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Rare Tillamook Rock Keeper Photo Surfaces
Tillamook Rock Lighthouse head keeper William Hill, in uniform at center, and his assistant keeper Werner Storm in the white apron next to him, are surrounded by the repair crew sent out to the Oregon lighthouse in November of 1934 following the famous October cyclone. Both Hill and Storm were on the Tillamook Rock Lighthouse during the worst of the 5-day storm, and they later received official commendations for their courageous dedication to their duties in the midst of the most desperate of circumstances. This photo, shared with us by Arlee Jensen and Terry Arnall, is one of only two known photos of head keeper William Hill who served from 1930-1936 on Oregon’s Tillamook Rock Lighthouse. You can read more about the history of the lighthouse and the life of the lighthouse keepers who lived there in our new book, Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, which can be ordered from Lighthouse Digest as item #2209 through our website at www.LighthouseDigest.com/tilly or by calling us at (207)259-2121.
“Cheers” for Boston
Ted Danson, star of the hit television sitcom “Cheers,” is shown here on November 7, 1990 cutting a cake that was supposed to resemble Boston Harbor Lighthouse during a Save the Bay fund raiser in Boston, Massachusetts. “Cheers” was a highly popular TV show that aired from September 1982 to May of 1993 on NBC-TV. At the time, Danson was the head of the American Oceans Campaign, a nonprofit environmental group that he founded. He joined forces with Save the Harbor – Save the Bay for a $50-a-head fund raiser for their causes. The event was called, “Cheers for the Harbor and Bay.”
A Rainy Day in Wisconsin
Brana Kevich stands outside his lighthouse home on a rainy afternoon on March 1, 1991 in Grafton, Wisconsin. In 1981, Brana and his wife, Neva, built the home high on a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan. In 1990, Kevich was able to satisfy the Coast Guard’s requirements to have them declare the lighthouse as a private aid to navigation. In 1996, the Kevich family sold the lighthouse property to Dave and Mary Bennett, who maintain it today as a private residence. (Photo by Jim Gehrz.)
Winter 1948
High winds, waves, snow, and sub-zero temperatures combined to make the Cleveland West Breakwater Lighthouse in Cleveland, Ohio look like an ice castle in February of 1948.
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