Tillamook Rock Lighthouse was built on a brutal offshore rock where waves, fog, and storms made every supply run dangerous.

A lens manufactured in France in 1902 is shining high atop Montauk Point Lighthouse once again. Earlier this month the U.S. Coast Guard relit the clamshell-shaped Fresnel lens, which guided mariners ...

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IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In the early nineteenth century, ...

ST. GEORGE ISLAND - The St. George Lighthouse Association has added a life-size reproduction of the Cape St. George Light’s Fresnel lens to the collection at the Keeper’s House Museum. “We felt that ...

A piece of Kewaunee's history will now be accessible to everyone. On Thursday, the Kewaunee Pierhead Lighthouse Fresnel Lens was removed and taken to the Kewaunee County Historical Center. “We are ...

If you are a Hackaday reader, you probably know what a Fresnel lens is. You find them in everything from overhead projectors to VR headsets. While it seems commonplace now, the Fresnel lens was an ...

The popular French lens design was originally created for lighthouses The popular French lens design was originally created for lighthouses is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In the early nineteenth century, ...