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9496. Peterson, Douglas, (U.S.C.G. Retired) U. S. LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE TENDERS. Eastwind Publishing. 2000. 169p. DJ. This is the first book to feature all of the lighthouse tenders and auxiliary craft of the United States Lighthouse service from 1840 until 1939. Lighthouse Tenders, the lifeline to the keepers of America's lighthouses and lightships, towed lightships, tended buoys, carried necessities and saved lives day and night, in weather fair or foul. Without these services the keepers of America 's lighthouses and lightships could not have survived. More than 150 years ago the first tender was launched, to be followed by 300 ships of varying design used for lighthouse service-all of which are presented in this thoroughly researched book. Vintage photographs, drawings, plans and statistics illustrate the historic profile of each ship. This long awaited book recognizes these often overlooked ships of the U.S. Lighthouse Service and their important contribution to America 's maritime heritage. 9.5"x9.5", hardbound. 175+ b/w photos and plans. Retail priced at $39.95.                  Our special purchase price $28.95.

  

10181. (photo) U.S. Lighthouse Service Depot, Detroit. Unloading buoys for the coming season on the Detroit River c.1930. Clear, close 8” x 10” newspaper photos  show the U.S. Lighthouse Tender unloading buoy to the dock. Great detail. December 8, 1930. With credit line or description on back. (VG+) $54.

10184. (photo) U.S. Lighthouse Service Depot, Detroit. Loading buoys for the coming season on the Detroit River. c.1932. Clear, close 8” x 10” newspaper photos  show the U.S. Lighthouse Tender unloading buoy to the dock. Great detail. April 11, 1932. With credit line or description on back. (VG+) $54.

10242. (photo) U.S. Lighthouse Service Depot, Detroit. Loading buoys for the coming season on the Detroit River. c.1932. Clear, close 8” x 10” newspaper photos  show the U.S. Lighthouse Tender unloading buoy to the dock. Great detail. April 11, 1932. With credit line or description on back. (VG+) $54. 

  

10185. (photo) U.S. Lighthouse Service Tender Marigold, Detroit. Putting buoy out for the coming season on the Detroit River. c.1939. Clear, close 8” x 10” newspaper photos  show the U.S. Lighthouse Tender unloading buoy into the water. Great detail. March 31, 1939. With credit line or description on back. (VG+) $48.

10182. (photo) U.S. Lighthouse Service Depot Dock, Detroit. Buoys awaiting repair and return to the Detroit River. c.1938. Clear, close 8” x 10” newspaper photos  show a close view of the many buoys on the depot dock. Great detail. March 28, 1938. With credit line or description on back. (VG+) $42.

  

10251a. (photo) U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tender White Lupine W-546, Buoy Depot, Detroit. Loading buoys for the coming season on the Detroit River. c.1951. Clear, close 8” x 10” newspaper photos  show the U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tender White Lupine loading buoys from the dock. Great detail. March 27, 1951. With credit line or description on back. (VG+) $54. 

10251b. (photo) U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tender White Lupine W-546, Buoy Depot, Detroit. Setting buoys for the coming season on the Detroit River. c.1954. Clear, close 8” x 10” newspaper photos  show the U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tender White Lupine working on a buoy in the Detroit River. Great detail. March 27, 1951. With credit line or description on back. (VG+) $44. 

  

10231. (photo) U.S. Lighthouse Service Depot, Detroit (?). Buoys for the coming season on the Detroit River c.1934. Clear, close 8” x 10” newspaper photo shows the U.S. Lighthouse Tender coming into the dock, stacked with buoys awaiting the coming season. Great detail. April 18, 1934. With credit line or description on back. (VG+) $48. 

10228. (photo) U.S. Lighthouse Service Depot, Detroit. Buoys for the coming season on the Detroit River c.1937. Clear, close 8” x 10” newspaper photo shows the dock stacked with buoys for the coming season as men work to make them ready. Great detail. January 14, 1937. With credit line or description on back. Some marking on photo for cropping. (VG) $54. 

10107. (mounted photo) U.S. Lighthouse Service Tender Zizania taken @ Vinalhaven, Maine February 14, 1918. Recently found in Maine, this close, clear, detailed albumen photograph of the Lighthouse Tender Zizania shows her iced in at her pier in Vinalhaven. Caption at bottom notes: " Zizania - First Boat For Vine Day Vinalhaven  Feb 4, 1918". The Zizania was built in 1888 at Baltimore, Maryland, as a lighthouse tender for the United States Lighthouse Service. She was transferred to the U.S. Department of War by an executive order dated 24 April 1917 and subsequently reassigned to the U.S. Navy. She served during World War I as a tender to section patrol craft operating in the 1st Naval District. In 1919 she resumed duty tending lighthouses along the New England coast and remained so employed until 1925, when her name was dropped from the list of United States Lighthouse Service. Photo measures 3 ¼” x 5 ½” on original 5 ½” x 8” mount. Great detail, clear close view. (VG+). $178.

C8476. U. S. Light-House Establishment. SPECIFICATIONS FOR BUILDING THE TWIN-SCREW STEAMER “ZIZANIA”. 1887. GPO. 1887. 51p. The Zizania was an iron hulled screw steam tender, 160 foot long and launched in 1888-89 for use in the Fourth District. Includes complete information on all aspects of the vessel, its design and equipment on board from hull, engine, life rafts, crew’s quarters and berths. Specifications detail all manner of construction and equipment of this beautiful vessel. Excellent for research, interesting reading. Very rare specifications for Light-House Tender. (Spiral bound photocopy $11.20).

 

    

 

29392. (Pay and Receipt Roll Form No. 13) U.S. Lighthouse Tender Iris c.1870. Original pay voucher is signed in hand by each member of the crew in receipt for wages paid for the month of February 1870. Includes the Master E. W. Johnson ($90), Mate Alexander Day ($60), and all other members of the crew including Engineer, Assistant Engineer, Firemen (2), Cook, Seamen (5), ordinary seamen (1), and Waiter. Pay and Receipt Roll is also signed in hand by the Lighthouse Inspector, 1st District, J.B. Hull. Built in 1863 as a private steam tug, the Iris was obtained by the Navy in 1863 and served until 1865, when it was sold to the Light House Establishment for use in the 1st LH District. She was the first propeller lighthouse tender in the Service and was used as an engineering tender. In 1871 she was rebuilt and lengthened to 115 feet and continued to serve in the 1st LH District until 1892 when she was replaced by the USLHT Lilac. This rare document measures 9 ½” x 24” and is overall clean with original folds, some toning, edge wear. Superb early piece on this interesting Light House Establishment vessel would make an exceptional addition to any collection or display. (VG). $225.

6249k. Crowninshield, Mary Bradford. ALL AMONG THE LIGHTHOUSES or THE CRUISE OF THE GOLDENROD. Boston . 1886. 392pp. Nicely illustrated decorative colored covers. This is a story based on the operations of the U. S. Lighthouse Tender IRIS as she tended lights in the First LH District in the 1880's. Excellent b/w illustrations as well as color USLHE First District map with route indicated. Dedicated to the crew of the Tender Iris. Fine reading, should be included in every lighthouse library. Clean, tight, front hinge loose, light age toning, edge wear to wraps. A very special book, difficult to find. (G+).  $88 net.  

6249j. Crowninshield, Mary Bradford. ALL AMONG THE LIGHTHOUSES or THE CRUISE OF THE GOLDENROD. Boston . 1886. 392pp. Nicely illustrated decorative colored covers. This is a story based on the operations of the U. S. Lighthouse Tender IRIS as she tended lights in the First LH District in the 1880's. Excellent b/w illustrations as well as color USLHE First District map with route indicated. Dedicated to the crew of the Tender Iris. Fine reading, should be included in every lighthouse library. Clean, tight, hinges unusually intact, light age browning to page margins and light foxing. A very special book, difficult to find, especially in such nice condition. (VG-). $148 net.

6249b. Crowninshield, Mary Bradford. ALL AMONG THE LIGHTHOUSES or THE CRUISE OF THE GOLDENROD. Boston. 1886. 392pp. Beautifully nicely illustrated embossed covers. This is a story based on the operations of the Lighthouse Tender IRIS as she tended lights in the First LH District in the 1880's. Excellent b/w illustrations as well as color USLHE First District map with route indicated. Dedicated to the crew of the Tender Iris. Clean, tight, hinges unusually intact, bright clean covers, only very light age browning to page margins. A very special book, difficult to find, especially in such nice condition. (VG+). $189 net.

29400. (photo) U.S. Light House Service Tender Hickory c.1933. Close clear photo shows the coastwise tender Hickory, built in 1932 to replace the USLHT Pansy. Unusually clear view shows the tender tied up at the buoy dock with her deck loaded with buoys as well. The Hickory was built in 1932 at Bath Iron Works and served in the Third LH District until 1969. Photo measures 3 ½” x 5”. Moisture damage to edges but does not affect image. (VG). $45.

 

28317. (copy photo) U.S. Lighthouse Service Tenders. Excellent large, clear copy photos show detailed close views of a number of U.S. Lighthouse Service tenders at work and underway. Photos are all b/w and measure 8” x 10”. Views include the following: Clover underway, Clover in drydock, Amaranth underway, Warrington underway, Marigold underway (3) , Sumac underway, Hyacinth at dock. (F). $20 each.

27359. (mounted photo) U. S. Lighthouse Tender Hibiscus (WAGL-218) off Peaks Island, Maine c.1934. Taken in 1934, this sepia photo came from the estate of Mainer Harlan Emery Sterling (CWO4, US Coast Guard Retired ) who now 91 years old, was born in Westbrook, Maine and grew up on Peaks Island. He served in the U.S. Lighthouse Service and the U.S. Coast Guard and retired after 35 years in the service. This photograph hung over the workbench in his garage for many years. The photograph is mounted in the original mat. The Hibiscus was constructed in 1908 at Camden, N. J., for the Lighthouse Service. She was one of eight Manzanita-class tenders and was assigned to the First Lighthouse District out of Portland, Maine, where she served well into World War II. She was called upon to break ice in the Kennebec River by 1918, although she was not constructed as an icebreaker. Early in 1942 she was badly burned and beached but was repaired and returned to service in October. From 1944 through 1945 Hibiscus serviced buoys and antisubmarine nets at Argentina, Newfoundland. She was decommissioned in September 1946 and was sold. Photo not quite as alear as one would like, with a bit of soiling but should clean and frame nicely. (VG-). $138.

6366x. Putnam, George R. LIGHTHOUSES AND LIGHTSHIPS OF THE UNITED STATES. Cambridge , MA . 1917 1st. ed. 308 pp. Scarce first edition. Contains 48 photos and maps. Historical and descriptive work by the Commissioner of lighthouses. Good information from a most reliable source, nice overall view. Includes chapters on the history and organization, Boston Light and the Colonial Lights, US lighthouses around the country, lighthouse construction and apparatus, lightships and lighthouse tenders, buoys and daymarks, fog signals, the light-keepers, and much more. This most important work has become quite scarce. Contents unusually clean and crisp, front cover bright with nice image of Boston Light, light soiling to covers and spine, light bumping to corners. (VG). $148.

6333y, z. Putnam, George R. SENTINEL OF THE COASTS - THE LOG OF A LIGHTHOUSE ENGINEER. NY. 1937. 1st. ed. 368pp. Well illustrated with over 60 photos. This historical and descriptive work by the retired Commissioner of Lighthouses includes chapters on the history and organization of the Lighthouse Service, the perils of lightships, fog and radio, tenders, romance of the buoys, the government workers, and much more. A most important book that has become quite scarce. Unusually good condition for this title, clean, bright, tight, only soiling and fading to the spine. (VG). $88 net.

 27177. (copy photo) U. S. Lighthouse Service Tender Walnut WAGL-252 c.1939. Clear close copy photo shows the Walnut at her pier. 7 ½” x 10” digital copy photo provides an unusually close view. (F-). $24.

29245. (photo) Crew Train to Abandon Ship on board Buoy Tender c.1960. . Official Coast Guard photograph details an “Abandon Ship” drill, as five Coast Guardsmen clad in early waterproof life-saving suits, leap from the deck of a buoy tender into the water. Clear close view includes the buoy deck of the tender, crewmen and officers on board. Includes caption. 8” x 10”. (VG+). $20.

  

24192. (photos) Buoy Tender Servicing Buoy. c.1950-70’s. Close images of crew servicing buoy on deck of the tender. 3 ¼” x 5 ½”. light wear, soiling, 4” x 5” clear, clean, crisp. $14.

Copy photos from Coast Guard / National Archives 8x10 b/w $20: Tillamook Rock Lt. Sta. w/ LJH Tender

  

25118. (cabinet photo) U. S. Lighthouse Tender Sequoia. The Sequoia was constructed by the New York Shipbuilding Company,  Camden ,  New Jersey and commissioned on 13 August 1908. She was 190 feet in length and powered by two triple expansion inverted direct acting steam engines. She operated out of  San Francisco for her entire career. At the entry of the  United States into World War I when the Lighthouse Service was incorporated into the Navy, she continued her west coast service under Navy control through the end of the war. She was returned--with the entire Lighthouse Service--to the custody of the Department of Commerce on 1 July 1919. On 1 July 1946 she was decommissioned and in October  transferred to  Philippines . Beautiful cabinet photo measures 4 ¼’ x 5 ¼” and shows the Sequoia  moored at the depot pier. Clean, crisp, fine view. (F-). $78.

 

24118. (photograph) U. S. Lighthouse Service Tender Greenbrier. c. 1930’s. Clear, crisp photograph of the U. S. Lighthouse Tender Greenbrier somewhere on the lower Ohio or Kanawha River. Designed for service as a river tender, the Greenbrier was constructed in 1922 and homeported in Cincinnati, Ohio in the Fourteenth LHD. Photo is quite small but is quite clean and enlarges nicely. 2” x 1 ½”. (VG+). $18.

1003. (photograph) U. S. Lighthouse Service Tender Greenbrier. c. 1930’s. Clear, crisp photograph of the U. S. Lighthouse Tender Greenbrier somewhere on the lower Ohio or Kanawha River . Designed for service as a river tender, the Greenbrier was constructed in 1922 and homeported in Cincinnati , Ohio in the Fourteenth LHD. Photo is quite clean and enlarges nicely. 2 ½” x 3 ½”. (VG+). $22.

24168. (photograph) U. S. Lighthouse Service Tender Willow. c. 1930’s. Superb clear, crisp photograph of the U. S. Lighthouse Tender Willow at drydock [on marine railway] somewhere on the lower  Mississippi River . Designed for service on the lower Mississippi River, the  Willow was constructed in 1927 and homeported in  Memphis ,  TN in the Fifteenth LHD. In 1938 she was re-lettered “U.S.C.G.C. Willow”, thus dating this photo between 1927 and 1938. She was the last side-wheeled tender un use by the Lighthouse Service. Large 4” x 5 ½” clear view. (F). $78.

U. S. Lighthouse Service b/w presentation slides c.1920-30

  

28450. (Lot over 117 glass projection slides) U. S. Lighthouse Service b/w presentation slides c.1920-30. This lot was found in the Ludington Coast Guard station in the 1970’s-80’s. The lot was produced by the Lighthouse Service and was likely used in various presentations put on by the U.S. Lighthouse Service and Coast Survey in the 1920’s and 1930’s. Slides measure 3 ¼” x 4” and contain fine, clear b/w photographic images of all aspects of the operation of the U.S. Lighthouse Service including light vessels, tenders, construction of lighthouses, lenses, lamps, fog signal equipment, radiobeacons, clock rotation equipment, airways beacons, interior views, flasher and burner mechanisms, lamp changers, models, buoys, historical letters, submarine signals and much more. Glass slides are all in very good condition, most excellent. There are only three or four that have an cracks or damage at all, and these are minor cracks in the corner of the glass. Each is nicely labeled as to subject and/or location, sometimes with date of image. Please inquire.

BR-113. na. THE WORK OF THE LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE. The Rudder Magazine. July 1932. Full issue. Wonderful 4-page article details the day to day work of the Lighthouse Service, particularly the duties of the light vessels, tenders and the district depots in supplying the stations. Illustrated with 8 interesting b/w photographs. Also includes wonderful 1930’s boating articles and photos, with great early yacht and pleasure craft views and information. Clean, good condition. (VG). $48.

 

 

9421. Gowdy, Jim & Kim Ruth. GUIDING LIGHTS OF THE DELAWARE RIVER AND BAY. Sweetwater, NJ., 1999. 296p. Soft wraps. Signed by the authors. Just released, this is the most comprehensive history ever written on the lighthouses, lightships, tenders and depots of the Delaware River and Bay – from Cape May to Gloucester City and Philadelphia to Fenwick Island . This detailed history was painstakingly research by the authors and is enhanced by more than 180 photographs and 25 illustrations. Using records from the National Archives, Coast Guard, and private collections this monumental work provides wonderful reading. The vintage photographs alone are a feast to the eye and offer previously unseen views of many of these interesting stations. Includes are views of a number these lights under construction, and some in the process of destruction. Also includes rare views of tenders, keepers, light vessels and much more. Only light wear. (M). $68. (or as new copy available $74.)

BR-66. na. U. S. LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE. Fortune Magazine January 1937. Pp. 61-69, 126-132. Lengthy, large folio illustrated article details the men and equipment of today’s Lighthouse Service. Wonderfully illustrated with photographs, paintings and diagrams including a large full page diagram of the Nantucket LV No. 112  illustrating its construction, equipment and operation. Other photos include quartermaster at the wheel of the Lighthouse Tender Spruce, lens apparatus, buoys and more. Most interesting and detailed article, excellent images. Disbound, staining to some corners. Worth it for the lightship illustration alone. (VG-).  $34.

25187. Marshall, Amy K., A HISTORY OF BUOYS AND TENDERS. Wash. U. S. Coast Guard. 1995. 17p. Soft wraps. The need for dependable aids to navigation can be traced to the beginnings of maritime commerce. Today, mariners in unfamiliar waters still welcome the sight of lighthouses, buoys, beacons, and other navigational aids as guideposts to safe harbor. While the tools and methods of maintaining minor aids in U.S. waters changed substantially during the past 206 years, the mission remains the same. Filled with vintage photos and information on these lesser known aids. $22.  

4531(5). Putnam, George R., NEW SAFEGUARDS FOR SHIPS IN FOG AND STORM. August 1936. 32pp. 30 photo illustrations [NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, Vol. LXX, No. 2, August 1936] Complete issue, very clean. George Putnam was the Commissioner of Lighthouses in the early years of the twentieth century. In this interesting and detailed article, Commissioner Putnam includes information on the use of the new radio beacons, lightship operations as well as the overall operation of the Lighthouse Service. Included are 30 wonderful official photographs of light stations, tenders, light vessels, lens apparatus, light keepers and more. (VG) $22.

21228c. na. LIGHTHOUSES AND OTHER AIDS TO NAVIGATION IN ALASKAN HISTORY. US Coast Guard. 1990. [reprint of 1974 edition.] 87p. Soft wraps. A book like this should be published on every state, for the extensive vintage photographs and the history provided are exceptional. By 1940 there were 457 minor and major lights in Alaska, 15 fog signals, 316 buoys and much more. The book describes the role of the Lighthouse Service in Alaska from the 1860’s until 1938 and then continues with the work of the Coast Guard since. Includes historical summaries of light stations, architectural descriptions, wonderful early photographs and much more. Over 80 photographs include brass hardware, post lights, buoys. Lighthouse tenders and crews, depots, station boats and boathouses, keepers and their families, and more. Clean, crisp. (VG+). $59.

2174b. Stevenson, Robert Louis.- Scott's Voyage in the Lighthouse Yacht. With a Portrait of Robert Stevenson. Introduction by Robert Louis Stevenson. Reminiscences of Sir Walter Scott, Baronet by Robert Stevenson. Disbound from Scribner's Magazine, Volume XIV, October, 1893. pp. 492-502. New York. Charles Scribner's Sons. 1893. First Edition. 8vo. Robert Louis Stevenson, the son and grandson of engineers specializing in the design ands construction of lighthouses, here introduces his grandfather's acquaintance with Sir Walter Scott and publishes his grandfather's reminiscences of a voyage with Sir Walter Scott in 1814 aboard a lighthouse tender about the Scottish Islands and among his lighthouses, especially the famous Bell Rock Light. Quoted too is the poem, Pharos Loquitur, which Scott composed and wrote into the Visitor's Album at Bell Rock on that occasion. Interesting account of line aboard a tender and at these offshore lights. Disbound without wraps, some moisture to bottom margins only, otherwise clean and crisp. (G+). $28.

2189. [blueprint copy] U. S. Light-House Service. PROFILE – ELEVATIONS – SECTIONS 21-FOOT TENDER BOAT. 1915. Full size 23" x 34" copy of blueprint of 21-foot Lighthouse Service tender. Detailed plan sheet includes 13 views including profile from starboard side, elevation view through hull showing propulsion machinery, bow-stern sectional view, and ten sectional views through hull and cabin. Provides complete information on all aspects of the vessel, its design and equipment on board from hull and cabin to engine, fuel tanks and more. Excellent for research or just interesting viewing. Apparently this vessel was for use in harbor areas for lighthouse and buoy maintenance. $18.

6335f. Collins, Francis A. SENTINELS ALONG OUR COAST. New York. 1922 1st. 272pp. Nicely illustrated with 24 official Lighthouse Service photographs. Nicely developed overview of the history of the Service, the light and fog stations, lightships, equipment and men of the Light-House Service. Chapters include Harbor Protection, Early Lighthouses, Building the Lighthouse, Developing the Light, A Night in the Lighthouse, A Service Depot, Aboard a Lighthouse Tender, Aboard a Light-ship, With the Coast Guard, and more. One of the nicer early references. Extremely clean, tight, near fine. (F-) $88.

 

 

 

4681f. Munroe, Kirk. FROM LIGHT TO LIGHT - The Cruise of the Armeria, (lighthouse) Supply Ship. From Scribners Magazine, October 1896. 16pp. Describes the work of tenders re-supplying light stations with their needed provisions. Nicely illustrated. Describes a duty rarely touched on in most narrations. Disbound, clean, crisp. $18.

4265. U.S. Department of Commerce. FORTY-SIXTH ANNUAL LIST OF MERCHANT VESSELS OF THE UNITED STATES WITH OFFICIAL NUMBERS AND SIGNAL LETTERS AND LISTS OF VESSELS BELONGING TO THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT...FOR THE YEAR ENDING 1915. Wash. 482pp. Clean, tight. Includes listings of L.H. Tenders and Light Vessels as well as merchant steam and sail. $65.

23555. [document] PEMAQUID POINT LIGHTHOUSE, MAINE. U. S. LIGHT HOUSE ESTABLISHMENT FORM NO. 49. ACCOUNT OF SUPPLIES DELIVERED. c.1867

Original four-page Form No. 49, Account of Supplies Delivered by the Master of the Light-House Supply Vessel Pharos, and Those Remaining on Hand Prior to Making Deliveries, at the Pemaquid Point Light-Station, on the 9th Day of July, 1867. Each page measures 13 ½” by 8 ½”  and is completed in the hand of the keeper and lists countless items on hand or delivered on this date by the lighthouse tender. Page includes listings of oil, wicks, chimneys, rouge, whiting, towels, buff skins, soap, various brushes, paint and more. Notations by the keeper indicate quantities on hand. Form is in very good condition, light soiling, very little light browning from age, a few stains. Signed by J. Howland, Master, US Lighthouse Tender Pharos. Ideal for display and a fine original antique Maine lighthouse artifact. (VG). $175 net. 

Similar forms available dated: 8 July, 1865 and 19 July, 1864.

7226. H. R. Doc. No. 602. NEW LIGHT VESSEL FOR THE FIFTH LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT. April 14, 1900. 2p. Request to Congress for an appropriation to replace the L. H. Tender Bramble due to its age and disrepair. Although the titles state ‘light vessel’, it appears that the use will be as a tender. $12.

2009b. H. R. Report No. 5882. COST OF FIVE LIGHT-HOUSE TENDERS. January 7, 1907. 3p. Report details the cost of five light-house tenders, one each for the third district, sixth district, eleventh district, twelfth district, and the thirteenth district. Though prior appropriations had been made, delays and higher than expected bids necessitated increased appropriations requested in this report. Also noted was the sinking in a collision of the tender Manzanita in the thirteenth district. $24.

 

Say "Hello" to your Favorite Lighthouse Keeper with our Reproduction of the Original United States Lighthouse Service Triangular Station Flag.

 

20418. [flag] U. S. Lighthouse Service flag. Treat your family to these replicas of the official sewn U. S. Lighthouse Service flag. Flag is professionally made of high quality flag material, with sewn hem and brass grommets for attaching to halyard. Professionally made and will last for some time to come. U. S. Lighthouse Service Station Flag. This triangular station flag measures 48” long by 25” and is typical of the flags once flown on Lighthouse Service vessels and at the light stations for over one hundred years. Today our flags are flown by the US Coast Guard on buoy tenders, museums and collectors alike. The flag is of the standard design, with red border on a field of white, with a large blue lighthouse silhouette.  (shown above) $79.95.

Photo courtesy Chad Kaiser, U.S.L.H.S.

Our flag shown flying at the headquarters of the United States Lighthouse Society headquarters at Point No Point Lighthouse, Washington.

21426. . [reproduction] U. S. Lighthouse Service District Superintendent’s Flag. This rectangular flag measures 48” long by 24” and is typical of the flags once flown on Lighthouse Service Tenders when the District Superintendent was on board. The flag is of the standard design, with navy blue border on a field of white, with a large blue lighthouse silhouette. $79.95.  

21425. [reproduction] U. S. Lighthouse Service District Inspector’s Flag. This triangular flag measures 48” long by 25” and is typical of the flags once flown on Lighthouse Service Tenders when the District Inspector was on board. The flag is of the standard design, with navy blue border on a field of white, with a large blue lighthouse silhouette.  $79.95.

 

Copy Documents

CA6348. [Light-House Board] SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE IRON SIDE-WHEEL LIGHT-HOUSE TENDER JOHN RODGERS, built in 1882-1883. Wash. GPO. 1883. Complete 31 page specifications for the Tender John Rodgers as published in the Annual Report of the Light-House Board for 1883. Includes two large detailed 14”h x 23”w fold-out views of the tender, as well as a b/w frontis photograph expertly reproduced. Specifications detail all manner of construction and equipment of this beautiful vessel. Excellent for research, interesting reading. (Spiral bound facsimile includes 2 fold out plates and frontis photo, 31p. $22)

C7197mmm. [newspaper] Light-House Tender Sunk. The Boston Statesman. August 23, 1872 . Paragraph notes that yesterday during a severe squall, the Light-House Tender Florida was capsized in Newburyport bay. The men on board “were obliged to jump for their lives but were able to secure one of the boats before the vessel went down.” The Florida had sailed from Boston to supply fuel to the light-houses along the coast. (Photocopy $1).

C8478. U. S. Light-House Establishment. SPECIFICATIONS FOR BUILDING THE LIGHT-HOUSE STEAM TENDER FOR THE WEST COAST [MADRONO]. 1884. GPO. 1884. 46p. The Madrono was an iron hulled steam tender, 162 foot long and launched in 1885 for use on the West Coast. Includes complete information on all aspects of the vessel, its design and equipment on board from hull, engine, life rafts, crew’s quarters and berths. Specifications detail all manner of construction and equipment of this beautiful vessel. Excellent for research, interesting reading. Very rare specifications for Light-House Tender. (Spiral bound photocopy $10.20).

C8476. U. S. Light-House Establishment. SPECIFICATIONS FOR BUILDING THE TWIN-SCREW STEAMER “ZIZANIA”. 1887. GPO. 1887. 51p. The Zizania was an iron hulled screw steam tender, 160 foot long and launched in 1888-89 for use in the Fourth District. Includes complete information on all aspects of the vessel, its design and equipment on board from hull, engine, life rafts, crew’s quarters and berths. Specifications detail all manner of construction and equipment of this beautiful vessel. Excellent for research, interesting reading. Very rare specifications for Light-House Tender. (Spiral bound photocopy $11.20).

C8477. U. S. Light-House Establishment. SPECIFICATIONS FOR BUILDING THE IRON SIDE-WHEEL STEAMER JOHN RODGERS”. GPO. c.1882. 39p. The John Rodgers was an iron hulled, side-wheeled steam tender, 160 foot long and launched in 1882-83 for use in the Third District. Includes complete information on all aspects of the vessel, its design and equipment on board from hull, engine, life rafts, crew’s quarters and berths. Specifications detail all manner of construction and equipment of this beautiful vessel. Excellent for research, interesting reading. Very rare specifications for Light-House Tender. (Spiral bound photocopy $8.80).

C22438. U.S. Light-House Establishment. PLANS U. S. LIGHT-HOUSE TENDER “MARIGOLD”. c.1889. Full size photocopies of original architectural drawings for the U. S. Light-House Tender Marigold. This rare set is comprised of four (4) large 48” x 22” architectural drawings. Drawings include bow to stern sectional view, full Outboard Profile View, Plan View of Main Deck and Hull Plans. The Marigold was launched in 1891 and served in the Eleventh Light-House District for her entire career. This is a most interesting and rare document, which gives an unprecedented look at the construction of this type of Lighthouse Tender. Complete photocopy set of 4 sheets. (shipped rolled) $32.

C447. H.R. Doc. No. 173. LIGHT-HOUSE TENDERS. LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY SUBMITTING INCREASED ESTIMATES OF APPROPRIATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SEVERAL LIGHT-HOUSE TENDERS. February 6, 1890. 2pp. (Photocopy $1)

C9827a. [Light-House Board] REPORT OF THE LIGHT-HOUSE BOARD RELATIVE TO THE LIGHT-HOUSE TENDER(S) LILAC AND COLUMBINE. 1891. Wash. GPO. 1891. 3p. Descriptions and specifications for the Light-House Tenders Lilac and Columbine as published in the Annual Report of the Light-House Board for 1891. Includes two large detailed 15”h x 22”w & 10”h x 22”w fold-out detailed views of the tenders. Specifications detail all manner of construction and equipment of this beautiful vessel. Excellent for research, interesting reading. (Stapled facsimile includes 2 full size fold out plates. Shipped rolled. $9)

C9827b. [Light-House Board] REPORT OF THE LIGHT-HOUSE BOARD RELATIVE TO THE LIGHT-HOUSE TENDER AZALEA. 1890. Wash. GPO. 1890. 3p. Descriptions and specifications for the Light-House Tender Azalea as published in the Annual Report of the Light-House Board for 1890. Includes two large detailed 16”h x 23”w & 16”h x 34”w fold-out detailed views of the tender. Specifications detail all manner of construction and equipment of this beautiful vessel. Excellent for research, interesting reading. (Stapled facsimile includes 2 full size fold out plates. Shipped rolled. $9)

C9827e. [Light-House Board] REPORT OF THE LIGHT-HOUSE BOARD RELATIVE TO THE LIGHT-HOUSE TENDER MARIGOLD. 1890. Wash. GPO. 1890. 3p. Descriptions and specifications for the Light-House Tender Marigold as published in the Annual Report of the Light-House Board for 1890. Includes two large detailed 16”h x 23”w & 16”h x 34”w fold-out detailed views of the tender. Specifications detail all manner of construction and equipment of this beautiful vessel. Excellent for research, interesting reading. (Stapled facsimile includes 2 full size fold out plates. Shipped rolled. $9)

C4681. Munroe, Kirk. FROM LIGHT TO LIGHT - The Cruise of the Armeria, (lighthouse) Supply Ship. From Scribners Magazine, 1896. 16pp. Describes the work of tenders re-supplying light stations with their needed provisions. Nicely illustrated. Describes a duty rarely touched on in most narrations. (Photocopy $3.20).

C28243. Baltimore , J. M. Pacific Coast Lighthouse Service. Overland. March 1899. 8p. Excellent early article describing the work of the Lighthouse Service on the Pacific Coast . Includes some rare photos of work aboard the Lighthouse tender Madrono, her Captain Davies, the buoy depot at Tongue Point, other tenders, light vessels and more. Very nice early account. (Photocopy $2)

C22437. U.S. Light-House Establishment. PLANS U. S. LIGHT-HOUSE TENDER “HEATHER”. c.1899. Full size photocopies of original architectural drawings for the U. S. Light-House Tender Heather. This rare set is comprised of five (5) large 48” x 27” architectural drawings. Drawings include seven sectional views, full Outboard Profile View, Deck plans, Sectional Plan, and Hull Plan. The Heather was launched in 1903 and served in the Thirteenth Light-House District out of Seattle , Washington . This is a most interesting and rare document, which gives an unprecedented look at the construction of this type of Lighthouse Tender. Complete photocopy set of 5 sheets. (shipped rolled) $36.

C9338. U.S. Light-House Establishment. PLANS U. S. LIGHT-HOUSE TENDER “IVY”. c.1902 Full size photocopies of original architectural drawings for the U. S. Light-House Tender Ivy. This rare set is comprised of four (4) large 48” x 24” architectural drawings. Drawings include bow to stern sectional view, plan view of Spar Deck, full Outboard Profile View, Plan View of Main Deck, Plan View of Lower Deck, Hull Plans. This is a most interesting and rare document, which gives an unprecedented look at the construction of this type of Lighthouse Tender. Complete photocopy set of 4 sheets. (shipped rolled) $32.

C7501. Hewitt, Arthur. SIGNALS OF THE SEA. [The Outlook Vol. LXXVIII. November 1904] pp.605-619. Wonderful 14 page article tells of the author’s trip aboard the U. S. Lighthouse Service Tender Larkspur in the Second District. Along the way the author interviews officers and members of the crew and various keepers of the lights. Includes 15 most interesting and unusual photographs of lamps and apparatus, lights and vessels including one of the keeper of Minot ’s Ledge Light looking up through the lens. Most interesting with rare information. (Photocopy $3).

C2009. H. R. Report No. 5882. COST OF FIVE LIGHT-HOUSE TENDERS. January 7, 1907. 3p. Report details the cost of five light-house tenders, one each for the third district, sixth district, eleventh district, twelfth district, and the thirteenth district. Though prior appropriations had been made, delays and higher than expected bids necessitated increased appropriations requested in this report. Also noted was the sinking in a collision of the tender Manzanita in the thirteenth district. . (Photocopy $1).

C22434. U.S. Light-House Establishment. PLANS U. S. LIGHT-HOUSE TENDER “CEDAR”. c.1915-1940. Full size photocopies of original architectural drawings for the U. S. Light-House Tender Cedar. This rare set is comprised of six (6) large 48” x 27” architectural drawings. Drawings include Sectional Plan, Hull Plan, full Outboard Profiles View, and Deck plans. The Cedar was launched in 1916 and served in the Sixteenth Light-House District in Alaska . This is a most interesting and rare document, which gives an unprecedented look at the construction of this type of Lighthouse Tender. Complete photocopy set of 6 sheets. (shipped rolled) $38.

C2189. [blueprint copy] U. S. Light-House Service. PROFILE – ELEVATIONS – SECTIONS 21-FOOT TENDER BOAT. 1915. Full size 23” x 34” copy of blueprint of 21-foot Lighthouse Service tender. Detailed plan sheet includes 13 views including profile from starboard side, elevation view through hull showing propulsion machinery, bow-stern sectional view, and ten sectional views through hull and cabin. Provides complete information on all aspects of the vessel, its design and equipment on board from hull and cabin to engine, fuel tanks and more. Excellent for research or just interesting viewing. Apparently this vessel was for use in harbor areas for lighthouse and buoy maintenance. $18.

C22439. U.S. Light-House Establishment. PLANS U. S. LIGHT-HOUSE TENDER “ROSE”. c.1914. Full size photocopies of original architectural drawings for the U. S. Light-House Tender Rose. This rare set is comprised of three (3) large 48” x 27” architectural drawings. Drawings include full Outboard Profile View, Sectional Plan, and Hull Plan. The Rose was launched in 1916 and served in the Seventeenth Light-House District out of Portland , Oregon for her entire career. This is a most interesting and rare document, which gives an unprecedented look at the construction of this type of Lighthouse Tender. Complete photocopy set of 3 sheets. (shipped rolled) $28.

C20527. Paul, George F., LIGHTING THE CORNERS OF THE SEAS – A Tale of the Thrilling Deeds that Men of the United States Lighthouse Service Perform. The Dearborn Independent. November 13, 1926. 3p. Nicely written article details the work of the Lighthouse Service. Beginning with the formation of the service, Mr. Paul describes the need for lighthouses, locating sites and more. Included is a lengthy description of the hazards of attending to lights by tenders, with an account of the work of the Lighthouse Tender Kukui in Hawaiian waters. Illustrated with five photos. (Photocopy $1).

C2347. [blueprint copy] U. S. Lighthouse Service. PLANS FOR 26’ 3” MOTOR WHALEBOAT FOR THE LIGHTHOUSE TENDER FIR. c.1939. Two large 24” x 48” copy of blueprint of various 26-foot Lighthouse Service motor whaleboat. Detailed plan sheets include: line views, table of offsets, and multiple detailed sectional views and fastening details. Provides complete information on all aspects of the vessel, its design and equipment on board, hull, engine, fuel tank and more Provides a rare look and good  information on all aspects of this style of boat.  Excellent for research or just interesting viewing. (Photocopy $24).

C26238. Lighthouse Service. SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE TWIN-SCREW STEEL, DIESEL-ELECTRIC-PROPELLED LIGHTHOUSE TENDER “JUNIPER”.  GPO. 1939. 91p. Includes complete information on all aspects of the vessel, its design and equipment on board from hull, engines, life rafts, crew’s quarters and berths, to lighting, electrical and more.  (Spiral bound Photocopy $19.20).

C9250a. White, Lt. Richard D. and Truman Strobridge. LIGHTHOUSE TENDERS ON THE GREAT LAKES . [ Inland Seas . Quarterly Journal of the Great Lakes Historical Society. Vol. 31. Summer 1975. 86p.) Ten page article describes the origin and work of these little known vessels, from the first tender in 1856 until the last of the steam powered tenders, the Amaranth, was sold in 1946. (Photocopy $2.40).

C20464. H. R. Report No. 1393. PERSONAL EFFECTS OF THE OFFICERS AND CREW OF LIGHTHOUSE TENDER “ARMERIA”. February 13, 1913. 23p. On May 20, 1912 the Lighthouse Tender Armeria was wrecked near Cape Hinchinbrook , Alaska . Subsequently, the Secretary of Commerce requested of Congress that the crew members be reimbursed for their personal effects lost in the wreck. Herein are the sworn statements of each of the 31 members of the crew, with a complete listing of every item lost and its value, for use by Congress in providing said compensation. Quite interesting. (Photocopy $4.60).

 

 

 

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