R A. Meredith

Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Uncurated Search Results

Type: Skipjack

Year: 1911

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Location: Rumbley

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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	8888.0044.0000	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
	3	8888.0183.0000	papers (document genres)	MS 183 Chesapeake Bay Yacht Clubs		1890-2013		An artificial collection of materials realted to yacht clubs in the Chesapeake Bay. Items have come from various sources and are organized into series based on the yacht club they relate to. As of March 2024 there are three series. <br /><br />Series 1: Baltimore Corinthian Yacht Club materials gathered by Harry Wilson Meredith ranging from 1890-1952.<br />Series 2: Cruising Sailors of St. Michaels materials gathered by Charles "Barry" Albert ranging from 1999-2013.<br />Series 3: Herring Island Sailing Fleet materials gathered by Charles "Barry" Albert ranging from 1998-2002.<br />Series 4: Misc. (Miles River Yacht Club guest pass, 1938 William R. Shockley-Mary Rider)<br />	No image URL.	View
	4	0000.1295.1894.00	photographic prints	Trailboard of skipjack R. A. Meredith				Trailboard of skipjack R. A. Meredith; no place, no date. For source, see 1290.0001.	No image URL.	View
	5	0000.1111.0041	photographic prints	Three silver trophies		1903		Three silver trophies on a shelf. Inscriptions mostly unreadable on left and center trophies, but left trophy is dated 1899; right trophy: "Awarded by the Queen Anne R. R. Co. to H. W. Meredith yacht Yola Sailing Race at Love Point July 4th 1903"		View
	6	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