Screw-Pile River and Harbor Light-House – Antique Wall Art
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic image captures Screw-Pile River and Harbor Light-House in remarkable detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Screw-Pile River and Harbor Light-House
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Rather than rising from rock or a solid masonry base, this lighthouse stands on iron screw piles, long shafts driven into the riverbed or harbor bottom much like giant corkscrews. The design, which Irish engineer Alexander Mitchell developed in the 1830s, let builders place a light in shallow, soft-bottomed water where a conventional foundation was impractical. Its name marks it as an aid for river and harbor traffic, the kind of working light that guided steamboats and schooners past sandbars and into port. Screw-pile lights became a common sight along American coasts and waterways in the nineteenth century.
| Original scan | 2,811 × 1,835 px · prints to 9 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | tif09338_ScrewPileriverandHarborlightho |
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