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Boat Census Entry - West-Indian, Registered to Shark Fisheries

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Vessel name

West-Indian

Owner(s)

Shark Fisheries

Registered Address

Hollywood

Built

1931

Builders

R.J. Backus (Ft. Pierce, Fla.)

Source

State Archives of Florida, S 2382

Description

Boat census entry for a vessel named West-Indian built in 1931 by R.J. Backus (Ft. Pierce, Fla.) and registered in Hollywood (Fla.).

Title

Boat Census Entry - West-Indian, Registered to Shark Fisheries

Subject

Boats and boating -- Registration and transfer

Description

Boat census entry for a vessel named West-Indian built in 1931 by R.J. Backus (Ft. Pierce, Fla.) and registered in Hollywood (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_162_18c698

Coverage

Depression Era Florida (1926-1939)

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s2382_census_162

refTitle

West-Indian

refMaker

R.J. Backus (Ft. Pierce, Fla.)

refDate

1931

refPerson

Shark Fisheries

Geographic Term

Hollywood (Fla.)

Broward County (Fla.)

Ft. Pierce (Fla.)

Saint Lucie County (Fla.)

Display Date

ca. 1938

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refPlace

Hollywood (Fla.)

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Florida Merchant Marine Survey. Boat Census Entry - West-Indian, Registered to Shark Fisheries. 1938 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/336310>, accessed 26 August 2025.

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Florida Merchant Marine Survey. Boat Census Entry - West-Indian, Registered to Shark Fisheries. 1938 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/336310>

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(State Archives of Florida/Florida Merchant Marine Survey)

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