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6.50" x 10.00"
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2.00"
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0.88"
Overall:
12.00" x 15.50"
Fort Point Lighthouse Framed Print
by Jonathan Nguyen
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Fort Point Lighthouse framed print by Jonathan Nguyen. Bring your print to life with hundreds of different frame and mat combinations. Our framed prints are assembled, packaged, and shipped by our expert framing staff and delivered "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
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There have been three lighthouses at Fort Point.... more
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Artist's Description
There have been three lighthouses at Fort Point.
The original lighthouse, built in 1853, was a Cape Cod style lighthouse with an integral tower. It stood for only three months, and was never lit. While awaiting the arrival of its lens (from Paris), it was torn down to make room for the Army fort.
The second lighthouse at Fort Point was a squat wooden 36-foot (11 m) tower with four sides that sloped up to a square watch room. It was built on the narrow ledge between the fort and the water. In 1855, the light behind its fourth-order Fresnel lens was lit for the first time. Erosion undermined its foundation, and in 1863 it was torn down to make way for a bigger seawall.
Fort Point�s third lighthouse was built atop the wall of the fort. It was originally a small iron skeleton tower with a fifth-order lens. In 1902, the lens was upgraded to a fourth-order lens, which produced alternating white and red flashes.
In 1933, when work on the Golden Gate...
About Jonathan Nguyen
Welcome! Based in San Francisco, I am an outdoor photographer who focus mainly on landscapes, nature, wildlife, and every other beautiful things surrounding us on this world. Come along and joint me in this journey to celebrate this earth. If you like any if these images, please buy one, or two... for your home.
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Melanie and Chris Harman
Super! l/v
Stephen Stookey
Nice work.
Debra Martz
Great composition; love the framing! What a history for the Fort Point lighthouses!
Sharon Duguay
Terrific capture Jonathan l/su
Ella Kaye Dickey
fabulous framing
K Hines
Great capture!
Joan Carroll
wonderful work!
Karen Cook
Love the framing of the lighthouse by the arch. Your choice of colors are soft and muted, allowing me to look at the details and textures more closely.
M E Wood
I love the texture seen in this photo! Great pic!
JOHN TELFER
Jonathan, Excellent depth to this photo with great details and clarity love the write up also on the history of this photo, G+/T/like and fav
Stephen Stookey
Nicely captured.
Fei A
Great capture, love the tone ! v/f
Cascade Colors
Nice composition
Joan Carroll
wonderful work, love the toning!
Robert Bales
What a wonderful looking presentation!! v/f/t
Tom Gari Gallery-Three-Photography
Nice framing!