Photo Record
Images
Additional Images [26]
Metadata
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Title |
Unidentified Boats |
Object ID |
1994.000.426 |
Description |
Series of photographs of boats, most were taken on the Shore. Several of the boats pictured are work boats, cargo boats, and steamers. 1: Person on a small work boat on the water, house in background 2: Three work boats tied up, house in background 3: Two boats at dock 4: Boat numbered "14L523" close to the beach 5: Work boat raised out of the water, small boat in foreground 6: Barge on the water surrounded by marsh, telephone pole in background 7: Icebreaker in Onancock circa January 1961 8: Work boat tied up on the water 9: Six people around a small boat near the beach, boat numbered "14C258" 10: Photo of deck of a work boat from aboard the boat 11: Photo of the interior of a boat 12: 3 photos of boat belonging to the Chesapeake Corporation of Virginia First photo of bow and port side of boat Second photo of stern and port side of boat Third photo of stern of boats, boat on the right loading wood onto boat on the left with a crane 13: Boat on the Chesapeake Bay, possibly a work boat or Coast Guard vessel 14: Two large cargo boats on the water labeled "No Trespassing Private Property." Possibly the two ends of the ghost ships of Kiptopeke. 15: Photo taken from the beach of several work boats with dredges 16: 2 photos of large boats circa October 1949, near Old Point Comfort in Hampton, VA on the James River First photo of bows of boats Second photo of bows of boats, port side visible of first boat from the right 17: Deck hardware aboard a boat 18: "New" ferry circa 1960 on the water, possibly "Pocahontas" 19: Steamer, possibly from Jacksonville, FL, docked at a dock with large round metal container at Onancock wharf 20: Several work boats and paddleboats of various sizes tied up in the water 21: Two paddleboats at the edge of a beach, one (left) in water and other (right) on the beach 22: Ferry with cars aboard, smokestack reads "APS", back of photo labeled "New Orleans" 23: Silhouette of a boat resembling a landing craft on the water, person aboard boat 24: Two large boats with dredges docked at a wharf, more boat in the background to the right 25: 2 photos of work boats docked, one numbered "4JI64," houses in background First photo of seven boats at dock including "4JI64" Second photo of eleven boats at dock, raised structure to the left 26: Silhouette of a large steamer at a dock circa 1963. The ghost ships of Kiptopeke are visible in the left foreground- Kiptopeke, VA 27: Boat numbered "14L744" on the water with four people aboard, another boat in the background 28: Steamer on the water, port side and stern pictured. Possibly "Princess Anne" |
Photographer |
Robertson, John |
Collection |
Robertson Collection |
Search Terms |
Boat Work boat Cargo boat Icebreaker Ferry Steamer Chesapeake Bay Hampton James River Chesapeake Corporation of Virginia Kiptopeke Ghost Ships of Kiptopeke |
Subjects |
Maritime Boat |
Year Range from |
1949 |
Year Range to |
1961 |