Historic New England

Active

Active was a wooden centerboard sloop built by W. Force in 1875. LOA 56.3ft. LWL 50.2ft. Beam 16.2ft.

Date: 1884

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276624

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0090.00197

Hera

Hera was a keel sloop designed and built by W. B. Smith in 1881. LOA 41ft. LWL 34.11ft. Beam 13.2ft.

Date: 1884-07-04

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276625

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0090.00200

Nimbus & Aegin

1 photograph

Date: 1884-07-04

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276626

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0090.00201

Viking was a wooden centerboard schooner designed by William Townsend and built by Poillon in New York in 1872 for J. Maison. LOA 108ft. LWL 92ft. Beam 23.6ft. Title was changed by CvdL from Niking to Viking.

Date: 1884-07-04

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276627

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0090.00202

Ella May

1 photograph

Date: 1884-08-09

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276628

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0090.00204

White Cap, Alice & Gitana

Gitana was a keel schooner designed and built by D. J. Lawlor of Boston for William F. Weld in 1882. LOA 114-6ft. LWL 97-4ft. See also: Henry Peabody R.A.Y. #21 (Gitana)

Date: 1884-07-03

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276629

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0090.00210

Black Cloud

1 photograph

Date: 1884-07-04

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276630

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0090.00211

Banneret, Yulu & Kitty

"CITY POINT YACHTING." ... When the Banneret came out, in '70, she was the fastest of them all. She was modelled by Macdonald, up to Washington village, and when the same man turned out the Nonpareil, the village owned three of the fastest keel boats in the fleet in the Banneret, Veronica and Non-p...

Date: 1884-07-26

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276631

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0090.00215

Hornet

1 photograph

Date: 1884-07-26

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276632

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0090.00216

Transit

1 photograph

Date: 1884-08-30

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276633

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0100.00217

Amy

1 photograph

Date: 1884-09-20

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276634

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0100.00223

Queen Mab

1 photograph

Date: 1884-09-20

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276635

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0100.00226

Thialifa ? Thialfi

"Thialfi" name was handwritten

Date: 1884-09-20

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276636

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0100.00228

Princess

Princess was a keel schooner designed by G. Lawley & Son and built by G. Lawley & Son in 1883. LOA 42ft. LWL 35.7ft. Beam 13.4ft.

Date: 1884-09-20

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276637

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0100.00238

Hesper

Hesper was a wooden Boston Pilot schooner designed by Dennison J. Lawlor and built by Montgomery & Howard in 1884. One of the finest pilot schooners and one which had considerable influence on subsequent fishing schooner design. She was sold out of Boston pilot service in 1901. LOA 104ft. LWL 95ft. ...

Date: 1884-09-20

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276638

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0100.00239

Gem

1 photograph

Date: 1884-08-30

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276639

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0100.00243

Mirage

Mirage was a centerboard catboat designed and built by Pierce Bros. in 1878. LOA 19.4ft. LWL 16.11ft. Beam 8ft.

Date: 1884-08-30

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276640

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0100.00244

Haroldine

"The Haroldine, of Providence, R.I., was a notable early four-master, launched at North Weymouth in 1884. Symbolic of the shift from deep-water sail to coasting, she had originally been intended for a square-rigger --- note the indicatively high bulwarks. She is rigged with one yard, from which a sq...

Date: 1884-08-30

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276641

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0100.00245

Morning Star

Morning Star was a steam auxiliary barkentine built at Bath, ME in 1884 where she had been launched on August 6, 1884. She was famous for her hollow mainmast which emitted steam and smoke from her auxiliary engine. She served as a missionary vessel for the American Board of Foreign Missions in the S...

Date: 1884-08-30

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276642

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0100.00249

Morning Star

Morning Star was a steam auxiliary barkentine built at Bath, ME in 1884 where she had been launched on August 6, 1884. She was famous for her hollow mainmast which emitted steam and smoke from her auxiliary engine. She served as a missionary vessel for the American Board of Foreign Missions in the S...

Date: 1884-08-30

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276643

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0110.00250

Morning Star

Morning Star was a steam auxiliary barkentine built at Bath, ME in 1884 where she had been launched on August 6, 1884. She was famous for her hollow mainmast which emitted steam and smoke from her auxiliary engine. She served as a missionary vessel for the American Board of Foreign Missions in the S...

Date: 1884-08-30

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276644

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0110.00251

Morning Star

Morning Star was a steam auxiliary barkentine built at Bath, ME in 1884 where she had been launched on August 6, 1884. She was famous for her hollow mainmast which emitted steam and smoke from her auxiliary engine. She served as a missionary vessel for the American Board of Foreign Missions in the S...

Date: 1884-08-30

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276645

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0110.00252

Lillie & Ella

1 photograph

Date: 1884-08-16

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276646

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0110.00258

Clyde Park, Brookline, MA

1 photograph

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276647

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0110.00260

Country Club, Clyde Park, Brookline, MA

1 photograph

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276648

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0110.00261

Jumping horses, Clyde Park, Brookline

1 photograph

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276649

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0110.00262

Country Club, Brookline

A covered porch with white railing is seen in this front view of the Brookline Country Club.

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276650

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0110.00264

Boston Bijou Theater curtain drop

1 photograph

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276651

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0110.00268

Puritan

Puritan was a wooden centerboard sloop designed by E. Burgess and built by Lawley in 1885 as a successful America's Cup defender. LOA 94ft, LWL 81-1.5ft. Beam 22.7ft. Atlantic Yacht Club regatta. Puritan was not timed after drifting over the finish line on the wrong side of the judge's boat. S...

Date: 1886-06-15

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276902

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0340.00976

Mayflower, Fortuna & Gitana

Mayflower was a wooden centerboard sloop designed by Ed. Burgess and built by Lawley in 1886 as a successful defender in that year's America's Cup races. Launched May 6, 1886. LOA 100ft, LWL 85-7ft. Fortuna was a wooden keel schooner designed by A. Cary Smith and bult by C. & R. Poillon in 1883. LOA...

Date: 1886-06-17

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276903

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0350.00978

Montauk

Note following name: "appears to be same photo reversed"See also: Henry Peabody R.A.Y. #22

Date: 1886-06-17

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276904

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0350.00979

Montauk

Montauk was a centerboard schooner designed by P. Ellsworth and built by C. & R. Poillon in 1882 for S. R. Platt. LOA 104.5ft. LWL 94.10ft. Beam 25.5ft. See also: Henry Peabody R.A.Y. #22

Date: 1886-06-17

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276905

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0350.00980

Fortuna

Fortuna was a wooden keel schooner designed by A. Cary Smith and bult by C. & R. Poillon in 1883. LOA 109.4ft. LWL 96ft. Beam 22.6ft. One of the fastest schooners of her time. See also: Henry Peabody HP-F-3 and HP-F-4

Date: 1886-06-17

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276906

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0350.00981

Ruth

From the American Yacht List 1885, p. 123: "Ruth, CB [centerboardl], Schr. [Rig]; Bailey [Sailmaker's Name]; 171.58 [Custom House Tonnage. Old]; 89.68 [Custom House Tonnage. New]; 98.6 1/2 [Length]; 93.4 1/4 [W.Line]; 23.3 3/4 [Breadth]; 8.11 5/8 [Depth]; 7.6 [Draught]; Noank, Conn. [Where built]; R...

Date: 1886-06-17

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276907

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0350.00982

Stiletto & Other Steamers

Title was changed by CvdL from Stilletto to Stiletto

Date: 1886-06-17

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276908

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0350.00983

Permelia

Permelia ex-Aida was a steam yacht designed and built by Herreshoff in 1882 for Mark Hopkins as building no. #92p. LOA 95ft. LWL 90ft. Beam 12-6ft.

Date: 1886-06-17

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276909

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0350.00984

Golden Horn

1 photograph

Date: 1886-06-17

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276910

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0350.00985

Ruth, Dauntless, Mayflower & Atlantic

Ruth was a wooden centerboard schooner built by Palmer in 1881. LOA 98-6.5ft. LWL 93-4.25ft. Dauntless ex-L'Hirondelle was a wooden keel schooner built by Forsyth & Morgan in 1866. LOA 123-10ft. LWL 116-7ft. Beam 26-7ft. Mayflower was a wooden centerboard sloop designed by Ed. Burgess and built by L...

Date: 1886-06-17

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276911

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0350.00986

Echo

Echo was a keel sloop designed and built by Pierce Bros. in 1876. Altered by Lawley in 1886. LOA 27.9ft. LWL 24ft. Beam 11ft.

Date: 1886-06-23

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276912

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0350.00989

Gevalia

Gevalia was a wooden centerboard schooner designed and built by James & Tarr of Essex, MA in 1885 (other sources say designed by Edward Burgess). LOA 64ft. LWL 56.5ft. Beam 19.2ft.

Date: 1886-06-23

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276913

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0360.00991

Gevalia

Gevalia was a wooden centerboard schooner designed and built by James & Tarr of Essex, MA in 1885 (other sources say designed by Edward Burgess). LOA 64ft. LWL 56.5ft. Beam 19.2ft.

Date: 1886-06-23

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276914

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0360.00992

Priscilla & Thetis

Priscilla was an iron centerboard sloop designed by A. Cary Smith and built by Harlan & Hollingsworth in 1885 as an unsuccessful defender for that year's America's Cup races. LOA 96-1ft. LWL 85ft. Thetis was a wooden centerboard sloop designed by Henry Bryant for himself and built by W. B. Smith of ...

Date: 1886-06-15

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276915

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0360.00993

Mayflower

Mayflower was a wooden centerboard sloop designed by Ed. Burgess and built by Lawley in 1886 as a successful defender in that year's America's Cup races. Launched May 6, 1886. LOA 100ft, LWL 85-7ft. This photo was taken on the day of the annual regatta of the Eastern Yacht Club. Mayflower was bea...

Date: 1886-06-29

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276916

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0360.00995

Stranger

Stranger was a composite cutter designed by A. Richardson of Liverpool in England for Geo. H. Warren of Boston and built by J. G. Fay of Southampton in 1885. LOA 78ft. LWL 65ft. This photo was taken on the day of the annual regatta of the Eastern Yacht Club.

Date: 1886-06-29

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276917

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0360.00997

Stranger

1 photograph

Date: 1886-06-29

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276918

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0360.00999

Clara

Clara was a composite cutter designed by William Fife Jr and built by Culzean Ship Building Company of Ayrshire, Scotland in 1884. In June 1885 she was sold to Charles Sweet who sent her to New York where she sailed her first race on Sept 18, 1885 winning her class. She subsequently won almost every...

Date: 1886-06-29

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276919

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0360.01000

Oneida

Oneida ex-Utowana was a steam yacht built by John Roach in Chester, PA in 1883. Owned for many years by E. C. Benedict of New York. Renamed Adelante in 1913 when Benedict renamed another yacht Oneida. Taken over by U.S. Navy between 1918 and 1919. Sold in 1920 and became a commerical tow boat under ...

Date: 1886-06-29

Collection: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

GUSN: 276920

Ref. Code: PC047.02.0360.01003