O. P. Roberts

Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Uncurated Search Results

Type: Bugeye

Year: 1889

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Location: St. Peters

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Fetch?	Row ID	Catalog #	Object Name	Title	Artist/Maker	Date Made	Place Made	Description	Full Image	CBMM Cat. Page
	1	1989.0012.0001.00	booklets	TOLCHESTER CO. SCHEDULE CARD FOR FERRY SERVICE BET		Range,Exac 01/01/1934 - 12/31/1934		TOLCHESTER CO. SCHEDULE CARD FOR FERRY SERVICE BETWEEN BALTIMORE AND TOLCHESTER, SUMMER, 1934. SHOWS TIMES, FARES AND MAP OF FERRY ROUTES AND ROADS. YELLOW WITH BLACK AND RED PRINT. Title: SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE TO AND FROM THE EASTERN SHORE OF MD. AND DEL. Materials: PAPER Colors: POLYCHROMATIC Associated Place: TOLCHESTER BEACH, MD	No image URL.	View
	2	1989.0012.0002.00	booklets	SCHEDULE CARD FOR THE CLAIBORNE-ANNAPOLIS-MATAPEAK	Clairborne-Annapolis Ferry Company, __Creator	Range,Exac 01/01/1933 - 12/31/1933		SCHEDULE CARD FOR THE CLAIBORNE-ANNAPOLIS-MATAPEAKE FERRIES MADE FOR THE CLAIBORNE-ANNAPOLIS FERRY CO. SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE 6-30-1933. GIVES TIMES OF FERRIES AND CONNECTING SERVICES. INSIDE CARD IS MAP SHOWING FERRY ROUTES AND CONNECTING SERVICES. FRONTOF CARD PROCLAIMS "SAVE 100 MILES TO AND FROM THE LAND OF PARADISE." Title: SAVE 100 MILES TO AND FROM THE LAND OF PARADISE Materials: PAPER Colors: BLACK,BUFF Negative #: N2018 R5	No image URL.	View
	3	8888.0096.0000.00	documents	Lumber Industry Documents:BackgroundThe mate				Lumber Industry Documents:BackgroundThe material in this collection was acquired by purchase from various sources. It consists of two receipts, a time-keeper's book, a book listing lumber sales and shipments, a ledger of 304 pages, and a sheet found in the time-keepers book listing expenses for trips.Scope and ContentThe two receipts are dated 28 September and 30 November 1829 and refer to the receipt on board the sloops Eagle and True Guide of stated quantities of corded oak wood. In both cases the oak wood is for Justes Lowery, apparently of Hall's Landing. The only information about the vessels and Lowery is that contained in the receipts themselves. The location of Hall's Landing is not known.The book listing lumber sales and shipments by K. C. Rice of Craddockville, VA, dates from August 1916 to April 1918, and describes the transactions in detail. Craddockville is located at the head of Craddock Creek, about four miles west northwest of Belle Haven, VA. Most of the lumber, which largely consisted of 35- to 75-foot pilings or "sticks", was shipped by rail, although some was rafted. There are frequent references to Pennsylvania Railroad "car" numbers. Shipments were mostly from such Eastern Shore of Virginia points as Birds Nest Station, Nassawadox Station, Eastville Station, and Machipongo Station. Destinations included Newark and Harrison, NJ, Boston, MA, Buffalo, NY, and Mahanoy City, PA. Some of the "sticks" were sold under contract to the U. S. Government.The time-keeper's book covers the period from April 1910 through October 1910 and November 1912. It lists K. C. and John W. Rice, as well as a number of other employees. It gives the number of days worked per month. Each month is divided into two parts. Although the printed format contains a column for pay "rate per day", no rates are entered, nor is there an entry in the column for total amounts paid. The name K. C. Rice has been entered on the flyleaf at the back of the book.The ledger, which apparently is from the L. J. Houston & Co. of Stockton, MD, covers the period from January 1902 through December 1907. Stockton lies about eleven miles south of Snow Hill, MD, and about three miles north of the Virginia border. The ledger reflects monetary entries for a number of individuals and organizations whose names are shown in an alphabetical index at the front of the volume. In addition, sections of the ledger at pp. 193-209 and 302-304 list weekly rental income for 1909-1910 and1904-1906 respectively.One BoxFolder 1- Two receipts: (1) dated 28 Sept 1829 for eighteen and one half cords of oak wood received on board the sloop True Guide at Hall's Landing by W.	No image URL.	View
	4	8888.0052.0000.00	documents	CAPTAIN LEONARD S. TAWES MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION				CAPTAIN LEONARD S. TAWES - MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION<CR><CR>Biographical Background<CR> Captain Leonard S. Tawes was born in Accomack County, Virginia, on October 2, 1853. He died in Crisfield, Maryland, on December 6, 1932. He went to sea at an early age, worked his way up to master of sailing vessels, and continued actively to captain sailing vessels until 1922 when he retired from the sea to devote himself to oyster farming in the area around Crisfield. In his retirement, using his logs and other records, Tawes composed a series of journals covering his life and recounting his maritime experiences in detail. The journals, edited by Robert H. Burgess, called Coasting Captain, were published as a book by The Mariners Museum in 1967. This volume is an excellent companion to the manuscript collection and permits clarification of many of the entries found in the manuscripts themselves. In 1884 Captain Tawes took command of, and part ownership in the three-masted, 138-foot schooner City of Baltimore. The 356-gross ton schooner was built by Goss, Sawyer & Packard of Bath, Maine, and was launched on February 2, 1884. Tawes captained the City of Baltimore until 1904 when she was sold in Tampa, Florida (Coasting Captain, 146, 445-6). Most of the material in the manuscript collection relates to the period during which Tawes sailed the City of Baltimore.Scope and Content The collection consists of seven bound booklets and ledgers, and one folder containing various documents which were found in the ledgers when they were accessioned. Most of the material is financial and other operating records from the schooner City of Baltimore. Subject: Captain Leonard S Tawes	No image URL.	View
	5	8888.0001.0000.00	documents	Howard I. Chapelle Papers	Chapelle, Howard I	Exact 01/01/1901 -		The papers of Howard I. Chapelle consist of notes, printed materials, articles by others, some plans and correspondence. Much of the material is not original, but is source material collected by Chapelle.<br /><br />The papers are divided into three basic sections: 1. Correspondence, 2. thematic folders, and 3. whole notebooks by Chapelle. Papers are arranged into the most specific topic heading as possible. However, a researcher would be advised to peruse the subject headings before beginning specific research.	No image URL.	View
	6	8888.0025.0000.00	documents	Edward G. Brownlee Collection (1934-1946)B		Range, Exa 01/01/1940 -		Edward G. Brownlee Collection (1934-1946)Biographical-Background- -Edward Brownlee worked closely with Marion Brewington and other contemporaries in recording the vanishing maritime scene in the mid-Atlantic region. Around 1940, Brownlee drew many of the drawings that appear in Marion Brewington's Chesapeake Bay Loq Canoes and Buqeyes.Scope and ContentThis material falls into two types: plant that were drawn by Brownlee and photographs and papers that pertain to specific boats. Some of the photographs were taken by Brewington and given to Brownlee. The subject matter is Chesapeake sailing craft which range from schooners to skiffs.Subjects:Chesapeake sailing craft Subject: Edward G Brownlee	No image URL.	View
	7	8888.0044.0000	documents	Oystering Ephemera Collection				An artificial manuscript collection of materials relating to the oyster industry in the Chesapeake Bay there are 2 series in this collection from different sources.<br /><br />The Series 1 collection consists mostly of letterheads, billheads, price lists, trade cards, labels, and related items, including correspondence for a large number of oyster and seafood packing houses, some of which also dealt with fruit packing. Many of these companies were based in Baltimore, Maryland, but packers in Virginia, Massachusetts, and Connecticut are also represented. Other items in the collection include envelopes, checks, mailing tags, receipts, advertisements, recipe booklets, and ledgers.<br /><br />The Series 2 collection includes photographs and stereoviews, oyster advertising material, restaurant menus, trade cards, comics, sheet music, post cards, business receipts, and books/booklets. The collection is organized by category, Chesapeake related, and general oyster material and was collected by Michele and Clifford Krainik.		View
	8	8888.0088.0000.00	documents	Willard Thomas Collection:BackgroundWillard		Range, Cir 01/01/1904 - 12/31/1950		Willard Thomas Collection:BackgroundWillard Thomas is a great-nephew of John W. Jones (1868-1933) of Queen Anne's County. Jones's son, Herbert Pinckey Jones married Mr. Thomas's aunt, Evelyn Thomas.John Jones was a Deputy Commander of the Maryland State Fishery Force, once known as the Oyster Navy. The Fishery Force was charged with enforcing Maryland laws and regulations dealing with harvesting oysters in Maryland's part of the Chesapeake Bay. The Force consisted of a number of schooners, each of which, captained by a deputy commander, was assigned to patrol a specific area of the bay. Jones was the captain of the Fishery Force schooner Frolic [see Photo File 637.003 (1909)] from 1904 to 1908, and from 1920 to 1929 he commanded the Force's powerboat Talbot [see Photo Files 372.008 & 372.009 (no date)]. Frolic, a 62 foot schooner built by Brusstar & Co., of Baltimore in 1884, was assigned to patrol the Second District which included Eastern Bay, and the Miles and Wye Rivers.The principal item in the collection is a logbook kept by Captain Jones while he commanded Frolic between September 1904 and September 1908. This logbook is significant because it is possibly the only one to have survived from the period that the schooners were active in patrolling the bay.Scope and ContentIn addition to the logbook, the collection includes various documents related to Frolic's patrol such as communications from the Fishery Force commander, Thomas C. B. Howard, receipts for fines collected for violations of the oyster laws, and receipts for taxes paid to the Fishery Force for oysters taken out of state. Other items in the collection, related to the Fishery Force, is a photo of a yacht, account book kept by waterman Harry Booker (1897-1977), and invoices for purchases for the schooner Lanclott.	No image URL.	View
	9	8888.0087.0000.00	documents	H. M. Rowe & Co., Oyster Packers:BackgroundI		Range, Cir 03/01/1882 - 07/31/1887		H. M. Rowe & Co., Oyster Packers:BackgroundIn 2001 the museum purchased four large, leatherbound books consisting of volumes labeled "Ledger", "Journal", "Cash", and "H. M. Rowe & Co." The latter contained no readable entries. The Journal contained entries from 1 March 1882 through 31 August 1885; Cash had entries from 1 September 1885 through 16 July 1887; and the Ledger covered the period from 1884 through July 1887.Wood's Baltimore City Directory, 1874 (Baltimore: John W. Woods), at p. 492, lists "Rowe, H. M. & Co (H. M. & W. H. Rowe) oyster packers, 68 Boston". Also, H. M. Rowe is listed at "393 e Pratt", and Wm. H. Rowe is listed at "395 e Pratt". Finally, James B. Rowe, bookkeeper, is listed at "393 e Pratt". From this it is evident that the Rowe company was in the oyster packing business as early as 1874. Information contained in the three volumes suggests that the company ended its business in July 1887. Polk's Baltimore City Directory, 1902, has no listing for the company.In 1882 Joseph W. Brooks (1832-1915) built a schooner named H. M Rowe at his yard in Dorchester County, MD. (See Pete Lesher, "The Industrious Shipbuilder: Joseph W. Brooks" (The Weather Gauge, v. 36, No. 1, Spring 2001, pp. 3-11 and 33). A photo at p. 7 shows the Rowe with her homeport as Deals Island. The vessel's first owner was Caleb J. Moore whose connection with the Rowes is not known. As shown below, however, the Rowe company purchased oysters from the vessel over several years.Scope and ContentThe Journal and Cash volumes reflect receipts and disbursements over a five-year period. Many of the disbursements were small amounts to the three Rowes; many others were to named recipients or for such expenses as stamps, labels, etc.The Journal (pp. 1-239) is of interest because it shows on a day-by-day basis all receipts and disbursements from 1 March 1882 through 31 August 1885. Disbursements cover everything from postage stamps, newspaper purchases (New York Herald, Baltimore American), payments to the Rowes and their employees, to payments for oysters delivered by ships. Among many vessels to which payments were made were the sloop Morning Light, and schooners Sea Belle, Sharps Island, Nautilus, Exchange, H. P. Barnes, Maid of Erin, Ann Virginia, Two Brothers, and Lewis Taulane. Of special are payments to the schooner H. M Rowe. These began on 6 October 1882 with the entry (p. 45) showing a payment of $50.00, and the entry "name & colors". Subsequent entries show payments to the vessel throughout the years 1882 until 19 January 1885. Most payments were for relatively large amounts apparently for cargos of oysters: examples are payments of $315.00 on 8 December 1882 (p. 61), $511.56 on 27 December 1882, and $455.05 on 11 January 1883.However, the key portion of the collection is contained in the Ledger. Between pages 70 and 261 the entries show shipments of oysters to numerous buyers in a variety of states and Ontario, Canada. Each entry shows the date of shipment, the quantity shipped (barrels, half-barrels, kegs, tubs), the grade of the shipment(standards, selects), the price of the shipment, and the payment dates and amounts, almost always in cash. The Ledger also shows that each of the Rowes owned one-third of the value of the assets of the company (pp. 4-5), but that H.M. Rowe held the most capital (pp. 30-43). Although the Rowes were all partners in the firm, we do not know what their relationship was to each other.A second important part of the Ledger reflects payments for merchandise to numerous individuals and companies (pp. 301-329).In short, although this company was only one of many oyster packers and shippers in Baltimore during the period covered by these volumes, clearly its business was widespread and apparently lucrative: when the company apparently wound up its business on 16 July 1887, the total capital split among the Rowes was about $21,665, a fair amount for the time.	No image URL.	View
	10	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
	11	2010.0017.0001.00	jugs	Stoneware jug				Stoneware jug from O.P. Roberts and Bro. Ship Chandlers. Brown jusg, wide diameter, sharp curve to mouth. Handle broken off. "O P ROBERTS & BRO GROCER & SHIP CHANDLERS 2230 BOSTON ST BALTIMORE MD" stamped into side.		View
	12	2004.0050.0006.01	razors	Straight razor, "Red Man (chief logo), Made in Ger				Straight razor, "Red Man (chief logo), Made in Germany." It has a leather slip case. Razor has silver/brass decorative tips on handles with reddish bark type handles. Condition: Good. Slip case poor; hole at one end. Material: Metal, early celluloid bark pattern.		View
	13	2004.0050.0007.01	razors	Straight razor marked "Gebr. Becker, Solinger, Ger				Straight razor marked "Gebr. Becker, Solinger, Germany". It has silver steel, bark type handles, original case. The case is yellow card board with simulated leather covering. Condition: Good. Material: Steel, Celluloid (?).		View
	14	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
	15	1997.0055.0001.01	ships plans	Schooner Sultana		Circa 01/01/1997 -		Data and drawings of the schooner Sultana built in 1768 at Boston and originally used by the British for law enforcement, eventually came to the Chesapeake Bay and used for transportation and cargo. Plans & data are part of a current plan to build a replica in Chestertown, MD. One set of Plans A-B. Plan A is the British Admiralty draught for HM Schooner Sultana from the British National Maritime Museum. Plan B is the 1993 Model rigging plan for Model Shipways Sultana.		View
	16	2020.0013.0001	skiffs, crabbing	Crab Skiff	Parks, Charles H.	circa 1928	Fishing Creek - MD	Crab skiff built by Charles H. Parks and used to harvest peeler crabs out of Hooper Island. Charles H. Parks opperated a seafood packing house till the 1960s.		View