>> Click to enlarge << 29-year-old Fred Samuelson is showing off his pet ...

In an article on North Manitou Island Lighthouse, published in the December 2009 issue of Lighthouse Digest, we wrote, “[Fred] Samuelson loved photography and even built his own darkroom in the basement of the keeper’s house. He reportedly took numerous photographs of lighthouses and other lighthouse keepers. Those photos today, if they could be located, would be a valuable addition to preserving lighthouse history for future generations.” Happily, through our ongoing research efforts, we have uncovered their whereabouts and hope you will enjoy a sampling of the rediscovery of this photographic legacy from over 100 years ago!

>> Click to enlarge << From 1904, John L. Paetschow (1882-1960) enjoyed ...

>> Click to enlarge << Fred Samuelson is enjoying a bird’s eye view from ...

>> Click to enlarge << Fred Samuelson is driving his Upton Touring Car ...

>> Click to enlarge << Gustie Samuelson lived for 32 years at ...

>> Click to enlarge << Gustie Samuelson (2nd from right) is shown along ...

>> Click to enlarge << Augusta Swenson Samuelson shown in 1906 inside ...

>> Click to enlarge << Fred Samuelson is at the beach on the south side ...

>> Click to enlarge << The keepers of Ludington North Breakwater ...

>> Click to enlarge << The keepers and their families set sail in Fred ...

>> Click to enlarge << While Fred had his interest in photography, ...

>> Click to enlarge << Because the Ludington lighthouse dwelling was ...

>> Click to enlarge << The “school bus” leaves for school across the ...

>> Click to enlarge << Right: Fred Samuelson took this rare early photo ...

>> Click to enlarge << Fred took this icy photo of one of his assistants ...

>> Click to enlarge << Fred is behind the camera in this c.1920 photo of ...

>> Click to enlarge << Two enclosed porches were added to the Ludington ...

>> Click to enlarge << Fred Samuelson and his granddaughter, Shirley ...

>> Click to enlarge << This 1935 photo of the 1920s Ludington South ...

>> Click to enlarge << Fred Samuelson and his friend, Charlie Johnson, ...

>> Click to enlarge << Some of Fred Samuelson’s photos were good enough ...

>> Click to enlarge << This 1912 photo shows the keepers’ dwelling at ...

>> Click to enlarge << Another view of the Ludington keepers’ duplex ...

>> Click to enlarge << Fred was transferred to Ludington North ...

>> Click to enlarge << Three-year-old Agnes Samuelson enjoys swinging in ...

>> Click to enlarge << This 1905 photo of Augusta “Gustie” Swenson ...

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