First Order L.H. for Cape Hatteras, N.C., Upper Part of Tower – Vintage Print
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This historic image of First Order L.H. for Cape Hatteras, N.C., Upper Part of Tower brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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First Order L.H. for Cape Hatteras, N.C., Upper Part of Tower
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Rather than the whole tower, this view focuses on the upper section of the Cape Hatteras light on North Carolina's Outer Banks, where the first-order Fresnel lens sat in the lantern room. Completed in 1870, the brick tower stands about 198 feet tall, and its black-and-white diagonal daymark, added in 1873, helped mariners identify it by day. First-order lenses were the largest class of Fresnel optic, built from many prisms and glass elements to throw a beam many miles out to sea. The light was needed because offshore shoals made the cape one of the most dangerous stretches on the Atlantic coast.
| Original scan | 4,609 × 6,995 px · prints to 15 × 23 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | tif09386_FirstorderLHforCapeHatterasNCu |
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