1224. (copy photo) Fire Island Light Station, Assistant Keeper Gus Axelson Preheats Oil Gas Vapor c.1934
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1224. (copy photo) Fire Island Light Station, Assistant Keeper Gus Axelson Preheats Oil Gas Vapor c.1934
1224. (copy photo) Fire Island Light Station, Assistant Keeper Gus Axelson Preheats Oil Gas Vapor c.1934. Crystal clear b/w copy photo shows Assistant Keeper Axelson preheating oil gas vapor before lighting the light. “On a lonely site on the Atlantic shore of Fire Island, stands the Fire Island Lighthouse, the guidepost to incoming transatlantic liners. Here, virtually isolated from the world, live the lighthouse keepers and their families, on duty every hour of the day and night. On them, to a great extent, depends the safety of thousands of marines and their cargoes. the above photo shows Gus Axelson, Assistant keeper, is shown preheating the oil gas vapor light before igniting it. Kerosene is used for the light as electricity and gas are undependable for the purpose. Axelson is using the pre-heating torch to light the mantle. The huge lenses that reflect the light are shown here on either side.” Acme Newspictures, Inc. photograph. Published December 18, 1934. 8” x 10” digital image. Clear, crisp. (F-). $20.