U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office

The U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office, located in Washington, D.C., has collections relating to the history of the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Lighthouse Service, U.S. Revenue Cutter Service, and U.S. Life-Saving Service. See <uscg.mil/history> for more information. Items include photos, newspaper articles, and in some cases, correspondence. The majority of items are in the public domain and are unrestricted. Most of the light station images were scanned by Sandra Shanklin. The Society applauds her efforts to make these images available to the general public. We appreciate her contributing the scans to the Society. Note that the images included here are not the entire collection. Additional images may be available in the U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office files.

Portland Head - Undated Station Photo

Portland Head - undated view (between 1885 and 1891)

Portland Head 1940

Portland Head 1946 aerial view

Portland Head 1949

Portland Head 1954

Portland Head lighthouse and fog signals

Portland Head lighthouse and fog signals

Portland Head undated view

Portrait of Marcus Hanna

Pottawatomie - 1940

Pottawatomie - Lighthouse

Pottawatomie - Side Of Station

Poverty Island - Light & Fog Station

Poverty Island - Machinery Building

Poverty Island - Water View

Poverty Island MI Early Photo

Presque Isle (New) - 1929

Presque Isle (New) - 1947

Presque Isle (New) - Aerial

Presque Isle (New) - Aerial To The Shore

Presque Isle (New) - Back Of Station

Presque Isle (New) - Color Illustrated Postcard

Presque Isle (New) - Dirt Road

Presque Isle (New) - Station Photo 1913

Presque Isle Breakwater - 1962 Aerial

Presque Isle North Pierhead - Lighthouse

Privy: Great Shoals MD

Prospect Harbor ca. 1859

Prospect Harbor undated early view

Prospect Harbor undated early view

Prospect Harbor undated view

Prudence Island - 1938

Prudence Island - 1938 Hurricane Damage

Prudence Island - Color Postcard

Prudence Island - Post Hurricane Close Up