14226. (glass plate negative) Goat Island Lighthouse, Cape Porpoise, Maine c.1900.
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14226. (glass plate negative) Goat Island Lighthouse, Cape Porpoise, Maine c.1900.
14226. (glass plate negative) Goat Island Lighthouse, Cape Porpoise, Maine c.1900. 6 ½” x 9”. Large image shows the 1859 tower and house connected by the long covered walkway. This negative from a group of glass negatives attributed to Ethel M. Wight, who photographed in Maine in the very early 1900’s. Ethel M. Wight created glass negatives and sold photos in the same way that Sawyer, Thompson & Bicknell produced them at about the same time. She loved different subjects including tree lined country roads, breaking surf, boats at anchor, resort hotels, lighthouses and more. She had her own studio in the Ocean Park section of Old Orchard Beach, Maine. She was made famous for taking a photograph of Charles Lindbergh in front of the Spirit of St. Louis on Old Orchard Beach, Maine on July 25, 1927. She was one of the first members of the Portland camera club. Clean, clear, will produce fine prints. (VG+). $134.