Dauphin Island, AL
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These two generators, aided by racks of storage batteries, provide the electricity for the 4000 watt light from the Sand Island Lighthouse. Paul Tassin, one of the five painters repainting the building, is pictured in the generator room, located at the base of the light. Mobile Coast Guardsmen make regular visits to the island to refuel the generators. Mobile Press-Register, story by ED LEE, Staff Reporter, photo Press-Register, published September 20, 1953. Recovered and saved by Johnny Newman, Montgomery, AL, member, AL Light House Assoc. Board of Directors