Light House for South West Ledge, L.I. Sound – Vintage Wall Art
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This historic image of Light House for South West Ledge, L.I. Sound brings a moment of history to your wall. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Light House for South West Ledge, L.I. Sound
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Rather than a view of the tower itself, this sheet is a technical drawing: a front elevation paired with a section that cuts through the structure to show its interior. South West Ledge sits in eastern Long Island Sound near the approach to New London and the mouth of the Thames River, where ships had to clear rocky shoals. Lighthouse engineers of the late 1800s relied on drawings like this to plan construction, specify materials, and show how a tower's walls, stairs, and lantern room fit together. Sheets such as this one preserve the design logic behind coastal lights that guided shipping through the Sound.
| Created / published | 1894 |
|---|---|
| Creator | Front elevator and section of lighthouse. |
| Subjects | Front elevator and section of lighthouse. |
| Original scan | 3,245 × 2,785 px · prints to 11 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | tif09365_LightHouseforSouthWestLedgeLIS |
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