Captain Henry Stanley

Photograph

Door County Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Captain Henry Stanley

Entry/Object ID

2004.0.35

Description

Captain Henry Stanley. Born 1823 in Norway. Died 1895. Came to the United States in 1844. Went to California gold fields. Sailed the Great Lakes. Married Catherine Hesh in 1854 - 2 children. Lighthouse keeper - Eagle Bluff and Sherwood Point. (At the time of his death he was the oldest lighthouse keeper in the United States.)

Cataloged By

AMJ

Acquisition

Accession

2004.0

Source or Donor

Door County Historical Museum Existing Collection

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Artist

Hagendorff, L., Milwaukee

Date made

1870 - 1895

Place

Location

Milwaukee

Notes

Date: 1870-1895

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Lighthouse Keeper, Eagle Bluff, Sherwood Point

Dimensions

Height

4 in

Width

6 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jun 3, 2004

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Stanley, Captain Henry

Person or Organization

Stanley, Catherine (Hesh)

General Notes

Note

Original or Copy: Digital Copy

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

June 3, 2004

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

September 9, 2026