Gorman C

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Type: Bugeye

Year: 1892

Builder: J. T. Marsh

Location: Solomons

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Fetch?	Row ID	Catalog #	Object Name	Title	Artist/Maker	Date Made	Place Made	Description	Full Image	CBMM Cat. Page
	1	0000.0493.0013.00		"GORMAN C" & "JOHN MARTIN"; From old Remarks field				"GORMAN C" & "JOHN MARTIN"; From old Remarks field: FROM L. FEUCHTER PAINTING Old Subject Fields: MIXED SAIL VESSELS	No image URL.	View
	2	1990.0023.0001.00	anchors (watercraft equipment)	FISHERMANS STYLE ANCHOR FROM THE E.C.COLLIER.		Range,Circ 01/01/1910 - 12/31/1950		FISHERMANS STYLE ANCHOR FROM THE E.C.COLLIER. Colors: BLACK Negative #: N2019	No image URL.	View
	3	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
	4	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
	5	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
	6	0000.1134.0350.00	photographic prints	BUGEYE GORMAN C. AND A SKIPJACK AT A DOCK IN BALTI		Range,Exac 01/01/1941 - 01/31/1941	Baltimore - MD	BUGEYE GORMAN C. AND A SKIPJACK AT A DOCK IN BALTIMORE Place: BALTIMORE, MD Old Subject Fields: DOCKS, HARBORS, & PIERS; BROGAN OR BUGEYE, SAIL VESSELS; SAIL VESSELS, SKIPJACKS	No image URL.	View
	7	0000.1134.0389.00	photographic prints	BUGEYE GORMAN C. TIED UP AT BALTIMORE Place: BAL		Range,Exac 08/01/1939 - 08/31/1939	Baltimore - MD	BUGEYE GORMAN C. TIED UP AT BALTIMORE Place: BALTIMORE, MD Old Subject Fields: BROGAN OR BUGEYE, SAIL VESSELS; VESSELS, SAIL, DECK & HULL	No image URL.	View
	8	0000.0977.0194.00	photographic prints	PHOTOGRAPHIC COPY OF A WORK BY LOUIS FEUCHTER SHOW		Range,Exac 01/01/1952 - 12/31/1952	Baltimore - MD	PHOTOGRAPHIC COPY OF A WORK BY LOUIS FEUCHTER SHOWING WATERMELON BOATS IN BALTIMORE HARBOR (BUGEYES GORMAN C., JOHN MARTIN, ETC., SKIPJACKS, AND A SCHOONER UNDER SAIL); From old Remarks field: SEE ACC NO. 1999.010 AND MS60, FEUCHTER COLLECTION. PAINTING OWNED BY THE MARINERS' MUSEUM. Place: BALTIMORE, MD Old Subject Fields: BROGAN OR BUGEYE, SAIL VESSELS; SAIL VESSELS, SCHOONERS; SAIL VESSELS, SKIPJACKS	No image URL.	View
	9	0000.1289.0175.00	photographic prints	Eight bay craft dredging for oysters under sail	Bodine, A. Aubrey __Photographer	Before 01/01/1952 -		Eight bay craft dredging for oysters under sail; bugeye Gorman C., left foreground, a gaff-rigged schooner in background, other vessels are skipjacks. See "My Maryland," p. 31. Place unknown. For source, see 1289.0114.	No image URL.	View
	10	0000.1295.0173.00	photographic prints	Bugeye Gorman C. under sail				Bugeye Gorman C. under sail; soft focus. no date, no place See 1295.001 for source.	No image URL.	View
	11	0000.1295.0174.00	photographic prints	Bugeye Gorman C. tied up at Smith's Shipyard		Range, Exa 04/01/1940 - 04/30/1940	Baltimore - Curtis Creek - Western Shore - MD	Bugeye Gorman C. tied up at Smith's Shipyard, Curtis Creek. Seen from port side; no sails or trailboard. See 1295.001 for source.	No image URL.	View
	12	0000.1295.0175.00	photographic prints	Bugeye Gorman C. tied up at Smith's Shipyard, Curt		Exact 12/23/1933 - 12/23/1933		Bugeye Gorman C.and skipjack Annie Lee, in background, tied up at Smith's Shipyard, Curtis Creek. Seen from port bow. Sails furled. See 1295.001 for source.	No image URL.	View
	13	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
	14	0000.1290.0286.00	photographic prints	Oyster dredgers Mary M. Clark, Gorman C. & Nelli		Circa 01/01/1939 -	Annapolis - Western Shore - MD	Oyster dredgers Mary M. Clark, Gorman C. and Nellie L. Byrd docked in Annapolis, MD; some ice in water.	No image URL.	View
	15	0000.1295.0358.00	photographic prints	Bugeye Gorman C. docked; no place, no date				Bugeye Gorman C. docked; jib and foresail furled; no place no date. For source, see 1295.0001	No image URL.	View
	16	0000.1295.0359.00	photographic prints	Overhead view of bugeye Gorman C. docked at Smith'			Smith's Shipyard - Baltimore - Curtis Creek - Western Shore - MD	Overhead view of bugeye Gorman C. docked; all sails furled; anchors, dredges, yawl boat shown; deck near dredges is elevated above level of the rest of the deck; two small skiffs in foreground. "Moorshead" penciled on back of print. For source, see 1295.0001	No image URL.	View
	17	0000.1295.0360.00	photographic prints	Overhead view of bugeye Gorman C. after being hit		Range, Cir 01/01/1939 - 12/31/1939	Smith's Shipyard - Baltimore - Curtis Creek - Western Shore - MD	Overhead view of bugeye Gorman C. after derrick collapsed on her at Smith's Shipyard..It appears that both masts were broken, part of the rail and deck damaged. For source, see 1295.0001	No image URL.	View
	18	0000.1295.0361.00	photographic prints	Bugeye Gorman C. at Smith's Shipyard, seen from po		Circa 01/01/1936 - 12/31/1936	Smith's Shipyard - Baltimore - Curtis Creek - Western Shore - MD	Bugeye Gorman C. at Smith's Shipyard, seen from port side; small skiff in foreground; sails furled; yawl boat on davits. "Moorshead" penciled on back of print. For source, see 1295.0001 Subject: Smith's Shipyard	No image URL.	View
	19	0000.1290.0347.00	photographic prints	Two skipjacks and a bugeye docked at Annapolis, MD	Rowan, John S __Photographer			Two skipjacks and a bugeye docked at Annapolis, MD. Left to right Mary M. Clark, Gorman C, Nellie L Byrd taken by John S. Rowan c. 1939.	No image URL.	View
	20	0000.1290.4458.00	photographs	Bugeye Gorman C with one sail up, near a bed of re		Range, Exa 01/01/1926 - 12/31/1926		Bugeye Gorman C with one sail up, near a bed of reeds in foreground; "After running oysters from Broad Run Ck to Long Dock, Balto." penciled on back; "The Mariners Museum" stamped on back. Bad, dirty print.	No image URL.	View
	21	0000.1290.4516.00	photographs	Painting by Louis Feuchter of watermelon boats		Range, Exa 01/01/1952 -	Long Dock - Baltimore - Baltimore Harbor - Western Shore - MD	Painting by Louis Feuchter of watermelon boats in Baltimore Harbor; bugeye Gorman C in foreground; schooner John Martin docked and three other sailing vessels in background; two horse and wagons on pier; several men on boats and pier; attached caption says "watermelon activities at Long Dock, Pratt Street, Baltimore." signed and dated 52; same as 977.194; see Burgess, Louis Feuchter, Chesapeake Bay Artist; "The Mariners' Museum" stamped on back; for source, see 1290.0001.Paiinting by Louis Feuchter of log canoe under sail, from starboard side; two smaller vessels in background; signed and dated 51; log canoe is unidentified but looks simlar to Mary Rider 977.199; "The Mariners' Museum" stamped on back.; see Burgess, Louis Feuchter Chesapeake Bay Artist.	No image URL.	View
	22	1984.0020.0003.00	prints	PHOTO-MECHANICAL PRINT BASED ON PAINTING BY LOUIS	Feuchter, Louis J __Designer			PHOTO-MECHANICAL PRINT BASED ON PAINTING BY LOUIS FEUCHTER TITLED "WATERMELON LADEN SAILING CRAFT AT LONG DOCK, PRATT STREET, BALTIMORE, CIRCA 1930. SHOWS BUGEYES GORMAN C. AND JOHN MARTIN. E. C. COLLIER IS IN BACKGROUND. Title: WATERMELON LADEN SAILING CRAFT AT LONG DOCK, PRATT STREET, BALTIMORE, CIRCA 1930 Materials: INK,PAPER Colors: POLYCHROME Associated Place: BALTIMORE, MD		View
	23	1976.0042.0259.00	ships plans	Bugeye Gorman C	Chapelle, Howard I __Creator		Solomons - MD	Plans for the bugeye Gorman C built in 1892 at Solomons Island MD. Boat dimensions are 58' x 16' x 4'. Drawing also includes plans for the George B. Faunce built by T. J. Marshall in 1887 at Solomons Island MD. Boat dimensions are 60.7' x 17.5' X 4.9'. Drawn by Howard I Chapelle. Material is pencil on drafting film. 1/2" scale.	No image URL.	View
	24	1993.0067.0230.00	ships plans	Sailmaker's Plans		1892		Sailmaker's plan for the Bugeye Gorman C., unidentified sailmaker. Boat built in 1892. Material is blue line print.		View