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Fisheries of the Middle Atlantic States Statistical Bulletin
by Bureau of Fisheries, Department of Commerce and Labor (1904)
1 oversize folder (1.5 linear feet)
Oversize reproduction of the Bureau of Fisheries of the Middle Atlantic States Statistical Bulletin No. 184, produced in 1904 by the Bureau of Fisheries, Department of Commerce and Labor. Statistics include those for states of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia, as well as the items utilized by the fisheries and the products produced. Also printed on the bottom of the statistical bulletin is a supplementary table showing certain of the above products in number and bushels.
Fred and Frances Breuckmann collection
by Unknown (1854 – 1976)
1 box, 1 oversize box (1.25 linear feet)
The Fred and Frances Breuckmann collection consists of papers and reproductions related to the Fitch family in Michigan and Wisconsin; 27 glass plate negatives from a circa 1940s Talbot County photographer; and various publications dating between 1854 and 1912 primarily related to woodworking and carpentry.
Fred and Frances Breuckmann collection
by Unknown (1854 – 1976)
1 box, 1 oversize box (1.25 linear feet)
The Fred and Frances Breuckmann collection consists of papers and reproductions related to the Fitch family in Michigan and Wisconsin; 27 glass plate negatives from a circa 1940s Talbot County photographer; and various publications dating between 1854 and 1912 primarily related to woodworking and carpentry.
Freedom Ainsworth papers
by Ainsworth, Freedom (1766 – 1999)
10 boxes, 4 oversize folders (21.75 linear feet)
The Freedom Ainsworth papers document the restoration and preservation efforts of three of the Manokin Historic District’s oldest structures Beckford Manor, Almodington and More And Case It (also known as Holly Hurst), located in Princess Anne, Md. The materials date from 1766-1767, 1803-1999 with the bulk of the material dating from the purchase and restoration of the three structures, 1967-1994. Restoration activities, as well as property histories, are documented via correspondence, detailed measurements and notes, architectural drawings, and photographs. Also documented through a series of ledgers are the accounting transactions of Henry Smith Lankford and H. Fillmore Lankford as well as various merchants from Somerset Count including Teackle Dennis and Teackle.
Good Times Newsletter collection
by Good Times Newspaper (1950)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
Newsletter entitled, "Good Times on the Del-Mar-Va Peninsula," Vol. 3, No. 1, the brief publication features a series of vignettes of the varying locations across the Eastern Shore and activities in which vacationers can participate. Activities include sunbathing, historic sites, boating and fishing.
History of Shipbuilding in Milford, Del.
by Oates, Michael (2010)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
Digital video disc entitled, "Wood Shavings to Hot Sparks," documenting the history of shipbuilding in Milford, Delaware and produced by the Milford Museum in 2010.
Holland Island Collection
by Parks, Irving M. Sr. (1972 – 1985)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The Holland's Island Collection consists of a detailed description on the history of Holland Island. The creator is Irving M. Parks, Sr. who named his story the "Vanishing Island". Parks discusses the history of Holland Island and its residents, and how over time the island started to disappear and was deserted. Included is a personal narrative, newspaper clippings about life on the island, information about boats used, education, and brief personal genealogy of residents.
Jay Mason Photograph Collection
by Mason, Jay; Tidewater Publishers (1973 – 1978)
1 box, 1 oversize box (1.75 linear feet)
The Jay Mason Photograph collection contains prints, negatives, contact sheets, and some slides taken by Mason between 1973 and 1978 primarily in Worcester County, Maryland. Mason's work appeared in the Tidewater Times and subjects of photographs included many waterways and watermen, people in portrait and working, historic buildings and structures, roads and roadsides, and landscape and nature scenes. While some prints include descriptions of the subjects, additional descriptions can be found in the mounted photographs.
John Wennersten Collection
by Wennersten, John R. (1900s)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains photographs that were used by Dr. John Wennersten in his book "25 Bicycle Tours on Delmarva." The photographs are of the various sites seen during the tours discussed in the book.
Ledger of Shipping Merchant Robert Peacock
by Peacock, Robert (1766 – 1778)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The ledger of shipping merchant, Robert Peacock documents the merchant voyages he invested in as well as the goods he traded and sold at his store in Oxford, Maryland, 1766-1778. Peacock had a pension for luxury wares including silver pieces, silk stockings, fabrics, wine, and rum; as noted in the ledger on multiple occasions, Peacock dealt in the trade of human cargo. On page 19, Peacock signs his own name, beneath the credit balance. At the back of the ledger are 29 pages of handwritten notations on the life of George Washington, from John Marshall's, "The Life of George Washington".
Ledger of the Crisfield Customs House
by United States Customs House (1889 – 1904)
1 oversize box (2 linear feet)
The Ledger of the Crisfield Customs House documents the licenses to enrolled vessels in the Eastern Maryland District for carrying on "coasting trade," 1889-1904. Specifically, the ledger notes the date of enrollment, where the license was granted, the type of, and the name of the sailing vessel.
Maritime and Railroad photograph collection
by Lewis, Robert J. (1920 – 1970)
6 folders (0.06 linear feet)
Series of black and white photographic prints documenting transportation pathways of maritime steamships, tugboats and ferries as well as railroad transportation in Baltimore as well as varying locations throughout the Eastern Shore including Vienna, Pocomoke, Salisbury and Whitehaven, Maryland and Chincoteague, Virginia.