21105. Elve, Steven D., MICHIGAN CITY LIGHTHOUSE – GUARDIANS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. Arcadia. 2001.
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21105. Elve, Steven D., MICHIGAN CITY LIGHTHOUSE – GUARDIANS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. Arcadia. 2001.
21105. Elve, Steven D., MICHIGAN CITY LIGHTHOUSE – GUARDIANS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. Arcadia. 2001. 128p. 200 vintage photographs. It was the year 1904, and the country was ready to re-elect former “Rough Rider” Teddy Roosevelt to another four-year term in the White House. For Thomas J. Armstrong, 1904 meant a new position as head keeper of the Michigan City Light Station. In this compact volume featuring over 200 early photographs dating from the 1909 through the 1920’s, we see lighthouse life through the cameras and cards of lighthouse keepers Fred Dykeman, Thomas Martin and Thomas Armstrong. From the storm of 1913 that left the lighthouse practically burried, to the capsizing of the Eastland on its way to Michigan City, this interesting work offers a better understanding how the light keepers lived and worked along the shores of Lake Michigan. Another in the series from Arcadia, a well known publisher of local and regional histories, this volume drawns from public and private collections, most never before published. Superb photographs, well worth it. (M). $21.99