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Highland [Navesink] Light [Station] from station of R[ail]R[oad], [Sandy Hook, NJ] [graphic].
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Creator
Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer.
Title
Highland [Navesink] Light [Station] from station of R[ail]R[oad], [Sandy Hook, NJ] [graphic].
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1887
Date
August 8, 1887
Physical Description
1 photograph: glass negative; 4 x 5 in.
Description
Glass negative showing the Navesink Light Station across Sandy Hook Bay. The multi-towered lighthouse rises from the top of a hill in the background. Several buildings line the shore below the hill. A wooden walkway spans the water on the left and the opposite shore is visible in the foreground. The first lighthouse was built on this site in 1828. In 1862, the twin tower building was constructed, giving it the nickname Twin Lights. This lighthouse was the first in the United States to test the Fresnel lens. The lighthouse ceased operations in 1952. In 1962 it was given to the state of New Jersey to operate as a museum.
Notes
Time: 11:00
Light: Strong sun.
Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris.
Edited.
Subject
Navesink Light Station (Sandy Hook, N.J.)
Bays (Bodies of water) -- New Jersey.
Lighthouses -- New Jersey -- Sandy Hook.
Philadelphia artists.
Geographic subject
Sandy Hook (N.J.)
Genre
Glass negatives.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1162]
Accession number
P.9895.1162
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Marriott C. Morris Collection Negatives
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