Pacific Grove Museum Archives: Point Pinos Lighthouse: Lightkeepers & Other People

POINT PINOS LIGHTHOUSE: LIGHTKEEPERS & OTHER PEOPLE

19th- & 20th-Century Exteriors | Interiors
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#816

Long #: 38.1-816-BPI
Negative size: 3.5" x 5"
Negative type: Positive
Photographer: Ben Lyons (Herald)
Date: 1966
Place: Pacific Grove
Binder: Lighthouse
Interior of Point Pinos Lighthouse, showing Museum of Natural History's then-Director Vern Yadon descending spiral staircase.
#817

Long #: 38.1-817-BPI
Negative size: 3.5" x 5"
Negative type: Positive
Photographer: Ben Lyons (Herald)
Date: 1966
Place: Pacific Grove
Binder: Lighthouse
Interior of Point Pinos Lighthouse, showing chief petty officer climbing from spiral stairs to light tower.

#822

Long #: 38.1-822-BPI
Negative size: 5" x 3.5"
Negative type: Positive
Photographer: Ben Lyons (Herald)
Date: 1966
Place: Pacific Grove
Binder: Lighthouse
Interior of Point Pinos Lighthouse tower (lantern room), with Coast Guard chief petty officer looking at lens. Coast Guard housing visible in background.
#823

Long #: 38.1-823-BPI
Negative size: 3.5" x 5"
Negative type: Positive
Photographer: Ben Lyons (Herald)
Date: 1966
Place: Pacific Grove
Binder: Lighthouse
Interior of Point Pinos Lighthouse tower (lantern room), with Coast Guard chief petty officer (partially obscured by lens) leaning on tower wall. Coast Guard housing visible in background.

#824

Long #: 38.1-824-BPI
Negative size: 3.5" x 5"
Negative type: Positive
Photographer: Ben Lyons (Herald)
Date: 1966
Place: Pacific Grove
Binder: Lighthouse
Interior of Point Pinos Lighthouse tower (lantern room), with Coast Guard chief petty officer leaning on tower wall. Coast Guard housing visible in background.
#825

Long #: 38.1-825-BPI
Negative size: 3.5" x 5"
Negative type: Positive
Photographer: Ben Lyons (Herald)
Date: 1966
Place: Pacific Grove
Binder: Lighthouse
Interior of Point Pinos Lighthouse tower (lantern room), with Coast Guard chief petty officer looking up at lens.

#826

Long #: 38.1-826-BPI
Negative size: 3.5" x 5"
Negative type: Positive
Photographer: Ben Lyons (Herald)
Date: 1966
Place: Pacific Grove
Binder: Lighthouse
Interior of Point Pinos Lighthouse tower (lantern room), with Coast Guard chief petty officer looking up at lens.
#832

Long #: 38.2-832-PBI
Negative size: 10" x 8"
Negative type: Positive
Photographer:
Date: c. 1935
Place: Point Sur
Binder: Lighthouse
Point Pinos Lighthouse historian Jerry McCaffery identifies this as Point Sur Light keeper Thomas Henderson, working on the incandescent oil vapor light, probably inside the first-order Fresnel lens at Point Sur. The lens has a large bull's-eye center. It was moved to the Monterey Maritime Museum in 1978, where it remains on exhibit. Photo from National Archives.

#843

Long #: 38.2-843-BPL
Negative size: 7" x 5"
Negative type: Photo
Photographer: C.B. Clark
Date: 1934
Place: Pacific Grove
Binder: Lighthouse
Captain & Mrs. Peter C. Nelson stand on the lawn behind the Point Pinos Lighthouse. Eagle atop flagpole, freestanding pipe with same "M" configuration as chimneys.
#864

Long #: 38.3-864-BLP
Negative size: 10" x 8"
Negative type: Photo
Photographer:
Date: c. 1945
Place: Pacific Grove
Binder: Lighthouse
Two men on sidewalk at outbuildings at Point Pinos Lighthouse Reservation.

#865

Long #: 38.3-865-BLP
Negative size: 10" x 8"
Negative type: Photo
Photographer:
Date: c. 1960
Place: Pacific Grove
Binder: Lighthouse
Coast Guard barracks at Point Pinos Lighthouse Reservation, showing parked cars and four people.
#866

Long #: 38.3-866-BLP
Negative size: 10" x 8"
Negative type: Photo
Photographer:
Date: September, 30, 1948
Place: Pacific Grove
Binder: Lighthouse
Two men in well-worn work uniforms stand with hands on hips. At right with glasses is Lighthouse Keeper William Frederick Wilkinson. Man at right in cap is second assistant. More information (including letters and oral transcript) in Lighthouse file.

#867

Long #: 38.3-867-PLB
Negative size: 5" x 7"
Negative type: Photo
Photographer: C.B. Clark
Date: 1933
Place: Pacific Grove
Binder: Lighthouse
3/4 length portrait of Captain Peter C. Nelson in Lighthouse Keeper uniform & hat. He leans against a chicken-wire fence, with foliage and building in background.
#868

Long #: 38.3-868-BPL
Negative size: 7" x 5"
Negative type: Photo
Photographer: C.B. Clark
Date: 1934
Place: Pacific Grove
Binder: Lighthouse
Captain & Mrs. Peter C. Nelson stand in the garden adjacent to the Point Pinos Lighthouse. Large dahlia in foreground.

#869

Long #: 38.3-869-PB
Negative size: 8" x 10"
Negative type: Photo
Photographer:
Date: c. 1940
Place: Pacific Grove
Binder: Lighthouse
Assistant Light Keeper (from 1939-1953) George Petersen and Viola Petersen near house on Lighthouse Reservation. He wears uniform with sailor cap and she wears a short-sleeve patterned dress. They stand at a chicken-wire fence.
#870

Long #: 38.3-870-PB
Negative size: 8" x 10"
Negative type: Photo
Photographer:
Date: c. 1950
Place: Pacific Grove
Binder: Lighthouse
Assistant Light Keeper (from 1939-1953) George Petersen and Viola Petersen near house on Lighthouse Reservation. He wears uniform with tie & lighthouse keeper hat and she wears a dark suit. They stand at a chicken-wire fence with buildings in background.

#872

Long #: 38.3-872-PB
Negative size: 3.25" x 5.75"
Negative type: Photo
Photographer:
Date: c. 1942
Place: Pacific Grove
Binder: Lighthouse
Inside of observation area of Lookout located adjacent to the Lighthouse.
#873

Long #: 38.3-873-PB
Negative size: 6" x 3.75"
Negative type: Photo
Photographer:
Date: August 6, 1940
Place: Pacific Grove
Binder: Lighthouse
Three people pose for camera in front of trees. From left: older man, woman, younger officer in uniform.

#874

Long #: 38.3-874-BP
Negative size: 5.75" x 3.25
Negative type: Photo
Photographer:
Date: c. 1942
Place: Pacific Grove
Binder: Lighthouse
Far shot with foliage in foreground, camouflaged building in background, with approximately 20 people standing at base of tower and three people leaning on railing of viewing level.
#877

Long #: 38.3-877-BIP
Negative size: 10" x 8"
Negative type: Photo
Photographer:
Date: c. 1850
Place: France?
Binder: Lighthouse
Workroom with two workmen. Fresnel lens on workbench--presumably where Point Pinos Light was manufactured.

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#816 Long #: 38.1-816-BPI Negative size: 3.5" x 5" Negative type: Positive Photographer: Ben Lyons (Herald) Date: 1966 Place: Pacific Grove Binder: Lighthouse Interior of Point Pinos Lighthouse, showing Museum of Natural History's then-Director Vern Yadon descending spiral staircase.		#817 Long #: 38.1-817-BPI Negative size: 3.5" x 5" Negative type: Positive Photographer: Ben Lyons (Herald) Date: 1966 Place: Pacific Grove Binder: Lighthouse Interior of Point Pinos Lighthouse, showing chief petty officer climbing from spiral stairs to light tower.



#822 Long #: 38.1-822-BPI Negative size: 5" x 3.5" Negative type: Positive Photographer: Ben Lyons (Herald) Date: 1966 Place: Pacific Grove Binder: Lighthouse Interior of Point Pinos Lighthouse tower (lantern room), with Coast Guard chief petty officer looking at lens. Coast Guard housing visible in background.		#823 Long #: 38.1-823-BPI Negative size: 3.5" x 5" Negative type: Positive Photographer: Ben Lyons (Herald) Date: 1966 Place: Pacific Grove Binder: Lighthouse Interior of Point Pinos Lighthouse tower (lantern room), with Coast Guard chief petty officer (partially obscured by lens) leaning on tower wall. Coast Guard housing visible in background.



#824 Long #: 38.1-824-BPI Negative size: 3.5" x 5" Negative type: Positive Photographer: Ben Lyons (Herald) Date: 1966 Place: Pacific Grove Binder: Lighthouse Interior of Point Pinos Lighthouse tower (lantern room), with Coast Guard chief petty officer leaning on tower wall. Coast Guard housing visible in background.		#825 Long #: 38.1-825-BPI Negative size: 3.5" x 5" Negative type: Positive Photographer: Ben Lyons (Herald) Date: 1966 Place: Pacific Grove Binder: Lighthouse Interior of Point Pinos Lighthouse tower (lantern room), with Coast Guard chief petty officer looking up at lens.



#826 Long #: 38.1-826-BPI Negative size: 3.5" x 5" Negative type: Positive Photographer: Ben Lyons (Herald) Date: 1966 Place: Pacific Grove Binder: Lighthouse Interior of Point Pinos Lighthouse tower (lantern room), with Coast Guard chief petty officer looking up at lens.		#832 Long #: 38.2-832-PBI Negative size: 10" x 8" Negative type: Positive Photographer: Date: c. 1935 Place: Point Sur Binder: Lighthouse Point Pinos Lighthouse historian Jerry McCaffery identifies this as Point Sur Light keeper Thomas Henderson, working on the incandescent oil vapor light, probably inside the first-order Fresnel lens at Point Sur. The lens has a large bull's-eye center. It was moved to the Monterey Maritime Museum in 1978, where it remains on exhibit. Photo from National Archives.



#843 Long #: 38.2-843-BPL Negative size: 7" x 5" Negative type: Photo Photographer: C.B. Clark Date: 1934 Place: Pacific Grove Binder: Lighthouse Captain & Mrs. Peter C. Nelson stand on the lawn behind the Point Pinos Lighthouse. Eagle atop flagpole, freestanding pipe with same "M" configuration as chimneys.		#864 Long #: 38.3-864-BLP Negative size: 10" x 8" Negative type: Photo Photographer: Date: c. 1945 Place: Pacific Grove Binder: Lighthouse Two men on sidewalk at outbuildings at Point Pinos Lighthouse Reservation.



#865 Long #: 38.3-865-BLP Negative size: 10" x 8" Negative type: Photo Photographer: Date: c. 1960 Place: Pacific Grove Binder: Lighthouse Coast Guard barracks at Point Pinos Lighthouse Reservation, showing parked cars and four people.		#866 Long #: 38.3-866-BLP Negative size: 10" x 8" Negative type: Photo Photographer: Date: September, 30, 1948 Place: Pacific Grove Binder: Lighthouse Two men in well-worn work uniforms stand with hands on hips. At right with glasses is Lighthouse Keeper William Frederick Wilkinson. Man at right in cap is second assistant. More information (including letters and oral transcript) in Lighthouse file.



#867 Long #: 38.3-867-PLB Negative size: 5" x 7" Negative type: Photo Photographer: C.B. Clark Date: 1933 Place: Pacific Grove Binder: Lighthouse 3/4 length portrait of Captain Peter C. Nelson in Lighthouse Keeper uniform & hat. He leans against a chicken-wire fence, with foliage and building in background.		#868 Long #: 38.3-868-BPL Negative size: 7" x 5" Negative type: Photo Photographer: C.B. Clark Date: 1934 Place: Pacific Grove Binder: Lighthouse Captain & Mrs. Peter C. Nelson stand in the garden adjacent to the Point Pinos Lighthouse. Large dahlia in foreground.



#869 Long #: 38.3-869-PB Negative size: 8" x 10" Negative type: Photo Photographer: Date: c. 1940 Place: Pacific Grove Binder: Lighthouse Assistant Light Keeper (from 1939-1953) George Petersen and Viola Petersen near house on Lighthouse Reservation. He wears uniform with sailor cap and she wears a short-sleeve patterned dress. They stand at a chicken-wire fence.		#870 Long #: 38.3-870-PB Negative size: 8" x 10" Negative type: Photo Photographer: Date: c. 1950 Place: Pacific Grove Binder: Lighthouse Assistant Light Keeper (from 1939-1953) George Petersen and Viola Petersen near house on Lighthouse Reservation. He wears uniform with tie & lighthouse keeper hat and she wears a dark suit. They stand at a chicken-wire fence with buildings in background.



#872 Long #: 38.3-872-PB Negative size: 3.25" x 5.75" Negative type: Photo Photographer: Date: c. 1942 Place: Pacific Grove Binder: Lighthouse Inside of observation area of Lookout located adjacent to the Lighthouse.		#873 Long #: 38.3-873-PB Negative size: 6" x 3.75" Negative type: Photo Photographer: Date: August 6, 1940 Place: Pacific Grove Binder: Lighthouse Three people pose for camera in front of trees. From left: older man, woman, younger officer in uniform.



#874 Long #: 38.3-874-BP Negative size: 5.75" x 3.25 Negative type: Photo Photographer: Date: c. 1942 Place: Pacific Grove Binder: Lighthouse Far shot with foliage in foreground, camouflaged building in background, with approximately 20 people standing at base of tower and three people leaning on railing of viewing level.		#877 Long #: 38.3-877-BIP Negative size: 10" x 8" Negative type: Photo Photographer: Date: c. 1850 Place: France? Binder: Lighthouse Workroom with two workmen. Fresnel lens on workbench--presumably where Point Pinos Light was manufactured.