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"Sanibel ISL. Light" on Tobacco Card.
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The Sanibel lighthouse and keepers' quarters as represented on a tobacco card, part of a series of fifty cards representing lighthouses. Front of card with drawing.
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Date Issued
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1910, 1910-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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Aerial View of the The Sanibel Lighthouse Complex.
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Name/Creator
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United States Coast Guard
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The Sanibel lighthouse complex at the eastern end of the island, looking north into San Carlos Bay. The keeper and assistant keeper and their families lived in the two mirror-image quarters. A cistern which collected rainwater from the roof can be seen beside the western quarters.
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1962, 1962-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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Aerial View of the The Sanibel Lighthouse Complex.
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Name/Creator
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United States Coast Guard
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A view from the Gulf of Mexico looking northwest over the lighthouse compound.
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Aerial View of the The Sanibel Lighthouse Complex.
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United States Coast Guard
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The Sanibel lighthouse complex at the eastern end of the island, looking north into San Carlos Bay. Twin water tanks are visible between the buildings. A cistern which collected rainwater from the roof can be seen beside the western quarters. A maintenance shed is beyond the western quarters, and the path to the boathouse/fishing pier is clearly visible. The submarine observation tower, used during World War II to search for enemy submarines, stands in the tidal zone on the island's Point...
Show moreThe Sanibel lighthouse complex at the eastern end of the island, looking north into San Carlos Bay. Twin water tanks are visible between the buildings. A cistern which collected rainwater from the roof can be seen beside the western quarters. A maintenance shed is beyond the western quarters, and the path to the boathouse/fishing pier is clearly visible. The submarine observation tower, used during World War II to search for enemy submarines, stands in the tidal zone on the island's Point Ybel, as erosion accelerated in the area during this period.
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Aerial View of the The Sanibel Lighthouse Complex.
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Name/Creator
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United States Coast Guard
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The Sanibel lighthouse complex at the eastern end of the island, looking north into San Carlos Bay.
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Date Issued
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1962, 1962-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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Australian Pines.
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Australian pines fall and along the Gulf shoreline of Sanibel's lighthouse end as the beach erodes.
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1962, 1962-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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Back of Sanibel Lighthouse Tobacco Card.
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The Sanibel lighthouse and keepers' quarters as represented on a tobacco card, part of a series of fifty cards representing lighthouses. This is the back of the card with text.
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1910, 1910-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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Bailey Dock Extended Out Into San Carlos Bay.
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The Bailey Dock, with a storage building at its end, extended out into San Carlos Bay at the foot of Bailey Road until Hurricane Donna in 1960. Construction for the Sanibel Causeway is not yet present, and in the distance the Sanibel Lighthouse can be seen as the photo looks eastward out towards the Gult of Mexico.
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Date Issued
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1960, 1960-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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Dock at Sanibel Lighthouse.
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The Sanibel lighthouse covered boat dock with the Coast Guard boat moored beneath.
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1940, 1940-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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Eastern Lighthouse Keepers' Quarters.
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Name/Creator
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United States Coast Guard
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The easternmost lighthouse keeper quarters before a storm carried away its cistern with a brick base and wooden tank. Gutters and piping run from the roof to the tank for collecting rainwater. The Gulfside stairs were also destroyed in 1940s storms. A portion of the light tower, other water tanks, and the oil house is visible behind the building.
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Eastern Tip of Sanibel Island and San Carlos Bay.
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Eastern tip of Sanibel Island with lighthouse, two keepers' quarters, oilhouse, and World-War II-era submarine observation tower visible. Boathouse and dock for the Coast Guard is at right, within San Carlos Bay.
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1950, 1950-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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Eastern Tip of Sanibel Island and San Carlos Bay.
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Eastern tip of Sanibel Island with lighthouse, two keepers' quarters, oilhouse, and World-War II-era submarine observation tower visible. Boathouse and dock for the Coast Guard is at right, within San Carlos Bay.
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1950, 1950-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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Florida lighthouses: St. Augustine.
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Name/Creator
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Crowe, F. Hilton., Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Florida
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Date Issued
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1938], 1938, 1938, 1938-01-01T05:00:00.000Z, 1938-01-01T05:00:00.000Z, 1938-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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E-book
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Group At The Dock of The Sanibel Lighthouse.
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A group of people evidently meeting an incoming vessel at the dock of the Sanibel Lighthouse in the 1890s. The boathouse for the lightkeepers and its railway are alongside the dock, and the lighthouse and western keepers' quarters can be seen in the background.
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1890, 1890-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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In Senate of the United States, January 21, 1828: Mr. Woodbury, from the Committee on Commerce ... made a report.
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United States, White, Joseph M.
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Includes a letter dated Jan. 10, 1828 from Jos. M. White to the Committee.
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Date Issued
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1828, 1828-01-01T04:56:02.000Z
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E-book
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Jungle of Mangrove and Tropical Growth.
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Abstract/Description
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The open beach and Sanibel light with the open vegetation, contrasts with the jungle of mangrove and tropical growth.
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Date Issued
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1962, 1962-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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Keeper Quarters.
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Name/Creator
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United States Coast Guard
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A view from the Gulf of Mexico looking northeast to the eastern keeper quarters.
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Lighthouse, Boathouse and Dock.
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Name/Creator
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United States Coast Guard
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A view from San Carlos Bay of the lighthouse, boathouse, and dock, looking south, probably in 1948 according to Lighthouse Keeper Bob England. Rails for the boats to be taken into the boathouse are visible, gasoline tanks are on the dock for the boat. Point Ybel or lighthouse point extends considerable farther to the east in this photo.
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1948, 1948-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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Newly Completed Quarters at the Sanibel Lighthouse Complex.
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The newly completed quarters at the Sanibel lighthouse complex at the eastern end of the island. The lookout quarters accommodated the soldiers manning the submarine observation tower located on the shore next to the light. This building faces south toward the tower a short distance away.
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1574, 1574-01-01T04:56:02.000Z
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Open Beach, Sanibel Light and Keeper's Quarters.
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The open beach and Sanibel light and keeper's quarters in the 1950s, with its open vegetation, at the east end of the island.
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Date Issued
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1962, 1962-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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Image (JPEG2000)
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