Virgie

Mariners' Museum, Uncurated Search Results

Type: Skipjack

Year: 1899

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Location: Pocomoke City

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These records are found in the online catalog of The Mariners’ Museum and Park in Newport News, Virginia. Uncurated search results are presented to give researchers and interested readers an idea of whether the museum’s archives contain information about this vessel and whether it may be worthwhile to visit the museum’s catalog search page for further investigation. Uncurated results may be inaccurate or incomplete.

Search mode: Exact Name. Search phrase(s): "Virgie". Results returned: 4. Results displayed in this table: 4.

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Fetch?Row IDMediaDateVesselPlaceRelated PlacesInscription/MarksSubjectNotesArchive Number
1SHORT DESCRIPTION: A collection of 46 pencil sketches and one ink sketch of the Ohio River Steamboats by Samuel Ward Stanton, C. 1897.CL23179
2MS63-750-1 Virgil Dean5/1941Virgie G. Dean (Schooner : 1897).Envelope: "3 sail batteau Virgil Dean. Cambridge, MD. May 1941"Schooners–Maryland–Cambridge.; Silos–Maryland–Cambridge.Shows a schooner moored at a wharf where there are three silo shaped buildings. There is no caption for this negative.MS0063/01-750#0750-A
3MS63-750-2 Virgil DeanFreddie L. Bennett (Sloop : 1899).Envelope: "3 sail batteau Virgil Dean. Cambridge, MD. May 1941"Skipjacks–United States.; Sloops–United States.; Dwellings–United States.The caption incorrectly labels this as the schooner Virgie G. Dean, it is the skipjack Freddie L. Bennett. The boat is shown moored in a harbor with some dwellings in the background. There is no caption for this negative.MS0063/01-750#0750-B
4MS63-750-3 Virgil Dean7/7/1940Freddie L. Bennett (Sloop : 1899).Envelope: "3 sail batteau Virgil Dean. Cambridge, MD. May 1941"Skipjacks–United States.; Sloops–United States.; Dwellings–United States.The caption incorrectly labels this as the schooner Virgie G. Dean, it is the skipjack Freddie L. Bennett. This is clearly a continuation of the shot in 0749. The shot is from amidships looking forward to the bow and includes a good view of a winch. There is no caption for this negative.MS0063/01-750#0750-C

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