Glass negative showing the Barnegat Lighthouse seen from a distance among the dunes. Waves crash to the right of the lightkeeper's house. The Barnegat Lighthouse was built in 1857 under the supervision of Lt. George Meade. It is on the National Register of Historic Places, and the grounds surrounding it are a designated state park., Time: 12:45, Light: Bright., Some discoloration in the emulsion., 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.
Creator
Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date
ca. 1887
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.295]