Washington Monument as it stood for 25 years
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Alice H. Cox and Mary H. Evans; 1954. Gene... More
Terrapin Tower and bridge Niagara Falls
Photograph shows a winter scene of Niagara Falls with a close view of Terrapin Tower and bridge on the American side. "G.W. Thorne 60 Nassau St., New York" retailer's blind stamp on front of card. Publisher at... More
Minot's Ledge Lighthouse, Boston, Massachusetts.
Title devised by cataloger. Previously captioned as: Lighthouse surrounded by water. No Detroit Publishing Co. no. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Light-house on Stannard's Rock, Lake Superior
Illus. in: Annual Report of the U.S. Light-House Board, 1882, frontispiece. On print, lower right: Phototype, F. Gutekunst, Philada. Above print: U.S. Light-House Establishment, 1882.
Detroit River light-station, Michigan
Illus. in: Annual Report of the U.S. Light-House Board, 1885, plate opposite p. 175.
![[Le phare, Cannes, Riviera]. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTAvbGUtcGhhcmUtY2FubmVzLXJpdmllcmEtNTJiNWM3LTEwMjQuanBn/40/29/webp "[Le phare, Cannes, Riviera]. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.")
[Le phare, Cannes, Riviera]. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.
Title derived from image caption. Print no. "1062". Forms part of: Views of the French and Italian Riviera in the Photochrom print collection.
![[The lighthouse, Dunkirk, France]. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTAvMDEvMDEvdGhlLWxpZ2h0aG91c2UtZHVua2lyay1mcmFuY2UtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/30/webp "[The lighthouse, Dunkirk, France]. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.")
[The lighthouse, Dunkirk, France]. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.
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![[Town from the Lighthouse, Bremerhafen, Hanover (i.e. Hannover), Germany]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjkvdG93bi1mcm9tLXRoZS1saWdodGhvdXNlLWJyZW1lcmhhZmVuLWhhbm92ZXItaWUtaGFubm92ZXItZ2VybWFueS02MDI4OGYtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/30/webp "[Town from the Lighthouse, Bremerhafen, Hanover (i.e. Hannover), Germany]")
[Town from the Lighthouse, Bremerhafen, Hanover (i.e. Hannover), Germa...
Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905.. Print no. "6747". Forms part of: Views of Germany in the Photochrom print collection.
Light house, Harbor Point - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.
Detroit Publishing Co. no. 012310. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Ram's i.e. Ram Island Ledge light from Cushing Island, Portland, Me
Detroit Publishing Co. no. 071511. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
The Biloxi light, Biloxi, Miss. view, photochrome print postcard.
Copyright 1901 by Detroit Photographic Co. Title on inventory list:The Biloxi light. Similar image (LC-D4-13538). Detroit Publishing Co. no. "53792". Forms part of: Photochrom Print Collection. More informatio... More
Portland Head Light / Ralph F. Blood.
Lighthouse, Portland, Maine, with surf crashing on rocky shore in foreground. J1251 U.S. Copyright Office.
New York, New York. Children playing on the roof of the Lighthouse, an...
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The Lighthouse gift shop, Wells, Maine
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More
Split Rock Lighthouse, Keeper's Cottages, Off Highway 61, 38.0 Miles N...
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Keepers' quaters at the Rose Island Lighthouse, which became a museum ...
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More
![Carol M. Highsmith - [Unidentified lighthouse]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDkvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLWxpZ2h0aG91c2UtYTE2OTA1LTEwMjQuanBn/40/31/webp "Carol M. Highsmith - [Unidentified lighthouse]")
Carol M. Highsmith - [Unidentified lighthouse]
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by th... More
15 Belgo Road, Lakeville, Connecticut
Architect: Alfredo De Vito. Built in 1985. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Connecticut Photographs in the Carol M. Highsm... More
The Cape Neddick lighthouse, known locally and affectionately as the N...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2017; (DLC/PP-2016:103-11). Forms part of: Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the... More
Seaside Park Lighthouse in Bridgeport, Connecticut
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Connecticut Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph... More
Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse in Trinidad, California
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The Round Island Lighthouse stood from 1859 to 1998 on the southwest e...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. In September 1998, the lighthouse was toppled by Hurricane Georges and in 2010, the base of the structure and other lighthouse remnant... More
Aerial view of the Morris Island Lighthouse in Charleston, South Carol...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2017; (DLC/PP-2016:103-6). Forms part of: Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the ... More
S.S. Manitou passing the point, Harbor Pt., Mich
Videodisc images are out of sequence; actual left to right order is 1A-10191, 10190. "G 4501," "G 4502" on left to right negatives respectively. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 015593. Gift; State Historical Society... More
Fort Getty; Jamestown, Rhode Island; Community Baptist Church, Newport...
Index data: 3-12, General shots of Fort Getty; 14-17, On the road to Moonstone Beach, at night; 18-20, Lighthouse and Moonstone Beach, at night; 21-27, Exterior, Community Baptist Church; 32-37, Congregation, C... More
Block Island Southeast Light, Spring Street & Mohegan Trail at Mohegan...
Significance: The Block Island Southeast Lighthouse is significant as a primary aid to the navigation of an otherwise dangerous area, once referred to as the "stumbling block" of the New England coast. It mark... More
John Morris House, Lighthouse Road & Morris Avenue, New Haven, New Hav...
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John Morris House, Lighthouse Road & Morris Avenue, New Haven, New Hav...
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John Morris House, Lighthouse Road & Morris Avenue, New Haven, New Hav...
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Cape Canaveral Air Station, Launch Complex 17, Facility 28409, East en...
Survey number: HAER FL-8-5-L Building/structure dates: 1956 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 84003872
New London Ledge Lighthouse, Long Island Sound, East of main harbor ch...
Significance: New London Ledge Lighthouse, built 1906-1909, is a rare example of a turn-of-the-century, water-bound lighthouse with a masonry, domestic design. While most contemporary lighthouses were construc... More
Connecticut--Old Saybrook, Lynde Point lighthouse
Wittemann Collection. No. 396. Gift; Mrs. Gladys G. Wittemann; 1958 June 12.
Hunting Island Lighthouse, Cottage HI-65, Hunting Island State Park, U...
Survey number: HABS SC-385-E Public domain photograph - historical image of Hawaii, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Castillo de San Felipe del Morro, Northwest end of San Juan, San Juan,...
Significance: This fort is one of the three defenses erected to protect Spain's first permanent colony in the present territory of the United States. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: ... More
Castillo de San Felipe del Morro, Northwest end of San Juan, San Juan,...
Significance: This fort is one of the three defenses erected to protect Spain's first permanent colony in the present territory of the United States. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: ... More
Castillo de San Felipe del Morro, Northwest end of San Juan, San Juan,...
Significance: This fort is one of the three defenses erected to protect Spain's first permanent colony in the present territory of the United States. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: ... More
Castillo de San Felipe del Morro, Northwest end of San Juan, San Juan,...
Significance: This fort is one of the three defenses erected to protect Spain's first permanent colony in the present territory of the United States. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: ... More
Castillo de San Felipe del Morro, Northwest end of San Juan, San Juan,...
Significance: This fort is one of the three defenses erected to protect Spain's first permanent colony in the present territory of the United States. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: ... More
Castillo de San Felipe del Morro, Northwest end of San Juan, San Juan,...
Significance: This fort is one of the three defenses erected to protect Spain's first permanent colony in the present territory of the United States. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: ... More
Castillo de San Felipe del Morro, Northwest end of San Juan, San Juan,...
Significance: This fort is one of the three defenses erected to protect Spain's first permanent colony in the present territory of the United States. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: ... More
Castillo de San Felipe del Morro, Northwest end of San Juan, San Juan,...
Significance: This fort is one of the three defenses erected to protect Spain's first permanent colony in the present territory of the United States. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: ... More
Castillo de San Felipe del Morro, Northwest end of San Juan, San Juan,...
Significance: This fort is one of the three defenses erected to protect Spain's first permanent colony in the present territory of the United States. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: ... More
Petit Manan Light Station, 2.5 miles south of Petit Manan Point, Milbr...
Survey number: HABS ME-194
Grosse Point Lighthouse, 2601 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Cook County, IL
2003 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The Grosse Point lighthouse played a significant role in the development of maritime commerce on the Great Lakes. It was the leading historic navigational ai... More
Grosse Point Lighthouse, 2601 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Cook County, IL
2003 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The Grosse Point lighthouse played a significant role in the development of maritime commerce on the Great Lakes. It was the leading historic navigational ai... More
Buffalo Lighthouse, Buffalo Harbor, Buffalo River & Lake Erie, Buffalo...
Significance: This was the second lighthouse in Buffalo. Its picture is included in the seal of the city of Buffalo symbolizing the city's tradition as an important port on the Great Lakes. Survey number: HABS NY-60
Buffalo Lighthouse, Buffalo Harbor, Buffalo River & Lake Erie, Buffalo...
Significance: This was the second lighthouse in Buffalo. Its picture is included in the seal of the city of Buffalo symbolizing the city's tradition as an important port on the Great Lakes. Survey number: HABS NY-60
Cape Canaveral Air Station, Launch Complex 17, Facility 28402, East en...
Public domain photograph of train station, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Cape Canaveral Air Station, Launch Complex 17, Facility 28402, East en...
Public domain photograph of train station, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Cape Canaveral Air Station, Launch Complex 17, Facility 28402, East en...
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Genessee Lighthouse, Lake Avenue, Rochester, Monroe County, NY
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-122 Survey number: HABS NY-228 Building/structure dates: 1822 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1863 Subsequent Work
Welfare Island, Lighthouse, New York, New York County, NY
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U.S. Coast Guard Base San Juan, Store House, San Juan, San Juan Munici...
Significance: The Store House (Building 101), was constructed in 1922 for the U.S. Lighthouse Service's San Juan Lighthouse Depot, which was located at the southern tip of La Puntilla, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.... More
U.S. Coast Guard Base San Juan, Store House, San Juan, San Juan Munici...
Significance: The Store House (Building 101), was constructed in 1922 for the U.S. Lighthouse Service's San Juan Lighthouse Depot, which was located at the southern tip of La Puntilla, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.... More
Cape Canaveral Air Station, Launch Complex 17, Facility 28414, East en...
Survey number: HAER FL-8-5-W Building/structure dates: 1956 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 84003872
Portland Breakwater Lighthouse, Northeast end of Portland Breakwater, ...
Significance: This Greek Revival structure was first built in 1855 and rebuilt in 1875. It is constructed of cast-iron plate, its bolted joined covered by cast-iron Corinthian columns, cornices, and cresting. T... More
Fort Sumter in 1872 / photographed by S.T. Souder
Photograph shows a view of the Fort Sumter lighthouse behind the damaged walls of the fort after the bombardment. Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). "No. 72." Forms part of: The Robin G. Stanfo... More
Pensacola Lighthouse, San Carlos Road, Pensacola, Escambia County, FL
Significance: This structure was built in 1826. It was bombarded by Union forces during the War Between the States. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-60 Survey number: HABS FL-147... More
Pensacola Lighthouse, San Carlos Road, Pensacola, Escambia County, FL
Significance: This structure was built in 1826. It was bombarded by Union forces during the War Between the States. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-60 Survey number: HABS FL-147... More
Saybrook Breakwater Light, South tip of west end of Saybrook Breakwate...
Significance: Saybrook Breakwater Light is a significant example of a prefabricated, cast-iron lighthouse built on a concrete foundation. This design was developed by the U.S. Lighthouse Board in 1873 as a les... More
Monomoy Point Light Station, Approximately 3500 feet Northeast Powder ...
Significance: Originally built in response to Federal period growth in coastal traffic, the Monomoy Point Light Station is now significant as an early example of cast-iron light construction for a secondary, fi... More
Hunting Island Lighthouse, Lighthouse, Hunting Island State Park, U.S....
Significance: Guide to sailing vessels, used until 1933 by United States Lighthouse Service, now used as an observation platform. One of few surviving historic lighthouses in South Carolina. Survey number: HAB... More
Cape Canaveral Air Station, Launch Complex 17, Facility 28503, East en...
Survey number: HAER FL-8-5-Q Building/structure dates: 1956 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 84003872
Cockspur Lighthouse, Cockspur Island, Savannah River, Savannah, Chatha...
Significance: The lighthouse, which was extinguished in 1909, is one of only five remaining lighthouses in the state of Georgia having withstood the battle between Union and Confederate forces on April 10-11, 1... More
Pigeon Point Lighthouse, State Highway 1, Pescadero, San Mateo County,...
Original working drawings are located at the National Archives. Lighthouse has rotating gear, & the complex has a watch house. Significance: This was the earliest lighthouse on the west coast to have a First-ir... More
Fort Jefferson, Garden Key, Key West, Monroe County, FL
Fort Jefferson was part of Fort Jefferson National Monument from 1935 to 1992. Since then it has been part of Dry Tortugas National Park. The address for the survey has been updated to reflect this change. Sign... More
Fort Jefferson, Garden Key, Key West, Monroe County, FL
Fort Jefferson was part of Fort Jefferson National Monument from 1935 to 1992. Since then it has been part of Dry Tortugas National Park. The address for the survey has been updated to reflect this change. Sign... More
St. Croix Island National Monument, Lighthouse & Residence, Bar Harbor...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-59 Survey number: HABS ME-168-A
Cape Canaveral Air Station, Launch Complex 17, Facility 36003, East en...
Survey number: HAER FL-8-5-AA Building/structure dates: 1956 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 84003872
Burnt Island Light Station, Burnt Island, west side of entrance to Boo...
Survey number: HABS ME-219 Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Lake Park Lions Bridge, At Lighthouse in Lake Park, Milwaukee, Milwauk...
Significance: The Lions Bridges formed the major vehicular entrance to Milwaukee's Lake Park. Four pairs of sandstone lions rest at the ends of the stone approach railings, giving the bridges their historic na... More
Faro de los Morillos de Cabo Rojo, Los Morillos de Cabo Rojo, Cabo Roj...
Significance: Cabo Rojo Light was built in 1882 as a 3rd order light with 18 miles range that showed a white light eclipsed every minute. The present structure stands very much as it was back in 1882; although... More
Faro Isla de Culebritas, South side of Isla Culebrita, Culebra, Culebr...
Significance: Isla Culebrita Light was built in 1886 on the western side of Virgin Passage. In both design and importance of location the stone structure is unique. In 1888 the 4th order light showed a fixed ... More
Faro Isla de Culebritas, South side of Isla Culebrita, Culebra, Culebr...
Significance: Isla Culebrita Light was built in 1886 on the western side of Virgin Passage. In both design and importance of location the stone structure is unique. In 1888 the 4th order light showed a fixed ... More
Stratford Shoal Lighthouse, Long Island Sound, Bridgeport, Fairfield C...
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Stratford Shoal Lighthouse, Long Island Sound, Bridgeport, Fairfield C...
Public domain photograph of stairs, steps, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Stratford Shoal Lighthouse, Long Island Sound, Bridgeport, Fairfield C...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Connecticut, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Rock Harbor Lighthouse, Copper Harbor, Keweenaw County, MI
Significance: After the signing of the Treaty of LaPointe in 1843 with the Chippewa Nation, Isle Royale was opened to copper exploration and mining. By 1847 more than one dozen mining companies had established... More
Rock Harbor Lighthouse, Copper Harbor, Keweenaw County, MI
Significance: After the signing of the Treaty of LaPointe in 1843 with the Chippewa Nation, Isle Royale was opened to copper exploration and mining. By 1847 more than one dozen mining companies had established... More
Mount Desert Rock Light Station, Twenty miles south of Mount Desert Is...
Survey number: HABS ME-204
![[Panorama of Tampico River and the jetties from the lighthouse]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODAvMDEvMDEvcGFub3JhbWEtb2YtdGFtcGljby1yaXZlci1hbmQtdGhlLWpldHRpZXMtZnJvbS10aGUtbGlnaHRob3VzZS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[Panorama of Tampico River and the jetties from the lighthouse]")
[Panorama of Tampico River and the jetties from the lighthouse]
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Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, Point of Cape Hatteras, access road from Rou...
Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, Point of Cape Hatteras, access road from Rou...
Public domain photo of lighthouse, sea shore, seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, Point of Cape Hatteras, access road from Rou...
Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, Point of Cape Hatteras, access road from Rou...
Public domain photograph of stairs, steps, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, Point of Cape Hatteras, access road from Rou...
Public domain photograph - historical image of North Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, Point of Cape Hatteras, access road from Rou...
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Great Point Lighthouse, Great Point, Nantucket, Nantucket County, MA
Significance: One of the oldest and most important lighthouses on the coast. The stone tower of Great Point Light was built in 1818 to mark an offshore rip and bar, replacing a 1784 structure which had burned i... More
Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC
Significance: Bodie Island Light Station served as an important aid to navigation in a system of lighthouses guiding mariners along the hazardous waters of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, often referred to a... More
Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC
Significance: Bodie Island Light Station served as an important aid to navigation in a system of lighthouses guiding mariners along the hazardous waters of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, often referred to a... More
Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC
Significance: Bodie Island Light Station served as an important aid to navigation in a system of lighthouses guiding mariners along the hazardous waters of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, often referred to a... More
Raspberry Island Light Station, Lighthouse & Keeper's Quarters, Bayfie...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N43 Survey number: HABS WI-312-A
Michigan Island Light Station, Keeper's Quarters & Lighthouse, La Poin...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N45 Survey number: HABS WI-317-A
Michigan Island Light Station, Keeper's Quarters & Lighthouse, La Poin...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N45 Survey number: HABS WI-317-A
Faro de las Cabezas de San Juan, Cabezas de San Juan, Las Croabas, Faj...
Significance: In 1782, one hundred years before the final construction of Cabo San Juan Lighthouse, Fray Inigo Abbad y Lasierra, who wrote the first formal history of Puerto Rico stated that: "The mountain peak... More
Michigan City Lighthouse, Washington Park, Michigan City, La Porte Cou...
Significance: The building served as a navigation lighthouse for shipping on the southern shore of Lake Michigan. It served in this capacity from 1858 until 1934 when a new facility replaced it. Survey number... More
Cape Canaveral Air Station, Launch Complex 17, Facility 28408, East en...
Survey number: HAER FL-8-5-H Building/structure dates: 1956 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 84003872
Cape Canaveral Air Station, Launch Complex 17, Facility 28417, East en...
Survey number: HAER FL-8-5-G Building/structure dates: 1956 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 84003872
Cape Canaveral Air Station, Launch Complex 17, Facility 28417, East en...
Survey number: HAER FL-8-5-G Building/structure dates: 1956 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 84003872
Moloka'i Light Station, Lighthouse, Makanalua,Moloka'i Island, Kalaupa...
Survey number: HABS HI-99-A National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76002145