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Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin

These islands in Lake Superior have been inhabited by early Native Americans, pioneer farmers, commercial fishermen, lighthouse keepers and their families. They host the nation's finest collection of lighthous... More

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin

These islands in Lake Superior have been inhabited by early Native Americans, pioneer farmers, commercial fishermen, lighthouse keepers and their families. They host the nation's finest collection of lighthous... More

Marcus Hanna, Lighthouse keeper at Cape Elizabeth ME

Marcus Hanna, Lighthouse keeper at Cape Elizabeth ME

Marcus Hanna, Lighthouse keeper at Cape Elizabeth ME

William Baumgarter, first head keeper of Point Cabrillo

William Baumgarter, first head keeper of Point Cabrillo

William Baumgartner, the first head keeper at Point Cabrillo, 1908–1923

1910 View of Fort Point - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

1910 View of Fort Point - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

This photo from 1910 shows the Fort Point lighthouse and the metal bridge that connects to the lighthouse keepers' residences, located on top of the bluffs.

Family group sitting in front of a lighthouse(GN11957)

Family group sitting in front of a lighthouse(GN11957)

This is Cape Borda Lighthouse (G. Brooks)

Lighthouse Keeper Frank Drew

Lighthouse Keeper Frank Drew

Lighthouse Keeper Frank Drew

Arriving at the Lighthouse - Out With Romany by the Sea - frontispiece

Arriving at the Lighthouse - Out With Romany by the Sea - frontispiece

Photograph of a row-boat being hoisted onto an unidentified British lighthouse. Taken from the frontispiece of Out With Romany by the Sea, by George Bramwell Evens, aka 'Romany of the BBC' (1941, University of... More

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin

These islands in Lake Superior have been inhabited by early Native Americans, pioneer farmers, commercial fishermen, lighthouse keepers and their families. They host the nation's finest collection of lighthous... More

Keepers' Quarters and Storm Clouds

Keepers' Quarters and Storm Clouds

The lighthouse keepers' quarters at Cape Hatteras Lighthouse being dwarfed by storm clouds rolling in.

Laatste vuurtorenwachte van Marken Piet Visser van het paard van Marken gaat , Bestanddeelnr 933-2097

Laatste vuurtorenwachte van Marken Piet Visser van het paard van Marke...

Nederlands: Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Laatste vuurtorenwachte van Marken; Piet Visser van het "paard van Marken" gaat met pensioen vuurtoren word... More

Inside The Old Heugh Lighthouse

Inside The Old Heugh Lighthouse

Ths is a photo of the Old Heugh Lighthouse and its keeper. The Lighthouse was the first of its kind in England to use coal gas as a luminant and stood from 1847 to 1915. Photograph Collection No : 1989.22.1 I... More

Keepers' quarters at the Rose Island Lighthouse, which became a museum and hostel, Newport, Rhode Island

Keepers' quarters 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

U.S. Coast Guard ATON personnel honor lighthouse keepers

U.S. Coast Guard ATON personnel honor lighthouse keepers

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Abbie Burgess sails past the Owl’s Head Lighthouse near Rockland, Maine. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Coast Guard Auxiliarist Bob Trapani.

Lighthouse keeper, M. J. Rooksley at Bustard Head, Queensland, 1902

Lighthouse keeper, M. J. Rooksley at Bustard Head, Queensland, 1902

Lighthouse keeper, M. J. Rooksley at Bustard Head, Queensland, 1902

Miss Ida Lewis, the heroine of Newport / photo by Manchester Bros., Providence, R.I.

Miss Ida Lewis, the heroine of Newport / photo by Manchester Bros., Pr...

Full-length portrait of Ida Lewis standing on rocky shore of Newport, Rhode Island; female lighthouse keeper who has saved many lives with her small rowboat. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, July 31, 1869, p. 481 (t... More

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin

These islands in Lake Superior have been inhabited by early Native Americans, pioneer farmers, commercial fishermen, lighthouse keepers and their families. They host the nation's finest collection of lighthous... More

Grave of Jane Elizabeth Kopp - died 1903 aged 41 years - Harvey's Return Cemetery, Cape Borda, Kangaroo Island(GN02769)

Grave of Jane Elizabeth Kopp - died 1903 aged 41 years - Harvey's Retu...

1. Mr Kopp was lighthouse keeper at Cape Borda, see 2660 (G Brooks) - See also GN02767 2. Elizabeth Jane Kopp was buried in Harvey's Return Cemetery, which is at Cape Borda, Kangaroo Island. She was not buried... More

Ms. Odium and husband in their lighthouse home Mme Odium et son mari dans la résidence du phare (50583715163)

Ms. Odium and husband in their lighthouse home Mme Odium et son mari d...

Ms. Odium and husband in their lighthouse homeFrançais : Mme Odium et son mari dans la résidence du phare

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin

These islands in Lake Superior have been inhabited by early Native Americans, pioneer farmers, commercial fishermen, lighthouse keepers and their families. They host the nation's finest collection of lighthous... More

Sally Snowman- Keeper of America's lighthouse (29850512042)

Sally Snowman- Keeper of America's lighthouse (29850512042)

Sally Snowman, keeper of Boston Lighthouse, lowers the American flag, Monday, Aug. 8, 2016 on Little Brewster Island in Boston Harbor. Boston Light is the last permanently manned Coast Guard lighthouse in the c... More

Laatste vuurtorenwachter van Marken Piet Visser van het paard van Marken gaat, Bestanddeelnr 933-2096

Laatste vuurtorenwachter van Marken Piet Visser van het paard van Mark...

Nederlands: Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Laatste vuurtorenwachter van Marken; Piet Visser van het "paard van Marken" gaat met pensioen vuurtoren wor... More

Cape Canaveral Lighthouse keeper Mills Burnham

Cape Canaveral Lighthouse keeper Mills Burnham

Mills Burnham was the second appointed lighthouse keeper of the Cape Canaveral Light who served from July 1853 till his death on April 17, 1886. He was buried in the family cemetery on Cape Canaveral. (Photo ... More

Gordon Odium, lighthouse keeper Gordon Odium, gardien de phare (50584576187)

Gordon Odium, lighthouse keeper Gordon Odium, gardien de phare (505845...

Gordon Odium, lighthouse keeperFrançais : Gordon Odium, gardien de phare

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin

These islands in Lake Superior have been inhabited by early Native Americans, pioneer farmers, commercial fishermen, lighthouse keepers and their families. They host the nation's finest collection of lighthous... More

FMIB 37510 Logement du gardien d'un phare

FMIB 37510 Logement du gardien d'un phare

Français : Logement du gardien d'un phare English: *Subject: Lighthouse keepers--Homes and haunts, Lighthouses Tag: Coasts

Frank Schubert polishes the station's lens once a week / World Telegram & Sun photo by Higgins.

Frank Schubert polishes the station's lens once a week / World Telegra...

NYWT&S staff photograph. Caption continues: The flashing red signal, which operates from a half hour before sunset until a half hour before sunrise, is a reference point for all traffic using the harbor. Title... More

Placide Vigneau portrait

Placide Vigneau portrait

For documentary purposes the original description provided by BAnQ has been retained. Additional descriptive text may be added by Wikimedians with the wiki description = parameter, but please do not modify the ... More

StateLibQld 2 118176 Lighthouse keeper, M. J. Rooksley at Bustard Head, Queensland, 1902

StateLibQld 2 118176 Lighthouse keeper, M. J. Rooksley at Bustard Head...

Lighthouse keeper, M. J. Rooksley at Bustard Head, Queensland, 1902 Bustard Head Lighthouse and Quarters with the lighthouse keeper of the day, M. J. Rooksley in the foreground. (Information taken from The Quee... More

Laatste vuurtorenwachte van Marken Piet Visser van het paard van Marken gaat , Bestanddeelnr 933-2098

Laatste vuurtorenwachte van Marken Piet Visser van het paard van Marke...

Nederlands: Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Laatste vuurtorenwachte van Marken; Piet Visser van het "paard van Marken" gaat met pensioen vuurtoren word... More

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin

These islands in Lake Superior have been inhabited by early Native Americans, pioneer farmers, commercial fishermen, lighthouse keepers and their families. They host the nation's finest collection of lighthous... More

Frank Schubert at Coney Island Lighthouse, 1961

Frank Schubert at Coney Island Lighthouse, 1961

Frank Schubert polishes the station's lens once a week. The flashing red signal, which operates from a half hour before sunset until a half hour before sunrise, is a reference point for all traffic using the harbor.

Transfer and appointment letter from Charles J. Folger, Secretary of the Treasury, to Stephen S. Lewis, 1883 October 2

Transfer and appointment letter from Charles J. Folger, Secretary of t...

Public domain scan of manuscript related to Massachusetts, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

1934 View of Fort Point and Golden Gate Bridge

1934 View of Fort Point and Golden Gate Bridge

This photo shows the Golden Gate Bridge under construction. Notice how Fort Point has been surrounded by the construction project. All of the lighthouse keepers' residences were ultimately demolished to make wa... More

Drum Point Lighthouse in September of 1918

Drum Point Lighthouse in September of 1918

The children are William Yeatman (11 years old), Loretta Yeatman (9 years old), Louis Yeatman (7 years old), and Estelle Yeatman (5 years old).

Lighthouse keeper Katherine Walker, c.1909

Lighthouse keeper Katherine Walker, c.1909

Lighthouse keeper Katherine Walker, c.1909

Plymouth Lt. Sta., plan of a dwelling house for the light keeper at the Gurnet in the harbour of Plymouth, Mass.

Plymouth Lt. Sta., plan of a dwelling house for the light keeper at th...

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, architectural drawing, building plan, or design, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Appointment letter from Benjamin Helm Bristow, Secretary of the Treasury, to Stephen S. Lewis, 1875 November 29

Appointment letter from Benjamin Helm Bristow, Secretary of the Treasu...

Public domain scan of manuscript related to Massachusetts, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Transfer and appointment instructions letter from the Office of Light-House Inspector, Second District, to Stephen S. Lewis, 1883 September 28

Transfer and appointment instructions letter from the Office of Light-...

Public domain scan of manuscript related to Massachusetts, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Grave of Jane Elizabeth Kopp - died 1903 aged 41 years - Harvey's Return Cemetery, Cape Borda, Kangaroo Island(GN02767)

Grave of Jane Elizabeth Kopp - died 1903 aged 41 years - Harvey's Retu...

1. Mr Kopp was lighthouse keeper at Cape Borda, see 2660 (G Brooks) - See also GN02769 2. Elizabeth Jane Kopp was buried in Harvey's Return Cemetery, which is at Cape Borda, Kangaroo Island. She was not buried... More

NY - Princess Bay - DPLA - 13377820236b053578c6c5613f01e923

NY - Princess Bay - DPLA - 13377820236b053578c6c5613f01e923

Caption: Princes Bay Light Station, New York. Date: December 13, 1916 District: 3

Julia Frances Curry Williams in front of the Santa Barbara Lighthouse

Julia Frances Curry Williams in front of the Santa Barbara Lighthouse

Julia Frances Curry Williams in front of the Santa Barbara Lighthouse

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin

These islands in Lake Superior have been inhabited by early Native Americans, pioneer farmers, commercial fishermen, lighthouse keepers and their families. They host the nation's finest collection of lighthous... More

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin

These islands in Lake Superior have been inhabited by early Native Americans, pioneer farmers, commercial fishermen, lighthouse keepers and their families. They host the nation's finest collection of lighthous... More

Solitary Island Keeper in Lantern br 5

Solitary Island Keeper in Lantern br 5

Mr Jim Duncan, lightkeeper at South Solitary Island Lighthouse inside lens, 1946

A lighthouse keeper at St. Paul's Island, Nova Scotia Un gardien de phare sur l’Île St-Paul, Nouvelle-Écosse (7797351584)

A lighthouse keeper at St. Paul's Island, Nova Scotia Un gardien de ph...

Male lighthouse keeper leaning on railing, St. Paul's Island, Nova Scotia

Thomas Rooksby, Queensland, Australia

Thomas Rooksby, Queensland, Australia

Thomas Rooksby, Lightkeeper at Bustard Head Lighthouse, standing by the time-measurer he invented

Eliphalet Smith

Eliphalet Smith

Eliphalet Smith

Transfer and appointment letter from Charles J. Folger, Secretary of the Treasury, to Stephen S. Lewis, 1883 October 2

Transfer and appointment letter from Charles J. Folger, Secretary of t...

Public domain scan of manuscript related to Massachusetts, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Transfer and appointment instructions letter from the Office of Light-House Inspector, Second District, to Stephen S. Lewis, 1883 September 28

Transfer and appointment instructions letter from the Office of Light-...

Public domain scan of manuscript related to Massachusetts, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

07 - The Garden - National Parks Gallery

07 - The Garden - National Parks Gallery

Raspberry Island Lighthouse was considered the “showcase of the Apostle Islands.” Lighthouse keepers and their families kept the grounds well groomed by having beautiful flower and vegetable gardens. Today, par... More

Letter of gratitude for the rescue of the crew of the tugboat Point Breeze

Letter of gratitude for the rescue of the crew of the tugboat Point Br...

Image of a letter expressing the gratitude of the Curtis Bay Towing Company to Thomas Jefferson Steinhise. Steinhice, who was tending the Seven Foot Knoll lighthouse with his son Earl, assisted in the rescue o... More

Lighthouse Keeper James Rankin

Lighthouse Keeper James Rankin

Lighthouse Keeper James Rankin

A.L. Hyde

A.L. Hyde

Alexander A.L. "Alonzo" Hyde

Appointment letter from Charles J. Folger, Secretary of the Treasury, to Stephen S. Lewis, 1883 December 28

Appointment letter from Charles J. Folger, Secretary of the Treasury, ...

Public domain scan of manuscript related to Massachusetts, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin

These islands in Lake Superior have been inhabited by early Native Americans, pioneer farmers, commercial fishermen, lighthouse keepers and their families. They host the nation's finest collection of lighthous... More

Solitary Island Pedal Radio br 3

Solitary Island Pedal Radio br 3

Mr Jim Duncan, lighthouse keeper at South Solitary Island Lighthouse, operating a pedal radio to communicate with the Norah Head Lightstation, 1946

StateLibQld 1 117844 Thomas Rooksby in his 83rd year, ca. 1930

StateLibQld 1 117844 Thomas Rooksby in his 83rd year, ca. 1930

Thomas Rooksby in his 83rd year, ca. 1930 Thomas arrived in Moreton Bay in 1858 and was appointed lightkeeper at Bustard Head Lighthouse about 1868. His biography was written by D. Eglinton, A nautical career a... More

Anderson1900v3

Anderson1900v3

Former Confederate colonel and lighthouse keeper Charles DeWitt Anderson holding his grandson Mark Anderson.

Appointment letter from Benjamin Helm Bristow, Secretary of the Treasury, to Stephen S. Lewis, 1875 November 29

Appointment letter from Benjamin Helm Bristow, Secretary of the Treasu...

Public domain scan of manuscript related to Massachusetts, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Appointment letter from Charles J. Folger, Secretary of the Treasury, to Stephen S. Lewis, 1883 December 28

Appointment letter from Charles J. Folger, Secretary of the Treasury, ...

Public domain scan of manuscript related to Massachusetts, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Charles Macdonald, lighthouse keeper Charles Macdonald, gardien de phare (50584576172)
Family of lighthouse keeper in Engine room Brüsterort lighthouse 1920s

Family of lighthouse keeper in Engine room Brüsterort lighthouse 1920s

Русский: Cемья смотрителя маяка Брюстерорт в машинном зале. Фотография 1920 года English: Family of lighthouse keeper in Engine room Brüsterort lighthouse (now Taran lighthouse). 1920s