B & W advertising postcard Swiss Villa Tourist CabinsTrailer Camp Route 1 Boston Post Road Groton, Conn.Postmarked Poquonock Bridge Conn. Sep 7 PM 1940 Green 1 cent Franklin stamp

Name/Title

B & W advertising postcard "Swiss Villa Tourist CabinsTrailer Camp Route 1 Boston Post Road Groton, Conn.Postmarked Poquonock Bridge Conn. Sep 7 PM 1940 Green 1 cent Franklin stamp

Entry/Object ID

2010.1.141

Scope and Content

B & W silvercraft advertising postcard "Swiss Villa Tourist CabinsTrailer Camp Route 1 Boston Post Road Groton, Conn." Top middle house of camp, bottom left inage, bar. Botton right an interior of a restaurant. Top left corner is the title of postcard above. Top right is the address.. Reverse "Swiss Villa Groton, Conn. Specializing in Fish and Chips , modern cabins,.....John Mueller, Prop." Postmarked Poquonock Bridge Conn. Sep 7 PM 1940 Green 1 cent Franklin stamp "Off into here Groton 2 M further than New London thunderstorm, I was laughing when I was near Elizabeth F." to Mr. W.C.C. Ball of Yeadon, PA

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

Cabins, Postcards, Restaurants, Tourism, Tourist camps & hostels

Search Terms

Correspondence/Postcard, Tourists & Tourism, Boston Post Road, Groton, Poquonnock Bridge, Swiss Villa, Tourism

Archive Details

Creator

Dexter Press Inc

Date(s) of Creation

Sep 7, 1940

Restrictions

Access: Discolouration/fading,tear on right side middle and crease mark from paperclip.

General Notes

Note

Status: Good Status By: Sheila Sullivan Status Date: 2026-02-04