Cape San Blas – Vintage Print
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Description
Few images capture their era like this historic image of Cape San Blas. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Cape San Blas
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Cape San Blas, on the Gulf coast of the Florida Panhandle, is a sandy spit of land that has long been known to sailors as a hazard, and the lighthouse rising from its dunes has guided vessels past its shifting shoals for generations. Lighthouses along this stretch of coast were built to mark dangerous headlands where storms and hidden sandbars claimed ships with some regularity. Look closely at the tower's form and its position on open, windswept ground, which show how much the builders depended on height and visibility rather than shelter. The cape's narrow peninsula has been reshaped by hurricanes over the years, a reminder of why the light was needed in the first place.
| Original scan | 4,244 × 2,143 px · prints to 14 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | tif09053_CapeSanBlas |
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