Name/Title
Margaret Oliver 1931 River RevelryEntry/Object ID
5-1851Tags
Margaret Oliver, Women's HistoryDescription
Woman (Margaret Oliver) in dark dress with intricate beaded design on front and high lace collar. Also wearing a crown? and elbow length white gloves. Two women (one sitting, one standing) to each her left and right. Jewel Meeks and Thelma Smith to the left.Photograph Details
Subject Person or Organization
Margaret Oliver CrewsCollection
Historic Photograph Collection, Women's HistoryCataloged By
TLBMade/Created
Date made
Mar 1931Notes
Film Size: 35mm
Negative No.: 5-1851Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Other NumberOther Number
X-543-26Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Oliver, MargaretPerson or Organization
Meeks, JewelPerson or Organization
Smith, ThelmaGeneral Notes
Note Type
Historical NoteNote
Margaret Oliver Crews 1903-1990
The daughter of Frank and Eva Oliver, the first couple married in Fort Lauderdale, Margaret Crews grew alongside the city. Only moving north to Hendersonville, NC ten years before her death. Margaret attended boarding school at Cathedral School for Girls in Orlando. After graduating, Margaret returned to Fort Lauderdale to work as a bookkeeper for her family’s various businesses. The stores and other local businesses would close early on Thursdays and everyone would head to the beach. In 1927, she began work for the county when she joined the staff of Lillie Mae Smith at the Broward County Tax Collector office. She would work for the county tax office for close to forty years.
In 1931, Margaret was queen of the River Revelry, a celebration marking the 20th anniversary of the city’s incorporation. On December 15, 1942 Margaret enlisted in the military, joining her brothers in service of her country. She reported to Iowa for a month of training and then was assigned to the Transportation Corps in San Francisco. Margaret was released from the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps as a technical sergeant in September, 1945. Back in Fort Lauderdale, Margaret joined the William C. Morris Post 36 of the American Legion and was named historian for the organization.Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
March 21, 2008Updated By
eandrews@historyfortlauderdale.orgUpdate Date
December 20, 2023