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Spring Point Lighthouse
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View across water toward the Spring Point Lighthouse, established in 1897 and automated in 1934. There is a small boat near the base of the lighthouse, and sailboats are in the background. In 1998, the lighthouse was deeded to the Spring Point Ledge Light Trust by the U.S. Coast Guard under the Maine Lights Program. Caption reads: "Spring Point Light, Portland Harbor, Maine."
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Crabtree Ledge Lighthouse
View across water toward the Crabtree Ledge cast iron lighthouse, established in 1890 and discontinued in 1933.
Peck's Ledge Lighthouse
1906
View across water toward six men standing on a deck with railings on Peck Ledge Lighthouse in Norwalk Harbor, put into operation in 1906. Caption reads: "Peck's Ledge Light, Norwalk Harbor."
Cottages
1920
View across harbor filled with boats toward small wooden cottages along the far shoreline. A rock wall along the water's edge is in the foreground on the right.
Long Pier
Elevated view of a long, curving pier on the bay with large sailboats with sails out on the left side, and smaller boats on the right.
Shipwrecked Sailboat
circa 1930
The bow of a large shipwrecked boat, the E.M. Sawyer, tipped up on a rocky shore.
