1900 Avery Memorial, Groton, Conn Published by W.S Calvert, New London, Conn.
Entry/Object ID
2010.1.36
Scope and Content
B & W postcard 5 1/2" X 3 1/2 " (horizontal) 4 1/2" X 2 7/8" image w/white borders .8" at tip, 1/2" at each side and 5/8" at bottom. Frontal view, with slight angle of the side of Avery "Hive" and the 1900 Avery Memorial, a stone shaft tiped by the Bela Lyon Pratt bust of James Avery. The remains of the two chimneys are on either side of the Memorial. A stone wall run in gront. Captioned "The Avery Memorial, Groton,Conn." Marked " "11-6-06 L.S. Goff New London" in cursive script on front lower corners. Reverse marked "JS" in black ink, upper left corner and "H" in pencil, lower right corner
Collection
James L. Streeter Collection
Acquisition
Accession
2010.1
Source or Donor
Jim Streeter
Acquisition Method
Donation
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Postcard, Picture
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Postcard
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Writing Media
Nomenclature Class
Written Communication T&E
Nomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Chimneys, Monuments & memorials, Postcards, Stone walls
Search Terms
Correspondence/Postcard, Monuments & Statues, Groton, Postcards, Avery Memorial, Hive of the Averys
Archive Details
Creator
W. S. Calvert
Restrictions
Access: Discolouration/fading, inherent dirt and crease mark in upper left corner.
Archive Notes
Date(s): After 1900
General Notes
Note
Status: Good
Status By: Sheila Sullivan
Status Date: 2026-06-03
