ON RAISED LETTERS, COMMODORE-TED HOSTER Materials: WOOD, COMPOUND BOARD, PAINT Colors: BLACK, GOLD Negative #: N2024, R12 | No image URL. | View | |||
| 47 | 0000.2050.0359 | postcards | The Anchorage | c.1912 | Easton, MD | "On the Beautiful Miles, View of the Anchorage, the Old Home of Commodore Chas. Lowndes, U.S.U. [Navy]near Easton, Md." printed on picture. Shows Miles River in foreground, portico of The Anchorage, (rest of the house concealed by trees), dock and boathouse. | ![]() | View | ||
| 48 | 0000.2050.0368 | postcards | Fleet of yachts anchored | Trippe's Creek | Fleet of yachts.(yawls, sloops and motor yacht) anchored in Trippe's Creek; note on back: "Reception at Canterbury Manor when Francis Carroll Goldsborough was commodore & lived at Canterbury"; some yachts have dressed ship. | ![]() | View | |||
| 49 | 0000.2050.0619 | postcards | Log canoe race start | Art Photo Greeting Co | 1933 | Miles River, MD | "The start of a Chesapeake log canoe race, St. Michaels, MD" printed on picture; shows three log canoes overlapping; "Start of the Chesapeake Bay Yacht Club Canoe Race in 1933 for the Commodore's Trophy, presented by Commodore and Mrs. Elliot Wheeler, off Claiborn Md. " printed on back of card. | ![]() | View | |
| 50 | 2004.0060.0005.00 | prints | Color print of "Commodore Oliver hazard Perry's Vi | Circa 01/01/1988 - | Color print of "Commodore Oliver hazard Perry's Victorious Flagship "NIAGARA", Battle of Lake Erie 1813". Text along the bottom gives dimensions, other ships in fleet, and a quote from Perry, "We have met the enemy and they are ours..two ships, two brigs, one schooner and a sloop." International Historical Watercraft Society in text along top. From an original gouache watercolor by Melbourne Smith. Condition: Good. Material: Paper, ink. | ![]() | View | |||
| 51 | 8888.0105.0000.00 | reports | Scrapbook of sailboat racing records, Gibson Is. | Exact 01/01/1935 - 12/31/1939 | Scrapbook of sailboat racing records from Gibson Island, etc. 1935-1939<CR><CR>Background<CR>This material was purchased from Eric Steinlein.Scope and ContentCollection consists of a 1 scrapbook and 1 folder.Scrapbook contains adhered newspaper clippings and copies of race results. Binder is bound with string. 56 pages.Loose papers:Front cover-p. 1: Cedar Point Race Gibson Island Yacht Squadron September 2 & 3, 1939 and Results Poplar Island Racep. 4-5: Annual Cedar Point Race Gibson Island yacht Squadronp. 53-54: Newspaper clipping from the Baltimore Sun, May 24, 1937 with article, "George A Whitting's White Cloud Finishes First"p. 55-56: Gibson Island Yacht Squadron Handicaps Poplar Island Race July 30, 1939 | No image URL. | View | |||
| 52 | 1967.0144.0001 | Scow | St. Michaels Sailing Scow | Hardcastle, Nick __Designer ||Aldrich, Herbert Barnes | circa 1931 | Baltimore - MD | St. Michaels Sailing Scows painted red and white. It began racing as an organized local class in the Miles River Yacht Club regattas and raced from 1926-1939. Started by Commodore Nick Hardcastle, the one-design class was promoted for use in junior sailing at MRYC. In 1929 official drawings were made by George Krill. This scow was built to the plans by Krill. Raced by H.B. and R.C. Aldrich, this scow participated in regattas on the Miles River, often winning, throughout the 1930s. | ![]() | View | |
| 53 | 8888.0157.0000.00 | serials (publications) | Boat Manufactureer Collections | Boat 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 | ||||
| 54 | 1997.0046.0001.00 | ships logs | Log book of Albemarle | Forbes, William __Writer | Log book of the Navassa Phosphate Company's Chesapeake Bay sailing vessel (bark) Albemarle of Baltimore documenting voyages between Baltimore and Navassa Island for guano. 70 pages, stiff board covers with decorative paper in blue and brown. Smaller loose pages in back. Material: Paper, cotton binding, cardboard, ink. Presumably kept by Capt Wm Forbes, found in grandmothers attic (Glenda Harris) | ![]() | View | |||
| 55 | 1977.0019.0001.00 | ships plans | Sailmaker Marshall and Godfry Sail Plans | Marshall and Godfry, __Designer | Pratt St - Baltimore - MD | Compilation of Sailmaker Marshall and Godfry Sail Plans for various vessels. Marshall and Godfry were from Pratt St. Baltimore MD. Received by donor in 1936. Compilation is comprised of a canvas cover (stored in a separate folder) and 11 sheets. Compilation includes sail plans for the Schooner Oakland, Sloop Albatros, Three Masted Schooner Ella Barnes, Two Masted Schooner King George, Schooner Salisbury, Pungy Exchange, Topsail Schooner Ellie, Schooner Anna Belle, Schooner Queen Anne, Schooner Hester Ann, Schooner Commerce, Two Masted Schooner Pensacola, Two Masted Schooner Sea Bird, Two Masted Schooner Caledonia, Schooner Golden Rule, Schooner American Coaster, Schooner Edward Bennet, Schooner Florence Lee, Pungy William H. Vickery, Schooner Three Brothers, Pungy Mary Anna, Schooner Onward, Schooner Three Sisters, Yacht Mischief, Sloop Treasure, Schooner Anna G. Gale, Schooner Chesterfield. See 1977.0019.0002.00 for four additional sail plans belonging to this compilation. Material is canvas cover and paper. | No image URL. | View | ||
| 56 | 1977.0019.0002.00 | ships plans | Sailmaker Marshall and Godfry Sail Plans | Marshall and Godfry, __Designer | Pratt St - Baltimore - MD | Compilation of Sailmaker Marshall and Godfry Sail Plans for various vessels. Marshall and Godfry were from Pratt St. Baltimore MD. Received by donor in 1936. Compilation has four sheets and includes sail plans for the Sloop Barbarana, Sloop Eva, Schooner Harry Moore, Sloop Kent Island, Two Masted Schooner North Carolina, Sloop Alexander McCullough, Schooner Thomas B Taylor, Schooner Bohemia, Schooner Alice, and Schooner Willie J. Gibson. See 1977.0019.0001.00 for canvas cover and remaining sail plans. Material is paper. | No image URL. | View | ||
| 57 | 2000.0038.0034.01 | ships plans | Motor Cruiser | Gillmer, Thomas C __Designer | Range, Exa 01/01/1980 - 12/31/1980 | Annapolis - MD | Plans for a motor cruiser, Design #620 by Thomas C. Gillmer of Annapolis MD for Commodore A. B. Fraser-Harris. One set of Plans A-C. Plan A is the displacement study for the motor cruiser, dated 7/21/80. Plan B is the displacement study for the motor cruiser, dated 7/21/80. Plan C is the displacement study for the motor cruiser, dated 7/21/80. Material is in on mylar and ink for Plan A; blueprint onpaper of Plan B; pencil on paper for Plan C. | ![]() | View | |
| 58 | 0000.1421.0204 | slides, color | Com. Forsythe on marina dock | J. Thomas Requard | July, 1968 | Shady Side, MD | Commodore Forsythe standing on marina dock, probably at Chesapeake Yacht Club for Poplar Island rendezvous; power yachts behind him | ![]() | View | |
| 59 | 1985.0005.0001.00 | steering wheels | Wood steering wheel reportedly from the sidewheel | Wood steering wheel reportedly from the sidewheel paddle steamer RIVER QUEEN. The wheel has 10 spokes connected to the metal brass hub. On the outer ring there are 10 inlaid metal stars and 10 inlaid wood diamonds. The RIVER QUEEN was built in 1864 and was used by President Lincoln during the Civil War. Condition: The ends of 3 spokes are loose and had been repaired at an earlier time, heavily varnished & discolored. Material: Oak? with metal hub, brass. | ![]() | View | ||||
| 60 | 1995.0035.0057.00 | trophies | SILVER PLATE STAMPED "COMMODORE TED HOSTER, WITH A | Stieff Co, __Creator | Range,Exac 01/01/1967 - 12/31/1967 | SILVER PLATE STAMPED "COMMODORE TED HOSTER, WITH APPRECIATION OF YOUR BOARD OF GOVERNORS, AYC, 1966-7" NINE ENGRAVED SIGNATURES OF BOARD MEMBERS ON OUTER LIP, AYC ENAMELED BURGEE UPPER CENTER. Materials: STERLING SILVER Negative #: N2024, R14 | No image URL. | View | ||
| 61 | 1971.0058.0001.00 | trophies | Repousse silver punch bowl awarded to Edward L. Bartlett | Kirk & Son Inc., S __Manufacturer | 1905 | Repousse silver punch bowl by S. Kirk and Sons, Balto. Presented to Commander Edward L. Bartlett, 1905 from Baltimore Yacht Club. Known as Bartlett trophy for log canoe races sponsored by CBMM. Condition: Good. Material: Sterling silver, wood base, silver band w/ log canoe race winners names engraved. Addition items on CSA 8I5. | ![]() | View |
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