Hilda M. Willing

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Type: Skipjack

Year: 1905

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Location: Oriole

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Fetch?	Row ID	Catalog #	Object Name	Title	Artist/Maker	Date Made	Place Made	Description	Full Image	CBMM Cat. Page
	1	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
	2	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
	3	8888.0175.0000	documents	MS 175 Ed Thieler Papers	Thieler, Edward R			Collection of materials related to Ed Theiler's model making and nameboard carving.	No image URL.	View
	4	2003.0004.0001.00	mallard decoys	Mallard decoy carved from mast of LADY KATIE	Jobes, Joey __Creator	Circa 01/01/2002 -		Mallard decoy carved from mast of LADY KATIE (skipjack), by Joey Jobes, 2002. Painted with yellow bill, green head, painted eyes, red breast, brown/gray "feathers" painted down back with green wing, black further back and white tail. Bottom has weight and ring. The decoy has a cradle. Signatures on the bottom in ink: "14 LADY KATIE Capt. Scott Todd" signed by Joey Jobes 2002."		View
	5	0000.0759.0017.00	negatives	TRAILBOARDS OF SKIPJACK "HILDA M. WILLING" Old S	Dodds, Richard __Photographer	Range,Exac 01/01/1990 - 12/31/1990		TRAILBOARDS OF SKIPJACK "HILDA M. WILLING" Old Subject Fields: SAIL VESSELS, SKIPJACKS		View
	6	0000.0975.0023.02	negatives	Skipjack Hilda M. Willing under sail	de Gast, Robert __Photographer	Range, Cir 01/01/1969 - 12/31/1969	Chesapeake Beach - Calvert - Chesapeake Bay - Western Shore - MD	Skipjack Hilda M. Willing under sail, with main reefed and jib down; in the bay off Tilghman.. See also frames 3 and 4.	No image URL.	View
	7	0000.0975.0023.03	negatives	Skipjack Hilda M. Willing under sail from astern	de Gast, Robert __Photographer	Range, Exa 01/01/1969 - 12/31/1969		Skipjack Hilda M. Willing under sail, with main reefed and jib down; in the bay off Tilghman.. See also frames 2 and 4.		View
	8	0000.0975.0136.37	negatives	Skipjack Hilda M. Willing, main reefed, jib furled	de Gast, Robert __Photographer			Skipjack Hilda M. Willing from starboard bow; main reefed, jib furled; near Gov. Wm. Preston Lane, Jr. Memorial Bridge. See 975.0136.09 for source and date.	No image URL.	View
	9	0000.0975.0149.09	negatives	Trailboard of skipjack Hilda M. Willing	de Gast, Robert __Photographer			Trailboard of skipjack Hilda M. Willing. See 149.03 for source, date, place.	No image URL.	View
	10	0000.0975.0152.26	negatives	Tally sheet and pencil on clipboard	de Gast, Robert __Photographer			Tally sheet and pencil on clipboard on a dock where oysters are unloaded at Chesapeake Beach; skipjack Hilda M. Willing and tonging boats docked in background. See 975.152.25 for source, date, place.	No image URL.	View
	11	0000.0975.0152.33	negatives	Patent tonger Esther Jane, skipjack Hilda M. Willi	de Gast, Robert __Photographer			Patent tonger Esther Jane, skipjack Hilda M. Willing, patent tonger Marion, and another skipjack docked in Chesapeake Beach harbor; they are all seen from astern. See 152.25 for source, date, place.	No image URL.	View
	12	0000.0975.0157.23	negatives	Hilda M. Willing and other skipjacks docked.	de Gast, Robert __Photographer			Hilda M. Willing and other skipjacks docked. Overexposed. Place unknown. See 975.0157.03 for source, date.	No image URL.	View
	13	0000.0975.0172.19	negatives	Patent tongers and skipjack rafted at dock to unlo	de Gast, Robert __Photographer			Patent tongers and skipjack rafted at dock to unload oysters, probably at Chesapeake Beach. Among them are Esther Jane and Marion, and possibly skipjack Hilda M. Willing. See 975.0172.03 for source, date, place.	No image URL.	View
	14	0000.1289.0042.00	photographic prints	Skipjack Hilda M. Willing undeer sail with deckloa	Bodine, A. Aubrey __Photographer			Skipjack Hilda M. Willing under sail with deckload of oysters; picture made from port bow; one reef tied in on both main and jib; date and place unknown. See 1289.0002 for source.	No image URL.	View
	15	0000.1293.0001.00	photographic prints	Photo of skipjack HILDA M. WILLING				Photo of skipjack HILDA M. WILLING. Under sail on open water. People on her deck. Identical to 1293.2. Part of MS 50.	No image URL.	View
	16	0000.1293.0002.00	photographic prints	Photo of skipjack HILDA M. WILLING				Photo of skipjack HILDA M. WILLING. Under sail on open water. People on her deck. Identical to 1293.1. Part of MS 50.	No image URL.	View
	17	0000.1289.0161.00	photographic prints	SkipjacksHilda M. Willing oystering	Bodine, A. Aubrey __Photographer			Skipjack Hilda M Willing dredging for oysters; (Note that name board says "H. M. Willing", but the boat is properly named "Hilda M. Willing." Date and place unknown. For source, see 1289.0114.	No image URL.	View
	18	0000.1289.0162.00	photographic prints	Skipjack Hilda M Willing dredging for oysters; (No	Bodine, A. Aubrey __Photographer		Choptank River - MD	Skipjack Hilda M Willing dredging for oysters; (Note that name board says "H. M. Willing", but the boat is properly named "Hilda M. Willing." Picture made from port bow. Date unknown. For source, see 1289.0114.	No image URL.	View
	19	0000.1289.0308.00	photographic prints	Skipjack Hilda M. Willing oystering under sail in	Bodine, A. Aubrey __Photographer		Cambridge - Dorchester - Choptank River - Eastern Shore - MD	Skipjack Hilda M. Willing oystering under sail in the Choptank River; shot from port side; dredge is under water; rail is almost under water; main and jib reefed; . For source, see 1289.0001	No image URL.	View
	20	0000.1289.0309.00	photographic prints	Skipjack Hilda M. Willing Willing oystering under	Bodine, A. Aubrey __Photographer	Exact 11/02/1947 - 11/02/1947	Cambridge - Dorchester - Choptank River - Eastern Shore - MD	Skipjack Hilda M. Willing oystering under sail in the Choptank River; shot from port side; dredge not visible; rail is almost under water; main and jib reefed . For source, see 1289.0001	No image URL.	View
	21	0000.1289.0310.00	photographic prints	Skipjack Hilda M. Willing oystering under sail in	Bodine, A. Aubrey __Photographer	Exact 11/02/1947 - 11/02/1947	Cambridge - Dorchester - Choptank River - Eastern Shore - MD	Skipjack Hilda M. Willing oystering under sail in the Choptank River off Todd's Point; shot from port bow; dredge not visible but there is a big load of oysters on deck and the rail is almost under water; main and jib reefed . For source, see 1289.0001	No image URL.	View
	22	0000.1322.0009.00	photographic prints	HILDA M. WILLING at anchor				HILDA M. WILLING at anchor	No image URL.	View
	23	0000.1322.0052.00	photographic prints	HILDA M. WILLING at anchor	Scott, David Q __Photographer			HILDA M. WILLING at anchor	No image URL.	View
	24	0000.1328.0280.00	photographic prints	Skipjack Hilda M Willing	Moll, John B __Photographer			B&W reference photograph taken by John Moll for his art. Skipjack Hilda M Willing under sail<CR>	No image URL.	View
	25	0000.1328.0281.00	photographic prints	Skipjack Hilda M Willing under sail	Moll, John B __Photographer			B&W reference photograph taken by John Moll for his art. Skipjack Hilda M Willing under sail<CR>	No image URL.	View
	26	0000.1258.0015.00	transparency (photographic)	Skipjacks ESTHER F and HILDA M WILLING		Range, Cir 01/01/1980 - 12/31/1995		Skipjacks ESTHER F and HILDA M WILLING at Chesapeake Appreciation Days	No image URL.	View
	27	0000.1351.0125.00	transparency (photographic)	Prow of sailboat and chain. "Hilda M Willing" [???				Prow of sailboat and chain. "Hilda M Willing" [???]" Slide by David Q. Scott. Aquisition number: 2/12/2015 "LB 23882" handwritten on back, "David Q. Scott" stamped on back.		View