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| Title | Alki Point lighthouse, Seattle, 1931 |
| Photographer | Staff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | 1931 |
| Caption | The point of land originally known as Sma-Qua-mooks and Point Roberts was low and hard to see from a ship, so the need for a guiding light became evident. By 1858, the place was called Battery Point, and a single kerosene lantern was hung on the lonely shore by members of Hans Hanson's family. In 1887, the U.S. Lighthouse Service recognized the need for a stronger light, so they took over the task and erected a 10-foot brass post lantern. A new lighthouse station, including a small stucco building with a brick tower at the end of the point, began operating in 1913. The structure remains today. |
| Notes | Handwritten on sleeve: SEATTLE, Alki, Lighthouse.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): January 14, 1931. |
| Subjects | Alki Point (Wash.); Flagpoles--Washington (State)--Seattle; Lighthouses--Washington (State)--Seattle; Ships--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | Alki Point (Wash.)United States—Washington (State)--Seattle
West Seattle (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1986.5.7176.3 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Photograph Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI). |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Photograph Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 nitrate negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from film negative using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS5, JPEG quality measurement 5. |
