Crowd gathered at striped lighthouse with helicopter overhead – Antique Wall Art
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Crowd gathered at striped lighthouse with helicopter overhead comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. 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.
Crowd gathered at striped lighthouse with helicopter overhead
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A crowd has gathered at the base of a striped lighthouse while a helicopter hovers overhead, an unusual pairing of old and new in one frame. Bold bands of color like these were painted so mariners could pick out a tower by day, a practice that long predated aircraft. The helicopter suggests a time when aerial travel, news coverage, or supply runs were reaching remote coastal sites, and the gathering hints at an occasion that drew people to the shore. The record does not give the location or date, so the scene is best read as a meeting of seafaring tradition and the newer technologies that later reached the coast.
| Original scan | 4,507 × 5,697 px · prints to 15 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | tif09042_CoastGuardhasabirthday |
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