White Island Light and dwelling – Antique Wall Art
(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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This historic photograph of White Island Light and dwelling brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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White Island Light and dwelling
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Set on one of the rocky Isles of Shoals off the New Hampshire and Maine coast, White Island Light guided vessels past dangerous ledges for generations. This c1888 print, numbered 156 and credited to Boston photographer H.G. Peabody, pairs the tower with the keeper's dwelling and a sailboat on the water nearby. The picture shows how the light station sat exposed on bare island ground, and the sailboat is a reminder that the island's isolated life depended on the shipping it helped guide.
| Created / published | c1888. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1880-1890. |
| Notes | No. 156. Copyright by H.G. Peabody, Boston. Title from item. |
| Subjects | Lighthouses--1880-1890. Houses--1880-1890. Sailboats--1880-1890. Isles of Shoals (Me. and N.H.)--1880-1890. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 6,123 × 4,919 px · prints to 20 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | tif09056_WhiteIslandLightanddwelling |
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