Child running past striped lighthouse and keeper's house – Historic Print
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This historic image of Child running past striped lighthouse and keeper's house brings a moment of history to your wall. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Child running past striped lighthouse and keeper's house
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A child races along a path past a lighthouse painted in alternating bands, with the keeper's house standing close beside the tower. Such stripes, often called day marks, helped sailors identify a particular light from the sea, so the paint was a navigational tool as much as a decoration. Keepers and their families usually lived on site, tending the lamp through the night and keeping the grounds, which is why the dwelling sits so near the tower. Pictures that include a child tend to show the everyday life that lighthouse service depended on, not just the structure itself.
| Original scan | 5,124 × 6,239 px · prints to 17 × 21 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | tif09037_RichardMahler5istheFireIslandS |
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