Digest>Jul/Aug 2022
Photo Caption:
Head keeper Charlie Hellwig shows off the antiquated equipment used at Point Conception Lighthouse in 1947 to run the light. The following year, all these objects would be obsolete when the station was electrified. Note the oil measuring can and funnel on the table, along with the kerosene lamps. (Courtesy of The Huntington Library) Back to the edition of: Jul/Aug 2022
Story:
Point Conception Light’s Shocking History
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