Smith K. Martin

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Type: Schooner

Year: 1899

Builder: E. J. Tull

Location: Pocomoke City

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Fetch?	Row ID	Catalog #	Object Name	Title	Artist/Maker	Date Made	Place Made	Description	Full Image	CBMM Cat. Page
	1	0000.0547.0003.00		2 MASTED SCHOONER, "SMITH K. MARTIN" Old Subject				2 MASTED SCHOONER, "SMITH K. MARTIN" Old Subject Fields: SAIL VESSELS, SCHOONERS; VESSELS, SAIL, DECK & HULL	No image URL.	View
	2	0000.0547.0004.00		2 MASTED SCHOONER, "SMITH K. MARTIN" Old Subject				2 MASTED SCHOONER, "SMITH K. MARTIN" Old Subject Fields: SAIL VESSELS, SCHOONERS; VESSELS, SAIL, DECK & HULL	No image URL.	View
	3	0000.0547.0005.00		2 MASTED SCHOONER, "SMITH K. MARTIN" Old Subject				2 MASTED SCHOONER, "SMITH K. MARTIN" Old Subject Fields: SAIL VESSELS, SCHOONERS; VESSELS, SAIL, DECK & HULL	No image URL.	View
	4	0000.0547.0006.00		2 MASTED SCHOONER, "SMITH K. MARTIN" Old Subject				2 MASTED SCHOONER, "SMITH K. MARTIN" Old Subject Fields: SAIL VESSELS, SCHOONERS; VESSELS, SAIL, DECK & HULL	No image URL.	View
	5	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
	6	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
	7	8888.0062.0000.00	manuscript	Maryland Crabmeat Company Collection		Range, Exa 01/01/1939 - 12/31/1946	No Address - Crisfield - Somerset - Eastern Shore - MD - 21316 - USA	This collection consists of documentation from the Milboume Oyster Company and the Maryland Crabmeat Company. The Milbourne documents came from a plant in Stockton, MD. The material dates from 1939 to 1946 and is contained in Archival Box 1. The documents are arranged as follows: orders and statements for oysters, clams and crabs; receipts, statements and bills from local supply companies; tax receipts; license information and a list of checks paid out.Maryland Crabmeat Company documents date from 1981 to 1992 and are contained in Banker Boxes 1 through 10. The documents are arranged as follows: sales and inventory of products, bills of lading, taxes and income statements, suppliers and vendors, accounting records, and payroll records.		View
	8	8888.0098.0000.00	papers	Burgess manuscript collection				This collection is housed in 24 boxes, starting on CSC 15A2 and continuing on to 15A3, 15A4, 16A1, and 16A2<CR><CR>The collection is broad in scope and content. It includes about 100 trailboards and name boards, and many other artifacts obtained from Chesapeake Bay vessels of all kinds; years of correspondence (covered in this finding aid), much of it acquiring background for and arranging the publication of his books, particularly those about the schooners Albert F. Paul and Purnell T. White; many of his photographs; and numerous clippings containing articles by and about Burgess.Among the highlights of the collection are a number of documents from the late 19th century such as invoices, receipts, and note from George P. Bailey, of Kinsale, VA, a dealer in wood, ties, etc., and the canner of the "Pride of Westmoreland" brand tomatoes and commission merchants Courtney & Kennan (see Box 17). Also, the lengthy correspondence (1946-1969) with the Baltimore Sunday Sun about articles Burgess submitted for publication, including the ""I Remember When" series (Boxes 19 & 20)	No image URL.	View
	9	8888.0156.0000.00	papers (document genres)	Marine Engine Materials				Marine Engine Materials: Series 1, Gerald Dunn; Series 2, William B. Wimbrow; Series 3 Misc.	No image URL.	View
	10	0000.1134.0602.00	photographic prints	Schooner Smith K. Martin anchored		Range, Exa 01/01/1934 - 12/31/1934	No Address - Annapolis - Anne Arundel - Western Shore - MD	Schooner Smith K. Martin anchored, from starboard quarter; in Annapolis; shows push boat on davits<CR>	No image URL.	View
	11	0000.1295.0098.00	photographic prints	Bugeye Carrie Coulbourne tied up in Severn River,		Exact 04/22/1934 - 04/22/1934	Annapolis - Anne Arundel - Severn River Mouth - Western Shore - MD	Bugeye Carrie Coulbourne tied up in Severn River near Annapolis. Schooner Smith K. Martin anchored "in the stream." State Capitol and Naval Academy buildings in the background. See 1295.001 for source.	No image URL.	View
	12	0000.1295.1630.00	photographic prints	Schooner Smith K. Martin anchored in Curtis Crk.		Exact 06/30/1935 -	Baltimore - Curtis Creek - Western Shore - MD	Schooner Smith K. Martin anchored in Curtis Creek with a lighter alongside. Seen from starboard side. For source, see 1295.0001.	No image URL.	View
	13	0000.1295.1631.00	photographic prints	Schooner Smith K. Martin, right, anchored at Annap		Exact 04/22/1934 -	Annapolis - Spa Creek - Western Shore - MD	Schooner Smith K. Martin, right, anchored at Annapolis. Seen from port side. At left, bugeye Lemuel Kirwan; center, schooner Augusta. For source, see 1295.0001.	No image URL.	View
	14	0000.1295.1632.00	photographic prints	Schooner Smith K. Martin anchored				Schooner Smith K. Martin anchored. Seen from starboard quarter; yawl boat on davits; sails furled. Stern of lighter at far left. No place, no date. For source, see 1295.0001.	No image URL.	View
	15	0000.1295.1633.00	photographic prints	Schooner Smith K. Martin, possibly, under sail				"This vessel, although unidentified, appears to be the Smith K. Martin." She is under full sail, seen from the port side. "The Mariners' Museum" is stamped on back. No place, no date. For source, see 1295.0001.	No image URL.	View
	16	0000.0870.0002.00	photographs	SCHOONER SMITH K. MARTIN? Old Subject Fields: SA				SCHOONER SMITH K. MARTIN? Old Subject Fields: SAIL VESSELS, SCHOONERS	No image URL.	View
	17	0000.0923.0090.00	photographs	SCHOONERS FLORENCE, LEFT, AND SMITH K. MARTIN, RIG		Range,Exac 01/01/1933 - 12/31/1933	No Address - Annapolis - Anne Arundel - Western Shore - MD - 21401 - USA	SCHOONERS FLORENCE, LEFT, AND SMITH K. MARTIN, RIGHT, ANCHORED NEAR ANNAPOLIS, MD; From old Remarks field: OTHER VESSELS IN BACKGROUND Place: ANNAPOLIS, MD Old Subject Fields: SAIL VESSELS, SCHOONERS	No image URL.	View
	18	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
	19	8888.0191.0000	research (document genres)	"Notebook on Shipwrecks" research, Moale	Moale, H. Richard	circa 2000s		Research compiled by author Richard Moale while writing "Notebook on Shipwrecks" publishe din 2010. Includes, documentation of vessels, letters, and other data that did not go into the book.		View
	20	1997.0059.0001.00	ships plans	Schooner Smith K. Martin	Tull, E J __Designer ||Tull, E J __Creator	Range, Exa 01/01/1936 - 12/31/1936	Pocomoke City - MD	Plans for the Schooner Smith K. Martin built in 1899 at Pocamoke City MD. It was designed and built by E. James Tull. The length overall of the schooner is 73.5' and beam 22.5'. The schooner was used for oyster dredging on the Delaware Bay. Plans consist of three sheets with five lines drawings. The HAMMS Project drawings include the hull lines, deck plan and outboard profile, sail plans, head gear, and a cross section of the hull. Copy of the original.	No image URL.	View
	21	1997.0059.0002.00	ships plans	Schooner Smith K. Martin	Tull, E J __Creator ||Tull, E J __Designer	Range, Exa 01/01/1936 - 12/31/1936		Three sheets with five lines drawings of the schooner Smith K. Martin. HAMMS Project drawings include hull lines, deck plan and outboard profile, sail plans, head gear, cross section of hull. The Smith K. Martin was built in 1899 in Pocamoke City MD. Designed and built by E. James Tull. Boat dimensions are length overall 73.5' and beam 22.5'. Used for oyster dredging on Delaware Bay. Copy of the original.	No image URL.	View
	22	1997.0059.0003.00	ships plans	Schooner Smith K. Martin	Tull, E J __Creator ||Tull, E J __Designer	Range, Cir 01/01/1936 - 12/31/1936		Three sheets with five lines drawings of the schooner Smith K. Martin. HAMMS Project drawings include hull lines, deck plan and outboard profile, sail plans, head gear, cross section of hull. The Smith K. Martin was built in 1899 in Pocamoke City MD. Designed and built by E. James Tull. Boat dimensions are length overall 73.5' and beam 22.5'. Used for oyster dredging on Delaware Bay. Copy of the original.	No image URL.	View
	23	1997.0059.0004.00	ships plans	Schooner Smith K. Martin	Tull, E J __Creator ||Tull, E J __Designer	Range, Exa 01/01/1936 - 12/31/1936		Three sheets with five lines drawings of the schooner Smith K. Martin. HAMMS Project drawings include hull lines, deck plan and outboard profile, sail plans, head gear, cross section of hull. The Smith K. Martin was built in 1899 in Pocamoke City MD. Designed and built by E. James Tull. Boat dimensions are length overall 73.5' and beam 22.5'. Used for oyster dredging on Delaware Bay. Copy of the original.	No image URL.	View
	24	1997.0059.0005.00	ships plans	Schooner Smith K. Martin	Tull, E J __Creator ||Tull, E J __Designer	Range, Cir 01/01/1936 - 12/31/1936		Three sheets with five lines drawings of the schooner Smith K. Martin. HAMMS Project drawings include hull lines, deck plan and outboard profile, sail plans, head gear, cross section of hull. The Smith K. Martin was built in 1899 in Pocamoke City MD. Designed and built by E. James Tull. Boat dimensions are length overall 73.5' and beam 22.5'. Used for oyster dredging on Delaware Bay. Copy of the original.	No image URL.	View
	25	1994.0006.0010.00	ships plans	Chesapeake Two Masted Schooner Smith K. Martin		After 01/01/1930 -		Plans for the Chesapeake Two Masted Schooner Smith K. Martin. A large vessel with a sail area of 3762 sq. ft. Survey No.5-7, Historic American Merchant Marine Survey Drawings at the Smithsonian Institution. Drawings depict the sail plan. On the reverse is a drawing of the headgear details.	No image URL.	View
	26	1976.0042.0001.00	ships plans	20' Catboat	Kleinschmidt, J __Creator	Circa 01/01/1959 -		Plan for a 20' catboat by Charles Ferguon of Groton CT. Drawn by J. Kleinschmidt from Mystic half model. Blueline copy. Collected by Chapelle		View
	27	1985.0005.0001.00	steering wheels	Wood steering wheel reportedly from the sidewheel				Wood steering wheel reportedly from the sidewheel paddle steamer RIVER QUEEN. The wheel has 10 spokes connected to the metal brass hub. On the outer ring there are 10 inlaid metal stars and 10 inlaid wood diamonds. The RIVER QUEEN was built in 1864 and was used by President Lincoln during the Civil War. Condition: The ends of 3 spokes are loose and had been repaired at an earlier time, heavily varnished & discolored. Material: Oak? with metal hub, brass.		View