B & W postcard Image of bespectabled fisherman mending a net in a crowded shack. Cast-iron stove in lower right corner. Reverse labeled 11.00 and P190 and Vergism (?) in shack at Groton, Conn.

Postcard Fisherman mending nets
Postcard Fisherman mending nets

Name/Title

B & W postcard Image of bespectabled fisherman mending a net in a crowded shack. Cast-iron stove in lower right corner. Reverse labeled "11.00" and "P190" and "Vergism" (?) in shack at Groton, Conn."

Entry/Object ID

2010.1.227

Scope and Content

Black & White print postcard 5 1/2" X 3 1/2" (horizontal) Image of bespectabled fisherman mending a net in a crowded shack. Cast-iron stove in lower right corner. Illegible letter inked onto card at lower right. Reverse labeled "11.00" and "P190" and "Vergism" (?) in shack at Groton, 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

Fishermen, Fishing nets, People, Stoves

Search Terms

Buildings, Correspondence/Postcard, Fishing, Fishing, Groton

Archive Details

Restrictions

Access: Discolouration/fading, spots and surface soiling,

Archive Notes

Date(s): Early 20th Century

General Notes

Note

Status: Good Status By: Sheila Sullivan Status Date: 2026-04-20