Dewey

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Type: Skipjack

Year: 1898

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Location: Deal Island

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Fetch?	Row ID	Catalog #	Object Name	Title	Artist/Maker	Date Made	Place Made	Description	Full Image	CBMM Cat. Page
	1	2006.0068.0505.00	bobstay chains	Bobstay turnbuckle, skipjack "Dewey"				Bowsprit band, turnbuckle, and two shackles from the bobstay assembly of the skipjack "Dewey," taken off by Burgess at the end of the 1970 oyster season at Deal Island. The whole assembly was once painted white.		View
	2	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
	3	8888.0018.0000.00	documents	Ernest Tucker (1913 - 1981) Papers (1936 - 1979)		Range, Exa 01/01/1936 - 12/31/1979		Ernest 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 Tucker	No image URL.	View
	4	0000.1125.0333.00	negatives	DEWEY HART LAUNCHES CRUISER HE BUILT AT GOLDEN HIL	Tucker, Ernest	Range,Exac 06/01/1970 - 06/30/1970	No Address - Golden Hill - Queen Annes - Eastern Shore - MD - 21638 - USA	DEWEY HART LAUNCHES CRUISER HE BUILT AT GOLDEN HILL.; From old Remarks field: HOUSED IN MS18. Place: GOLDEN HILL, MD Old Subject Fields: BOATBUILDING; BOATYRADS	No image URL.	View
	5	0000.0603.0001.00	negatives	VIEWS OF "USS OLYMPIA", DEWEY'S FLAGSHIP Old Sub				VIEWS OF "USS OLYMPIA", DEWEY'S FLAGSHIP Old Subject Fields: NAVY, U.S.	No image URL.	View
	6	0000.0603.0002.00	negatives	VIEWS OF "USS OLYMPIA", DEWEY'S FLAGSHIP Old Sub				VIEWS OF "USS OLYMPIA", DEWEY'S FLAGSHIP Old Subject Fields: NAVY, U.S.	No image URL.	View
	7	0000.0603.0003.00	negatives	VIEWS OF "USS OLYMPIA", DEWEY'S FLAGSHIP Old Sub				VIEWS OF "USS OLYMPIA", DEWEY'S FLAGSHIP Old Subject Fields: NAVY, U.S.	No image URL.	View
	8	0000.0603.0004.00	negatives	VIEWS OF "USS OLYMPIA", DEWEY'S FLAGSHIP Old Sub				VIEWS OF "USS OLYMPIA", DEWEY'S FLAGSHIP Old Subject Fields: NAVY, U.S.	No image URL.	View
	9	0000.0603.0005.00	negatives	VIEWS OF "USS OLYMPIA", DEWEY'S FLAGSHIP Old Sub				VIEWS OF "USS OLYMPIA", DEWEY'S FLAGSHIP Old Subject Fields: NAVY, U.S.	No image URL.	View
	10	0000.0603.0006.00	negatives	VIEWS OF "USS OLYMPIA", DEWEY'S FLAGSHIP Old Sub				VIEWS OF "USS OLYMPIA", DEWEY'S FLAGSHIP Old Subject Fields: NAVY, U.S.	No image URL.	View
	11	0000.0603.0007.00	negatives	VIEWS OF "USS OLYMPIA", DEWEY'S FLAGSHIP Old Sub				VIEWS OF "USS OLYMPIA", DEWEY'S FLAGSHIP Old Subject Fields: NAVY, U.S.	No image URL.	View
	12	0000.0858.0020.00	negatives	SKIPJACK "DEWEY" AT WENONA, MARYLAND; From old Rem	Roberts, John J __Photographer	Range,Exac 01/01/1961 - 12/31/1961	No Address - Wenona - MD - 21676-0146 - USA	SKIPJACK "DEWEY" AT WENONA, MARYLAND; From old Remarks field: PORT VIEW OVER THE DECK OF ANOTHER SKIPJACK, CREWMAN ON TRANSOM Place: WENONA, MD Old Subject Fields: SAIL VESSELS, SKIPJACKS; SOMERSET COUNTY	No image URL.	View
	13	0000.0975.0061.11	negatives	Close-up of Dewey Webster's hands carving trailboa		Range, Exa 01/01/1969 - 12/31/1969	No Address - Wenona - Somerset - Eastern Shore - MD - 21821 - USA	Close-up of Dewey Webster's hands as he carves trailboard for skipjack H. M. Krentz. Subject: Dewey Webster Close-up of Dewey Webster's hands carving trailboard for H. M. Krentz. See also frames 12 -- 16. Subject: Dewey Webster	No image URL.	View
	14	0000.0975.0061.17	negatives	Dewey Webster carving a trailboard for H. M. Krent			No Address - Wenona - Somerset - Eastern Shore - MD - 21821 - USA	Dewey Webster carving trailboard for H. M. Krentz. See also frames 18 -- 20. See 975.0061.11 for source, date, place, etc. Subject: Dewey Webster	No image URL.	View
	15	0000.0975.0068.27	negatives	Dewey Webster's hands as he carves a star on a tra			No Address - Wenona - MD - 21676-0146 - USA	Dewey Webster's hands as he carves a star on a trailboard.. Subject: Dewey Webster	No image URL.	View
	16	0000.0927.1588.00	negatives	Deck boat Dewey from astern tied to pilings	Larrabee, Constance S __Photographer		No Address - Tangier Island - Eastern Shore - VA	Deck boat Dewey from astern, tied to pilings, with other work boats nearby; may be at Tangier Island<CR>		View
	17	0000.0975.0069.19	negatives	Dewey Webster carves a nameboard for H. M. Krentz		Range, Cir 01/01/1969 - 12/31/1969	No Address - Wenona - Somerset - Eastern Shore - MD - 21821 - USA	Dewey Webster carves a nameboard for skipjack H. M. Krentz. He is wolrking outside with board placed on sawhorses. See also frames 20 -- 24. Subject: Dewey Webster		View
	18	2012.0003.0001.00	papers	2 framed letters from USLHES to Columbus Butler		Range, Exa 02/21/1881 - 02/23/1881		2 framed letters from USLHES to Columbus Butler commending him for conduct during destruction of Sharps Island LH by ice, 1881. First letter is dated February 21, 21881 and is 2 pages, signed by George Dewey and written on Treasure Deptartment letterhead. 2nd letter is dated Febrary 23, 1881 and is 1 page, signed by F. Higginson on Office of Lighthouse Inspector letterhead. All 3 are matted in a 3-window mat in a black wood frame.	No image URL.	View
	19	0000.1173.0032.00	photographic prints	DECK BOAT DEWEY AND A BUGEYE AT A DOCK; From old R		Range,Circ 01/01/1936 - 12/31/1936	No Address - Crisfield - Somerset - Eastern Shore - MD - 21316 - USA	DECK BOAT DEWEY AND A BUGEYE AT A DOCK; From old Remarks field: CAPTION ON ALBUM PAGE IS LABELED "BUGEYE & BATEAU;" Place: CRISFIELD, MD Old Subject Fields: FREIGHT POWER VESSELS; BROGAN OR BUGEYE, SAIL VESSELS; DOCKS, HARBORS, & PIERS	No image URL.	View
	20	0000.1173.0039.00	photographic prints	SKIPJACK AND DECKBOAT DEWEY IN A SLIP AT CRISFIELD		Range,Circ 01/01/1936 - 12/31/1936	No Address - Crisfield - Somerset - Eastern Shore - MD - 21316 - USA	SKIPJACK AND DECKBOAT DEWEY IN A SLIP AT CRISFIELD, WITH HULK IN FOREGROUND; From old Remarks field: PICTURE PASTED ON ALBUM PAGE; APPEARS TO BE A RECORD OF AN AUTOMOBILE TRIP; SOME PAGES DATED 1936 Place: CRISFIELD, MD Old Subject Fields: SAIL VESSELS, SKIPJACKS; FREIGHT POWER VESSELS; DOCKS, HARBORS, & PIERS	No image URL.	View
	21	0000.1295.0548.00	photographic prints	Skipjack Dewey aground in shallow water, with sign		Range, Exa 10/01/1952 - 10/31/1952	Chance - Somerset - Monie Bay - Eastern Shore - MD	Skipjack Dewey aground in shallow water, with sign on derelict boat next to her, "STAY THE HELL OFF DEWEY." Derelict is Mary M. Clark. For Source, see 1295.0001.	No image URL.	View
	22	0000.1295.1903.00	photographic prints	Workboat race trophy won by Dewey Webster				Workboat race trophy won by Dewey Webster. Badly out of focus; cannot read inscriptions on trophy. No date, no place.For source, see 1295.0001.	No image URL.	View
	23	0000.1290.3450.00	photographic prints	U.S. floating drydock Dewey with Battleship Iowa		Range, Exa 03/01/1905 - 03/31/1905	No Address - Calvert - Patuxent River - MD - USA	U.S. floating drydock Dewey with battleship Iowa completely docked; they are in the Patuxent River; vessels seen bow on; many men on the drydock, This was the first trial of the Dewey; note that the battleship is the second Iowa, built 1896; (source: navsource.org/archives/14/0701.htm.;) copy of printed page; "The Mariners' Museum" stamped on back of print.	No image URL.	View
	24	0000.1290.3925.00	photographic prints	"Cups won in workboat races by Dewey Webster				"Cups won in workboat races by Dewey Webster, Deals Is. Md." Shows two trophy cups, a pitcher, and a plaque; impossible to read inscriptions on trophies; they appear to be sitting on a shelf in a home; see 1290.3926 where some of the inscriptions are readable.	No image URL.	View
	25	0000.1290.3926.00	photographic prints	"Trophies won by Dewey Webster of Wenona, Deal Is.				"Trophies won by Dewey Webster of Wenona, Deal Is., Md in 1920's C. B. Workboat Regattas" trophies are sitting on cement steps; pitcher, left, is inscribed "Trophies won by Dewey Webster in 1920's for C. B. Workboat Regattas" Inscription on pitcher at left: "Chesapeake Bay Championship Workboat Trophy Awarded to Captain Dewey Webster Wenona, Md. for Winning First Place in Skipjack Class II Seventh Annual Championship Workboat Races Oxford Md June 25 1927"; center trophy has similar inscription but shows it was won at Solomons Island, MD in 1926?; trophy at right has similar inscription but includes name of Webster's boat, Richard Lee, and Cambridge, MD June 20 (or 30?) 1926. Plaque at bottom shows bas relief of man at wheel of vessel, Baltimore, 1929, and Dewey Webster's name; some words are illegible. "The Mariners' Museum" stamped on back.	No image URL.	View
	26	0000.1295.0603.00	photographic prints	Trailboard of skipjack Rosie Parks	Webster, Dewey __Creator			Trailboard of skipjack Rosie Parks in place on her bow. It was carved by Dewey Webster. See Chesapeake Sailing Craft, p. 231. No date, no place. For source, see 1295.0001.		View
	27	0000.0927.0095.00	photographs	DOCK PILINGS AND BUYBOAT DEWEY IN TANGIER HARBOR;	Larrabee, Constance S __Photographer	Range,Exac 01/01/1951 - 12/31/1951	No Address - Tangier Island - Eastern Shore - VA	DOCK PILINGS AND BUYBOAT DEWEY IN TANGIER HARBOR; From old Remarks field: NOT USABLE AS COLOR Place: TANGIER ISLAND, VA Old Subject Fields: DOCKS, HARBORS, & PIERS; BUY BOATS, VESSELS, POWER		View
	28	0000.0927.0108.00	photographs	BUYBOAT DEWEY AND WORKBOATS IN TANGIER HARBOR; Fro	Larrabee, Constance S __Photographer	Range,Exac 01/01/1951 - 12/31/1951	No Address - Tangier Island - Eastern Shore - VA	BUYBOAT DEWEY AND WORKBOATS IN TANGIER HARBOR; From old Remarks field: NOT USABLE AS COLOR Place: TANGIER ISLAND, VA Old Subject Fields: BUY BOATS, VESSELS, POWER; POWER VESSELS, WORKBOATS; DOCKS, HARBORS, & PIERS		View
	29	0000.2034.0162.00	postcards	Dewey Dock, Selfdocking, during trials at Solomons		Range, Exa 01/01/1901 - 12/31/1907	No Address - Solomons - Calvert - Patuxent River - Western Shore - MD - USA	Dewey Dock, a floating drydock, selfdocking during trials at Solomons, MD. It was built at Solomons and later towed to the Philippines.	No image URL.	View
	30	1979.0010.0002.00	sheet music	NAVAL HEROES WALTZ, COMPOSED BY WILLIAM J. CARKEET	Sterling Piano, __Creator ||Caarkeek, William J __Designer	Range,Exac 01/01/1898 - 12/31/1898		NAVAL HEROES WALTZ, COMPOSED BY WILLIAM J. CARKEET; ON COVER, PICTURES OF U.S. NAVAL OFFICERS SAMPSON, SCHLEY, DEWEY, HOBSON AND WATSON. Materials: PAPER Place Made: BROOKLYN, NY Negative #: N1043	No image URL.	View
	31	1975.0053.0011.01	trail boards	Starboard trailboard from Rosie Parks	Webster, Dewey __Creator	c 1955	Deal Island - MARYLAND	Gold letters on black background. Rest of background is green with gold leaf and vine design and stars and stripes inside borders defined by design. Patriotic symbols on aft end. It is carved out of wood with an elongated, triangular shape. Carved 1955 by Dewey Webster of Deal Island.		View
	32	1975.0053.0011.02	trail boards	Starboard traillboard from Rosie Parks	Webster, Dewey __Creator	c 1955	Deal Island - MARYLAND	Gold letters on black background. Rest of background is green with gold leaf and vine design and stars and stripes inside borders defined by design. Patriotic symbols on aft end. It is carved out of wood with an elongated, triangular shape. Carved 1955 by Dewey Webster of Deal Island.		View
	33	2006.0068.0167.00	trail boards	Starboard trailboard from skipjack ANNIE W.	Webster, Dewey __Artist			Starboard trailboard from skipjack ANNIE W. Green backgrounf with gold letters, "ANNIE W." and gold carved ivy border. 3 stars and stripes shields of diminishing size on right to point. 1 stars and stripes shield on left of name. Symmetrical eagle above bunting and shield with cannon and ramrod.		View
	34	1975.0053.0010.01	trail boards	Port trailboard from ROSIE PARKS	Webster, Dewey __Creator			Gold letters on black background. Rest of background is green with gold leaf and vine design and stars and stripes inside borders defined by design. Patriotic symbols on aft end. Carved 1955 by Dewey Webster of Deal Island.		View
	35	1975.0053.0010.02	trail boards	Port cheekboard from ROSIE PARKS	Webster, Dewey __Creator			Patriotic imagery on green background. Carved 1955 by Dewey Webster of Deal Island.		View
	36	2006.0068.0614.00	turnbuckles	Turnbuckle, skipjack "Dewey"				Turnbuckle from the skipjack "Dewey," taken by RH Burgess in 1970. The turnbuckle has a hook at one end and an eye at the other and was once painted white.		View