Contributed by West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association
Description
The West Quoddy Head and Light Station used steam whistles for fog warning from 1869 to about 1900 when the diaphone came into use. This information aids in dating this photograph. A whistle is to the right of each of the two stacks. Note lack of protective fencing and the unusual wooden stairway down to the beach.
About This Item
- Title: West Quoddy Head and Light Station, Lubec, ca. 1890
- Creation Date: circa 1890
- Subject Date: circa 1890
- Location: West Quoddy Head, Lubec, Washington County, ME
- Media: Postcard
- Dimensions: 11.4 cm x 19.0 cm
- Local Code: 56 jpg
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Fog-signals--Maine--Lubec
- Aids to navigation--Maine--Lubec
- Signals and signaling--Maine--Lubec
- Collisions at sea--Prevention
- West Quoddy Head Light (Me.)
- Lighthouses--Maine--Lubec
- Navigation--Equipment and supplies
- Coastlines--Maine--Lubec
For more information about this item, contact:
West Quoddy Head Light Keepers AssociationPO Box 378, Lubec, ME 04652
(207) 773-2180
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