Pocahontas

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Type: Schooner

Year: 1827

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Fetch?	Row ID	Catalog #	Object Name	Title	Artist/Maker	Date Made	Place Made	Description	Full Image	CBMM Cat. Page
	1	0000.0139.0002.00		TUG "POCAHONTAS" Old Subject Fields: POWER VESSE				TUG "POCAHONTAS" Old Subject Fields: POWER VESSELS, TUG BOATS	No image URL.	View
	2	0000.0286.0004.00		S.S.POCAHONTAS .AUTOMOBILE AND PASSENGER TRANSPORT		Range,Circ 01/01/1947 - 12/31/1947		S.S.POCAHONTAS .AUTOMOBILE AND PASSENGER TRANSPORT BETWEEN CAPE CHARLES AND (LITTLE CREEK). NORFOLK,VIRGINIA Old Subject Fields: FERRIES, VESSELS, POWER; VIRGINIA, OTHER LOCATIONS	No image URL.	View
	3	1986.0021.0002.01	booklets	FERRY SCHEDULE FOR LITTLE CREEK TO KIPTOPEKE BEACH				FERRY SCHEDULE FOR LITTLE CREEK TO KIPTOPEKE BEACH, VA FERRY, EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 16, 1962. Materials: PAPER,INK Associated Place: KIPTOPEAKE, VA Negative #: N2016 R3,N1017 R1	No image URL.	View
	4	1986.0027.0001.00	booklets	ADVERTISING BROCHURE FOR CHESAPEAKE STEAMSHIP CO.,		Range,Circ 01/01/1950 - 12/31/1950		ADVERTISING BROCHURE FOR CHESAPEAKE STEAMSHIP CO., 6 PAGES SHOWING VARIOUS PORTS THE LINE TRAVELED TO C1950. Title: FUN ON THE BAY Materials: PAPER Colors: POLYCHROMATIC Associated Place: CHESAPEAKE BAY Negative #: N2016 R4	No image URL.	View
	5	1983.0007.0001.01	cartridge cases	A) Container. B) Lid. Leather passbox, cartridge		Circa 01/01/1870 -		A) Container. B) Lid. Leather passbox, cartridge carrier, used for transporting powder from ship's magazine to gun. Leather would retard fire. Marked: "BLR"=breech loading rifle, and "3 in" for 3" gun. Breech loading rifles used by the Navy after about 1870. Condition: Good, strap missing. <CR>Material: Leather.		View
	6	2006.0068.0431.00	cups	Paper cup from Virginia Ferry Co.'s 'Pocahontas'	Virginia Ferry Company, __Distributor			Waxed 6-oz paper Dixie-brand cup from the Virginia Ferry Company's ship "Pocahontas." The cup is white with a picture of the ship printed in navy blue on one side and the company logo in navy blue on the other. The cup has a rolled rim and pressed bottom with identifying information.		View
	7	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
	8	1986.0027.0002.00	matchbooks	PACK OF MATCHES WITH "SS POCAHONTAS" AND "SS PRINC	Universal Match Co, __Creator			PACK OF MATCHES WITH "SS POCAHONTAS" AND "SS PRINCESS ANNE" ADVERTISED ON COVER. Materials: PAPER,INK Place Made: PHILADELPHIA, PA Negative #: N2016 R4	No image URL.	View
	9	2006.0068.0182.00	name boards	Name board from CITY OF NEW YORK/POCAHONTAS				Name board from CITY OF NEW YORK/POCAHONTAS. POCAHONTAS on one side, CITY OF NEW YORK on opposite side. Both on black background with yellow letters.	No image URL.	View
	10	2006.0068.0187.00	name boards	Name board from DOVER				Name board from DOVER. Black background with white letters and white curly vine design on either side of name. Right end carved, left end straight. POCAHONTAS on other side. Half painted on POCAHONTAS side.		View
	11	2006.0068.0241.00	name boards	Name board from POCAHONTAS				Name board from POCAHONTAS. Black with white letters, white border. Ends tapered to points at bottom.		View
	12	0000.0858.0002.00	negatives	STACK AND WHISTLE ON STEAM FERRY POCAHONTAS Old	Roberts, John J __Photographer			STACK AND WHISTLE ON STEAM FERRY POCAHONTAS Old Subject Fields: STEAMBOATS, ON BOARD, VESSELS	No image URL.	View
	13	2002.0040.0250.00	oyster cans	Gold-cream background; navy lettering and picture	Independent Can Co., __Manufacturer			Gold-cream background; navy lettering and picture within shield. Front: "Pocahontas Brand Oysters, From Certified Oyster Beds", sea/sailboat, sunrise picture within shield. Back: "...strictly fresh shucked oysters from our own private grounds, packed the same day they are taken from the shell and guaranteed..." all within navy shield. Side: "VA.209", "Contents One Gallon" Lid: Bronze-gold tone, looks a lot newer than can, raised circle with "Oystres Extra Selects", embossed. Condition: Good, rusty, scratched, dents at top and bottom, bottom very rusty, top very new. Material: Steel, tin, paint.		View
	14	0000.1103.0078	Photographic negatives	Boats, Washington harbor and lower Bay	Hollerith, Herman Jr. __Photographer			Bow view of the steamboat POCAHONTAS		View
	15	0000.1103.0081	Photographic negatives	Boats, Washington harbor and lower Bay	Hollerith, Herman Jr. __Photographer			A steamboat, probably the POCAHONTAS proceeding toward a wharf (wharf not visible). A small craft is at the right side of the photo probably moored at a wharf		View
	16	0000.1107.0066	photographic negatives	POCOHANTAS	Hollerith, Herman Jr. __Photographer			Steamboat Pocahontas cruises by photographer. Smoke coming out of stack. Collector's number: M110-3		View
	17	0000.1134.0075.00	photographic prints	DECK BOAT POCAHONTAS UNDER WAY Old Subject Field				DECK BOAT POCAHONTAS UNDER WAY Old Subject Fields: FREIGHT POWER VESSELS	No image URL.	View
	18	0000.0963.0119.00	photographic prints	Signs from steamboats POCAHONTAS and LANCASTER.	Burgess, Robert H __Photographer	Range, Cir 01/01/1960 - 12/31/1970		Signs from steamboats POCAHONTAS and LANCASTER. Other side of POCAHONTAS sign was used for CITY OF NEW YORK (ex-TALBOT). Photo by Robert H Burgess. Not for publication. Photo in album.	No image URL.	View
	19	0000.1101.0091	Photographic prints	Army tug, R.T. Frank at Old Point	Hollerith, Herman Jr. __Photographer			A dock is in the foreground and people, cargo, and a wagon are on the wharf where R.T. Frank is moored. The Old Dominion Line steamer Pocahontas is outward bound behind the wharf. A military vessel sits off the tug's bow.		View
	20	0000.1101.0092	Photographic prints	Army tug, R.T. Frank at Old Point	Hollerith, Herman Jr. __Photographer			A dock is in the foreground and people, cargo, and a wagon are on the wharf where R.T. Frank is moored. The Old Dominion Line steamer Pocahontas. is outward bound behind the wharf. A military vessel sits off the tug's bow. Similar content to 1101.0091 with the exception of no steamer visible in background. There is also better definition of the building at left and the horse and wagon on the wharf.		View
	21	0000.1101.0118	Photographic prints	James River, Claremont Wharf, Southern Railroad	Hollerith, Herman Jr. __Photographer			A train meeting the Pocahontas. African American men on the wharf and a modified log canoe with a small gas engine moored alongside the larger vessel.		View
	22	0000.1101.0125	Photographic prints	James River, Scotland Warf, Engine number 2	Hollerith, Herman Jr. __Photographer			A steam locomotive on the wharf with wharf buildings and a rail car in the background. Two large vessels are moored on each side of the wharf. Men are seen working behind the engine. The vessel moored the right side of the wharf appears to the Columbia. The train is meeting the Pocahontas at the unidentified James River landing although it is tentatively identified as the Scotland Wharf.		View
	23	0000.1101.0230	Photographic prints	Pocahontas at New Point Wharf	Hollerith, Herman Jr. __Photographer	Circa 1912-1914	New Point	The steamer is moored at the wharf with people, women and men, gathered on the upper deck. Men are standing on the wharf.		View
	24	0000.1101.0240	Photographic prints	Deck of Pocahontas	Hollerith, Herman Jr. __Photographer			View of boat's deck housing and stack and vent structure.		View
	25	0000.1290.2559.00	photographic prints	Steam ferry Pocahontas under way in Chesapeake Bay		Exact 07/04/1947 -	Chesapeake Bay	Steam ferry Pocahontas under way in Chesapeake Bay; she served the route from Cape Charles to Little Creek, and here is heading for Little Creek. Seen from port bow.	No image URL.	View
	26	0000.1290.2973.00	photographic prints	Steamboat Pocahontas under way in distance			No Address - Old Point Comfort - Hampton Roads - VA	Steamboat Pocahontas under way in distance; unidentified vessel in foregound and unidentified naval vessel at right.	No image URL.	View
	27	0000.1290.2974.00	photographic prints	Steamboat Pocahontas under way from starboard side		Exact 06/03/1934 -		Steamboat Pocahontas under way from starboard side.	No image URL.	View
	28	0000.1290.2975.00	photographic prints	Steamboat Pocahontas, builder's drawings		Range, Exa 06/01/1993 - 06/30/1993		Steamboat Pocahontas, builder's drawings showing three decks, with locations of dining saloon, parlors, cafe, cabins, engine space, crew mess, etc. Note labels for "colored women's cabin" and "white women's cabin."	No image URL.	View
	29	0000.1290.2976.00	photographic prints	Steamboat Pocahontas, builder's drawings showing u		Range, Exa 06/01/1993 - 06/30/1993		Steamboat Pocahontas, builder's drawings showing upper deck and port side; note captain's cabin, et al; lifeboats; walking beam; "U.S. Mail" lettered on side.	No image URL.	View
	30	0000.1290.3163.00	photographic prints	Steam ferry Pocahontas under way			James River - VA	Steam ferry Pocahontas under way with car on board; she "shuttles autos between Jamestown, site of the first English settlement in America, and Scotland Wharf, land once owned by Powhatan, father of Pocahontas." "Please credit Virginia Dept. of Highways" stamped on back.	No image URL.	View
	31	0000.1290.3420.00	photographic prints	Display of nautical artifacts at Folk Art Museum,		Range, Exa 01/01/1960 - 12/31/1960	Folk Art Museum - Williamsburg - Western Shore - VA	Display of nautical artifacts at Folk Art Museum, Williamsburg, showing nameboards from Pocahontas, Patapsco and Ashland, photographs, steamboat whistles, life preserver, etc. Impossible to tell which Pocahontas and which Ashland nameboards came from.	No image URL.	View
	32	0000.1290.3493.00	photographic prints	Schooner David Crockett at a pier				Schooner David Crockett at a pier; three masts in place, sails furled on two of them; "Pocahontas Coal" lettered on topside.	No image URL.	View
	33	0000.1108.0120	Photographic prints	POCAHONTAS, MOBJACK, SMITHFIELD, CITY OF N.Y. (John C. Mills)	Hollerith, Herman Jr. __Photographer	1937	Keyport, N.J.	A harbor view where the steamers are waiting to be broken up. There is a wharf at the left of the image and small craft moored in the foreground.		View
	34	0000.0842.0016.00	photographs	Ferry POCAHONTAS				Ferry POCAHONTAS underway, smoke coming from smokestack.	No image URL.	View
	35	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
	36	0000.0826.0026.00	postcards	S.S. "POCAHONTAS" FERRY BOAT BETWEEN EASTERN SHORE				S.S. "POCAHONTAS" FERRY BOAT BETWEEN EASTERN SHORE ROUTE 18 AND NORFOLK, VA; From old Remarks field: SHOWS HER UNDER WAY NEAR A SHORE; CURTEICH Place: NORFOLK, VA? Old Subject Fields: FERRIES, VESSELS, POWER	No image URL.	View
	37	0000.1392.0085	postcards	Rendering of the head of Pocahontas superimposed on a map			Virginia	Rendering of the head of Pocahontas superimposed on a map of the James River, Portsmouth, Norfolk, Cape Henry, Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean, showing site of Jamestown Exposition of 1907.	No image URL.	View
	38	0000.1120.0007	postcards, photographic	The ferry Pocahontas	Rowe Dist. __Publisher	circa 1950s	Norfolk - VA	A used postcard showing a photograph of the ferry Pocahontas. <br />The description on the back reads "The Ferry Pocahontas, plying between Little Creek (near Norfolk, Va.) and Kiptopeke Beach in Virginia's Eastern Shore. The Pocahontas is the largest vessel now in this fleet, after being extended to 76 feet."<br /><br />The postcard was mailed to Mansfield Mass. from Norfolk, V. in July 1960.<br />		View
	39	1977.0016.0002.00	prints	SHOWS FERRY POCAHONTAS UNDER WAY FROM STARBOARD SI				SHOWS FERRY POCAHONTAS UNDER WAY FROM STARBOARD SIDE. SHE WAS OWNED BY VIRGINIA FERRY CORPORATION AND RAN BETWEEN CAPE CHARLES AND LITTLE CREEK, VIRGINIA. Title: FERRY POCOHANTAS Materials: INK,PAPER Colors: POLYCHROMATIC Negative #: N2008 R5	No image URL.	View
	40	1977.0024.0014.00	steamboats (model)	Waterline MODEL OF THE STEAM FERRY "POCAHONTAS"				FULL MODEL OF THE STEAM FERRY "POCAHONTAS." VESSEL BUILT IN 1941 FOR THE VIRGINIA FERRY COMPANY'S CAPE CHARLES-LITTLE CREEK ROUTE. SOLD IN 1964 TO THE DELAWARE RIVER AND BAY AUTHORITY FOR THE LEWES-CAPE MAY ROUTE; RENAMED "DELAWARE" AT THAT TIME. Materials: WOOD, PAINT Colors: POLYCHROMATIC Negative #: N1005		View