Raymond Hartzel and his father1034 viewsRaymond Hartzel and his father.
Open House 20011032 viewsWaiting line to enter the lighthouse during Open House 2001. More than 1400 people lined up to take a tour of the lighthouse. People showed up from near and far to tour the lighthouse on the one day a year that it is open to the public. The day was bright and sunny.
Ronald and Janet Wood1031 viewsRonald and Janet Wood, in the kitchen.
Buoy Shed, viewed from the Wharf1031 viewsPoint Lookout Wharf, buoy shed in the background. Photo courtesy of Francis Hart.
Zaddock Sturgis1026 viewsKeeper Zaddock Sturgis.
View from a Boat1026 viewsThis is a great view and you can clearly see the two buoy depot buildings which the Navy used at that time as part of the Radar Tracking Facility. The large pole (tower) was used by ospreys to build a nest when Laura Berg lived there. In his capacity as Department of Natural Resources Police Officer, Erik had a unique opportunity to photograph the lighthouse from this angle.
Aerial View South1025 viewsA picture of the lighthouse from the south.
Diane and Cheryl in the living room1022 viewsDiane and Cheryl in the living room.
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1019 viewsThis is one of the few known pictures of cupola that includes the fresnel lens. The caption in the article states: "The Point Lookout Lighthouse beacon stands guard to guide distressed ships in the night".
Special thanks to Charlie Kidd for sharing his copy of this newspaper, and to the Public Information office at Patuxent Naval Air Station (PAX) for supplying a higher resolution version.
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