Records, 1907-1959, 1915-1959 (bulk)

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Records, 1907-1959, 1915-1959 (bulk)

Letters, records, and invoices; memos on efficiency of radio beacons; instructions to employees of the United States Lighthouse Service; instruction manuals for lighthouse equipment; blueprints for vapor lamp thermostat, gas buoy, bathrooms, water and sewer systems, and incandescent oil vapor lamp; watch quarter and station bill; and a 1907 report on changes in aids to navigation on U.S. coasts.

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Fire Island Lighthouse (N.Y.)

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United States. Lighthouse Service

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The United States Lighthouse Service formed in 1852, replacing the Bureau of Light-Houses. The United States was divided into 12 districts with a naval inspector appointed to each district; originally there were 8 districts, but this number grew to 19. The inspector performed a light inspection every three months. Lighthouse keepers were members of the military. In 1910, civilians began to run the lighthouses. In 1939, the Coast Guard absorbed the Lighthouse Service, reducing the number of distr...

United States. Coast Guard

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