From collection National Fisherman Collection
LB2012.15.4905
Large lighthouse surrounded by a grassy lawn, wire and post fence and deep water. A man stands leaning at the upper rail. "Makapuu Light, Oahu, Hawaii March 8, 1971/ Ron Cianfarani on the cat walk" Ron Cianfarani on the catwalk of the Makapuu Light at Oahu, Hawaii. The lighthouse was built at the point in the islands where ships crossing from the Pacific coast of the US first made landfall. After a fire that killed one keeper, the original oil vapor lamp was replaced by a radio beacon and a powerful incandescent bulb. To date, it is not confirmed whether Cianfarani himself was the keeper, but the light was automated by the Coast Guard in 1974, just a few years after this photo was taken.
