April 29-30, 2004 Lighthouse Inspection
Preservation
in Action
Glamour
Shots | Historical Photos
Transfer Ceremony: May 1, 2004 | Preservation
in Action
The
following photographs were taken during an inspection and assessment
visit of the lighthouse on April 29-30, 2004. All photographs
by Henry Gonzalez unless noted. |
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| Ladder
from landing platform to storage platform area (which was destroyed
by Hurricane Isabel in 2003) |
View
of railing, deck, and a set of boat davits |
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| Hatch
through main deck to access storage and docking platforms |
Exterior
view of “privy” |
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 Kitchen on main floor |
| Current
Marine Rotating Beacon (Vega) VRB-25 |
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“Equipment” room on main floor. Has original tongue-in-groove
boards on walls, floor, and ceiling; currently used as storage
area by Coast Guard. |
Bathroom
on main floor |
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| One
of two main rooms on main floor, as entering from kitchen; door
in rear leads to bathroom. These two rooms are carpeted over asbestos
tiles and the walls and ceiling are covered with plywood sheets.
We discovered that the original tongue-in-groove boards are underneath
the plywood. |
Fixture
on ceiling of second room on main deck indicative of old pot belly
stove. |
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One
of two large open rooms on 2nd deck; notice the original floor |
Cullen
Chambers, lead preservationist, scrapes base of lens pedestal
to determine original color |
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From left to right: Cullen Chambers, lead preservationist; Anne Puppa, Vice President for Preservation, Chesapeake Chapter, US Lighthouse Society; Henry Gonzalez, Vice President for East Coast Operations, US Lighthouse Society; Sandy Clunies, Historian, Chesapeake Chapter; Bob Trapani, President, Delaware River & Bay Lighthouse Foundation |
| Coast
Guardsmen from Activities Baltimore stand by their automation
equipment on the 2nd deck |
Photograph by Preston Burrows, US Coast Guard |
Glamour
Shots | Historical Photos
Transfer Ceremony: May 1, 2004 | Preservation
in Action
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