Museum Receives Painting of Ship Anahuac
This beautiful, moody painting depicts the ship in the middle of a “whirlwind” that struck on May 11, 1873, 400 miles W.N.W. of the Azores, while under command of Captain Spalding. The ship limped into the Irish Sea, and was finally towed into Liverpool on May 28.
Jacob Little: “Great Bear of Wall Street” & “Railroad King”
Little made large, early investments in the railroad construction industry at a time when many of his peers were suspicious of that kind of investment.
Fresnel Lens Heading Home: Interview with a Lampist
In September 2021, Kurt Fosburg of Superior Lighthouse Restoration, LLC moved the Fresnel Lens from its home of over four decades at the Custom House Maritime Museum to its original home in the Pomham Rocks Lighthouse in Riverside, RI.
Biography: Jonathan Mulliken, Clockmaker
Made here in Newburyport around the time of our War of Independence, the Jonathan Mulliken tall-case clock represents a fine example of American clockmaking from the period.
The Fresnel Lens: History & Pomham Rocks Lighthouse
Through our wonderful relationship with the US Coast Guard, the Fresnel lens has actually been on loan to us for almost 40 years.