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Point Pinos Lighthouse, Pacific Grove

Point Pinos Lighthouse photo, Copyright© 1998 California Views

Photo Accession # 72-008-0073
6½x8½ Glass negative
circa 1895
 This view of the Point Pinos Lighthouse near Pacific Grove, Ca.
Point Pinos is the oldest, continuously operating lighthouse on the West Coast of the U.S. and has a third order Fresnel lens that was made in France in 1853 the lighthouse was opened on February 1, 1855.
In 1879 Robert Louis Stevenson visted the keeper Allen Luce when he was living in Monterey.
When this photo was taken Mrs. Emily A. Fish was the keeper from 1893-1914.
We als have photos of Asilomar Conference Center
Holdings: photos of the Lighthouse from the 1870' through today.
We have over 85 views of the Pt. Pinos Lighthouse in the Pictorial Collection
We have over 20,000 photos of Monterey County in the photographic collection.
We also have photos of Point Sur Lightstation, Santa Cruz Lighthouse, Piedras Blanco lighthouse, Pigeon Point Lighthouse, Farallon light station, Trinidad Head Light and Crecent City Lighthouse and other California Lighthouses.
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Mr. Pat Hathaway, Photo Archivist
California Views Historical Photo Collection
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Monterey, California 93940-2702 		Phone (831) 373-3811
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