Ida Lewis – Antique Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. 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 Ida Lewis, a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Few lighthouse keepers became as well known as Ida Lewis, who tended the Lime Rock light off Newport, Rhode Island. She took over the station after her father's death in 1872 and was credited with rowing out to rescue many people from drowning in Newport Harbor, a record that brought her national newspaper attention in her lifetime. The record dates this portrait to about 1912, but that date is unverified and falls near the year of her death in 1911, so it may have circulated as a memorial image. Her reputation as a heroine helped make women keepers visible to the public.
| Created / published | c1912. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Photoprint copyrighted by E.A.G. Smith (no copyright renewal). This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: B.I.; Ph. Ind. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,076 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-148799 |
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