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We don’t know when or where this photo was taken, nor do we know what type of beacon was displayed at the top of the post light that was at the end of a breakwater. The person who was taking the photo at the time was obviously more interested in photographing the two ladies, perhaps a mother and daughter or daughter-in-law. But saved for posterity was the inscription on the foundation of the post light which reads, “Keep Off This Light. U.S.L.H.S.” In those days everyone knew that the letters stood for United States Lighthouse Service. Photographs of post lights or post lanterns are scarce, mainly because they were simply not photogenic.
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