Something New Has Been Added, in the way of transportation, but the more than 250-year-old Boston Light still acts as beacon. Eighteenth Century Yankee Clippers have changed to United Mainliner 300s, shown in the picture, but the light built upon a rock two leagues from town still serves its purpose as a land marker for pilots bringing their ships to Logan Airport. The light once served a dual role as a lookout station for enemy vessels.

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Title:
Something New Has Been Added, in the way of transportation, but the more than 250-year-old Boston Light still acts as beacon. Eighteenth Century Yankee Clippers have changed to United Mainliner 300s, shown in the picture, but the light built upon a rock two leagues from town still serves its purpose as a land marker for pilots bringing their ships to Logan Airport. The light once served a dual role as a lookout station for enemy vessels.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Lighthouses: Massachusetts: Boston Light
Date:
[ca. November 1948]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:
Lighthouses
Boston Light (Mass.)
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Little Brewster Island (island)
Boston Light
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 208 x 255 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/1r66n983w
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License (CC BY-NC-ND).
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Language:
English
Notes:
Title(s) from item.
Preferred Citation:
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue, Boston Public Library
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Boston University, College of Communication, 1977/1978.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Identifier:
22_10_001420_0006
Barcode:
39999088103591