Frank Schubert
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Frank Schubert was the lighthouse keeper of the Coney Island Light for over 40 years. He was among the last civilian lighthouse keepers in the United States.
Frank Schubert with the lens of the Coney Island Light in 1961
Sea Gate, Brooklyn
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Sea Gate is a private gated community at the far western end of Coney Island at the southwestern tip of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Located on the portion of the Coney Island peninsula west
Frank Schubert
…United States. Schubert began working for the United States Coast Guard in 1939. At the time of his death he was serving at the Coney Island Light in Sea Gate, Brooklyn, New York, where he had worked since 1960. He maintained the grounds and fog signal, and was credited with saving 15 lives. Schubert remained…
Aerial view of Sea Gate
Beach strip
Eastern border of Sea Gate
The Atlantic Yacht Club building, which burned down in 1933