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Boat Census Entry - Donna, Registered to Margaret Cox Cowell and Carolyn Dalcater

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Vessel name

Donna

Owner(s)

Dalcater, F.C.
Dalcater, Carolyn

Registered Address

West Palm Beach

Built

1926

Builders

Backus & Son (Ft. Pierce, Fla.)

Source

State Archives of Florida, S 2382

Description

Boat census entry for a vessel named Donna built in 1926 by Backus & Son (Ft. Pierce, Fla.) and registered in West Palm Beach (Fla.).

Title

Boat Census Entry - Donna, Registered to Margaret Cox Cowell and Carolyn Dalcater

Subject

Boats and boating -- Registration and transfer

Description

Boat census entry for a vessel named Donna built in 1926 by Backus & Son (Ft. Pierce, Fla.) and registered in West Palm Beach (Fla.).

Creator

Florida Merchant Marine Survey

Source

State Archvies of Florida, Series S2382

Date

1938 (circa)

Format

census records

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

Identifier

s2382_census_003_18a64

Coverage

Depression Era Florida (1926-1939)

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s2382_census_003

refTitle

Donna

refMaker

Backus & Son (Ft. Pierce, Fla.)

refDate

1926

refPerson

Dalcater, F.C.

Dalcater, Carolyn

Geographic Term

West Palm Beach (Fla.)

Palm Beach County (Fla.)

Ft. Pierce (Fla.)

Saint Lucie County (Fla.)

Display Date

ca. 1938

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West Palm Beach (Fla.)

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Florida Merchant Marine Survey. Boat Census Entry - Donna, Registered to Margaret Cox Cowell and Carolyn Dalcater. 1938 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/336763>, accessed 1 August 2026.

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Florida Merchant Marine Survey. Boat Census Entry - Donna, Registered to Margaret Cox Cowell and Carolyn Dalcater. 1938 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/336763>

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(State Archives of Florida/Florida Merchant Marine Survey)

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