THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES of the UNITED STATES

COLORING BOOK of LIGHTHOUSES 2018

We’ve chosen some of our favorite

lighthouse architectural drawings from

our holdings for you to color. Share

them with us on Twitter by using the

hashtag #ColorOurCollections and

tagging @usnatarchives.

These lighthouses, found across the

country, came from the Records of the

U.S. Coast Guard (Record Group 26).

You can explore more architectural

and maritime images in our digital

catalog (catalog.archives.gov).

Perspective drawing of the lighthouse at Cape Hinchinbrook, Alaska, 1931

Drawing showing the upper part of the lantern tower for the lighthouse at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, 1869

Elevation and plan of Execution Rocks Lighthouse, New York, 1849

Elevation of Penfield’s Lighthouse, Connecticut, 1870

Elevation, section, and plan of a first order lighthouse at Tybee Island, Georgia, 1867

Elevation drawing and plan for the Erie Harbor Lighthouse, Pennsylvania, 1872

Tiling plan for the lighthouse at Charleston, South Carolina, 1878

Elevation for Minot’s Ledge Lighthouse

Drawing of the Franklin Island Lighthouse, Maine

Section, elevation, and plan drawing for the lighthouse at Sand Island, Alabama, 1871

North elevation drawing for the lighthouse at East Brother Island, California, 1872