A sepia-toned photograph of a stretch of rocky coastline and dandy beach, with houses and lighthouses on a point in the background. A small group of people is walking on the beach.

#LighthouseArt of the Day

Martha Hale Harvey (American, 1862-1949), "Lighthouse, #Annisquam, #Massachusetts," 19th-20th c., photograph, platinum print.

#Minneapolis Institute of #Art, new.artsmia.org.

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#WomensArt #WomensHistoryMonth #lighthouse #photography #seascape #artsky #AmericanArt

A cylindrical white iron lighthouse tower with a black lantern stands next to a grey one-and-a-half story wooden house with a gabled roof. The sky is a cloudless light blue, and there are patches of snow and ice on the ground. The sea, deep blue in color, is in the background. (My photo from December 2019.)

The lighthouse was built in 1897 on the #Annisquam River estuary. 5th-order #Fresnel lens until 1922, then a 4th-order lens. Automated in 1974, the light is still active and not open to the public.

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www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=604

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annisquam_Harbor_Light

It happened long ago on #ChristmasEve in a tiny village
on #CapeAnn, #Massachusetts 🌲🎅☃️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Kc4...
#Santa #Annisquam #Gloucester #ChristmasHolidayStory

“Annisquam Light, Gloucester, Mass.” 1904. Published by: Detroit Publishing Co. Silver gelatin glass transparency. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C.

#detroitpublishingcompany
#annisquam
#libraryofcongress
#gloucester
@librarycongress