Thomas B. Schall
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Uncurated Search Results
Type: Schooner
Year: 1882
Builder: McCosker
Location: Baltimore
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| 1 | 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 | |||
| 2 | 0000.1134.0151.00 | photographic prints | SCHOONER THOMAS B. SCHALL UNDER SAIL WITH DECK LOA | Range,Exac 01/01/1938 - 12/31/1938 | SCHOONER THOMAS B. SCHALL UNDER SAIL WITH DECK LOAD OF LUMBER OFF POINT NO POINT,MD Place: POINT NO POINT, MD (NEAR) Old Subject Fields: SAIL VESSELS, SCHOONERS | No image URL. | View | |||
| 3 | 0000.1134.0243.00 | photographic prints | TWO-MASTED SCHOONER THOMAS B. SCHALL UNDER SAIL; F | Range,Exac 01/01/1938 - 12/31/1938 | TWO-MASTED SCHOONER THOMAS B. SCHALL UNDER SAIL; From old Remarks field: SAME AS 923.109 NEG Old Subject Fields: SAIL VESSELS, SCHOONERS | No image URL. | View | |||
| 4 | 0000.1134.0340.00 | photographic prints | SCHOONER THOMAS B. SCHALL UNDER WAY WITH A DECKLOA | Range,Exac 01/01/1938 - 12/31/1938 | SCHOONER THOMAS B. SCHALL UNDER WAY WITH A DECKLOAD OF LUMBER Old Subject Fields: SAIL VESSELS, SCHOONERS | No image URL. | View | |||
| 5 | 0000.1134.0412.00 | photographic prints | SCHOONER THOMAS B. SCHALL UNDER SAIL WITH A DECKLO | Exact 08/27/1938 - 08/27/1938 | SCHOONER THOMAS B. SCHALL UNDER SAIL WITH A DECKLOAD OF LUMBER OFF PONT NO POINT Place: POINT NO POINT, MD (NEAR) Old Subject Fields: SAIL VESSELS, SCHOONERS | No image URL. | View | |||
| 6 | 0000.1295.1653.00 | photographic prints | Schooner Thomas B. Schall under sail | Exact 05/30/1935 - | Patapsco River - Western Shore - MD | Schooner Thomas B. Schall under sail in the Patapsco River in a light breeze; staysail, foresail and main set; yawl boat on davits; seen from starboard side. For source, see 1295.0001. | No image URL. | View | ||
| 7 | 0000.1295.1654.00 | photographic prints | Schooner Thomas B. Schall under sail in Curtis Bay | Exact 08/31/1938 - | Anne Arundel County - Curtis Bay - Western Shore - MD | Schooner Thomas B. Schall under sail in Curtis Bay in a light breeze; staysail, foresail and main set; yawl boat in water and may be pushing; seen from port side. For source, see 1295.0001. | No image URL. | View | ||
| 8 | 0000.1295.1655.00 | photographic prints | Schooner Thomas B. Schall at McGrath's, Baltimore | Exact 05/19/1934 - | Mcgrath's - Baltimore - Baltimore Harbor - Western Shore - MD | Schooner Thomas B. Schall docked at McGrath's, Baltimore; seen from starboard quarter; sails furled; yawl boat on davits. In background, four masts of schooner Doris Hamlin. "Barges in back were lifted on pier during hurricane of 8/23/1933.". For source, see 1295.0001. | No image URL. | View | ||
| 9 | 0000.1295.1656.00 | photographic prints | Schooner Thomas B. Schall sailing out of Curtis Ba | Exact 08/31/1938 - | Anne Arundel County - Curtis Bay - Western Shore - MD | Schooner Thomas B. Schall running, "sailing out of Curtis Bay. Taken from Trade Wind, after at stormy night in Thom's Cove." Seen from port quarter; only sail visible is the main which is out to port; yawl boat may be pushing. For source, see 1295.0001. | No image URL. | View | ||
| 10 | 0000.1295.1657.01 | photographic prints | Schooner Thomas B. Schall's port bow | Exact 06/30/1935 - | Smith's Shipyard - Baltimore - Curtis Creek - Western Shore - MD | Schooner Thomas B. Schall's port bow, showing name boards, long head, bowsprit, anchor, bobstay, etc. She is on marine railway at Smith's Shipyard, Curtis Creek.. For source, see 1295.0001. | No image URL. | View | ||
| 11 | 0000.1295.1658.00 | photographic prints | Schooner Thomas B. Schall's stern | Exact 06/30/1935 - | Smith's Shipyard - Baltimore - Curtis Creek - Western Shore - MD | Schooner Thomas B. Schall's stern, seen from starboard quarter; shows rudder, name board, transom. She is on marine railway at Smith's Shipyard, Curtis Creek.. For source, see 1295.0001. | No image URL. | View | ||
| 12 | 0000.1295.1659.00 | photographic prints | Possibly schooner Thomas B. Schall | Exact 08/24/1930 - | Mundy Point - Northumberland - South Yeocomico - Western Shore - VA - USA | Possibly schooner Thomas B. Schall docked at Mundy Point, VA Soft. For source, see 1295.0001. | No image URL. | View | ||
| 13 | 0000.1295.1660.00 | photographic prints | Possibly schooner Thomas B. Schall under sail | Exact 10/08/1933 - | Baltimore - Baltimore Harbor - Western Shore - MD | Possibly schooner Thomas B. Schall under sail with deckload of lumber; seen from starboard side. Soft. For source, see 1295.0001. | No image URL. | View | ||
| 14 | 0000.1295.1661.00 | photographic prints | Possibly schooner Thomas B. Schall under sail | Exact 04/27/1935 - | Baltimore - Baltimore Harbor - Western Shore - MD | Possibly schooner Thomas B. Schall under sail in Baltimore Harbor; seen from starboard side. Soft. For source, see 1295.0001. | No image URL. | View | ||
| 15 | 0000.1295.1662.00 | photographic prints | Schooner Thomas B. Schall under sail with lumber | Chesapeake Bay | Schooner Thomas B. Schall under sail with deckload of lumber; "bound up the Chesapeake Bay;" seen from starboard side.; staysails, foresail and main set. Print is light struck at bottom left side, but may still be usable if cropped. No date. For source, see 1295.0001. | No image URL. | View | |||
| 16 | 0000.1295.1663.00 | photographic prints | Schooner Thomas B. Schall under sail with deckload | Chesapeake Bay | Schooner Thomas B. Schall under sail with deckload of lumber; "bound up the Chesapeake Bay;" seen from starboard quarter; she is running wing and wing; yawl boat on davits; main and foresail are reefed so boom will not hit the cargo; does not show upper part of sails. No date. For source, see 1295.0001. | No image URL. | View | |||
| 17 | 0000.1295.1664.00 | photographic prints | Schooners Thomas B. Schall & Nellie | Range, Cir 01/01/1924 - 12/31/1924 | No Address - Kinsale - Westmoreland - West Yeocomico River - VA - 22488 - USA | Schooners Thomas B. Schall, right, and Nellie to her port;they are docked at Kinsale, VA; both are seen from astern; sails furled; empty decks; yawl boats on davits. For source, see 1295.0001. | No image URL. | View | ||
| 18 | 0000.1295.1657.02 | photographic prints | Schooner Thomas B. Schall at Pier 6, Baltimore | Exact 04/13/1941 - | Pier 6 - Pratt Street - Baltimore - Western Shore - MD | Schooner Thomas B. Schall at Pier 6, Baltimore, seen from astern with yawl boat on davits; large steamship docked beyond her.. For source, see 1295.0001. | No image URL. | View | ||
| 19 | 0000.1290.0381.00 | photographic prints | Schooner Thomas B Schall being towed by | Schooner Thomas B. Schall being towed by p. b. Yeccomico. | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 20 | 0000.1290.0677.00 | photographic prints | Two schooners rafted at Kinsale wharf | Range, Cir 01/01/1923 - 12/31/1924 | No Address - Kinsale - Westmoreland - West Yeocomico River - VA - 22488 - USA | Two schooners rafted at Kinsale wharf: at left is Nellie, at right, Thomas B. Schall; overhead view from astern; yawl boats on davits; no identifiable deck cargo; warehouses in background. See Snediker, Chesapeake Bay Schooners, pp. 89 & 172. | No image URL. | View | ||
| 21 | 0000.1290.0738.00 | photographic prints | Schooner Thomas B. Schall sailing into Curtis Bay | Exact 10/08/1933 - | Anne Arundel County - Curtis Bay - Western Shore - MD | Schooner Thomas B. Schall sailing into Curtis Bay with a deckload of lumber; seen from starboard side, with jib, staysail, foresail and main set. | No image URL. | View | ||
| 22 | 0000.1290.0773.00 | photographic prints | Schooner Thomas B. Schall? | Range, Exa 04/27/1935 - | Schooner Thomas B. Schall? under sail, seen from starboard side. | No image URL. | View | |||
| 23 | 0000.1290.0774.00 | photographic prints | Schooner Thomas B. Schall on railway at Smith's | Range, Exa 06/30/1935 - | Smith's Shipyard - Baltimore - Curtis Creek - Western Shore - MD | Schooner Thomas B. Schall on railway at Smith's Shipyard; seen from port bow, showing nameboard, stem, longhead, bobstay, anchor. | No image URL. | View | ||
| 24 | 0000.1290.0775.00 | photographic prints | Schooner Thomas B. Schall under sail downwind | Range, Exa 08/31/1938 - | Anne Arundel County - Curtis Bay - Western Shore - MD | Schooner Thomas B. Schall under sail downwind, seen from port quarter; she appears to be in open water, but "Curtis Bay" is penciled on back of print. | No image URL. | View | ||
| 25 | 0000.0854.0024.00 | photographs | SCHOONER "THOMAS B. SCHALL", BALTIMORE Place: BA | Kaiser, Frederick F __Photographer | Range,Exac 01/01/1940 - 12/31/1940 | Baltimore - MD | SCHOONER "THOMAS B. SCHALL", BALTIMORE Place: BALTIMORE, MD Old Subject Fields: SAIL VESSELS, SCHOONERS | No image URL. | View | |
| 26 | 0000.0923.0112.00 | photographs | SCHOONER THOMAS B. SCHALL UNDER SAIL WITH DECKLOAD | SCHOONER THOMAS B. SCHALL UNDER SAIL WITH DECKLOAD OF LUMBER Old Subject Fields: SAIL VESSELS, SCHOONERS | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 27 | 0000.0923.0113.00 | photographs | SCHOONER THOMAS B. SCHALL UNDER SAIL WITH DECKLOAD | SCHOONER THOMAS B. SCHALL UNDER SAIL WITH DECKLOAD OF LUMBER Old Subject Fields: SAIL VESSELS, SCHOONERS | No image URL. | View | ||||
| 28 | 0000.0925.0022.02 | photographs | SCHOONER THOMAS B. SCHALL UNDER SAIL WITH DECKLOAD | Moorshead, Arthur A __Photographer | Range,Exac 08/01/1938 - 08/31/1938 | SCHOONER THOMAS B. SCHALL UNDER SAIL WITH DECKLOAD OF LUMBER NEAR POINT NO POINT Old Subject Fields: SAIL VESSELS, SCHOONERS | No image URL. | View | ||
| 29 | 0000.0923.0114.00 | photographs | SCHOONER THOMAS B. SCHALL UNDER SAIL WITH DECKLOAD | SCHOONER THOMAS B. SCHALL UNDER SAIL WITH DECKLOAD OF LUMBER Old Subject Fields: SAIL VESSELS, SCHOONERS | No image URL. | View |
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