The World of Lighthouses on the Postcards of Yesterday and Today
TITLE: Light House and Inlet on Lake Erie, Port Clinton, Ohio
CAPTION: None
POSTCARD ID: 170 5A-H1857
PUBLISHER: E.B.Ackley, Sandusky, Ohio
POSTMARK: Not posted – Written on, Hand dated 1/26/45
TITLE: U.S. Lighthouse, Mackinaw City, MICH
CAPTION: None
POSTCARD ID: 91207
PUBLISHER: G.H. Wickman, Mackinac Island, Mich – Made in U.S.A.
POSTMARK: Mackinaw City, MICH MAY 31 1937
TITLE: Jesters’ Rock Garden, Arlington Pier, Mobile, ALA.
CAPTION: This is the rendezvous of Mobile Court No. 120, Royal Order of Jesters. Constructed and given to the city of Mobile by Jester John C. O’Gwynn, M.D. Located on Arlington Pier. Re;licas in stone and Marble of unusual architecture of foreign cities.
POSTCARD ID: 23 & 9160 N
PUBLISHER: Made in U.S.A. by E.C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis.
POSTMARK: Written on standard sized postcard – Not Posted
TITLE: Cap Chat
CAPTION: Cap Chat – date de 1815, cette formation geologique est situee pres du phare a l’ouest du village.
Cap Chat – dates back to 1815 – The Rock formation stands near the lighthouse at the western end of the village.
POSTCARD ID: 90905 & 4063
PUBLISHER: Pub. UNIC, 6917 Avenue du Parc, Montreal
POSTMARK: 22 IX 1965 (September 22, 1065?)
TITLE: Lake Vettern, Sweden
CAPTION: None
POSTCARD ID: N°3642
PUBLISHER: Axel Eliassons Konstforlag, Stockholm
POSTMARK: Union Village VT JAN 23 1906
TITLE: Lizard Lighthouse RPPC
CAPTION: None
POSTCARD ID: None
PUBLISHER: None
POSTMARK: 26 JY 1926
TITLE: Lindau mit den Alpen ~ Lindau Westmole
CAPTION: None
POSTCARD ID: Ld 3
PUBLISHER: Dr. Trenkler Co., Leipzig 1907
POSTMARK: 7-8/1907
TITLE: Government Lighthouse at Harbor Entrance, Buffalo, N.Y.
CAPTION: None
POSTCARD ID: 6313
PUBLISHER: Unknown
POSTMARK: Buffalo NY AUG 16, 1910
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