The World of Lighthouses on the Postcards of Yesterday and Today
TITLE: Golden Gate and Fort Winfield Scott, Fort Point, San Francisco
CAPTION: None
POSTCARD ID: 1005
PUBLISHER: Britton & Rey, Lithographers, S.F.
Publishers of Pictorial Post Cards
POSTMARK: Unused Standard Sized Postcard
TITLE: Hunting Island Lighthouse, Coastal South Carolina
CAPTION: Established in 1859, the old Beaufort County lighthouse is the island’s third. Out of operation for over 30 years, the present structure was completed in 1889. The first structure was destroyed during the Confederate War. The secound structure, one fourth mile inland, was soon unsafe due to sea erosion and moved 1-1/4 miles to the present site. The lighthouse is open to the public.
Photographed by Ernest Ferguson
POSTCARD ID: 70243-B
PUBLISHER: Published by Photo Arts, Winnsboro, S.C.
Dexter Press, Inc.
West Nyack, New York
POSTMARK: Unused Standard Sized Postcard
TITLE: Matagorda Island Lighthouse, Texas
CAPTION: Established in 1852, Matagorda Island Lighthouse at the eastern endof Matagorda Island overlooking Pass Cavallo stands today as a lonely sentinel on a desolate island accessible only by sea and air. Matagorda Island is located in Calhoun County, Texas.
POSTCARD ID: 67175074
PUBLISHER: Philip Thomae Photographer, Port LaVacca, Texas 77979
POSTMARK: Austin TX 787 12 FEB 1986
TITLE: Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse
CAPTION: On the northeastern point of Newcastle Island near old Fort Consititution, New Hampshire. The station shows a fixed red light of 2100 candlepower visible for thirteen miles.
POSTCARD ID: MC357
PUBLISHER: Published for Bromley & Comapny Inc., Boston 14. Massachusetts
POSTMARK: Unused Standard Sized Postcard
TITLE: Light House Inn and Light House, Grosse Point, Detroit, Mich.
CAPTION: This Light House is situated at the mouth of the Detroit River and is an important light to navigation. LIGHT HOUSE INN is a popular resort for Automobiles, as well as boat and launch parties.
POSTCARD ID: 1410
PUBLISHER:
POSTMARK: Detroit, Mich May 16 1912 North End Station
This postcard will bring us back to lighthouses, and features the Block Island, RI North Light House and Life Saving Station!
TITLE: Block Island, R.I. North Light House and Life Saving Station
CAPTION: None
POSTCARD ID: 30030
PUBLISHER: The Hugh C. Leighton Co. Manufacturers, Portland, Me., U.S.A. Made in Germany
POSTMARK: None – Unused Standard Sized Postcard
TITLE: “Two Lights” Cape Elizabeth, Portland, ME
CAPTION: None
POSTCARD ID: 7896
PUBLISHER: Pub. by The Eastern News Co., Portland, Me.
POSTMARK: Portland Maine APR 28 1920 – Stamp Removed
TITLE: Ram Island Ledge L.H.
CAPTION: RAM ISLAND LEDGE L.H., built in 1905 on the north side of the entrance to Portland Harbor, has a flashing white light 77 feet above water.
Aerial photo by A.D. Phillips
POSTCARD ID: 422 and 121311
PUBLISHER: Pub. by Augustus D. Phillips & Son, Northeast Harbor, Maine, U.S.A.
POSTMARK: None – Unused Standard Sized Postcard
TITLE: Selkirk Light
CAPTION: SELKIRK LIGHT – Located four miles west of Pulaski at the mouth of the Salmon River. It is a reminder of the days when sailing vessels and steam packets provided transportation. Erected in 1838, Selkirk Lighthouse (now privately owned) serves as a landmark for pleasure boats and small cruisers using the Salmon River as a port.
POSTCARD ID: 152572
PUBLISHER: Pulaski Democrat Publishing co., Pulaski, N.Y. 12142
POSTMARK: Unused Standard Sized Postcard
TITLE: Long Island Light, Boston Harbor, Mass
CAPTION: LONG ISLAND LIGHT
On the Northerly end of Long Island, Mass., and the Southerly side of the Easterly end of President Roads, Boston Harbor.
POSTCARD ID: 215725
PUBLISHER: The Leighton & Valentine Co., N.Y. City
Printed in United States
POSTMARK: Unused Standard Sized Postcard