The World of Lighthouses on the Postcards of Yesterday and Today
TITLE: Aerial – Point Sur Lighthouse
CAPTION: This exceptional view, from seaward, clearly shows the strategic location of Point Sur Lighthouse and massive cliffs along State Hiway 1 in Monterey County, Calif. Staffed and operated by the Coast Guard.
Color photo by Randy Larson
POSTCARD ID: C11067
PUBLISHER: Distributed by Bell Magazine Agency, Monterey, Calif
POSTMARK: Unused Standard Sized Postcard
TITLE: Bass Harbor Light
Mt. Desert Island, Maine
CAPTION: Picturesque Bass Harbor light is located below Southwest Harbor at the extreme tip of Acadia National Park near Bernard and McKinley.
Color Photo: Paul A. Knaut, Jr®
POSTCARD ID: C15993 and ME1333D
PUBLISHER: Published by Paul Knaut, Jr., Dover-Foxcroft, ME
POSTMARK: Unused Standard Sized Postcard
TITLE: Government Lighthouse at Harbor Entrance, Buffalo, N.Y.
CAPTION: None
POSTCARD ID: 6313
PUBLISHER: Unknown
POSTMARK: Buffalo NY AUG 16, 1910
TITLE: Yarmouth Lighthouse
CAPTION: Yarmouth Lighthouse, with lobster pot markers in foreground, Nova Scotia.
POSTCARD ID: BR69
PUBLISHER: Pub. by The Book Room Ltd., Halifax, Nova Scotia
POSTMARK: Unused Standard Sized Postcard
TITLE: Point Prim Light
CAPTION: Point Prim Light near Bigby, marks the entrance to Annapolis Basin from the Bay of Fundy.
POSTCARD ID: BR-11
PUBLISHER: Pub. by The Book Room Ltd., Halifax, Nova Scotia
Printed in U.S.A.
POSTMARK: Written On Standard Sized Postcard – Not Posted
TITLE: Warwick Light Station, Warwick Neck, Rhode Island
CAPTION: Overlooking beautiful Narragansett Bay, the First lighthouse was built on this site in1827. The present lighthouse was constructed in 1932, and because of damage suffered from a hurricane in 1938, it was moved inland 75 feet. It is 55 feet tall, of metal construction, and delivers 2,233 candle power.
POSTCARD ID: LK-1006
PUBLISHER: Produced by LK Color Productions, Providence, RI
©1975 Color Photo by Leon Kowal
POSTMARK: Unused Standard Sized Postcard
TITLE: Cape Florida Lighthouse
CAPTION: Southeast corner of Key Biscayne. Was built in 1825 and partially destroyed by fire during an Indian attack in 1836. Was rebuilt 10 years later to its present height of 95 f. Abandoned in 1878 when Fowey Rock Lighthouse was built further out to sea.
Color Photo by McFadden Air Photos
POSTCARD ID: NCP-3905 & 26912
PUBLISHER: U.S. COLOR Print, Miami Beach, FL
POSTMARK: Miami FL APR 12, 1958
TITLE: Biloxi Lighthouse
CAPTION: Constructed in 1848, 65 feet high with a revolving stairway and ladder through the center. During the War Between the States, the lens of the Lighthouse was removed and buried until after the war, when it was returned unharmed. When Lincoln was assasinated, the Lighthouse was painted black and was said to be the only public building in the South to be draped in mourning. Located on U.S. 90 Highway, Biloxi, Mississippi.
POSTCARD ID: DS-1A
PUBLISHER: Pub. by Deep South Specialties, Inc., Jackson, MS
Color Photo by Chauncey T. Hinman
POSTMARK: Biloxi, MISS JUN 191956
TITLE: West Quoddy Head Light of Lubec, Maine
CAPTION: Located on the most easterly point of land in the United States.
POSTCARD ID: 68498-B
PUBLISHER: Published by Eastern Illustrating Co., New London, N.H.
POSTMARK: Mount Desert, ME JUL 19 1972
TITLE: Outer Light, Saybrook Point
CAPTION: OUTER LIGHT, SAYBROOK POINT, Conn., showing the Inner Light in the background.
POSTCARD ID: P10442
PUBLISHER: Distributed by The New London News Co., New London, Conn.
POSTMARK: Unused Standard Sized Postcard