Postcard, surf at Portland Head Light, built 1791, Ralph F. Blood, Portland, Maine

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GUSN-354696

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General photographic collection
Small photographs and postcards, 1890s-1980s
Geographic locations
Maine
Maine - Portland
Maine - Portland - Portland Head Light - Postcards
Postcard, surf at Portland Head Light, built 1791, Ralph F. Blood, Portland, Maine
(current record)

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General photographic collection
- Small photographs and postcards, 1890s-1980s
  - Geographic locations
    - Maine
      - Maine - Portland
        Maine - Portland - Portland Head Light - Postcards
        Postcard, Portland Head Light, oldest lighthouse in America 1791, Ralph F. Blood
        Postcard, Portland Head Light, Cape Elizabeth, Maine
        Postcard, Portland Head Light, Cape Elizabeth, Maine
        Postcard, surf at Portland Head Light, built 1791, Ralph F. Blood, Portland, Maine (current record)
        Postcard, moonrise at Portland Head Light, Cape Elizabeth, Maine, by W.H. Ballard
        Portland Head Lighthouse, published by Johnson Sea-Horse Outboard Motors, Waukegan, Illinois

Description

Waves crash on the rocks below the lighthouse. A small figure looks over the railing on the viewing platform.

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
lighthouses
houses
waves (natural events)
postcards

Physical Descrption

1 postcard : black-and-white print

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.03.01.USME.2520.0280.004

Places

Cape Elizabeth (Cumberland county, Maine)

Record Details

Originator

Blood, Ralph F. (Photographer)

Material Type

postcards

Subjects

Architectural photography

Description Level

Item

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