Peace Meeting, Mystic

Photograph

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Groton Public Library

Entry/Object ID

2026.040.040

Description

Black and white reproduction print, photograph of attendees arriving at the Universal Peace Union's annual Peace Meeting at Mystic, CT, by Edward Newbury, c. 1890s. View of a large crowd of people and carriages at the entrance to Peace Grove off River Road. There is a sign reading "All Kinds of Temperance Drinks Sold Here!" and Elm Grove Cemetery is visible (partially obscured by tree branches) on the right.

Photograph Details

Subject Person or Organization

Universal Peace Union

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Peace Grove

Collection

Carol Kimball Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2026.040

Source or Donor

Carol Kimball

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Place

Location

Mystic, Conn.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Peace Grove, Peace Meeting, Universal Peace Union, Elm Grove Cemetery, River Road

Provenance

Notes

Part of a collection of records collected by Carol Kimball during her tenure as the Town of Groton Historian; given to the Groton Historical Society following her death; stored for several years at the Avery Copp Museum; donated to the Groton Public Library 2026

Copyright

Notes

Original photograph belongs to the Mystic Seaport Museum. This copy is available for research purposes only.

Name/Title

Peace Meeting, Mystic