Ponce Inlet Lighthouse

(81 pictures in the archive.)

 

Beautiful close up of the lighthouse. - Beautiful close up of the lighthouse.

Lighthouse and keeper - Lighthouse and keeper's quarters from parking lot.

Upper half of the lighthouse tower. - Upper half of the lighthouse tower.

Close up of the lantern room and observation deck. - Close up of the lantern room and observation deck.

The Ponce light shot from a park. - The Ponce light shot from a park.

Ponce Inlet from the parking lot. - Ponce Inlet from the parking lot.

Ponce Inlet Light from the park. - Ponce Inlet Light from the park.

Ponce lighthouse with palm trees in front of it. - Ponce lighthouse with palm trees in front of it.

Top half of the Ponce lighthouse. - Top half of the Ponce lighthouse.

Ponce and the keeper - Ponce and the keeper's quarters.

The upper portion of the tower - close up. - The upper portion of the tower - close up.

Ponce Inlet and one of the keeper - Ponce Inlet and one of the keeper's residences.

The lighthouse towers over the keeper - The lighthouse towers over the keeper's quarters.

Close up of the lantern room and third-order Fresnel lens. - Close up of the lantern room and third-order Fresnel lens.

The lighthouse against a blue sky. - The lighthouse against a blue sky.

The lighthouse and some trees. - The lighthouse and some trees.

Looking up at the tower. - Looking up at the tower.

First Assistant Keeper - First Assistant Keeper's dwelling.

People enjoy the view from the top. - People enjoy the view from the top.

The tower. - The tower.

The entrance to the tower. - The entrance to the tower.

Administration building. - Administration building.

Entrance building and gift shop. - Entrance building and gift shop.

The tower from across the yard. - The tower from across the yard.

Privy and supply closet. Now houses a video exhibit. - Privy and supply closet. Now houses a video exhibit.

Spiral staircase leading to the top of the  tower. - Spiral staircase leading to the top of the tower.

This is the area in the bottom of the tower where the weights would hang - This is the area in the bottom of the tower where the weights would hang

Looking from inside the tower to the outside. - Looking from inside the tower to the outside.

Looking up inside the tower at the stairs. - Looking up inside the tower at the stairs.

Double doors close off the tower. - Double doors close off the tower.

Looking at the steps inside the tower. - Looking at the steps inside the tower.

First Assistant Keeper - First Assistant Keeper's dwelling.

One of the original window screens found at the site. - One of the original window screens found at the site.

Original window sash and weight. - Original window sash and weight.

Bathroom from the Principal Keeper - Bathroom from the Principal Keeper's dwelling.

Fireplace inside the Principal Keeper - Fireplace inside the Principal Keeper's dwelling.

Flagpole and lighthouse entrance. - Flagpole and lighthouse entrance.

Construction placard inside the base of the tower. - Construction placard inside the base of the tower.

Items on display inside the Principal Keeper - Items on display inside the Principal Keeper's dwelling.

Search light on display on the keeper - Search light on display on the keeper's dwelling porch.

Entranceway into the tower. - Entranceway into the tower.

Keepers that served at the lighthouse. - Keepers that served at the lighthouse.

Looking up at the lens. - Looking up at the lens.

Top of the tower looking towards the door to the deck. - Top of the tower looking towards the door to the deck.

Second Assistant Keeper - Second Assistant Keeper's dwelling.

Massive first-order Fresnel lens that was used in the Ponce Inlet light from 1887-1933. - Massive first-order Fresnel lens that was used in the Ponce Inlet light from 1887-1933.

First-order Fresnel lens from the Cape Canaveral light. It was used from 1868 to 1993. - First-order Fresnel lens from the Cape Canaveral light. It was used from 1868 to 1993.

First-order Fresnel lens from the Cape Canaveral light. It was used from 1868 to 1993. - First-order Fresnel lens from the Cape Canaveral light. It was used from 1868 to 1993.

Different lighting mechanisms in the museum. - Different lighting mechanisms in the museum.

Looking up inside the tower. - Looking up inside the tower.

Storage area at the top of the tower. - Storage area at the top of the tower.

Tower facts plaque at the bottom of the tower. - Tower facts plaque at the bottom of the tower.

Facts at the base of the tower. - Facts at the base of the tower.

Historical facts about the lighthouse. - Historical facts about the lighthouse.

Different photos of the tower during construction. - Different photos of the tower during construction.

Anchor found off shore. - Anchor found off shore.

Oil storage building. - Oil storage building.

Inside of the oil storage building. - Inside of the oil storage building.

Door to the inside of the tower. - Door to the inside of the tower.

Looking down at gift shop building. - Looking down at gift shop building.

Stairs leading to the bottom of the tower. - Stairs leading to the bottom of the tower.

Looking down at the Principal Keeper - Looking down at the Principal Keeper's dwelling.

Looking down at the Second Assistant Keeper - Looking down at the Second Assistant Keeper's dwelling.

Storage closet at the top of the tower. - Storage closet at the top of the tower.

Looking from the top to the base of the tower. - Looking from the top to the base of the tower.

One of the windows in the tower. - One of the windows in the tower.

Side view of the First Assistant Keeper - Side view of the First Assistant Keeper's dwelling.

Looking at the oil storage shed. - Looking at the oil storage shed.

Lens Exhibit Building. - Lens Exhibit Building.

Looking at a lens rotator mechanism. - Looking at a lens rotator mechanism.

Backside of the first-order Fresnel lens that was used in the Ponce Inlet light from 1887-1933. - Backside of the first-order Fresnel lens that was used in the Ponce Inlet light from 1887-1933.

Generator and radio building. - Generator and radio building.

Pump house - Pump house

Bronze bell. - Bronze bell.

Principal Keeper - Principal Keeper's dwelling.

Kitchen gardens. - Kitchen gardens.

Small building behind Principal Keeper - Small building behind Principal Keeper's dwelling.

First Assistant Keeper - First Assistant Keeper's dwelling.

Side of Principal Keeper - Side of Principal Keeper's dwelling.

Wooden tugboat at the boatyard exhibit. - Wooden tugboat at the boatyard exhibit.

Restroom building. Not an original building. - Restroom building. Not an original building.

 


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