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Additional Images [19]
Metadata
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Title |
Unidentified Pleasure Boats |
Object ID |
1994.000.432 |
Description |
Series of photographs of unidentified boats taken on the Eastern Shore. The boats are primarily pleasure boats, yachts, and power boats. Some of the boats have 6-digit numbers. Several of the photos feature people. 174: Boats anchored at "Only," once the home of Governor Henry Wise 1: Two boats on the water with people aboard them and swimmers nearby 2: Chris Craft boat numbered "13U773" on the water 3: Two boats facing stern-to-bow, group of people aboard the left boat 4: Five boats on the water at East Point Onancock Creek 5: Boat numbered "14W360" docked at a wharf with man aboard, boat in background 6: Boat tied up near a dock in the marsh 7: Group of people aboard a power boat with beach in the background 8: Six boats including a small power boat with people aboard approaching a beach 9: Four boats on the water near a beach, beach has sign asking to keep beach clean 10: Boat on the water at Weir Point circa 1957 11: Boat by a beach with a group of people aboard and a swimmer next to it 12: Photo of three boats and four people taken from the stern of a boat 13: Boat on the water with trees in the background 14: Four boats on the water at mouth of Onancock Creek 15: Pleasure boat at dock at Elliott Island circa 1955, man on boat and another on dock 16: 2 photos of boats at docked at Oxford, MD circa 1962 First photo of roughly nine boats docked to the right, houses in background Second photo of several boats docked on the right, boat to the left with man on board 17: Seven people aboard a boat on the water, four sitting on bow, two sitting above cabin, one in the cabin 18: Photo of a boat on the water, bow and starboard side facing camera, possibly a Nor-Mac boat 19: Boat on the water to the right, several boats docked in background, likely on Onancock Creek, circa 1954 20: A Chris Craft boat on the water, woman in a bikini aboard the boat, house in background 21: Boat numbered "13B1865" on the water, another boat behind it, trees in the background 22: Boat on the water, people sitting aboard the boat, trees in the background, port side facing camera 23: Three boats on the water including one numbered "14V913," each with several people aboard, clouds in the sky 24: Power boat on the water, boat is numbered "MD9891J," marsh and a pier in the background |
Photographer |
Robertson, John |
Collection |
Robertson Collection |
Search Terms |
Boat Pleasure boat Onancock Onancock Creek East Point Elliott Island Oxford Only |
Subjects |
Maritime Boat |
Year Range from |
1955 |
Year Range to |
1962 |