Photograph
North Head Lighthouse
| Elevated view of the century-old North Head Lighthouse, completed in 1898, built in response to a marked increase in the number of shipwrecks along the Peninsula as mariners coming from the north could not see the Cape Disappointment light. The 65-foot North Head Lighthouse was designed by German-born engineer C.W. Leick and sits on solid basalt more than 190 feet above sea level. It first used the hand-me-down first order Fresnel lens from Cape D, switching to search light and finally beacon light at the same time changes were made to her sister lighthouse in 1939. Caption reads: "North Head Light House, Wash." |
| Image ID: | 71870 |
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| Creation Date: | date unknown |
| Creator Name: | Vincent, H. A. |
| City: | Long Beach |
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| State: | Washington |
| Collection Name: | Albertype Company photographs, circa 1880s-circa 1950 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | (A6)01529 |
| Original Dimensions: | 4 x 5 inches |
| H. A. Vincent, Ilwaco and Long Beach, Wash. |
| Beacons |
| Lighthouses |
| Fences |
| Outdoor photography |
| Ocean |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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