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Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

Racing home from the lightship, after race for America's Cup, Oct. 4, 1901

Racing home from the lightship, after race for America's Cup, Oct. 4, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of naval activity, ship, sea, 19th-20th century navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Significance: Lightship 116 is one of the last extant lightships in the United States and has had few modifications during its service. Four generations of lightships were in use in the United States from 1820 ... More

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Significance: Lightship 116 is one of the last extant lightships in the United States and has had few modifications during its service. Four generations of lightships were in use in the United States from 1820 ... More

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

Racing home from the lightship, after race for America's Cup

Racing home from the lightship, after race for America's Cup

Picryl description: Public domain image of naval activity, ship, sea, 19th-20th century navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Significance: Lightship 116 is one of the last extant lightships in the United States and has had few modifications during its service. Four generations of lightships were in use in the United States from 1820 ... More

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Significance: Lightship 116 is one of the last extant lightships in the United States and has had few modifications during its service. Four generations of lightships were in use in the United States from 1820 ... More

Boston lightship, Boston, Massachusetts.

Boston lightship, Boston, Massachusetts.

Photograph of Boston No. 54 lightship. H72366 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 022216. Photograph copyrighted by the Detroit Publishing Co.

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

U.S. lightship Columbia (WLV-604) (a lightship is a moored vessel with a beacon light), is a feature attraction at a riverfront museum in Astoria, Oregon

U.S. lightship Columbia (WLV-604) (a lightship is a moored vessel with...

Commissioned in 1951, Columbia was the fourth and final lightship stationed at the mouth of the Columbia River. They guided vessels across the Columbia River Bar and an area known as the "Graveyard of the Pacif... More

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Significance: Lightship 116 is one of the last extant lightships in the United States and has had few modifications during its service. Four generations of lightships were in use in the United States from 1820 ... More

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Significance: Lightship 116 is one of the last extant lightships in the United States and has had few modifications during its service. Four generations of lightships were in use in the United States from 1820 ... More

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Significance: Lightship 116 is one of the last extant lightships in the United States and has had few modifications during its service. Four generations of lightships were in use in the United States from 1820 ... More

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Significance: Lightship 116 is one of the last extant lightships in the United States and has had few modifications during its service. Four generations of lightships were in use in the United States from 1820 ... More

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Significance: Lightship 116 is one of the last extant lightships in the United States and has had few modifications during its service. Four generations of lightships were in use in the United States from 1820 ... More

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Significance: Lightship 116 is one of the last extant lightships in the United States and has had few modifications during its service. Four generations of lightships were in use in the United States from 1820 ... More

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Significance: Lightship 116 is one of the last extant lightships in the United States and has had few modifications during its service. Four generations of lightships were in use in the United States from 1820 ... More

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Significance: Lightship 116 is one of the last extant lightships in the United States and has had few modifications during its service. Four generations of lightships were in use in the United States from 1820 ... More

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

Volunteer turning S.H. [i.e. Sandy Hook] Lightship, Sept. 27, 1887

Volunteer turning S.H. [i.e. Sandy Hook] Lightship, Sept. 27, 1887

Public domain scan of print depicting a sailboat or small ship, seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Significance: Lightship 116 is one of the last extant lightships in the United States and has had few modifications during its service. Four generations of lightships were in use in the United States from 1820 ... More

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Significance: Lightship 116 is one of the last extant lightships in the United States and has had few modifications during its service. Four generations of lightships were in use in the United States from 1820 ... More

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

Boston lightship, Boston, Massachusetts.

Boston lightship, Boston, Massachusetts.

Photograph of Boston No. 54 lightship. H72366 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 022216. Photograph copyrighted by the Detroit Publishing Co.

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

Fresco painting "SS Washington Passing Ambrose Lightship," "Explorer Hudson," and "Explorer Block" located in rotunda of Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, New York, New York

Fresco painting "SS Washington Passing Ambrose Lightship," "Explorer H...

Artist: Reginald Marsh, 1937. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in t... More

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Significance: Lightship 116 is one of the last extant lightships in the United States and has had few modifications during its service. Four generations of lightships were in use in the United States from 1820 ... More

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

Fresco painting "SS Washington Passing Ambrose Lightship" located in rotunda, Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, New York, New York

Fresco painting "SS Washington Passing Ambrose Lightship" located in r...

Artist: Reginald Marsh, 1937. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in t... More

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Significance: Lightship 116 is one of the last extant lightships in the United States and has had few modifications during its service. Four generations of lightships were in use in the United States from 1820 ... More

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, water way, maritime architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...

Public domain image with Picryl description as title Public domain photograph of ship docs, shipyard, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Significance: Lightship 116 is one of the last extant lightships in the United States and has had few modifications during its service. Four generations of lightships were in use in the United States from 1820 ... More

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Significance: Lightship 116 is one of the last extant lightships in the United States and has had few modifications during its service. Four generations of lightships were in use in the United States from 1820 ... More

Oil painting "Light Ships Signals of Distress/Overfalls Lightship" on first floor rotunda ceiling, U.S. Custom House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Oil painting "Light Ships Signals of Distress/Overfalls Lightship" on ...

Artist: George Harding, 1938. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in t... More

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

Baltimore's Inner Harbor, including a view of the Chesapeake Lightship, a floating lighthouse that used to guide vessels into the Chesapeake Bay in Baltimore, Maryland

Baltimore's Inner Harbor, including a view of the Chesapeake Lightship...

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

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Lightship 116, Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Significance: Lightship 116 is one of the last extant lightships in the United States and has had few modifications during its service. Four generations of lightships were in use in the United States from 1820 ... More

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Lightship No. 83, South Lake Union Pier, Seattle, King County, WA

Significance: Lightship No. 83 is one of three surviving lightships and "the oldest on the West Coast." Of the three surviving lightships, "only No. 83 has retained her original marine steam engine and machine... More