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Title: Ponce De Leon Lighthouse (FL), Chrome unused		Title: Boston Light, Boston Harbor Boston (MA), Linen PM 1946 Sep-09 Description: For over 200 years the historic Boston Light has guarded the entrance to Boston Harbor, showing to safety the countless ships that enter and leave the busy Port of Boston, daily.

Title: Along North Carolina's Outer Banks Outer Banks (NC), Chrome unused Description: This warning to the seafarer is located on what is known as Bodie Island near Oregon Inlet. It is now a part of Cape Hatteras Seashore National Park. The building at the right, which used to be the keepers lodgings, is now a museum.		Title: Split Rock Lighthouse Chrome PM 1972 Jul-31 Description: Stationed on a 200 foot cliff, overlooking Lake Superior, the lighthouse stands majestically, as a guide to boats plying the Great Lakes. Split Rock is so-named because two cliffs a quarter of a mile apart, when viewed from the lake, appear as one spilt in twain. It is a nationally famous, scenic point of interest on Minnesota's North Shore Drive, 46 miles from Duluth

Title: Little Cape Sable Lighthouse Mears (MI), Chrome unused Description: Little Cape Sable Lighthouse stands as guardian of the night along the shores of Lake Michigan at Mears. It is the most picturesque lighthouse on the great Lakes and one of the scenic treasures of West Michigan		Title: Sunken Rock Light (NY), Chrome unused Description: Ocean-going vessel passing Sunken Rock Light in the 1000 Islands section of the St. Lawrence River


Title: Barnegat Light Barnegat (NJ), Chrome unused Description: Historic Barnegat Lighthouse - Grand old champion of the tides - Stands Proudly at the North end of Long Beach Island		Title: Greetings From Montauk Montauk (NY), Chrome unused Description: Montauk Lighthouse at the extreme tip of Eastern Long Island overlooks eh world's finest fishing waters

Title: Near The Spot Where Point Loma Light Now Stands San Diego (CA), Chrome unused Description: Near the spot where Point Loma Light (San Diego) now stands, Cabrillo became the first white man to set foot on American soil when he and his party landed in 1542. The light was officially illumined in 1855 and served untill 1891. The area is now Cabrillo National Monument.		Title: Cape Blanco Light House, Oregon Coast Highway Cape Blanco (OR), Linen unused Description: MOST WESTERN POINT ON COAST

Title: Yaquina Light House Yaquina Head (OR), Linen unused		Title: Yaquina Light House Yaquina Head (OR), Linen unused

Title: Boston Light, Boston Harbor Boston (MA), Linen unused Description: FOR OVER 200 YEARS THE HISTORIC BOSTON LIGHT HAS GUARDED THE ENTRANCE TO BOSTON HARBOR, SHOWING TO SAFETY THE COUNTLESS SHIP THAT ENTER AND LEAVE THE BUSY PORT OF BOSTON, DAILY.		Title: Umpqua Light House, Oregon Coast Highway Umpqua (OR), Linen PM 1938

Title: Boston Harbor Lighthouse Boston (MA), Divided Back		Title: Boston Light Boston Harbor (MA), Divided Back unused

Title: Boston Light Boston (MA), Chrome unused Description: LOCATED ABOUT 19 MILES OUT IN BOSTON HARBOR. FIRST LIGHTHOUSE IN AMERICA BUILT ABOUT 1716. IT HAS A REVOLVING LIGHT FLASHING TWO RED SECTORS EVERY THIRTY SECONDS, AND IS VISIBLE FOR ABOUT 16 MILES.		Title: George Washington Bridge New York City (NY), Chrome unused Description: SPANS THE HUDSON RIVER BETWEEN FORT LEE, N. J. AND NEW YORK CITY. ONE OF THJE LONGEST SUSPENSION BRIDGES IN THE WORLD. 4,760 FEET LONG BETWEEN THE TWO 600 FOOT TOWERS. ENOUGH WIRE IN THE CABLES TO GO AROUND THE WORLD FOUR TIMES. 131 ILLUMINATED DIRECTIONAL SIGNS TO HELP GUIDE YOUR TRAVEL. TWO LEVELS AND 14 TRAFFIC LANES ARE CAPABLE OF HANDLING ALMOST 200,000 CARS, TRUCKS, AND BUSES PER AVERAGE DAY.

Title: Highland Light North Truro (MA), White Border PM 1920 Description: Cape Cod		Title: Butlers Flat Light House New Bedford (MA), Post Card (Undivided Back) PM 1906

Title: Heceta Head Light House (OR), Chrome unused Description: One of the scenic lighthouses that is seen by the tourist from highway 101, Oregon Coast.		Title: Cape Hatteras Light (NC), Chrome unused Description: Tallest light tower (193 feet) on the American coast and tallest brick lighthouse in the world. This tower erected in 1870 replaced the first built here on North Carolina coast in 1798. Its beacon warns mariners of dreaded Diamond Shoals which extend from the Cape's Point 13 miles seaward to the edge of the Gulf Stream where it comes closer to Southern Florida.

Title: Montauk Point Lighthouse Chrome PM 1958 Description: Five miles form the quaint fishing village of Montauk, which is rich in Indian and Colonial history, stands the octagonal tower of Montauk Point Lighthouses. Built in 1795, it stands on the precipitous bluff which marks the extreme tip of Long Island, 123 miles from New York City. Here's to the land of rocks and waves, Once the home off Montauk Indian Braves; Over hills and plain they hunted the Quail. Here's to the end of the Sunrise Trail.		Title: Splitrock Lighthouse Chrome unused Description: Splitrock Lighthouse on the North shore of Lake Superior near Two Harbors, Minnesota is still manned by the U. S. Coast Guard to guide and warn ocean going vessels.

Title: North Head Lighthouse Chrome unused Description: A part of the light warning system marking the entrance to the Columbia River. It's 250,000 candle power beam reaches far to sea guiding ocean traffic ocean the Columbia Bar.		Title: Umpqua Lighthouse, State Park Chrome unused Description: At mouth of Umpqua River, Oregon, 1 mile west of Winchester Bay.

Title: North Head Lighthouse Chrome unused Description: A part of the light warning system marking the entrance to the Columbia River. It's 250,000 candle power beam reaches far to sea guiding ocean traffic ocean the Columbia Bar.		Title: Yarmouth Lighthouse (NS), Chrome unused Description: Yormouth Lighthouse with lobster pot markers in foreground

Title: Highland Light North Truro (MA), Chrome unused Description: one of the most powerful lighthouses on Cape Cod		Title: West Quoddy Head Light (ME), Chrome unused Description: West Quoddy Head Light, Maine, overlooking the Bay of Fundy, at the entrance to Quoddy Roads, marks the easternmost point of land in the U. S. A. Leaving Route 189 at Lubec, it is about four miles south to this spectacular spot.

Title: Quoddy Head Light (ME), Chrome unused Description: Quoddy Head light, near Eastport on the northern Maine Coast.		Title: Maine Lighthouses Scenic (ME), Chrome PM 1970 Description: The famous lighthouses of the stern, surf-bound coast of Maine stand ready during the day to direct the seafaring ships to their protective harbors throughout the night. For more than a century most of the lighthouses have protected ships of many nations.

Title: Fort Canby Light House Seaside (OR), Divided Back unused Description: Fort Canby Light House, near Seaside. Oregon, on the mouth of the Columbia River.		Title: Laughing Flowers Divided Back PM 1908 Description: Forget me not. Meaning forget me not

Title: Montauk Point Lighthouse Long Island (NY), Chrome PM 1958 Description: Five miles from the quaint fishing village of Montauk which is rich in Indian and Colonial History stand the octagonal tower of Montauk Point Lighthouse. Authorized in 1795 by President George Washington, the tower was completed in 1796. It stand on the precipitous bluff which makes the extreme tip of Long Island as shown in this aerial view.		Title: Colorful Cliffs bordering the deep blue sea Chrome PM 1960 Description: A Dexter Beauty Scene of Colorful Cliffs bordering the deep blue sea

Title: Absecon Light House Atlantic City (NJ), Divided Back PM 1914		Title: Sperry Light & Breakwater New Haven (CT), Divided Back PM 1906

Title: Mile Rock Light At Entrance Of Golden Gate San Francisco (CA), Divided Back unused Description: Directly north of Point Lobos and Lincoln Park, nearly a mile from the shore, is situated the famous Mile rock, on which is built this lighthouse.		Title: Plum Island Light Newburyport (MA), Divided Back PM 1908

Title: The Old Lighthouse At Barcelonia Barcelona (NY), Divided Back PM 1907		Title: Tillamook Rock And Lighthouse Scenic (OR), Divided Back unused

Title: North Head Light Long Beach (WA), Divided Back unused		Title: The Lighthouse Divided Back PM 1908

Title: Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Cape Hatteras (NC), Chrome unused Description: Built in 1870 on North Carolina's outer banks Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, the tallest in the United States, warns ships off Diamond Shoals. This area known as the graveyard of the Atlantic is where the Labrador current and the gulf Stream meet.		Title: Portland Head Light, Casco Bay Portland (ME), Linen unused

Title: North Head Light House Illuminating Coast Of Washington Scenic (WA), Linen unused		Title: View From Fort Allen Park Portland (ME), Post Card (Undivided Back) PM 1903

Title: Highland Light At Night Cape Cod (MA), Linen unused Description: 142 feet above the sea, stands the second largest lighthouse on the Atlantic coast - Its 4 1/2 million candle power light is visible thirty miles out at sea - Standing at latitude 42 - 20' - 22" N- and Longitude 70 - 03' - 40" West, it is a capable guardian of coastwise shipping at the graveyard of the Atlantic.		Title: Milwaukeee, Lake Park Bridge PM 1906

Title: Heceta Light House And Highway Tunnel Cape Perpetua unused Description: Oregon cost highway		Title: Gaint Breakers, Mile Rock Lighthouse San Francisco (CA) unused Description: Looking across "The Golden Gate," The foamy breakers, dashing against the rocks near Land's End make an inspiring sight. Out in the Channel, Mile Rock Lighthouse stands guard for vessels entering San Francisco Bay. "Pictorial Wonderland"

Title: All Lit Up And Can't Find My Way Home unused		Title: Kind Remembrance!

Title: A Happy New Year unused		Title: Birthday Greetings PM 1909

Title: Giant Breakers, Mile Rock Lighthouse San Francisco (CA) PM 1941 Description: The foamy breakers, dashing against the rocks near Land's End make an inspiring sight. Out in the Channel, Mile Rock Lighthouse stands guard for vessels entering San Francisco Bay. "Pictorial Wonderland"		Title: Douglas Head & Lighthouse From The Sea unused

Title: Birthday Greetings unused		Title: Old Church, Belgian Village unused

Title: A Happy New Year unused		Title: Lighthouse, Sailboat Description: Let the greetings On this card Whisper of A great regard

Title: Birthday Greetings unused		Title: 200 Years San Diego (CA) unused

Title: Ram Island Ledge Light House Portland (ME) PM 1908		Title: Portland Observatory Portland (ME) unused Description: Erected 1807. Portland Observatory. For more than a century has this ancient wooden tower served as a watchtower from which ships at sea are sighted and reported by signal flags to those below on the wharves and in the shipping centers. - Portland's old established wireless telegraphy. It serves its purpose today as it did long before the era of steam vessels. It stands on the brow of Munjoy Hill and is open to visitors. One of the landmarks of the city, picturesque and useful.

Title: Portland Observatory Portland (ME) unused Description: Erected 1807		Title: Pemaquid Point Light Pemaquid Point (ME) unused Description: Coast of Maine

Title: Old spanish Lighthouse Built 1850, Point Loma San Diego (CA), Linen PM 1948 Description: The old Spanish Lighthouse on Point Loma built in 1850 still stands in a remarkable state of preservation. It is a popular point of interest to tourists, situated on an elevation overlooking the beautiful blue Pacific.		Title: Owl's Head Light, Owl's Head Rockland (ME), Chrome PM 1986 Description: One of the many picturesque lighthouses along the coast of Maine, with Camden Hills in distance.

Title: Tuck's Oilette A Visit to the Lighthouse Divided Back PM 1906 Description: Ye Mariners of England		Title: Port Isabel Lighthouse State Park Port Isabel (TX) unused Description: Lighthouse, Port Isabel, Texas now inactive, but kept by the Texas State Park Board. Erected in 1852, this lighthouse served as a beacon for the commerce of the Rio Grande. It was extinguished during the Civil War and permanently discarded from use in 1905

Title: Pigeon Point Light House (CA) unused Description: Coast of California		Title: Charlevoix Lighthouse And Piers Charlevoix (MI), Chrome unused Description: Charlevoix Lighthouse and Piers in mid-winter. Upper Lake Michigan is usually blocked with ice from the first of the year until the Spring breakup in April

Title: Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Cape Hatteras (NC), Chrome PM 1966 Oct-28 Description: Cape hatters Lighthouse on the North Carolina Coast is the tallest Lighthouse in the United States. The brick tower is 208 feet high from foundation base to roof peak and was completed in 1870. The Lighthouse is open daily so visitors can climb the 268 steps to its top		Title: Cuttyhunk Lighthouse Cape Cod (MA), Linen PM 1947

Title: Split Rock Lighthouse (MN), Linen unused Description: Split Rock Lighthouse is one of the Scenic points of interest on the North Shore Drive. Situated on the brink of a sheer cliff, 200 feet above the lake, the lighthouse is not only picturesque, but extremely important to boats plying the lake. He lighthouse is open to visitors daily except Sunday. Split Rock is so named because two cliffs, a quarter of a mile apart, when viewed from the lake, appear as one split in twain.		Title: Shinnecook Light House, Long Island Long Island (NY), Divided Back unused

Title: Revolving Light Sodus Bay (NY), Divided Back PM 1911		Title: Bass Harbor Head Light Bass Harbor (ME), Post Card (Undivided Back) unused

Title: Bristol Ferry Light Moonlight Scene Bristol (RI), Divided Back unused		Title: Barnegat Lighthouse Long Beach Island (NJ), Chrome PM 1968 Description: Historic Barnegat Lighthouse. Grand old Champion of the tides. Stands proudly at the North end of Long Beach Island

Title: Scituate Light Scituate (MA), Chrome unused Description: Built in 1811 one of the oldest lighthouses on the East Coast, was first slighted in 1812. In 1860 was rendered inoperative by Minot's Light, which replaced it.		Title: Biloxi Lighthouse Biloxi (MS), Linen unused Description: Biloxi Lighthouse - Built of cast iron in 1848, the tower is 65 feet tall and has a spiral staircase.

Title: Light House At Night New London (CT), Linen PM 1941		Title: Old Aberdeen Light, Great Island Cape Cod (MA), Linen unused Description: This light was erected in 1816 on Point Gammon. It was replaced in 1855 by the Bishops and Clerks Light

Title: Old Spanish Light House, Point Loma San Diego (CA) unused Description: The old Spanish Lighthouse on Point Loma built in 1850 still stands in a remarkable state of preservation. It is a population point of interest to tourists, situated on an elevation overlooking the beautiful blue Pacific.		Title: U. S. Government Lighthouse New Orleans (LA) unused Description: U. S. Government Lighthouse at West End showing section of the recently completed seawall along Lake Pontchartrain. The construction of this seawall has provided New Orleans with a delightful "Summer Playground" where all water sports may be enjoyed. New Orleans - America's Most Interesting City.

Title: Hands Across The Sea unused Description: Though I cannot grasp your hand Greeting from a far off land, Wishes and remembrance true, From a heart rememb'ring you. Clifton Bingham.		Title: Greetings From Long Island Map Long Island (NY) PM 1948

Title: Greetings From Long Island Long Island (NY) unused Description: Scenic Roads, winding lanes, picturesque harbors, and beautiful beaches, make Long Island truly "Nature's Playground."		Title: Light House, Point Conception Point Conception (CA) unused Description: Light House Point Concepcion, Cal. Situated at the end of the Santa Barbara Channel.

Title: Lighthouse & Gulls unused		Title: Greetings From Staten Island Staten Island (NY) unused

Title: God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. unused Description: God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.		Title: Light House Overlooking Chesapeake Bay Havre de Grace (MD) PM 1945

Title: Grand Old Champion of the Tides Barnegat Lighthouse (NJ), Chrome Description: This beautiful light is surrounded by rolling sand dunes and sparkling beaches, offering fishing swimming and a peaceful atmosphere.		Title: Seguin Island Lighthouse Seguin Island (ME), Real Photo unused Description: Mouth Kennebec River

Title: Famous Marblehead Lighthouse Marblehead (OH), Linen unused Description: Over 100 years Old in Ohio's Lake Erie vacationland, 2 miles East of Lakeside a great beacon, established in 1820, to guide mariners around this rocky peninsula shore, is a point of interest to all tourists. Industrially this community has one principal industry, a great limestone quarry. Cottages and cabins and boats for the fisherman are in abundance.		Title: Famous Marblehead Lighthouse, 3 Miles East of Lakeside Marblehead (OH), Linen unused Description: Marblehead Lighthouse, a great beacon, established in 1820, to guide mariners around this rocky penisnsula shore, is a point of interest to all tourists. Industrially this community has one principal industrially this community has one principal industry, a great limestone quarrry. Cottages and cabins and boats for the fisherman are in abundance.

Title: New London Harbor Light House New London (CT), Divided Back PM 1912

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