Fitting the masonry on Government Island – Vintage Print
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This rare historic image captures Fitting the masonry on Government Island in remarkable detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Fitting the masonry on Government Island
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Work on the tower shown here involved fitting masonry course by course, with each piece set and checked before the next could go on. Lighthouse towers of this period were typically built of thick masonry that narrowed as it rose, so the accuracy of each joint affected how well the structure would hold up against wind, waves, and salt air. Crews often had to haul materials by boat and work around tides and weather. The photograph captures a stage of construction that is easy to overlook, before the lantern and fittings were added and the tower took on its familiar outline.
| Original scan | 1,511 × 1,329 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | tif09372_Fittingthemasonryongovernmenti |
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