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Description
The caption reads, "Negro Light, Curtis Island, Maine." Since 1936, the lighthouse has occupied the southern end of Curtis Island, a seven-acre island just offshore from Camden, Maine. The light on Its 25-foot tall, white, cylindrical brick tower has a range of 6 nautical miles. Curtis Island has a public park but is only accessible by boat.
The Tichnor Brothers printing company published this type of postcard circa 1930-1945.
About This Item
- Title: Negro Light, Curtis Island, ca. 1935
- Creator: Tichnor Bros., Inc.
- Creation Date: circa 1935
- Subject Date: circa 1935
- Location: Curtis Island, Camden, Knox County, ME
- Media: Linen texture postcard
- Dimensions: 9 cm x 14 cm
- Collection: The Tichnor Brothers Collection
- Object Type: Text and Image
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- Coasts--Maine
- Curtis Island Light (Me.)
- Lighthouses--Maine--Curtis Island
- Negro Island Light (Me.)
- Postcards
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