Joe Jefferson's Houseboat Wanderer

Photograph

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History Fort Lauderdale

Name/Title

Joe Jefferson's Houseboat "Wanderer"

Entry/Object ID

P-41

Description

Ahows double deck houseboat, parked in New River W of Ft. Lauderdale, near New River grove, among some trees.

Collection

FLHS Postcard Collection

Cataloged By

TLB (Todd Bothel)

Made/Created

Date made

1918 - 1926

Notes

Medium: Photographic Paper Negative No.: 5-1491

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Boats, Houseboats

Search Terms

Boats and Boating, Recreation

Dimensions

Height

3-7/16 in

Width

5-7/16 in

Location

Location

Container

Box 1

Room

Hofmann Manuscript Room

Building

Hoch Heritage Center

Category

Permanent

Date

10/26/2023

Inventory

Inventoried By

MTE (Margo Edwards)

Inventoried Date

Jul 14, 2008

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jun 27, 2007

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Jefferson, Joseph

Person or Organization

Cory, C.B.

Related Entries

Notes

5-1491

General Notes

Note

Notes: The "Wanderer" had been a luxurious "party boat" owned by naturalist and millionaire C. B. Cory and later actor Joe Jefferson (Rip Van Winkle). It was destroyed in the 1926 Hurricane. It was purportedly Fort Lauderdale's first "party boat." Original or Copy: Original Status: OK Status By: CSB (Chris Barfield) Status Date: 2010-02-01 UDF3: Real Photo UDF6: AZO

Created By

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Create Date

02/20/2008

Updated By

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Update Date

10/31/2023