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Bell, brass, has white braided rope tied to ringer. The bell was on the boat Sally Bell, which traveled on the New River Canal in Davie. Written on side: "Sally Bell Griffin Co." Bell is 5 7/8" diameter and appx 5" tall. The boat was named after Sally Griffin. The business was started in 1910.

The Benjamin H. Nahabedian Collection consists of nine photographs and six postcards. Several photographs depict hotels in Fort Lauderdale and East Las Olas following a hurricane. The collection also includes images of the Pan American Airport in Miami and canal scenes from Fort Lauderdale.

The Holloway Family Collection contains photographs and postcards related to the Holloway family life and activities.

Personal papers and items of Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Vreeland, Sr. donated by Harold Vreeland. The collection showcases the Vreelands' interest in fishing, boating, nautical scenery, and community engagement over three generations of fishermen in Fort Lauderdale. It comprises numerous photographs of fish taken off the coast of Fort Lauderdale in the Gulf Stream; postcards of Fort Lauderdale and other landmarks in Florida; nautical and fishing stories written by James B. Vreeland Jr.; nautical charts; correspondence; scrapbooks; news clippings; logbooks from the House of Refuge; artifacts and nautical instruments; and audiovisual materials recorded by James B. Vreeland Jr. and his son, Harold Vreeland. The collection also documents local history and highlights Cordelia Vreeland's involvement in the Woman's Club as both historian and president. The collection contains 19 boxes (including seven albums consisting of photographs and scrapbooks), four Hollinger boxes, three oversized boxes (nautical charts, news clippings, and flags), and five boxes with different sizes containing artifacts and objects.

The William L. Barwick Collection contains photographs of Broward County documenting 1926 and 1947 hurricanes. Also, the collection includes portraits and pictures of buildings, streets, and boats in Fort Lauderdale and Broward County locations.