Smith Island Lighthouse 4th Order Fresnel Lens, 1884
A Fresnel lens is a convex lens surrounded with bands of glass ground so that they have all the same focal point. This Fresnel lens was made in 1884 by Barbier and Fenestre in Paris for the Smith Island Lighthouse built by the Coast Guard in 1858. Smith Island is located at the junction of Rosario a...
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ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:imlsmohai/16129 2023-05-15T18:19:59+02:00 Smith Island Lighthouse 4th Order Fresnel Lens, 1884 1884 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/16129 unknown 1955.970.292 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/16129 http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en MOHAI, 1955.970.292. Gift of Mr. Horace W. McCurdy Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) Maritime 19th century artifact 1884 ftuwashingtonlib 2020-07-11T22:38:13Z A Fresnel lens is a convex lens surrounded with bands of glass ground so that they have all the same focal point. This Fresnel lens was made in 1884 by Barbier and Fenestre in Paris for the Smith Island Lighthouse built by the Coast Guard in 1858. Smith Island is located at the junction of Rosario and Juan de Fuca Straits, off the west coast of Whidbey Island. The Lighthouse was abandoned in 1958 in favor of a radio tower and this lens ended up at the Skunk Bay Lighthouse in Hansville, Washington, before being donated to MOHAI where it is currently on display. 1 Lamp, Signal; Materials: metal --glass; Dimensions: 82 in.H x 45 in.Diam Other/Unknown Material Smith Island University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections Mohai ENVELOPE(-60.483,-60.483,-62.967,-62.967) Rosario ENVELOPE(-67.967,-67.967,-67.450,-67.450) Smith Island ENVELOPE(-62.520,-62.520,-62.981,-62.981) |
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A Fresnel lens is a convex lens surrounded with bands of glass ground so that they have all the same focal point. This Fresnel lens was made in 1884 by Barbier and Fenestre in Paris for the Smith Island Lighthouse built by the Coast Guard in 1858. Smith Island is located at the junction of Rosario and Juan de Fuca Straits, off the west coast of Whidbey Island. The Lighthouse was abandoned in 1958 in favor of a radio tower and this lens ended up at the Skunk Bay Lighthouse in Hansville, Washington, before being donated to MOHAI where it is currently on display. 1 Lamp, Signal; Materials: metal --glass; Dimensions: 82 in.H x 45 in.Diam |
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Other/Unknown Material |
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Smith Island Lighthouse 4th Order Fresnel Lens, 1884 |
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Smith Island Lighthouse 4th Order Fresnel Lens, 1884 |
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Smith Island Lighthouse 4th Order Fresnel Lens, 1884 |
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Smith Island Lighthouse 4th Order Fresnel Lens, 1884 |
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Smith Island Lighthouse 4th Order Fresnel Lens, 1884 |
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smith island lighthouse 4th order fresnel lens, 1884 |
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1884 |
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http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/16129 |
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ENVELOPE(-60.483,-60.483,-62.967,-62.967) ENVELOPE(-67.967,-67.967,-67.450,-67.450) ENVELOPE(-62.520,-62.520,-62.981,-62.981) |
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Mohai Rosario Smith Island |
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Mohai Rosario Smith Island |
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Smith Island |
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Smith Island |
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Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
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1955.970.292 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/16129 |
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http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en MOHAI, 1955.970.292. Gift of Mr. Horace W. McCurdy |
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