12315. (framed portrait) Keeper Joseph F. Reed, U.S. Life-Saving Service, Island Beach Station, NJ., c.1870-1880.
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12315. (framed portrait) Keeper Joseph F. Reed, U.S. Life-Saving Service, Island Beach Station, NJ., c.1870-1880.
12315. (framed portrait) Keeper Joseph F. Reed, U.S. Life-Saving Service, Island Beach Station, NJ., c.1870-1880. Lovely early hand-colored portrait, possibly from photo, of Keeper Joseph Reed of the Island Beach Life-Saving Station, New Jersey on Barnegat Bay. Joseph Reed was appointed Keeper of the Island Beach Life-Saving Station #14 in on December 30, 1870 and served until his death on March 15, 1895. The station was an 1871 Red House-Type station, built in 1872. Portrait is early as Reed is pictured without uniform, with early style home made “LSS” insignia on kepi-style cap. Portrait measures 13 ½” x 19 ½” oval, in period 2 ¾” wide gold painted oval wood frame fitted with striking early convex glass. Overall measures 24″ x 18″. A paper label on the back notes: “Captain Joseph Reed, Island Beach Life Saving Station, lent by the Robert Brower family”. The photo was loaned for display in an area museum in the 1960’s. Rare early Life-Saving piece. No real issues other than a bit of cleaning needed. (VG). $445.