lighthouse keeper
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A lighthouse keeper or lightkeeper is a person responsible for tending to and caring for a lighthouse, particularly the light and lens in the days when oil lamps and clockwork mechanisms were used. Lighthouse keepers were sometimes referred to as "wickies" because of their job trimming the wicks.
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An illustration from Jules Verne's novel "The Lighthouse at the End of the World" (1901) drawn by Ge...
An illustration from Jules Verne's novel "The Lighthouse at the End of the World" (1901) drawn by Ge...
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Brier Island Lighthouse. The first lighthouse was wooden structure, the first lighthouse on SW coast...
Brier Island Lighthouse. The first lighthouse was wooden structure, the first lighthouse on SW coast...
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WOMAN LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER SERVES COAST GUARD ON CHESAPEAKE BAY. Polishing the great lens in the Turkey...
WOMAN LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER SERVES COAST GUARD ON CHESAPEAKE BAY. Polishing the great lens in the Turkey...
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