The World of Lighthouses on the Postcards of Yesterday and Today
TITLE: Lighthouse Entrance to Habor Conneaut, Ohio
CAPTION: Conneaut Harbor is among the oldest and best known harbors on Lake Erie. It is modernly equipped and electrically operated, well suited for loading and unloading of ore, steel and coal
POSTCARD ID: 12
PUBLISHER: Pub. by Bruce Gardner, Geneva, Ohio
Natural Color Post Card Made in U.S.A. by E. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis. (GAL)
POSTMARK: Conneaut Ohio JUL 20 1944
TITLE: Staten Island Light
Richmond
Staten Island, N.Y.
CAPTION: None
POSTCARD ID: Noen
PUBLISHER: Sold by Weitzman’s Photo Shop, Stapleton, S.I., N.Y.
A “ColourPicture” Publication Boston 15, Mass., U.S.A.
POSTMARK: None – Unused Standard Sized Postcard
TITLE: Brandt Point
CAPTION: Sail boat racing off beautiful Brant Point light beckons the Summer Vacationist. Color by E. Everett Howell
POSTCARD ID: P22931
PUBLISHER: Distibuted by Howell’s Studio, Vineyard Haven, Mass.
POSTMARK: None – Standard Sized Postcard is Unused
TITLE: Anastasia Light House St. Augustine, Florida
The Oldest City in the United States
CAPTION: ANASTASIA LIGHT HOUSE
Anastasia Island Light House marks the entrance to the port of St. Augustine and guides coastwise vessels on their course. A first order light, 165 feet high, it replaced the ancient Spanish lighthouse near this site which was washed into the Atlantic ocean in 1885. It is near St. Augustine’s Municipal Beach.
POSTCARD ID: 12 &60877
PUBLISHER: Florida Souvenir Co., St. Augustine, Florida
“Tichnor Quality Views” Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. Made Only at Tichnor Bros., Inc. Boston, Mass
POSTMARK: None – Unused Standard Sized Postcard
TITLE: Concord Point Lighthouse
Caption: foot of Lafayette St., Havre De Grace, Maryland. Built in 1827, this granite building is on the National Historic Register. Its electric-powered beam aids local boaters around Concord Point where the Susquehanna River flows into the Chesapeake Bay. Open to visitors Sundays 1-5, June through October.
POSTCARD ID: 83981-D
PUBLISHER: Pub by The Country Studio, P.O. Box 206, Aberdeen, MD 21001
Photo by Robert J. Bailey
POSTMARK: None – Unused Continental Sized Postcard
TITLE: Highland Light
CAPTION: Original built in 1797, new tower erected in 1857. It stands on a cliff 140 ft. above sea level. Four million candlepower make this one of the strongest beamed lighthouses in the world.
North Truro – Cape Cod – Mass
POSTCARD ID: 145882
PUBLISHER: ©Color Photo & Published by J. Lazarus. P.O. Box 367, Hyannis, Mass. 02601
POSTMARK: None -Postcard is unused
TITLE: Eastern Point Lighthouse, Gloucester
Cape Ann, MASS>
CAPTION: One of the oldest lighthouses along the New England Coast. Located at the entrance to Gloucester Harbor at Dog Bar Breakwater.
Color Photo: Fred Jellison, Jr.
POSTCARD ID: C14300 & MA1475D
PUBLISHER: Published by Bromley & Company, Inc., Boston, Mass. 02210
POSTMARK: None – Postcard is unused
TITLE: Cape Cod Lighthouses
CAPTION: Cape Cod, Mass.
Highland Light, Troro.
Nauset Light, Eastham.
Nobska Lighthouse, Woods Hole.
POSTCARD ID: 125 & K100443
PUBLISHER: Shoreline Distributors
P.O. Box 477, So. Yarmouth, Ma 02664
POSTMARK: None – Postcard is unused
TITLE: Opening of Navigation Season.
First Giant Freighters Entering Ship Canal and Duluth-Superior Harbor
CAPTION: The navigation season for Duluth-Superior harbor for Interlake navigation is approximately from April 15th to December 15th or about eight months. This view shows the giant freighters on their first trip of the season to the head of the Great Lakes, as they enter Duluth-Superior harbor.
POSTCARD ID: 142-D and 2B-H1222
PUBLISHER: Zenith Interstate News Co., Duluth, Minn.
Genuine Curteich-Chicago “C.T. Art-Colortone” Post Card (Reg. U.S. Pat Off.)
POSTMARK: None – postcard is unused
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TITLE: The Spring Point Ledge Light House, Guarding Portland Harbor, Maine
POSTCARD ID: D-8 & 25838
PUBLISHER: Published by Portland Candy Co., Portland, Me.
Colorcraft-Made by The Dexter Press, Pearl River, N.Y.
POSTMARK: None – Postcard is Unused