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
Back to the edition of: Jul/Aug 2022

All contents copyright © 1995-2024 by Lighthouse Digest®, Inc. No story, photograph, or any other item on this website may be reprinted or reproduced without the express permission of Lighthouse Digest. For contact information, click here.


Subscribe
to Lighthouse Digest



USLHS Marker Fund


Lighthouse History
Research Institute


Shop Online












Subscribe   Contact Us   About Us   Copyright Foghorn Publishing, 1994- 2024   Lighthouse Facts     Lighthouse History