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“New River was one of the Indian highways; one of the most navigable streams, to his Everglade hide-way.” Ivy Cromartie Stranahan (Stranahan Manuscript Collection)

(Above) Invitation for the presentation of the Army Navy “E” award on August 25th, 1944. (Petrie collection)

(Below) The Army Navy “E” Award pennant for excellence presented to Dooley’s Basin and Dry Dock. (Petrie collection)

Dress uniform and bar ribbons belonging to Lieutenant Commander L.E. Wagener who served on the Aircraft Carrier USS Hornet during World War II and later as airport director at the new Fort Lauderdale airport built on the site of the defunct Naval Air Station.

(Below) First Airport Planning Board -- L.E. Wagener is 3rd from the left sitting down.

The tour boat Kathleen with a group of tourists sightseeing on a canal near Ft. Lauderdale, 1920s.

A series of boat shows starting in 1954 were sponsored by the city’s marine industries. The first Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show was in 1959.

Presenting Sponsors

Lauderdale Marine Center

Roscioli Yachting Center

Platinum Sponsors

Bradford Marine

Visionary Sponsors

Hudson Family Foundation

JM Family

Lank Oil

Lauderdale Marina

Lawless, Edwards & Warren

Rybovich

Tripp Scott

Trailblazers

Alley, Maass, Rogers & Lindsay, P.A.

Bank of America

Derecktor

Engineered Yacht Solutions

Ferrari Fort Lauderdale

Gray Robinson

International Yacht Brokers Association

JR Dunn Jewelers

Kerwin Naval Architects

Luxury Law Group

Merrimac Ventures

Merritt’s Boat & Engine Works

Moore & Co., P.A.

Murray & Associates

Nautical Structures

Ocean Reef Yacht Club

Pantropic Power

Ronald Tutor

Ward’s Marine Electric

Westport

Paul E. Andrews, Jr. Foundation

Trendsetters

Art Bengochea & Associates

Robert Golden

Harbour Town Marina

Heesen Yachts

Luu Marine & Associates

Raymond Oneglia

Smallwoods