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One of the four auto ferries of the Kinzie Line in the 1950s moves toward the Sanibel docks on its run across San Carlos Bay from Punta Rassa to Sanibel Island.

One of the four auto ferries of the Kinzie Line in the 1950s moves toward the Sanibel docks on its run across San Carlos Bay from Punta Rassa to Sanibel Island.

One of the four auto ferries of the Kinzie Line in the 1950s leaves the Sanibel docks on its run across San Carlos Bay from Punta Rassa to Sanibel Island.

A view of a Kinzie Brothers auto ferry as it cruises near the beach front on San Carlos Bay.

Hazy view of an auto ferry leaving the dock and heading out on San Carlos Bay.

A Sanibel traffic jam in 1951 as cars line up to wait for the ferry to cross San Carlos Bay.

A view of the ferry "Yankee Clipper's" deck space, with cars parked.

The ferry "Best" approaches the Sanibel docks in 1960. The Best was Sanibel's first ferry, often its only ferry, running for the Kinzie Line from 1928 until the Causeway opened in 1963.