Three Hours Catch. Fort Lauderdale is Indeed The Fisherman's Paradise
This photo made front page of the weekly Fort Lauderdale Herald, Feb. 14, 1919. Movers and shakers and journalists of the time never let an opportunity pass for promoting their new city (incorporated in 1911). The photo above was taken about two years after a bridge was built to the beach at Las Olas Boulevard.
Other news printed on the same page: bids going out for carrying mail to the Glades, an experiment station deemed necessary for the Glades, delegates appointed to the League of Nations, and a Lauderdale lot as an anglers' prize.
The fish above ... barracuda, wahoo or ...?
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