Photo Record
Images
Additional Images [19]
Metadata
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Title |
Identified Boats |
Object ID |
1994.000.425 |
Description |
Series of photos of boats taken on the Shore. Several of the boats pictured are steamers, ferries, and work boats that were named. 124: Smokestack of the Virginia Ferry Corp. ferry "Pocahontas" on her maiden trip circa 1941. The ferry ran from Cape Charles to Virginia Beach from 1941 to 1964. 152: Steamer "Pocomoke" at Onancock wharf. The steamer carried passengers and cargo from Onancock to Baltimore. 1152: 2 photos of Kiptopeke ferry circa 1967 First photo of bow and starboard side of ferry. Ghost ships of Kiptopeke present on the left and right. Second photo of port side of ferry from a distance, ferry dock to the right 2094: 4 photos of and aboard Pennsylvania R.R. and Virginia Ferry Corp. steamers including "Virginia Lee" and "Pocahontas" at Cape Charles, VA. First photo of view of the steamer "Virginia Lee" and seagulls from a dock Second photo of group of people standing on deck of the ferry "Pocahontas" Third photo of view of top of the ferry from a dock Fourth photo of starboard side of ferry as seen from a dock, people leaning on rail of the dock 1: 2 photos of "John W. Brown" stamped March 28, 1959 First photo of bow and port side of boat Second photo of bow and port side of boat on land 2: Three boats docked, includes "Clara" and "Virginia" 3: Work boats at dock including "Moonshine" (right) possibly at Tylerton, MD 4: Work boats and "Evening Star" (center, foreground) tied up in the water, house in background 5: 65 year old log canoe (at time of photo) "Suzanne" previously named "Old Dewey" 6: Boat named "Del Sud" on the water at dock 7: People aboard "Island Star" at dock 8: Steamer named "Maryland" on the water with people aboard, in front of a small pier with four boats docked. The steamer carried passengers and cargo from Onancock to Baltimore. 9: Steamer named "Eastern Shore" docked, several rows of barrels and several men in front of the boat. The steamer carried passengers and cargo from Onancock to Baltimore for 57 years. 10: Steamboat named "Sprague" docked on a river 11: Tred Avon Ferry with a car aboard crossing the Tred Avon River circa 1962- Oxford, MD 12: Work boat named "Marcy" tied up at dock, another boat beside it, circa 1956- Crisfiled, MD 13: 2 photos of work boats at a dock with a shed and two buildings on Tilghman Island, MD, includes boat "Herb-Bertha" First photo of work boats at dock, "Herb-Bertha" is second from left Second photo of dock with shed and work tables 14: People aboard the boat "Thelma Dale III" near a dock in Lewes, DE. The boat was used as a passenger fishing boat 15: Work boat "Callours" at a dock with several boats in the background, four people aboard boat- Cambridge, MD |
Photographer |
Robertson, John |
Collection |
Robertson Collection |
Search Terms |
Boat Callours Cambridge Cape Charles Clara Crisfield Del Sud Eastern Shore Evening Star Ferry Ghost Ships of Kiptopeke Herb-Bertha Island Star John W. Brown Kiptopeke Log canoe Marcy Maryland Old Dewey Onancock Onancock wharf Oxford Pocahontas Pocomoke Sprague Steamer Thelma Dale III Tilghman Island Tred Avon Virginia Virginia Ferry Corporation Virginia Lee Work boat |
Subjects |
Maritime Boat |
Year Range from |
1959 |
Year Range to |
1967 |