1505a. (glass plate negative) East Chop Lighthouse, Martha’s Vineyard c.1900.
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1505a. (glass plate negative) East Chop Lighthouse, Martha’s Vineyard c.1900.
1505a. (glass plate negative) East Chop Lighthouse, Martha’s Vineyard c.1900. Superb vintage 4” x 5” inch glass plate negative provides an excellent view of the light station at East Chop. Close, clear image shows great detail of just the cast iron light tower with buildings beyond. On March 3, 1875, Congress appropriated $5,000 for the second lighthouse on this site. A conical cast-iron lighthouse tower, 40 feet tall, was erected in 1878, along with a one-and-a-half-story keeper’s house. The lighthouse was painted white at first, but in the 1880s it was changed to a reddish-brown color that earned it the nickname “the Chocolate Lighthouse.” Superb clear view will print well. Great detail. (VG+). $44.