Details
Creator Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer.
Title Highland [Navesink] Light [Station] from the bridge, [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 a wooden bridge. The lighthouse has multiple towers and is located on top of a forested hill. Various people walk across the bridge including groups of women engaged in conversation and children. 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: 11:15
Light: Good 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.)
Bridges -- New Jersey -- Sandy Hook.
Lighthouses -- New Jersey -- Sandy Hook.
Women.
Philadelphia artists.
Geographic subject Sandy Hook (N.J.)
Genre Glass negatives.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1163]
Accession number P.9895.1163