Aboard ship Josephus

The ship Josephus was built in Newcastle, Maine in 1876. Three different Searsport captains served as the ship's master, including William Albert Rogers, Phillip Randall Gilkey, and Joseph Henry Park. Some have suggested this picture was of the Park family, but another note suggested that the people in the photo were unidentified shore friends of the first mate. There is a pump organ in the corner and photos are liberally spread out. These would all be put away at sea, when furniture would also be lashed down in a storm.