Light-House at Calcasieu, Gulf Coast of Louisiana – Historic Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic image captures Light-House at Calcasieu, Gulf Coast of Louisiana in remarkable detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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 Calcasieu, Gulf Coast of Louisiana
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The Calcasieu light stood at the mouth of the Calcasieu River on Louisiana's Gulf Coast, a spot where shifting sandbars and a broad, shallow entrance made navigation tricky for the steamers and schooners that carried lumber, rice, and cargo in and out of Lake Charles. Lighthouses on this stretch of coast were built to mark those hazards, and their towers often served as the only fixed landmarks for miles of flat, marshy shoreline. Worth noticing in a picture like this is how little else breaks the horizon: the tower, its keeper's outbuildings, and the open sky show how isolated such stations could be in the nineteenth century.
| Original scan | 1,954 × 2,789 px · prints to 7 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | tif09343_LighthouseatCalcasieuGulfcoast |
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