Photos tagged as lighthouses

Day 135 - St. Augustine Lighthouse, Keepers House

• Date: 14 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Saint Augustine, USA: gallery
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Day 135 - St. Augustine Lighthouse, Entrance

There are 219 steps to climb to the top, taller than many, but not that difficult. Great view from the top.

• Date: 14 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Saint Augustine, USA: gallery
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Day 129 - Lighthouse Top

This design for the window glass makes it easier to curve the overall window

• Date: 8 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Palm Beach, USA: gallery
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Day 129 - Jupiter Lighthouse, Steps

105 steps to the top, plus 40 or so steps up the hill that the lighthouse sits on

• Date: 8 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Jupiter, USA: gallery
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Day 129 - Jupiter Lighthouse, Lens

This is a first order Fresnel Lens

• Date: 8 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Jupiter, USA: gallery
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Day 129 - Jupiter Lighthouse

This was constructed between 1855 and 1860. It was designed by George Meade.

• Date: 8 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Jupiter, USA: gallery
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Day 126 - Key West Lighthouse, Top

This is a Third Order Fresnel Lens that was installed in 1858.

• Date: 5 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Key West, USA: gallery
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Day 126 - Key West Lighthouse, Steps

There are only 92 steps in this lighthouse, but they are very narrow and separated from the walls, alltogether one of the scarier climbs I've done so far.

• Date: 5 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Key West, USA: gallery
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Day 126 - Key West Lighthouse, Mom & Lenses

Wow! We got to see a First Order Fresnel Lens up close and with all it's glass! Mom took a picture of me by the lens, but it's a little out of focus. The fouth order lens is to the right.

• Date: 5 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Key West, USA: gallery
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Day 126 - Key West Lighthouse, Fourth Order Lens

This fourth order lens is in the museum along with the first order lens.

• Date: 5 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Key West, USA: gallery
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Day 126 - Key West Lighthouse, First Order Lens

This complete first order Fresnel lens is from the lighthouse on Sombrero Key.

• Date: 5 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Key West, USA: gallery
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Day 126 - Key West Lighthouse, Fifth Order Lens

This is a fifth order Fresnel lens, the smallest size made.

• Date: 5 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Key West, USA: gallery
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Day 126 - Key West Lighthouse

This is 86 feet tall, the top section being an later addition. It was built in 1849 to replace an earlier lighthouse destroyed in a hurricane.

• Date: 5 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Key West, USA: gallery
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Lighthouse on Rocks

• Date: January 2008
• Photographer: mintleaf37: gallery
• Location: Australia: gallery
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Day_111_-_Tybee Island Lighthouse, Lens_Ext

This is a first order Fresnel Lens. It is still in use, so you can only get as close as an access portal in the room below it.

• Date: 21 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Savannah, USA: gallery
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Day_111_-_Tybee Island Battery & Beach

This view is from the top of the Tybee Island Lighthouse

• Date: 21 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Savannah, USA: gallery
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Day_111_-_Tybee Island_Museum

The island's museum is housed in an 1898 gun battery.

• Date: 21 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Savannah, USA: gallery
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Day_111_-_Tybee Lighthouse, Keeper House Mstr_Bdrm

This is the master bedroom for the main lighthouse keeper and his family as it looked in the early 1900's.

• Date: 21 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Savannah, USA: gallery
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Day_111_-_Tybee Lighthouse, Keeper House Sewing Machine

Another tredle sewing maching, this on in the restored keeper's house

• Date: 21 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Savannah, USA: gallery
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Day_111_-_Tybee Lighthouse, Keeper House Toys

One of the eve's off the children's bedroom was used as a playroom. These are typical toys from the early 1900's

• Date: 21 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Savannah, USA: gallery
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Day_111_-_Tybee Lighthouse, Steps

There are 178 steps in the lighthouse. You can pick up a sheet of paper to commerate a successful climb.

• Date: 21 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Savannah, USA: gallery
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Day_111_-_Tybee Island Lighthouse, Fresnel Lens_Int

This has a 1,000 watt light bulb and is still in use as a lighthouse

• Date: 21 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Savannah, USA: gallery
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Day_111_-_Tybee Lighthouse, Keeper House Kitchen

This has been restored to it's early 1900's appearance. The lighthouse was electrified in 1933, so didn't need a full time keeper after that.

• Date: 21 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Savannah, USA: gallery
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Day_111_-_Tybee Lighthouse, Keeper House Kit Cupboard

Early 1900's style Kitchen Cupboard

• Date: 21 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Savannah, USA: gallery
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Day_111_-_Tybee Lighthouse, Keeper House

This is the main Lighthouse keepers house as seen from about midway up the lighthouse steps

• Date: 21 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Savannah, USA: gallery
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