1803. (glass negative) Lighthouse and Fog Signal Trumpet, Massachusetts c.1900.
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1803. (glass negative) Lighthouse and Fog Signal Trumpet, Massachusetts c.1900.
1803. (glass negative) Lighthouse and Fog Signal Trumpet, Massachusetts c.1900. Original 4” x 5″ antique glass plate negative shows marvelous detail of the unusual sound director mounted on the fog signal trumpet at Massachusetts Light Station. In some areas fog signals had difficulty penetrating so-called “ghost walk” areas, or such baffles may have been used to shelter the area behind the signal from the penetrating horn’s blast. This may be at Boston’s Long Island Head Light, or one of the cast iron lights on Cape Cod or Martha’s Vineyard, etc. This glass negative is an original from the collection of Boston globe photographer W.J. Berry and was taken for the press during the early 20th century. Image is clear and close and will make wonderful prints. Glass plate negative has been scanned as a positive to show image detail. (VG+). $88.