10371. (photo) Keeper Fanny May Salter, Turkey Point Lighthouse, Maryland c.1945.
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10371. (photo) Keeper Fanny May Salter, Turkey Point Lighthouse, Maryland c.1945.
10371m. (photo) Keeper Fanny May Salter, Turkey Point Lighthouse, Maryland c.1945. Clear, close 8” x 10” Coast Guard era photo shows great detail of the Fresnel lens and electric lamp in the lantern room as Keeper Salter polishes the brass frame. By 1945, Keeper Salter was the only woman lighthouse keeper remaining in the Coast Guard, having kept her vigilant watch for 20 years since her husband’s death in 1925. Great early detail. Dated May 29, 1945. With credit line and description on back. Superb clear, close view. (VG+) $88.
10371r. (photo) Keeper Fanny May Salter, Turkey Point Lighthouse, Maryland c.1945. Clear, close 6” x 8”Coast Guard photo shows great detail of the Fresnel lens and electric lamp in the lantern room as Keeper Salter polishes the brass frame. By 1945, Keeper Salter was the only woman lighthouse keeper remaining in the Coast Guard, having kept her vigilant watch for 20 years since her husband’s death in 1925. Great early detail. Dated May 29, 1945. With credit line and description on back. Superb clear, close view. (VG+) $68.
10371q. (photo) Keeper Fanny May Salter, Turkey Point Lighthouse, Maryland c.1945. Clear, close 8” x 10”Coast Guard photo shows great detail of the Fresnel lens and electric lamp in the lantern room as Keeper Salter polishes the brass frame. By 1945, Keeper Salter was the only woman lighthouse keeper remaining in the Coast Guard, having kept her vigilant watch for 20 years since her husband’s death in 1925. Great early detail. Dated May 28, 1945. With credit line and description on back. Superb clear, close view. Light wear. (VG) $68.