Marion Obenauf Fording Photograph Collection, Circa 1940's
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 1 Folder
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Marion Fording Collection, Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library.
Background
- Scope and content:
The collection contains two black and white photographs from the 1940s. One depicts a World War II military turret gunnery range with machine guns on a beach in Florida that was used to train aerial gunners. The other is of Henry and Rose Obenauf on Hollywood Beach with out-of-town friends.
- Biographical / historical:
Marion Obenauf Fording was born on January 27, 1929. She is the daughter of Henry and Rose Obenauf; Henry was one of the first building/plumbing inspectors for the City of Hollywood. There was a period of time in which she worked for the radio station WFVL out of the Great Southern Hotel in Hollywood. She also served as longtime Treasurer of the Hollywood Historical Society. In 2023 she was honored as a Broward County Pioneer by the Broward County Historic Preservation Board.
- Processing information:
This collection received item level processing. This finding aid may be updated to reflect new descriptions as well as acquisitions to the collection.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- World War, 1939-1945
- Places:
- Hollywood Beach (Fla.)
Access and use
- Restrictions:
The Marion Fording Collection is open for research.
- Preferred citation:
Marion Fording Collection, Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library.
- Location of this collection:
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Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library100 S. Andrews AvenueFort LauderdaleFL33301USA
