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Title |
Framed Pigeon Point Lighthouse Anniversary Poster, 2002 |
Object Name |
Poster |
Description |
Framed Pigeon Point Lighthouse Anniversary Poster, 2002. Narrow, tall framed poster commemorating Pigeon Point Lighthouse's 130th Anniversary. Poster is black, white, and light gray. At the top is printed "PIGEON POINT LIGHTHOUSE" in black and white on a gray background. Below it is a stylized drawing of the lighthouse beacon, with the dates 1872 and 2002 on either side of its spire, and the California State Parks seal below it. Below that is written "CELEBRATING 130 YEARS OF LIGHT," the date, and location in black and white. This entire portion is surrounded by a striped white border. Around it is a black border that extends to the edge of the poster, with some tourist information printed in white at the very bottom on this black border. The frame is black with silver lines around the inside and outside edges. The back has a horizontal wire for hanging. |
Date |
November 2002 |
Medium |
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Catalog Number |
2017.008.008 |
Dimensions |
H-17.375 W-8.25 D-1 inches |
Collection |
3D - Advertising Media |
Inscription Text |
"PIGEON / POINT / LIGHTHOUSE" (black and white on gray, top); "1872 2002" (black, either side of lighthouse spire); "CALIFORNIA / SINCE 1864 / STATE PARKS" (on state parks seal, below lighthouse drawing); "State of California / The Resources Agency / DEPARTMENT OF PARKS / AND RECREATION" (beside seal, small, black print); "CELEBRATING / 130 / YEARS OF / LIGHT" (black and white); "November 16, 2002 / Pescadero, California" (black, bottom of gray portion); "Design by Rosemerrie Decker and g www.GarlandDesign.com" (tiny black print, bottom right of gray portion; "g" is stylized); "LIGHTHOUSE HISTORY WALKS / EXHIBITS - REFRESHMENTS / THE LIGHTING OF FRESNEL LENS / FROM 6 P.M. TO 8 P.M. / For information call 650-879-2120 / www.PigeonPointLighthouse.org" (white on black background, bottom) |
Provenance |
Artwork from the Semones-Barrow Collection |
Notes |
Pigeon Point Lighthouse was built in 1871 and is still in operation, and it and the land around it are managed by CA State Parks. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigeon_Point_Lighthouse 12/20/2017] Julie Barrow and JoAnn Semones both volunteered extensively at Pigeon Point, with Barrow serving as docent coordinator 2007-2016. |
Search Terms |
Advertising Anniversaries Barrow, Julia Lighthouse Lighthouses Lighthouses - San Mateo County Pigeon Point Pigeon Point Lighthouse Poster Posters Semones, JoAnn |
Subjects |
Advertisements Anniversaries Lighthouses Posters State parks & reserves |
People |
Barrow, Julia Semones, JoAnn |
Credit line |
JoAnn Semones - Julia Barrow Collection |