Spar in Bank Square, c. 1910

Photograph

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Groton Public Library

Spar in Bank Square, c. 1910

Spar in Bank Square, c. 1910

Entry/Object ID

2026.037.001

Description

Photo negative, view of a spar being transported through Bank Square in Mystic, c. 1910. "The above load shows a spar 120 feet long 28 inches in diameter at the small end, hauled by one of the four-horse teams belongton to F.A. Barnes, Lumber Dealer, Mystic, Conn." Frederic A. Barnes (1866-1951) was a lumber dealer on the Stonington side of the Mystic River. The spar is likely headed to the Palmer Shipyard in Noank.

Collection

Jim Streeter Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2026.037

Source or Donor

Mr. James L. Streeter

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1910

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

Mystic, Bank Square, Water Street, West Main Street, Shipbuilding, Mystic River National Bank, Downtown Mystic

Provenance

Notes

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

Name/Title

Spar in Bank Square, c. 1910