2826 / 12217. (lot mounted photo & glass slide) Keeper Mills & Grace Gunderson, Ipswich Range Lights, Massachusetts c.1909. Extremely rare views shows the keeper’s house at the Ipswich Range Lights, with Keeper Mills Gunderson and his wife Grace standing at the porch stairs. In 1837, two lighthouses were built on the stretch of sand now known as Crane Beach, east of the mouth of the Ipswich River. These two lights served as a range for mariners coming through the main channel toward the mouth of the Ipswich River. For just over a century, a succession of keepers and their families kept watch at this light station. Keeper Gunderson immigrated from Norway in 1890 and married Grace Stanley in 1894. He was appointed keeper at Duxbury Pier Lighthouse and served from 1897 to 1902. He then transferred to this station in Ipswich from 1903 to 1911, and then to Boston Light from 1911-1916. He then transferred to Stage Harbor Light on Cape Cod at a reduction in salary of $200, where he received a commendation in 1918 for the excellent condition of his station. In 1918, after setting the light for the night, Keeper Gunderson committed suicide by hanging himself in a shed while his wife was in town. Reportedly, he was distraught by the illness of his son. Rare view, one of the few in existence showing Mills with his wife Grace, and one of the few providing a close view of the keeper’s residence in Ipswich. In addition is a period glass projection slide showing the light tower and elevated walkway. Photo measures 3 ½” x 4 ½” on 5” x 6” mount. Marked in pen on back “This is the house we live in. Mrs. Grace Gunderson, Ipswich Light St., Ipswich, Mass. Box 680”. Image clean, light wear/soil to mount. Slide measures 3 ½” x 4” overall and is extremely clear. (VG). Set $74.