2 duplicate colored Postcards - View of Groton Bank neighborhood, Thames River, Thames River Bridge and New London Shore, looking northwest from the area of the Groton Monument, labeled New London, Conn View from Groton Monument

Name/Title

2 duplicate colored Postcards - View of Groton Bank neighborhood, Thames River, Thames River Bridge and New London Shore, looking northwest from the area of the Groton Monument, labeled "New London, Conn View from Groton Monument"

Entry/Object ID

2010.1.11

Scope and Content

2 Color Picture duplicate postcards 5 1/2" X 3 1/2 " (horizontal) View of Groton Bank neighborhood, Thames River, Thames River Bridge and New London Shore, looking northwest from Groton Heights. Two stone walls and a split rail fence crisscross open, grassy ground in the foreground of of the picture, About 1/2' of white card at the bottom of the postcard is printed with "New London, Conn View from Groton Monument in black ink and publishers logo in blue ink in the lower left corner. 1) Postmarked Greenv, Sta. (further location info. illegible) October 3, 1910, 1 pm. Stamped with a green one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. Addressed to Mrs. G.A. Carr, 1110 Decatur St., Richmond, VA Marked "4.00" in pencil at top center. 2) Postmarked New London, Conn. Sept, 5, 1909. Stamped with a green one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. Addressed to Mis Margery Cornish 335 Fairfield Ave. Stamford, Conn.

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

Bridges, Postcards, Rivers

Search Terms

Bridges, Correspondence/Postcard, Historic Sites, Photography, Rivers, Groton, Groton Bank, Groton Heights, Groton Monument, Mohegan Hills, New London, Thames River, Thames River Railroad Bridge

Archive Details

Creator

Raphotype, Rapheal Tuck & Sons

Date(s) of Creation

1910

Restrictions

Access: Discolouration/fading, crease from paperclip, worn corners with a few stains on reverse side.

General Notes

Note

Status: Good Status By: Sheila Sullivan Status Date: 2026-04-27