The
New (1881) and Old (1792) Cape Henry lighthouses, left to right, at Fort Story in Virginia Beach, one of the Virginia communities in what's called the "Tidewater" area
Highsmith, Carol M.,
1946-
photographer
still image
graphic
still image
Digital photographs-Color-2010-2020.
xxu
2019
monographic
2019-11-13
eng
1 photograph : digital, tiff file, color.
No known restrictions on publication.
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The older light was the first federally funded public works project of the newly formed United States government, overseen by Alexander Hamilton. The older lighthouse is open to tours seasonally. The newer one, stll in use, is not open to the public.
Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2019; (DLC/PP-2019:069).
Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
America
Cape Henry Lighthouse
Lighthouses
Fort Story
Cape Henry lighthouses
Alexander Hamilton
United States
Virginia
Virginia Beach
LC-DIG-highsm- 61021
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/highsm.61021
Carol M. Highsmith Archive
(DLC) 00650024
Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-
2020724223
LC-DIG-highsm-61021 DLC
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DLC
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20250607103914.5
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