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Is this photo of the 1840 Lighthouse worth loading into the Commons and linking here? ⋙–Berean–Hunter—► ((⊕)) 00:17, 26 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That tower is visibly different from the photo currently in the infobox. The tower was dismantled and moved in 1842 and then rebuilt after extensive damage from the Civil War. I doubt that is a photo from 1842 or earlier. Does "1840" perhaps mean the tower as it was rebuilt in 1842, which existed until c. 1865? That is more plausible for a photograph. Certainly you should upload it to Commons. I think it should be worked in as showing how the tower changed when it was rebuilt. -- Donald Albury 12:45, 26 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'll load it tonight probably and link it in. Yes, I'm simply propagating the "1840" part forward with some doubt about that myself. Picture quality does seem to reflect pre-Civil War but not by 10 years. earliest photos in the 1850s, I believe. To me, this photo looks like it has been hand-altered, the outline of the tower looks penciled(?) in. Should the "1840 " not be mentioned in the caption? ⋙–Berean–Hunter—► ((⊕)) 13:06, 26 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"Pre-Civil War", maybe? I would have questioned whether it was a photo, but the vegetation in the foreground looks natural. -- Donald Albury 18:45, 26 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]