B & W Postcard Groton Heights Landmarks 3 different images Memorial of Colonel Ledyard, Fort Griswold, Bill Memorial Library and the Ebenezer Avery House with different dates in 1905

Name/Title

B & W Postcard "Groton Heights Landmarks" 3 different images Memorial of Colonel Ledyard, Fort Griswold, Bill Memorial Library and the Ebenezer Avery House with different dates in 1905

Entry/Object ID

2010.1.286

Scope and Content

2 identical B & W Postcard 5 1/2" X 3 1/2" (horizontal) "Groton Heights Landmarks" Three different images, each about 2" across, printed on white card with ample blank space on the right side. The images, outlined in black, depict "Memorial of Colonel Ledyard, Fort Griswold" (caption on image upper left), "Bill Memorial Library, (caption on image, top center) and the Ebenezer Avery House, with a seperate caption reading "This is the old house in Groton where the wounded were brought at the time of the Massacre of Fort Griswold September 6, 1781." Stamped with a spray of flowers in black near the center Traces of a postmark, lower right corner.1) Reverse Postmarked New London, Jan 6 , 1905, 7 pm. Stamped w/ green 1-cent Franklin stamp Addresss to Mr. Earle W.C. Lemsau (?) (legability difficult) 36 Friendship St., Newport, R.I. Trace of postmark Newport, Jan Am, 1905 in lower left corner, 2) Correspondence on front in brown or black ink Signed Gertrude Coit, 146 Huntington St. New London. Message concerning exchange of postcards. Postmarked New London, April 12, 1905, 11 am. Stamped with a green 1-cent Franklin stamp. Addressed to Miss Laura F. Lacey, 4005 Pine Street. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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

Massacres, Postcards

Search Terms

Correspondence/Postcard, Historic buildings, Historic Sites, Massacre at Fort Griswold, Monuments & Statues, Bill Memorial Library, Ebenezer Avery House, Fort Griswold, Groton, Groton Bank, Groton Heights

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1905

Restrictions

Access: Discolouration/fading with surface soiling, ink mark and paperclip mark on upper right corner.

General Notes

Note

Status: Good Status By: Sheila Sullivan Status Date: 2026-06-10