The World of Lighthouses on the Postcards of Yesterday and Today
TITLE: Famous Biloxi Lighthouse on West Beach, Biloxi, Mississippi
CAPTION: THIS BEAUTIFUL AND HISTORIC LIGHTHOUSE was built of cast iron in 1848 and tended for over 60 years by women keepers. It’s 65 feet of gleaming white tower lends charm to Biloxi’s beautiful beach.
POSTCARD ID: BX-109
PUBLISHER: Gulfport Printing Co., Gulfport, MISS
POSTMARK: None – Unused Postcard
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TITLE: Scene at Palmer Park, Detroit, Mich.
CAPTION: Palmer Park, where lighthouse is located is a restful retreat of 120 acres and is located seven miles out Woodward Avenue. One of the delightful features is its Log Cabin with its quaint furniture. It has many acres of woods, children’s playgrounds and a casino where refreshments are served.
POSTCARD ID: A-7413
PUBLISHER: C.T. Photochrome
POSTMARK: Detroit, MICH JUL 3, 1914
TITLE: The Lighthouse
POSTCARD ID: 5318
PUBLISHER: Unknown
POSTMARK: Portland. ME – Date is unreadable to me
TITLE: Lighthouse, Pensacola, Fla
POSTCARD ID: 5A-H427
PUBLISHER: Erickson News Agency, pensacola, FLA.
POSTMARK: None – Unused Standard Sized Card
TITLE: LIGHTHOUSE AT DULUTH, MINN
POSTCARD ID: No.96
PUBLISHER: V.G. Hammon Pub. Co., Minneapolia and Chicago
POSTMARK: Duluth, MINN JUN 29, 1912
TITLE: The Light House & U.S. Signal Service Atlantic City
POSTCARD ID: NONE
PUBLISHER: Copyright 1903 by J Murray Jordan
POSTMARK: Atlantic City SEP 26, 1906
TITLE: The Lighthouse, Atlantic City
POSTCARD ID: None
PUBLISHER: J Murray Jordan, Publisher
1438 SO Penn Sq., Philadelphia
POSTMARK: Bethlehem, PA AUG 18, 1905
TITLE: In The Trough of the Tempest
POSTCARD ID: 307126
PUBLISHER: Davidson Bros. London & New York
“CAMIETTE” SERIES. Copyright Reg.
POSTMARK: Jun 1910?
TITLE: Watch Hill Point, Watch Hill, R.I.
POSTCARD ID: No.11454 and 120165
PUBLISHER: Published by The Rhode Island News Company,
Providence, R.I.
Leipzig, Berlin, and Dresden
POSTMARK: AUG 1910
TITLE: Tillamook Lighthouse, near Seaside, Ore.
POSTCARD ID: 9276
PUBLISHER: M. Rieder, Los Angeles, Cal No. 9276 Made in Germany
Unused Standard Sized Postcard