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| View Original: | The Point (more commonly Port) Isabel Lighthouse, a state historic site in Port Isabel, Texas, near Brownsville LCCN2014630499.tif.tiff (4912x7360) | |||
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| Keywords: The Point (more commonly Port) Isabel Lighthouse, a state historic site in Port Isabel, Texas, near Brownsville LCCN2014630499.tif 1 photograph digital tiff file color Notes Title date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer ; Built in 1852 to guide ships through the Brazos Santiago Pass to Port Isabel During the American Civil War the Point Port Isabel Lighthouse was occupied by soldiers from both the Union and the Confederacy as a look-out post The Texas State Park Board began restoring the lighthouse in 1951 and it was opened to the public in 1952 Today the lighthouse is operated as a Texas State Historic Site ; Forms part of Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M Highsmith Archive ; Gift; The Lyda Hill Foundation; 2014; DLC/PP-2014 054 ; Credit line The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Project Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division 2014 Creator Carol M Highsmith Library of Congress Catalog http //lccn loc gov/2014630499 Image download https //cdn loc gov/master/pnp/highsm/26200/26299a tif Original url http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/highsm 26299 No known restrictions on publication LOC-image highsm 26299 PD-Highsmith Images uploaded by Fæ Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M Highsmith Archive The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Project Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Photographs by Carol M Highsmith | ||||