Digest>Mar/Apr 2017
Photo Caption:
This famous photo of the Manana Island Fog Bell was taken in 1898 by Eric Hudson (1862-1932) and was apparently staged for effect. The newspaper caption used with this photo stated, “Dressed in oilskins, the keeper of the U.S. Lighthouse Service’s Fog Signal Station looks out to sea from his elevated vantage point on the west side of Manana Island.” If you look closely, you will see a rope from the bell that was used to ring the bell by hand. (Lighthouse Digest archives.) Back to the edition of: Mar/Apr 2017
Story:
The Roving Fog Bell of the Manana Island Fog Signal Station
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