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Fetch?	Row ID	Media	Date	Vessel	Place	Related Places	Inscription/Marks	Subject	Notes	Archive Number
	1	No image URL.		Virginia V (Steamboat)		Puget Sound Region (Wash.)–Description and travel		Steamboats–History. Washington (State); Lake steamers–History–Washington (State)	Includes index.	LB25856
	2	No image URL.							NOTES: Mirror from the C & O Steamer, Virginia. VESSEL INFORMATION - VESSEL NAME: VIRGINIA VESSEL TYPE: STEAMBOAT VESSEL BUILDER: WILLIAM R. TRIGG BUILDER LOCATION: RICHMOND, VIRGINIA DATE VESSEL BUILT: 1902 VESSEL DIMENSIONS: 635 GROSS TONS, 354 NET TONS, 191' (LENGTH) x 32' (BREADTH) x 12" (DEPTH) SHIP OWNERS: CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY VESSEL HISTORY: The steel-hulled VIRGINIA was built in 1902 by William R. Trigg, for the C & O Railway Co. for service as a ferry steamer between Norfolk and Newport News. Taken out of service in September 1949 and sold for scrap in June of 1951. Towed to Baltimore in July, 1951 to the yard of Patapsco Scrap Metal Corp. (Bethlehem Steel Co.) to be broken up. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: See C & O Historical Newsletter, Vol xvii, No.4, April, 1985.	CL1895
	3	No image URL.							SHORT DESCRIPTION: Pencil sketch on tissue. VESSEL INFORMATION - VESSEL NAME: VIRGINIA VESSEL BUILT: 1857 VESSEL HISTORY: American iron paddle steamer built by Birckbeck & Hodges, at the Lawrence & Foulkes yard, foot of North 5th Street, Williamsburgh, New York. She was launched on June 20, 1857. The VIRGINIA was 236 feet in length; 35 feet beam and 9 feet depth of hold; tonnage 722. Fitted with an inclined engine having a xylinder of 48 inches and stroke of 12 foot. She cleared New York for New Orleans on November 17, 1857, and put into Norfolk on the 23rd and at Charleston on the 29th, having engine trouble each time. The VIRGINIA was built for service between New Orleans and Mobile and was owned by the Mississippi Sound Company. The VIRGINIA’S boiler exploded 10 months aafter building, killing seven persons.	CL5994
	4								SHORT DESCRIPTION: Steering wheel from the C & O Steamboat, Virginia, 10 spokes turned with heavy brass hub. Wood is probably mahogany with lighter color wood inlay. Normal wear on spokes. VESSEL INFORMATION - VESSEL NAME: VIRGINIA VESSEL TYPE: STEAMBOAT VESSEL BUILDER: WILLIAM R. TRIGG BUILDER LOCATION: RICHMOND, VIRGINIA DATE VESSEL BUILT: 1902 VESSEL DIMENSIONS: 635 GROSS TONS, 354 NET TONS, 191' (LENGTH) x 32' (BREADTH) x 12" (DEPTH) SHIP OWNERS: CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY VESSEL HISTORY: The steel-hulled VIRGINIA was built in 1902 by William R. Trigg, for the C & O Railway Co. for service as a ferry steamer between Norfolk and Newport News. Taken out of service in September 1949 and sold for scrap in June of 1951. Towed to Baltimore in July, 1951 to the yard of Patapsco Scrap Metal Corp. (Bethlehem Steel Co.) to be broken up. INVENTORY: Part - there is one (1) component part.	CL1896
	5								SHORT DESCRIPTION: Painting by Alexander Charles Stuart depicting a port broadside view of the sidewheel steamboat Virginia (1879-1905). The background is unidentified but may possibly in the Sparrow's Point area around Baltimore. There appears to be a large grain elevator in the left background, a slopp in the center foreground, and waterfront buildings and vessels in the background at the right. It is signed, indistinctly, in the lower left corner "Stuart". NOTES: This painting of the first Virginia was executed by Alexander Charles Stuart, the staff artist of Harlan & Hollingsworth, builders of the vessel. The painting was originally owned by T. J. Brownley, the chief engineer of the vessel. Alexander Charles Stuart was born in Scotland June 2, 1831, and died in Chester, Pennsylvania on August 3, 1898. He was educated in Glasgow and later at Rugby School. After studying medicine Stuart joined the Royal Navy, and later the U.S. Navy during the Civil War, and is said to have served in the iron armoured ship Monitor. He married and settled in Chester, Pennsylvania, then in Wilmington, where is is listed in the town directories from 1881 to 1883 as a marine painter. He is best known for his ship portraits, especially the ships of the firm of Harlan & Hollingsworth. The Virginia was built during the time that Stuart worked as a drafstman/artist for Harlan & Hollingsworth and is one of the goup of similar paintings he did, apparently as outside contracts with the owners. VESSEL INFORMATION- VESSEL NAME: VIRGINIA (1879-1905); aka- TADOUSAC (1905-1927) VESSEL TYPE: IRON SIDE-WHEEL STEAMSHIP, BUILDER: HARLAN & HOLLINGSWORTH BUILDER LOCATION: DELAWARE, WILMINGTON BUILD DATE: 1879 DIMENSIONS: 990 GROSS TONS, 665 NET TONS, 251' length x 34'7" beam x 7'9" depth SHIPOWNER: BALTIMORE STEAM PACKET COMPANY VESSEL HISTORY: In 1896, used by Baltimore Steam Packet Company on the new James River Line. Sold in 1900 to Joseph R. Wainwright. In 1902 ran under charter on the Joy Line. in 1903 sold to Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Company, Toronto, Canada for St. Lawrence River service. Renamed Tadousac in 1905. Dropped from Lloyd's in 1927.	CL13002
	6	No image URL.							SHORT DESCRIPTION: Three paneled mirror with a large center panel and two sidelight mirrors, all bevelled with frame molding. Four applied pilasters separate mirrors and support cornice. Two side panels contain metal shields, right panel has an eagle with a flag in shield form, left has a female warrior conquering for the inscription "SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS". ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: See C & O Historical Newsletter, v 17, #4 (4-1985). VESSEL INFORMATION - VESSEL NAME: VIRGINIA VESSEL TYPE: STEAMBOAT VESSEL BUILDER: WILLIAM R. TRIGG BUILDER LOCATION: RICHMOND, VIRGINIA DATE VESSEL BUILT: 1902 VESSEL DIMENSIONS: 635 GROSS TONS, 354 NET TONS, 191' (LENGTH) x 32' (BREADTH) x 12" (DEPTH) SHIP OWNERS: CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY VESSEL HISTORY: The steel-hulled VIRGINIA was built in 1902 by William R. Trigg, for the C & O Railway Co. for service as a ferry steamer between Norfolk and Newport News. Taken out of service in September 1949 and sold for scrap in June of 1951. Towed to Baltimore in July, 1951 to the yard of Patapsco Scrap Metal Corp. (Bethlehem Steel Co.) to be broken up.	CL1894
	7								SHORT DESCRIPTION: Wood name board with name, "VIRGINIA" in shallow incised letters (about 1/16"), gilded. Small quarter-round cut-outs in upper corners of board, all edges except bottom chamfered. Separate narrow strip on bottom edge with two rough mounting notches. five cross cleats on back. Face painted black with sand. Verso painted black. NOTES: Name board attributed to the C&O Steamer VIRGINIA, built in 1902 by William R. Trigg. VESSEL INFORMATION - VESSEL NAME: VIRGINIA VESSEL TYPE: FERRY VESSEL BUILDER: WILLIAM R. TRIGG BUILDER LOCATION: RICHMOND, VIRGINIA DATE VESSEL BUILT: 1902 VESSEL DIMENSIONS: 635 GROSS TONS, 354 NET TONS, 191' (LENGTH) x 32' (BREADTH) x 12" (DEPTH) SHIP OWNERS: CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY VESSEL HISTORY: The steel-hulled VIRGINIA was built in 1902 by William R. Trigg, for the C & O Railway Co. for service as a ferry steamer between Norfolk and Newport News. Taken out of service in September 1949 and sold for scrap in June of 1951. Towed to Baltimore in July, 1951 to the yard of Patapsco Scrap Metal Corp. (Bethlehem Steel Co.) to be broken up.	CL4100
	8	No image URL.							SHORT DESCRIPTION: Wooden bench from steamboat VIRGINIA. VESSEL INFORMATION - VESSEL NAME: VIRGINIA VESSEL TYPE: STEAMBOAT VESSEL BUILDER: WILLIAM R. TRIGG BUILDER LOCATION: RICHMOND, VIRGINIA DATE VESSEL BUILT: 1902 VESSEL DIMENSIONS: 635 GROSS TONS, 354 NET TONS, 191' (LENGTH) x 32' (BREADTH) x 12" (DEPTH) SHIP OWNERS: CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY VESSEL HISTORY: The steel-hulled VIRGINIA was built in 1902 by William R. Trigg, for the C & O Railway Co. for service as a ferry steamer between Norfolk and Newport News. Taken out of service in September 1949 and sold for scrap in June of 1951. Towed to Baltimore in July, 1951 to the yard of Patapsco Scrap Metal Corp. (Bethlehem Steel Co.) to be broken up.	CL5819
	9		ca1915				WRITTEN ION VERSO: BUILT1902 AT RICHMOND,VIRGINIA BY WILLIAM R. TRIGG COMPANY. OWNED BY C& O RAILWAY COMPANY		Children greet steamboat .The steamboat, VIRGINIA, pulls into the dock with what is apparently US military personnel on the decks. Children, dressed in clothes typical of the day, such as knickers, sailor shirts and pleated skirts, gather to see the boat.	MS0228/03-#PB17443
	10								SHORT DESCRIPTION: Magnifying glass for a binnacle compass, made by John E. HAND & Sons Company, of Philadelphia and Baltimore. According to the Collection file this came from the steamboat VIRGINIA. TIME-SPACE: 1920-1940. VESSEL INFORMATION - VESSEL NAME: VIRGINIA VESSEL TYPE: STEAMBOAT VESSEL BUILDER: WILLIAM R. TRIGG BUILDER LOCATION: RICHMOND, VIRGINIA DATE VESSEL BUILT: 1902 VESSEL DIMENSIONS: 635 GROSS TONS, 354 NET TONS, 191' (LENGTH) x 32' (BREADTH) x 12" (DEPTH) SHIP OWNERS: CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY VESSEL HISTORY: The steel-hulled VIRGINIA was built in 1902 by William R. Trigg, for the C & O Railway Co. for service as a ferry steamer between Norfolk and Newport News. Taken out of service in September 1949 and sold for scrap in June of 1951. Towed to Baltimore in July, 1951 to the yard of Patapsco Scrap Metal Corp. (Bethlehem Steel Co.) to be broken up.	CL3371
	11								SHORT DESCRIPTION: At the top of the handle appears the inscription C & O. On the reverse appears Rogers Bros. Al XII. NOTES: This was removed from the captain's quarters of the steamboat VIRGINIA prior to her being towed away to be scrapped. VESSEL INFORMATION - VESSEL NAME: VIRGINIA VESSEL TYPE: FERRY VESSEL BUILDER: WILLIAM R. TRIGG CO. BUILDER LOCATION: RICHMOND, VIRGINIA DATE VESSEL BUILT: 1902 VESSEL DIMENSIONS: 635 GROSS TONS, 354 NET TONS, 191' (LENGTH) x 32' (BREADTH) x 12" (DEPTH) SHIP OWNERS: CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY VESSEL HISTORY: The steel-hulled VIRGINIA was built in 1902 by William R. Trigg, for the C & O Railway Co. for service as a ferry steamer between Norfolk and Newport News. Taken out of service in September 1949 and sold for scrap in June of 1951. Towed to Baltimore in July, 1951 to the yard of Patapsco Scrap Metal Corp. (Bethlehem Steel Co.) to be broken up.	CL1871
	12								VESSEL INFORMATION - VESSEL NAME: FLORIDA VESSEL BUILT: 1907 ALL SHIP'S NAMES: FLORIDA (1907-1924); CALISTOGA (1925-1948). VESSEL TYPE: PASSENGER STEAMBOAT SHIP BUILDER: MARYLAND STEEL CO. SHIPBUILDER LOCATION: SPARROWS POINT, MARYLAND SHIP LINE: OLD BAY LINE TRADE ROUTE: BALTIMORE, OLD POINT NORFOLK VESSEL DIMENSIONS: 2,185 gross tons, 298' x 45' x 16'1" VESSEL HISTORY: Sold in 1924 to Monticello S.S. Co., San Francisco, and renamed CALISTOGA. SHORT DESCRIPTION: The lithographed surface of this print of the FLORIDA is identical to print issued for the steamboat VIRGINIA (1905-1919) except for changing the name on the flag and bow of vessel. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: A.C. Brown, "The Old Bay Line, 1840-1940", pg. 165.	CL18456
	13								NOTES: According to Marine Engineering, June 1902, page 268, the steamboat Virginia had two screw propellers of cast steel of the modified Griffiths type, each with three blades, each 8 feet in diameter. This description obviously does not describe this propeller. There is a legend in the center of the object. The supervisor of the NNS foundry thinks its probably a heat number used in casting. The propeller came to the Museum from the scrapyard at NNS who attributed it to the Virginia (1902). One of the logbooks for the Virginia that is held by the library indicates that on June 27, 1924 the "port wheel hit log". VESSEL INFORMATION - VESSEL NAME: VIRGINIA VESSEL TYPE: STEAMBOAT VESSEL BUILDER: WILLIAM R. TRIGG BUILDER LOCATION: RICHMOND, VIRGINIA DATE VESSEL BUILT: 1902 VESSEL DIMENSIONS: 635 GROSS TONS, 354 NET TONS, 191' (LENGTH) x 32' (BREADTH) x 12" (DEPTH) SHIP OWNERS: CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY VESSEL HISTORY: The steel-hulled VIRGINIA was built in 1902 by William R. Trigg, for the C & O Railway Co. for service as a ferry steamer between Norfolk and Newport News. Taken out of service in September 1949 and sold for scrap in June of 1951. Towed to Baltimore in July, 1951 to the yard of Patapsco Scrap Metal Corp. (Bethlehem Steel Co.) to be broken up.	CL153
	14	No image URL.							SHORT DESCRIPTION: Cylinder steam whistle with curved top and spring release cast iron lever. Mounted on wood base with NH 0044. Three arched openings for release of steam. LABEL COPY: Steam Whistle, circa 1902/ Steamboat Virginia (1902-1953)/ Gift of Bethlehem Steel Corp./ 52.199 (label for Chesapeake Bay Gallery - September, 1989) LABEL FOR MODEL STORED IN : 27/516/TD VESSEL INFORMATION - VESSEL NAME: VIRGINIA VESSEL TYPE: STEAM FERRY VESSEL BUILDER: WILLIAM R. TRIGG BUILDER LOCATION: RICHMOND, VIRGINIA DATE VESSEL BUILT: 1902 VESSEL DIMENSIONS: 635 GROSS TONS, 354 NET TONS, 191' (LENGTH) x 32' (BREADTH) x 12" (DEPTH) SHIP OWNERS: CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY VESSEL HISTORY: The steel-hulled VIRGINIA was built in 1902 by William R. Trigg, for the C & O Railway Co. for service as a ferry steamer between Norfolk and Newport News. Taken out of service in September 1949 and sold for scrap in June of 1951. Towed to Baltimore in July, 1951 to the yard of Patapsco Scrap Metal Corp. (Bethlehem Steel Co.) to be broken up. INVENTORY: label - there is one (1) component part.	CL10939
	15								VESSEL INFORMATION-- VESSEL NAME: OLD POINT COMFORT VESSEL TYPE: iron side-wheel ferry steamer SERVICE DATES: 1926-1940 BUILDER LOCATION: Wilmington, Delaware ASSOCIATED PLACE: Virginia, Norfolk; Virginia, Cape Charles ALL SHIP NAMES: (1) PENNSYLVANIA (1874-1925); (2) OLD POINT COMFORT (1926-1940). HOME PORT: Norfolk, Virginia TRADE ROUTE: NORFOLK, CAPE CHARLES VESSEL DIMENSIONS: gross ton 430, net ton 298, L 136.7, B 29.4, D 8.9, indicated horsepower 346	CL2782
	16	No image URL.							SHORT DESCRIPTION: Keyring with two keys and key tag. VESSEL INFORMATION - VESSEL NAME: VIRGINIA VESSEL TYPE: STEAMBOAT VESSEL BUILDER: WILLIAM R. TRIGG BUILDER LOCATION: RICHMOND, VIRGINIA DATE VESSEL BUILT: 1902 VESSEL DIMENSIONS: 635 GROSS TONS, 354 NET TONS, 191' (LENGTH) x 32' (BREADTH) x 12" (DEPTH) SHIP OWNERS: CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY VESSEL HISTORY: The steel-hulled VIRGINIA was built in 1902 by William R. Trigg, for the C & O Railway Co. for service as a ferry steamer between Norfolk and Newport News. Taken out of service in September 1949 and sold for scrap in June of 1951. Towed to Baltimore in July, 1951 to the yard of Patapsco Scrap Metal Corp. (Bethlehem Steel Co.) to be broken up.	CL7404
	17	No image URL.							SHORT DESCRIPTION: Two keys on a ring with a tag. VESSEL INFORMATION - VESSEL NAME: VIRGINIA VESSEL TYPE: STEAMBOAT VESSEL BUILDER: WILLIAM R. TRIGG BUILDER LOCATION: RICHMOND, VIRGINIA DATE VESSEL BUILT: 1902 VESSEL DIMENSIONS: 635 GROSS TONS, 354 NET TONS, 191' (LENGTH) x 32' (BREADTH) x 12" (DEPTH) SHIP OWNERS: CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY VESSEL HISTORY: The steel-hulled VIRGINIA was built in 1902 by William R. Trigg, for the C & O Railway Co. for service as a ferry steamer between Norfolk and Newport News. Taken out of service in September 1949 and sold for scrap in June of 1951. Towed to Baltimore in July, 1951 to the yard of Patapsco Scrap Metal Corp. (Bethlehem Steel Co.) to be broken up.	CL7406
	18	No image URL.							NOTES: The VIRGINIA in this print is identical to a print issued for the FLORIDA save for changing the name on the flag and bow of the vessel. The VIRGINIA had additional staterooms added in 1909, at which time this print was probably issued. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Brown, A.C. "The Old Bay Line, 1840-1940", p. 164. VESSEL INFORMATION-- VESSEL NAME: VIRGINIA VESSEL TYPE: steamboat, steel screw SERVICE DATES: 1905-1919 SHIP BUILDER: Harlan & Hollingsworth SHIP LINE: Old Bay Line BUILDER LOCATION: Wilmington, Delaware ASSOCIATED PLACE: VESSEL HISTORY: In an unofficial race with the Chesapeake S.S. Co.'s S.S. COLUMBIA, in 1907 the VIRGINIA was the victor and held the title "Queen of the Chesapeake". This vessel was completely destroyed by fire on the May 24, 1919. There were no casualties. SHIP OWNERS: Baltimore Steam Packet Co. VESSEL DIMENSIONS: 2,027 tons; 297'7" x 44'1" x 15'7"	CL20111
	19								SHORT DESCRIPTION: Hand-colored lithograph titled 'Lake Drummond Hotel, The Gretna Green of Lower Virginia, and part of the Dismal Swamp Canal.' Lithograph from Pendleton's Lithography company in Boston from a sketch by Thomas Williamson. Published by C. Hall in Norfolk. The image shows a view looking towards the Lake Drummond Hotel from the opposite bank of the Dismal Swamp Canal. At the left, a dirt road runs along the canal. In the lower left corner are stacks of lumber and logs. Several men sit on the lumber looking across the canal with two dogs at their feet. One has a gun or cane resting on his right shoulder. Another man stands at the corner of the stack of lumber near a small row boat that has been dragged up on to the bank of the canal, board lays at the boat's side. Four boats, three sailing and one steamboat, can be seen in the canal. At the right, closest to the viewer, is a two-masted gaff-rigged cutter with two men at the stern, one holding the tiller. There are large bags or bundles in the well at the center of the boat suggesting the boat is hauling cargo. The boat has a triangular blue flag flying on the main mast. At the center is steamboat Lady of the Lake. It is crowded with passengers under a canopy. It has two smoke stacks and flies an American flag with a circle of stars around a large star in the canton. Beyond the the steamboat, center left, is another two-masted gaff-rigged sailboat with a triangular blue flag on its main mast. In the extreme distance, sailing towards the other three vessels, is another small sailboat. On the opposite side of the canal is another dirt road along which many people are walking. Several stand in front of the plank fence that surrounds the Lake Drummond Hotel. The hotel appears to be a one-story building with columns along a long porch. At the center of the building is a small second floor area with five windows and a chimney. There are several smaller buildings behind the hotel. At the extreme right in the lower right corner are stacks of lumber. Another building sits behind the third boat sailing up the canal. Trees surrounding the scene suggest the area is wooded beyond the clearing where the buildings have been constructed. NOTES: Photocopy in file of a painting by Robert Salmon (1804-1865) "Dismal Swamp Canal with Lake Drummond Hotel, Oil on wood, 10 x 14 3/16 in., signed, dated, and inscribed (on back) No. 650 / Painted by R Salmon / 1830. Recorded in the artist's account book. Noted in Salmon's account book that he lent the painting to [William] Pendleton for lithograph." William Pendleton directed the leading lithography shop in Boston. Salmon sold him several pictures for lithography between 1830 and 1834. In the note written by Harold S Sniffen, it is noted that the original of this painting is owned by Eugene Sydnor, Richmond, VA. Illustrated in catalogue by Hirschl & Adler Galleries Inc. N.Y.C. Dec. 5. 1972-Jan 6, 1973. "Faces and Places- Changing Images of 19th Century America" (Original of the catalog page is glued into MM Lib book: ND 497 S27 W5 John Wilmerding's "Robert Salmon Painter of Ship and Shore". The piece is virtually identical to this print even though on the image it cites "from a sketch by Thomas Williamson. Esq." and does not recognize Salmon. Research shows a Thomas Williamson, Esq., born in Henrico, Virginia in 1777. After his first wife died Williamson married Anne Walke at her family's home, The Ferry, in Lynnhave, Princess Anne County, Virginia. He moved to Norfolk prior to the 1820 census. He was a cashier of the Virginia Bank of Norfolk and was mayor of Norfolk in 1829 [American Beacon and Norfolk and Portsmouth Daily Advertiser, Volume 61, Number 115, 15 December 1845]. He died in December 1846 in Norfolk, Virginia. [Families of Lower Norfolk and Princess Anne Counties, 1897 NOTES: Research has almost positively identified the steamboat depicted in the print as the LADY OF THE LAKE, a 60 ton, stern paddlewheel boat built at Norfolk in 1830 and abandoned in 1833. Niles Register, 15 May 1830, p. 218, states: "A steamboat is prepareing at Norfolk for navigating the Dismal Swamp Canal. The paddles are fixed at her stern. She is called the Lady of the Lake." The April 30, 1830 issue of The Norfolk and Portsmouth Herald carried the following item: "CANAL VIEWS" The Messrs. Pendleton, of Boston, we learn, are engaged in executing a lithographic view of the Dismal Swamp Canal for Mr. C. Hall, of this place, who is the publisher, from a drawing taken on the spot, by Thomas Williamson, Esq. of this Borough. The print will exhibit a near view of the Lake Drummond Hotel, (the Half-way House,) a handsome building on the East side, with a mile of the Canal, (on which are to be seen a steam boat, a transportation boat, and a sloop,) forming a striking and pleasing perspective, filled out with the wild and unique scenery of the "Great Dismal." The print is contracted to be done in the best style of the celebrated artists who have it in hand; the size about 14 by 16 inches, and delivered to subscribers at a very low price of 50 cents a copy. It will be finished in two or three weeks." NOTES: Starting as early as the 1720s, entrepreneurs considered a canal system through the Dismal Swamp. Eventually, Tidewater Virginia was linked with North Carolina. In the mid-1800s, engineers operated steam dredges, and labor gang foremen oversaw black laborers in the extension of the canals. White stonemasons built supporting structures. These ventures allowed shingles, staves, cotton, naval stores, turpentine, and produce to flow from North Carolina up the Elizabeth River to local and international markets. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: See object file for additional bibliographic and descriptive information.	CL18417
	20		3/23/1920				Robert T. Little Collection.		Port quarter stern view with people on deck.	P0001.011/01-#PK4688
	21		3/28/1921				Robert T. Little Collection.		Port quarter stern view of vessel under steam, with people on deck.	P0001.011/01-#PK4695
	22		Circa 1916	Virginia (Schooner : 1916).					Photograph from the Virginia Pilot Association of an unidentified woman on the deck of schooner Virginia, sitting at the helm.	MS0114/-04.09#09
	23		Circa 1916	Virginia (Schooner : 1916).					Photograph from the Virginia Pilot Association of four unidentified people on the deck of schooner Virginia.	MS0114/-04.09#05
	24		Circa 1916	Virginia (Schooner : 1916).					Photograph from the Virginia Pilot Association of an unidentified man leaning against the rigging of schooner Virginia.	MS0114/-04.09#04
	25		Circa 1916	Virginia (Schooner : 1916).					Photograph from the Virginia Pilot Association of two unidentified men boxing by Marquess of Queensbury rules on the deck of schooner Virginia.	MS0114/-04.09#03
	26		Circa 1916	Virginia (Schooner : 1916).					Photograph from the Virginia Pilot Association of two unidentified men sitting and posing together on the deck of schooner Virginia.	MS0114/-04.09#06
	27		Circa 1916	Virginia (Schooner : 1916).					Photograph from the Virginia Pilot Association of an unidentified man on the deck of schooner Virginia.	MS0114/-04.09#01
	28		Circa 1916	Virginia (Schooner : 1916).					Photograph from the Virginia Pilot Association of an unidentified man on the deck of schooner Virginia.	MS0114/-04.09#02
	29		Circa 1916	Virginia (Schooner : 1916).					Photograph from the Virginia Pilot Association of three unidentified people (two women and one man) on the deck of schooner Virginia. A few other pople are visible in the backgound.	MS0114/-04.09#10
	30								VESSEL INFORMATION: The schooner Virginia was commissioned by the Virginia Pilots Association and designed by naval engineers Cox and Stevens. Pilots Association president William Rowe Boutwell instructed the designers to model the vessel after the America's Cup competitors of the day. She was built by A.C. Brown & Son of Tottenville, Staten Island, New York, and was completed in 1916. Virginia served actively as a pilot vessel during World War I. Following the war, she was fitted with two 75 hp diesel engines. In 1932 the Virginia was replaced by another auxiliary schooner named Hampton Roads. In 1939, Virginia was sold to Walter K. Queen of Boston. She was sold again in 1944, and in 1945 was sold to her final owner, William H. Hoeffer of New York. In 1947 she was reported "stranded."	CL11294
	31		Circa 1916	Virginia (Schooner : 1916).					Photograph from the Virginia Pilot Association of three unidentified people on the deck of schooner Virginia. One is laying on a cot, the others are standing.	MS0114/-04.09#08
	32	No image URL.		Virginia Pilots Association–Membership.				Pilot boats–Virginia–Pictorial works.; Pilots and pilotage–Virginia–Hampton Roads (Harbor).; Trade associations–Political activity–Virginia.; Pilots and pilotage.; Corporate minutes–Virginia.	This collection contains 13 boxes of material pertaining to the development and activities of the Virginia Pilot Association from 1866 to 1984. The collection contains both internal documents of the Association as well as research, correspondence, photographs and publications about the Association from individual and media sources. The logs and records in this collection cover accounting and expense records, bylaws and official documents as well as shipping documents. The publications included in this collection offer information about the history of the Pilots as well as first hand travel accounts by Virginia Pilots. The Board of Directors Minutes encompasses business proposals, reprimands to pilots and budget allocation from 1903 until 1966. The photographs include portraits of vessels, captains, official press photographs during WWII, and unidentified photographs that range from beach scenes and linotype woodblock prints to WWI soldiers. The correspondences contained in this collection incorporate a range of subjects from complaint letters of Pilot misconduct and reprimands in the early 1900s to research requests from individuals and institutions from the 1940s to the 1980s. This collection also contains newspaper and magazine articles pertaining to pilot activity and political affiliations from 1909 to 1984. There are also many miscellaneous research notes in this collection pertaining to the history of the Virginia Pilots that have been used for personal interest as well as drafts for published and unpublished articles about the Pilots' Association. __FILE GUIDE Box 1 Logs/Records Folder 1 Official and political documents predominantly from 1920s to include Virginia bylaws in a small booklet Folder 2 Various accounting and expense records Folder 3 Two accounting log books 1920-1926 Folder 4 Miscellaneous shipping documents, dates ranging from 1920-1958 Box 2 Records/Publications Folder 1 History of Pilots, bound book circa 1920 Folder 2 Undated articles and publications including magazines and bound travel accounts of pilots Folder 3 Records of Pilot Commissioners, 1875-1950, in three journals Box 3 Board of Directors Minutes Folder 1 Two microfilm boxes with minutes from 1908-1950 and printed copies of minutes from 1903-1907 Folder 2 Minutes 1948 Folder 3 Minutes 1950-1954 Folder 4 Minutes 1955-1957 Folder 5 Minutes 1958-1960 Folder 6 Minutes 1961-1963 Folder 7 Minutes 1964-1966 Box 4 Photographs Folder 1 Stationary including Christmas cards with various boats and ships Folder 2 Official documents with negatives Folder 3 Virginia Pilot Vessels Folder 4 Virginia Pilot Portraits and negatives Folder 5 Virginia Pilot activity during WWII Folder 6 "Pawnee", 1975 Folder 7 1982 Virginia Pilot Association Film Data Folder 8 1983 Virginia Pilot Association Film Data Folder 9 Collection of unidentified photographs including people aboard Pilot Schooner "Virginia" (ca 1916), WWI soldiers and ships Box 5 Correspondence Folder 1 April 1890- Feb 1891 Requests for leave of absence, complaint letter about certain Pilots giving misleading information to aid business Folder 2 Sept 1907- Jan 1909 Complaint letters about a Pilot refusing to take a steamer and response to the issue, complaint of Pilot Skinner being drunk and disorderly Folder 3 Feb-Aug 1910 Suspension of Pilot Skinner, visual requirements of VA Pilots, complaint letter of Pilot leading Ship Manhattan aground, hearing and minutes about Manhattan incident Folder 4 Dec 1910 Complaint of Pilot refusing to take S/S Dora Baltea out to sea, letters surrounding hearing of Dora Baltea incident Folder 5 Jan-Nov 1911 Resolution of SS Dora Baltea incident, complaint letter by S/S Grampian Range Folder 6 May 1912- Aug 1919 Complaint of ship running aground, felony charges against Pilot Carrol B. Foster, defense letters of Foster, request to give Pilot Skinner another chance at Piloting, request for improvement of a channel at Newport News shipyard Folder 7 Feb-March 1920 Poem and love note to Millie, testimonial for VA Pilots, petition in opposition to a Pilot Bill Folder 8 May 1937, Sep 1939, Nov 1942 Charge against C.B. Foster for excessive drinking, response to a research request, list of active Pilots in 1942 Folder 9 Jan 1948- Dec 1949 Research for a history of VA Pilots by Capt. John E. Johnson Folder 10 Jan, Nov 1950 Request for information regarding Virginia Pilot Association history Folder 11 Jan 1960- Dec 1962 Response to a History of Pilots request, Sounding Trip Folder 12 Feb-March 1970, March-Aug 1975 History of Pilots by various researchers, Cape Henry research Folder 13 Feb-Aug 1982 Request and exchange of information regarding Virginia Pilot Association History Folder 14 Sept-Dec 1982 Request and exchange of information regarding Virginia Pilot Association History Folder 15 Jan-May 1983, Aug 1984 Request for information on Virginia Pilot History, proposal for program - Hampton's Living History Box 6 Clippings Folder 1 Newspaper clippings of Pilot activity, 1909-1919 Folder 2 Political clippings, 1920, pertaining to a Pilot Bill Folder 3 Various newspaper clippings, 1920, related to Pilot activity Folder 4 Political Scrapbook, 1923 Folder 5 Newspaper clippings of Pilot activity, 1936, 1938 Folder 6 Newspaper clippings of Pilot activity, 1940- 1948 Box 7 Clippings Folder 7 Newspaper clippings and magazine articles, 1951- 1958 Folder 8 Newspaper clippings and magazine articles, 1960-1969 Folder 9 Newspaper clippings of Pilot activity, 1971-1978 Folder 10 Newspaper clippings of Pilot activity, 1981-1982 Folder 11 Newspaper clippings and magazine articles, 1983-1984 Box 8 Misc. Research Notes Folder 1 Lists of Pilots and Boats, 1600s - 1900s Folder 2 Beacons, Lighthouses records and history, 1600-1850 Folder 3 Governors of Virginia and Colonial history Folder 4 History of Pilots, 1600-1800 Folder 5 History of Pilots, 1801-1980 Folder 6 Originally in a research binder: Boats and Pilots 1650-1850 Folder 7 Originally in a research binder: Boats and Pilots 1851-1980 Folder 8 Originally in a research binder: Chronology of Pilot Association and History, 1906-1946 Box 9 Misc. Research Notes Folder 9 Rules and Regulations Folder 10 Pilot Commissioners Folder 11 Originally in a research binder: Virginia Pilot Association 1865-1906 Folder 12 Photocopies of original material, including photographs and notes Folder 13 References and article drafts Box 10 Misc. Ephemera Folder 1 Virginia Pilot business card, book publication request card, plans for a headstone, docking plan, Comanche tank capacity blueprints Box 11 Woodblock Portraits Folder 1 Five linotype portraits on woodblocks of Virginia Pilot Association Presidents. Left to Right: George Alvin Massenburg (1943-1968), William Row Boutwell (1905-1939), Oskar E. Edwards (1868-1905), Samuel William Wood (1866-1868) and Milton B. Edmunds (1939-1943) Box 12 Virginia Pilot Scrapbook, c. 1932-1953. The scrapbook contains letters, documents, minutes of meetings incidental to the operation of the Association. The records are largely financial in nature. Box 13 Photographic negatives. Binder of negatives, contacts and data sheets, relating to contact sheets in Box 4.	MS0114