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880 viewsView from the wharf, looking east to the lighthouse. Notice the sign in the middle left of the image. The picture has various captions on the back including Filed May 7, 1928; taken Feb. 1928 W.J. Taylor; "LOOKING EAST".
The back of the picture also has a date of 2-1-52 Point Lookout MD. Depot Photographer Carter (SN) U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C.

Feb 16, 2008
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View from Potomac River Wharf888 viewsView from the wharf, looking east to the lighthouse. Notice the sign in the middle left of the image- it says "Handsome casino to be built here".
Feb 16, 2008
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Lighthouse Complex from Point Lookout Sandbar917 viewsFrom the sandbar on the Chesapeake Bay side, looking north toward the sheds and lighthouse.
Feb 16, 2008
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Lighthouse Complex873 viewsView of the lighthouse complex from the Potomac River side wharf.Feb 16, 2008
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Lighthouse Complex from the Wharf868 viewsLooking east toward the lighthouse and sheds. This picture is most likely from the 1940's or 1950's.
Feb 16, 2008
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Buoy Repair Shed- Closeup892 viewsLooking east toward the lighthouse and sheds. This picture is most likely from the 1940's or 1950's. This is a closeup view of the (unknown) people on the wharf.
Feb 16, 2008
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Tender Mistletoe with Dock Ladder948 viewsThe tender Mistletoe docked at the Point Lookout wharf. The children would jump from the wharf into the water, and use the ladder (Middle left of the picture) to return to the dock.
Feb 16, 2008
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Stern of Tender Mistletoe932 viewsThe tender MistleToe visits the lighthouse. The tenders brought buoys to be repaired and supplies for the lighthouse; the tenders also returned repaired buoys into service. Mrs. Marguerite Metivier, wife of the keeper, would supply the crew with homemade donuts.
Feb 16, 2008
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Tender MistleToe Delivers Supplies920 viewsThe tender MistleToe visits the lighthouse. The tenders brought buoys to be repaired and supplies for the lighthouse; the tenders also returned repaired buoys into service. Mrs. Marguerite Metivier, wife of the keeper, would supply the crew with homemade donuts.

Feb 16, 2008
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Randy & Chessie987 viewsRandy Younkins poses on the buoy tracks with the Sturgis' Chesapeake Retriever.
Feb 16, 2008
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1024 viewsA group of men pose in front of the buoy shed.
Feb 16, 2008
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Lighthouse Landscaping from the 1950s1087 viewsA picture of the lighthouse from the 1950s, showing the care and attention to the landscaping around the point. Notice the meticulously manicured shrubs and trees surrounding the lighthouse.
Feb 16, 2008
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