Portland Head Lighthouse

Beautiful Giclee Watercolors by Sailor/Artist Al LaBanca

Prints for Sale

7 x 9 matted front/back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$21.00*

11 x 14 matted front/back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35.00*

Custom sizes UP to 18 x 24 - Shipped in tube . . . . . . . . . . . $120.00**

22 x 28 Beautiful Print - Shipped in Tube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$175.00**

Note Cards: 8 cards/envs. Three (3) Boxes Minimum . . . . $12.00 p/box*

Single boxes of Note Cards may be ordered with your Print order (Postage Free)

Prints signed on request

I will also paint your favorite Lighthouse

10x14, $1000. 12x16, $1500. 15x20, $2000. 18x24, $2500

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You'll love these colorful note cards!

These Collector Note Cards of your favorite lighthouse are so vibrant and bright that you will frame them or only send to special friends.

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Eight (4.25x 5.5) cards and envelopes in a clear cover gift box.

Beautiful Giclee Prints

Sample Print Shown with Matting front and back and facts about the light. Acid free paper and superb reproduction. Limited printing. And signed on request.

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This beautiful lighthouse shows a flashing white light every four seconds, is one hundred and one feet tall and can be seen from twenty-four miles away - and she also has a horn!

The building was started in 1787, ran out of money and construction stopped. When George Washington became president in 1789, he showed a special interest in maritime commerce and appointed his Secretary of State, Alexander Hamilton to get things done.

Some notable wrecks happened within sight of this light. In 1868, one such wreck was the steamer Bohemian, bound from Liverpool to Portland with two hundred and eighteen passengers (mostly immigrants) on board. She ran into heavy seas and fog and crashed into Alden's Rock, about three miles from the light.

One fully loaded lifeboat fell from the hoist, dumping dozens of people into the icy waters below. I do not know how many souls perished, but five lifeboats did make it to safety. One of those survivors was John Fitzgerald, who did well in Boston politics.

Like most lighthouses, Portland Head light captures the imagination and creates a bond with all that see her.