b & w postcard Groton Monument Front view of Groton Monument with Monument House Museum and flagpole at right

Name/Title

b & w postcard "Groton Monument " Front view of Groton Monument with Monument House Museum and flagpole at right

Entry/Object ID

2010.1.279

Scope and Content

b & w postcard 5 1/2" X 3 1/2"(vertical) image 4" X 3" Front view of Groton Monument, with Monument House Museum and flagpole at right, Another house visible in background. Telephone pole in front of Monument with wires crossing the area. Groton Monument - New London, Ct. in white with a border around it. Large blank space at bottom for correspondence. Groton Height School brick building not visible either because of camera angle or because not built yet (built 1912) also shows telephone wires crossing in front monument, most other image do dot. Reverse has "50 cents" in pencil , bottom 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

Decorations, Monuments, Obelisks

Search Terms

Correspondence/Postcard, Monuments & Statues, Museums, Groton, Groton Monument, Monument House Museum, Groton Heights

Archive Details

Restrictions

Access: Discolouration/fading, worn edges, pencil mark and paperclip mark on upper right corner and pencil on reverse side.

Archive Notes

Date(s): Early 20th Century

General Notes

Note

Status: Good Status By: Sheila Sullivan Status Date: 2026-07-08