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| Compliments of Brook Ashley |
Pictured on the stairs is Dare Wright (1914-2001), model, photographer, and author of popular mid-twentieth century children's books, including The Lonely Doll, and Holiday for Edith and the Bears (set on Ocracoke Island).
According to a 1975 clipping from the Coastland Times, "The wooden stairs inside the Ocracoke Island lighthouse were replaced [in 1950] with a steel spiral stairway at a cost of about $3,000." Indications of the original stairs are still visible on the inner wall of the lighthouse.
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| Photo by Philip Howard |
For more information about Dare Wright and her books, including Ocracoke in the Fifties (edited by Brook Ashley and John Ogilvie), visit http://www.darewright.com.
Our latest Ocracoke Newsletter is about islanders who worked on the water, and lost their lives at sea. You can read the Newsletter here: http://www.villagecraftsmen.com/news012116.htm.
Philip I suppose you know all about Dare Wright...I clicked on the links to her site....as a person was uncommon. Very interesting person though somewhat sad. Thank you for this link. This link departs from your usual subjects.
ReplyDeleteYes, an uncommon person, and very interesting. I don't remember ever meeting, or even seeing, her. I guess I was too young when she visited Ocracoke.
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