Great Point Lighthouse,Great Point,Nantucket,Nantucket County,Massachusetts,MA
$ 5.28
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Great Point Lighthouse,Great Point,Nantucket,Nantucket County,Massachusetts,MA. Title: Great Point Lighthouse, Great Point, Nantucket, Nantucket County, MA. Massachusetts -- Nantucket County -- Nantucket. 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 in 1818. You found it!!! Now buy it!!! Description of PhotographThis is an 8x12 inch Reproduction Photograph made from a high quality scan of the original. When evaluating the quality of the photo, please keep in mind that most photos in our collection were taken over 100 years ago.Title: Great Point Lighthouse, Great Point, Nantucket, Nantucket County, MA Creator(s): Historic American Buildings Survey, creator Date Created/Published: Documentation compiled after 1933 Measured Drawing(s): 6 Data Page(s): 6 Notes: 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 in 1818. By 1838 the tower was lighted with fourteen lamps and reflectors arranged in two parallel circles, with whale oil used as fuel. In 1857 the tower was fitted with Fresnel lens, later lighted by incandescent oil-vapor apparatus. By 1959 the light was automated, keeper's quarters and outbuildings razed, and operates on an unattended basis. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-211 Survey number: HABS MA-1006 Building/structure dates: 1818 Initial Construction Subjects: lighthouses Place: Massachusetts -- Nantucket County -- Nantucket Latitude/Longitude: 41.28333, -70.1 Bookmark /ma0339/ Bookmark:ma0339 Bookmark:ma0339SizeApproximately 8x12 inches.Note: Some images may have white bars on the sides or top if the original image does not conform to the 8x12 dimensions.Want to purchase the Original?The original is not for sale.Return PolicyWe are so confident in the quality we provide that we back every order with a money-back guarantee! This means if you are not satisfied, for ANY reason, a refund will be given.(No need to return the photo )QualityThis Photograph is a Archive Quality Reproduction created directly from the original photograph. Our laboratory uses premium DNP Dye-Sublimation Paper guaranteeing brighter colors, sharper whites, and prints that will last a lifetime.ShippingWe have taken extra steps to ensure that your prints arrive to you safely and undamaged. We use extra thick, stay-flat envelopes to get your photos to you as quickly and as safely as possible.Source: Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
