Lighthouse tower with lit beam at night, black and white photograph – Historic Photo Reproduction
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Lighthouse tower with lit beam at night, black and white photograph, a historic photograph rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Lighthouse tower with lit beam at night, black and white photograph
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A lighthouse tower rises into the dark here, its lamp throwing a bright beam out over the water, a view that shows how these structures worked as navigation aids after dark. Lighthouses of this kind were built along coasts and harbor entrances to warn ships away from rocks and shoals, and their lights were often given distinct flash patterns so sailors could tell one station from another. In black and white, the long exposure and the stark contrast between the pale beam and the surrounding night bring out the scale and isolation of the tower. The image is a useful reminder of how much of maritime safety once depended on a single steady light.
| Original scan | 4,525 × 5,640 px · prints to 15 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | tif09085_HillsboroInletLighthousePompan |
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