The World of Lighthouses on the Postcards of Yesterday and Today
LIGHTHOUSE IN LAKESIDE PARK, FOND DU LAC. WIS – 70
CAPTION: Situated on the southern end of Lake Winnebago, Fond du Lac is the county seat and one of Wisconsin’s commercial and industrial centers. Through efforts of City Officials, the Park Board and the Yacht Club have built and now maintain the finest harbor on the lake.
POSTCARD ID’s: 70 & 9070
NATURAL COLOR POST CARD MADE IN U.S.A. BY E.C. KROPP CO., MILWAUKEE, WIS
6742 Benodet -Le Phare el Malakoff
POSTCARD ID: 6742
Photo by Joseph Villmer, Quimper, France
Unused, Standard Sized Postcard
BOSTON HARBOR, Mass. Boston Light
Mason Bros. & Co., Boston, Mass.
Made in Germany
Unused Standard Sized Postcard
HABANA: FAROLA DEL MORRO
HAVANA: LIGHTHOUSE IN MORRO CASTLE
POSTCARD ID: 52549-N & No. 33
POSTMARK: AUG 31, 1951, MARATHON, FL
Standard Size Postcard
YBEL Light – Sanibel Island, Florida
Unused Standard Size
POSTCARD ID: 99196-B
Published by Ft. Myers Photo Supply, Cleaveland Avenue, Ft. Myers, Fla.
THE S.S. MILWAUKEE CLIPPER
MILWAUKEE, WIS
The “Clipper” is a well known excursion boat which carries passengers and autos across Lake Michigan between Milwaukee and Muskegon, Michigan.
POSTMARK: MILWAUKEE WIS AUG 15 1956 5PM
This postcard of the Perch Rock Light, in New Brighton, England, is a Hold-To-Light card. The first image shows the postcard in normal light. But, if you hold it up to a light, you can see the beam of light from the lantern, as well as lights on the ship, the moon in the sky, and highlights in the waves.
Standard Sized
Transparency Series No.3
Chessie’s water-borne links between Ludington, Michagan and the Wisconsin ports of Milwaukee, Manitowoc and Kewaunee move 175,000 passengers, 50,000 autos and 100,000 cars of freight annually across Lake Michigan. Vacationists from many states choose C&O’s cross lake short cut as pleasant and restful interludes in a busy schedule. C&O’s fleet of seven ships operates round the clock every day throughout the year.
Standard Sized
Postmark: IONIA, MI FEB 18 1967
CAPE HATTERAS LIGHTHOUSE
BUXTON, N.C.
Tallest Lighthouse structure in America
This postcard is available for purchase.
Diamond Head Lighthouse
Diamond Head lighthouse silhouetted against the cool evening sky on the south shore of O’ahu.
Photo by Chris Steffins
O-340 12301 340