9497. Coast Guard. CIRCA 1915 – RETROSPECTIVE: The United States Coast Guard. 1979.
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9497. Coast Guard. CIRCA 1915 – RETROSPECTIVE: The United States Coast Guard. 1979.
- Coast Guard. CIRCA 1915 – RETROSPECTIVE: The United States Coast Guard. 1979. 64p. Soft Wraps. A wonderful presentation of 31 vintage photographs chronicling the origins of the Coast Guard, from the Revenue Cutter Service, Life-Saving Service and later the Lighthouse Service. All photos are early, each presented with a brief description and are wonderfully presented on white stock with wide margins and border. Includes photos of lifeboat crews; surfmen with beach apparatus, stations, etc.; lighthouse keepers at Punta Gorda; Tongue Point Lighthouse Depot c.1910; an officer aboard the Lighthouse Tender Sequoia; Revenue Cutter Bear; Light Vessel No. 76; post lights; lens apparatus; fog signal apparatus; mounted beach patrol; and mush more. A most worthwhile collectible with superb early photographs. (VG+). $46.