Old Mystic Trolley, 1911

Photograph

Groton Public Library

Old Mystic, September 1911

Entry/Object ID

2026.037.020

Description

Photo negatives (7), view of crowds celebrating the arrival of the first trolley in Old Mystic September 15, 1911. The trolley ran on an extension of the Groton & Stonington Trolley line built 1911 from Mystic to Old Mystic. Crowds gathered near the intersection of Main Street and Old Mystic Center Road to welcome the trolley.

Collection

Jim Streeter Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2026.037

Source or Donor

Mr. James L. Streeter

Acquisition Method

Donation

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Negative

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Old Mystic, Main Street, Trolley, Trolley Car Lines, Groton & Stonington R.R. Co., Route 27, Indian and Colonial Research Center

Provenance

Notes

Donated to the Groton Public Library by Jim Streeter, formerly belonged to Carol Kimball.

Name/Title

Old Mystic Trolley, 1911