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Listen: The Blues ProgramJoe Jefferson's houseboat (The Wanderer) on New River- Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Image Number
PR01187
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Collection
Print collections
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Personal Subjects
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Additional Creator
Fort Lauderdale News and Sun-Sentinel (Firm).
Additional Creator
Fort Lauderdale News and Sun-Sentinel (Firm).
Physical Description
1 photoprint - b&w - 4 x 10 in.
General Note
The Wanderer actually belonged to the naturalist Charles B. Cory, who brought it to south Florida in the 1890s. Actor Joseph Jefferson was a frequent guest there. Cory abandoned the boat and it remained docked on the river until it was destroyed by the 1926 hurricane.
Joe Jefferson's houseboat (The Wanderer) on New River- Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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