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1293. (photo) Second-Order Fresnel Lens Section from Minot’s Ledge Lighthouse c.1950.

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1293. (photo) Second-Order Fresnel Lens Section from Minot’s Ledge Lighthouse c.1950.

1293. (photo) Second-Order Fresnel Lens Section from Minot’s Ledge Lighthouse c.1950. Minot’s Ledge—about a mile offshore, near the South Shore towns of Cohasset and Scituate—is part of the dangerous Cohasset Rocks. The roll call of shipwrecks through the years near the Cohasset Rocks—especially Minot’s Ledge—was lengthy, with and many lives were lost. The lighthouse was automated and the keepers removed in 1947. The second-order Fresnel lens was replaced by a third-order lens. When the old lens was removed, it was put in one of the rooms below for temporary storage. Vandals broke into the lighthouse and smashed sections of the lens, which had been due to go to the Boston Museum of Science. Photo shows one section finally delivered to the museum by the Coast Guard as two Coast Guardsmen and a museum representative pose for the camera. Dated October 5, 1950. 8” x 10”. (VG+). $44.