Light-house at Mare Island, California – Historic Print
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A window into the past: Light-house at Mare Island, California, preserved in this historic image. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Light-house at Mare Island, California
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Few views of the Pacific coast's naval installations from this period survive, which makes this 1872 view of the light at Mare Island worth a closer look. The island, in San Pablo Bay near Vallejo, held the Navy's first shipyard on the West Coast, established in 1854, and its light guided vessels through the channel to the yard's docks. Lighthouses like this one were practical markers, built to keep ships off shoals in the bay's shifting waters, and their stark, functional forms reflect that purpose. Look at the structure's setting against open water to see how the light fit into the working waterfront of the period.
| Created / published | 1872 |
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| Original scan | 2,348 × 1,376 px · prints to 8 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 37 |
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