Nine Brothers

Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Uncurated Search Results

Type: Bugeye

Year: 1890

Builder: J. L. Blades

Location: St. Michaels

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Fetch?	Row ID	Catalog #	Object Name	Title	Artist/Maker	Date Made	Place Made	Description	Full Image	CBMM Cat. Page
	1	1997.0065.0001.00	coats	Overcoat of ferry boat captain Daniel Higgins, Sr.		Circa 01/01/1940 -		Overcoat of ferry boat captain Daniel Higgins, Sr., who worked for the Claiborne-Annapolis Ferry Co., full length black coat with gold buttons, double breasted, 3 bands of trim at cuffs, label inside reads"A. Jacobs & Son, Baltimore", small chain for hanging sewn in at collar. Condition: Good, needs cleaning, no moth damage. Material: Wool, satin, metal. From original owner's son.		View
	2	8888.0079.0000.00	documents	The Owens Yacht Company Collection:This collec		Range, Cir 01/01/1925 - 12/31/1965		Oversize folders 1-6 are in CSC FF 66. The bulk of this collection begins on CSC 15C4 and continues on 15C5<CR><CR>The Owens Yacht Company Collection:This collection is composed of advertisements, catalogs for both parts and accessories for Owens vessels, newspaper articles and other published material relating to the Owens business or family and images and photographs related to the company. Also included are numerous plans for boats, data regarding distribution and equipment as well as brochures and booklets that contain pertinent information for potential sellers of Owens boats. There are also many large boat plans that have been donated to the museum by the Owens brothers and former employees of the Owens Yacht Company. There is detailed information regarding Concorde Yachts (successor to the Owens Yacht Division of Brunswick Corp.) including owners' manuals and test data. Several folders containing information about the Owens Men's Club also are included in the collection.Background Information In 1925, Charlie Owens started a boat building business after resigning from his job at Westinghouse and prepared to move his family to Annapolis to pursue this new endeavor. Charlie's wife, Mary died in 1918 of influenza and he was left to raise his five children: Charles Jr., Norman, John, William, and Molly. Charles and his children began to build boats for the United States Naval Academy to use for training purposes. Business was prospering despite the Depression, however, Charlie Owens died suddenly in 1933 at the age of fifty-eight, leaving the business to his five children. Three of the Owens children quickly took on the bulk of the responsibility and distributed the work among them: Charlie became the marketing manager, Norman the designer, and Jack the treasurer of the Owens Yacht Company (William had no interest in the boating industry and instead became an ophthalmologist). They opened a factory in East Baltimore in 1936 to be able to meet the needs of their growing clientele. Once World War II began, the Owens Company began to produce boats for the United States military. After Pearl Harbor they were asked to begin design on a LVCP or landing craft vehicle personnel to be used for a possible beach invasion. The Owens boats were used in 1944 during the D-Day invasion and by the end of the war they had built 1160 LCVP landing craft and 336 other boats. After the war, the Owens Company returned to building pleasure boats and soon became second in the nation in their production. In 1961, Charles retired after he and his brothers sold the Owens Yacht Company to the Brunswick Corporation. Brunswick began to produce Concorde Yachts. Soon after, the Brunswick Corporation sold Maurice L. Test of Florida the Concorde Yacht Division of the corporation, which became the Test Concorde Inc.; although the Owens name was retained until financial difficulties forced the company to close. In 1972, the IRS foreclosed on Test after discovering he had not filed income taxes. The IRS held an auction to sell all materials, machinery, parts, etc. and all facets of the Owens Yacht Company were officially closed.The Owens Yacht Marquee Club is an Owens association, and some of the collected materials pertain to the club's activities and communications. Information for this background information regarding the Owens Yacht Company was taken directly from the contents of Folder 1 of the collection and Jack Owens' "Owens Brothers-Pioneer Boat Builders" piece that is found in the library vertical file.SubjectsCharles Owens, Sr.Charles Owens, Jr.John "Jack" OwensMary OwensMolly OwensNorman OwensWilliam OwensBrunswick CorporationConcorde YachtsOwens Men's ClubOwens Yacht CompanyOwens Yacht Marquee ClubMaurice L. TestTest Concorde Inc. Subject: Charles Owens Sr. Subject: Charles Owens Jr. Subject: Mr Jack Owens	No image URL.	View
	3	8888.0074.0000.00	documents	The Tilghman Packing Company/Avalon Island Collect		Exact 01/01/1897 -		The Tilghman Packing Company/Avalon Island Collection:Background:The Tilghman Packing Company was opened in 1897 by two brothers, S. Taylor Harrison and J. Camper Harrison. The construction and operation of the company helped to create Avalon Island, a small parcel of land made entirely from oyster shells. In 1905, the Tilghman Packing Company was officially located on Avalon Island and by 1934 George T. Harrison, the cousin of the abovementioned founders became president of the company for nearly thirty years. The company packed all of Vita Foods fish products for decades and these business proceedings resulted in a strong business relationship between George Harrison and Vita president, Mr. Heller. In 1944, like many other production companies, the Tilghman Packing Company was supporting the war effort through high production of food stuffs. The company was given the "A Award" by the War Food Administration for their continued excellence throughout the war. By 1962, the Tilghman Packing Company was sold by the Harrison family to Richard "Dick" Knapp. In 1968, the packing company was dissolved by Duffy-Mott Inc, becoming the Tilghman Packing Division. The company was officially liquidated by 1975; and by 1976 Duffy-Mott Inc. finally sold Avalon Island which would eventually become Tilghman-On-Chesapeake, a waterfront community and marina.In 2000, Margaret Enloe Vivian wrote her Masters of Arts thesis about the Tilghman Packing Company and the transition of Avalon Island from one of production to one of leisure and recreation. The above information is taken from her thesis, which is catalogued in this collection in its entirety as well as in a condensed article entitled: "Tilghman Packing Company and the Transformation of Landscape on Avalon Island," that was published in the spring 2000 edition of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum's former publication The Weather Gauge.Subjects: African Americans on the Chesapeake Bay Avalon Island Duffy-Mott Inc. H. Robins Hollyday Photograph CollectionThe Tilghman Packing Company The Tilghman Packing Division Tilghman Island Cross Burning (1986-1987) Tilghman Island-general information, history Tilghman Island Day (1977)Tilghman-On-Chesapeake community and marina Vita FoodsIndividuals represented in the collection: May BouldenBob CooperElizabeth "Lib" DunleavyMarie Ennells George T. HarrisonJ. Camper Harrison S. Taylor HarrisonGeorge Heller Harrison (son of the Tilghman Packing Company's President George T. Heller)Mr. Heller Phil and Sue Metzler Lillian Mortimer Dan and Edwina Murphy Bill Runyon Jack Stapleton Pete Sweitzer Margaret Enloe VivianNewspapers and Periodicals represented in the collection: Mott off the Press The Banner Newspapers Shore LinesThe Star Democrat The Sunday Sun [Baltimore] The Washington Post The Weather Gauge TOC Happenings Subject: J C Harrison Subject: S T Harrison Subject: Geo T Harrison	No image URL.	View
	4	0000.1290.3858.00	photographic prints	Sloop & bugeye on railway at Kirby boatyard, St. M		Range, Exa 01/01/1900 - 12/31/1900	St. Michaels - Talbot - St. Michaels Harbor - Eastern Shore - MD - 21663	Sloop and bugeye on railway at Kirby boatyard, St. Michaels, MD. Sloop is unidentified, bugeye is Nine Brothers. Both vessels seen from starboard bow; sails furled on sloop. "Barrie" penciled on back.	No image URL.	View
	5	0000.0901.0390.00	photographs	"NINE BROTHERS" ON WAYS AT KIRBY'S SHIPYARD, ST. M		Range,Exac 01/01/1900 - 12/31/1900	No Address - St Michaels - Talbot - Eastern Shore - MD - 21663 - USA	"NINE BROTHERS" ON WAYS AT KIRBY'S SHIPYARD, ST. MICHAELS, MD. 1900. ANOTHERVESSEL ON WAYS TO REAR.; From old Remarks field: CHESAPEAKE BAY SECTION. Place: ST MICHAELS, MD Old Subject Fields: BROGAN OR BUGEYE, SAIL VESSELS; SHIPBUILDING, YARDS	No image URL.	View
	6	0000.1100	photographs	Herman Hollerith, Jr. (1892-1976) Photo Collection		1890-1970		This is a collection of many photographs, which have not been cataloged individually. Please review the attachments for specific information on the images. <br /><br />Herman Hollerith, Jr. (1892-1976) Photo Collections (1890s--1970s) Biographical Background: Herman Hollerith, Jr. was born in 1892 at 3112 Q St., Georgetown, District of Columbia to Herman Hollerith, Sr. and Lucia Talcott Hollerith. His father invented the punch-card tabulating machine. He sold his company in 1911 to a firm that later became IBM. Other Hollerith children were Nan, Richard, Charles, Virginia and Lucia. The family lived in Georgetown, Garret Park and Montgomery County. In 1908 they bought a summer home in Mathews County, Virginia named Brighton. They spent their summers at Brighton from 1909. The family had a number of boats which were kept at Brighton: a New England dory named LUVINA; a flat bottomed power workboat named BRIGHTON; a 45 foot, gas powered yacht named REGINA, which was later renamed LUVINA and later still renamed MATOAKA, and an 85 foot vacht named LUVINA. The name Luvina was derived from the three daughter's names, Lucia, Virginia and Nan. Herman Hollerith, Jr. attended Worchester Polytechnic College with his borther, Charles, and received an engineering degree in 1917. He worked at the Naval Aircraft Factory in Philadelphia, and then at the Victor Talking Maching Company, where he was chief engineer and production engineer. During this time he lived in Riverton and Moorestown, New Jersey. He quit the Victor Talking Machine Company in 1928 when it was purchased by RCA. From 1932-1936 Hollerith was president of the Virginia Navigation Company and operated a small passenger steamer under contract to a large corporation. From 1936-39 he did not work during the Depression. In 1939 he moved to Baltimore to work for the Glenn L. Martin Company where he was involved in building airplanes during WWII. Hollerith worked until he was 69 years old. He was married twice. He and Sarah Valentine Fox had four children and were divorced in 1936. In 1938 he married Elisabeth C. Guest. In 1954 he bought a house near Oxford, Maryland and retired there in 1961. Hollerith was active in the early days ofnthe Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum and was instrumental in the move of the Hooper Strait Lighthouse to the grounds. Hollerith had a love for boats and owned the ERIC, launched in 1925, until his death. This sailboat was an Atkins design based on a Norwegian ketch. ERIC was the prototype of the Westsai1 32. Hollerith died in 1976. For more information about the Hollerith family researchers should consult: HERMAN HOLLERITH: FORGOTTEN GIANT OF INFORMATION PROCESSING, by Geoffrey D. Austrian; NY: 1982, Columbia University Press. Scope and Content: This collection consists of photos taken or collected by Hollerith. The bulk of photos were taken by Hollerith of scenes from 1915-1940. They feature steamboat and sailboat scenes on the lower Chesapeake. Many of the photos were taken on cruises around Mathews County, Va. Some photos (especially M series negatives) were collected by Hollerith and taken by his father and brothers. The photos depict the agriculture life of the lower western shore and often show the introduction of power. Many of these photos have been published. The water was an important focus for life in Brighton. Mrs. Elisabeth Hollerith supplied a quote from Hollerith about life in Brighton: We did everything by boat, used the daily steamer from Norfolk for transportation to and from Washington and for most supplies including ice. Met the steamer at one of the wharves on the East River each day to pick up mail, visiting friends, etc. The roads were so bad we rarely went inland. Went to church and to visit our friends in a motor boat. In addition to the following subject indices, the researcher should note that Hollerith had his own subject indices. These are available to researchers and especially useful in looking for boat names. They are stored with the negatives. Subjects:Airplanes; Caribbean; C & D Canal; Eastern Shore; Hollerith, Herman, Jr.; Log canoes; Mathews county, Va.; Old Point Comfort, Va.; Sailboats, commercial; Seafood Industry; Steamboats, Chesapeake Bay; Washington, DC; workboats, Chesapeake Bay. Subject: Herman Hollerith Jr		View
	7	2002.0018.0001.00	watercolor paintings	Ship Katherine Jackson of Baltimore	Thomas, M A __Artist	1844		Watercolor portrait of ship Katherine Jackson of Baltimore, signed by M.A.Thomas dated 1844 LR. Reverse painted on glass "Catharine Jackson. Baltimore, John Myers, Commander, 1843." Ship was built in 1833. Beginning in 1842, it was owned and commanded by John Myers of Baltimore, whose name appears in gold, reverse painted on the border of the glass in which the portrait is framed. <br /><br />The Katherine Jackson has been discoverd as operating as a slave ship. From a CBMM feature about the hidden history of the ship, "In 2015, the Georgetown University 'Working Group on Slavery, Memory, & Reconciliation' brought the ship’s disreputable activity during that interim period to light—it had been contracted to carry 272 enslaved people sold south by the leadership of the educational institution. The manifest listing enslaved persons aged two months to 70 years was matter-of-factly stated as 'Examined and found corrected' on December 6, 1838, in New Orleans."<br />Watercolor heightened with white on paper. See file for ship details. Condition: good, some fading.		View
	8	1997.0056.0001.00	watercolors (paintings)	Clipper schooner Young Brutus by Roux	Roux, Antoine __Artist	Circa 1819	Marseilles - France	Clipper schooner Young Brutus attributed to Antoine Roux Jr., starboard view of ship under sail heading into the port at Marseilles, France, crew visible on deck including several Black men, black and white hulled vessel flying US flag and house flag, black lower border with vessel name and capt name.<br /><br />The Roux family were well known for their ships portraits. Living in Marseilles port district they were able to observe many different ships.		View