B & W Postcard Monument House Museum with 1906 addition and vine covered stone porch (later removed) Reverse is Postmarked Groton, October 31, 1909, 6 p.m.
B & W Postcard "Monument House Museum" with 1906 addition and vine covered stone porch (later removed) Reverse is Postmarked Groton, October 31, 1909, 6 p.m.
Entry/Object ID
2010.1.232
Scope and Content
B & W print postcard 5 1/2" X 3 1/2" (horizontal) Image 5" X 3" Front view of Monument House Museum at Fort Griswold with 1906 addition and vine covered stone porch ( later removed) Water pump visible to left of building "Monument House, Groton, Conn." in lower left corner and "March 1909" in handwritten script on lower left corner. Reverse is Postmarked Groton, March 31, 1909, 6 p.m. Stamp with green 1-cent Franklin Addressed to Mrs. L.L. Sistare 179 Huntington St., New London, Conn. Marked "1.50 " uppper 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
Monuments, Museums, Postcards
Search Terms
Correspondence/Postcard, Monuments & Statues, Museums, Groton, Groton Heights, Monument House, Monument House Museum, Groton Monument
Archive Details
Creator
C.S. Woodhull Davis, Groton, Conn.
Restrictions
Access: Discolouration/fading, dent from paper clip and smudges or stains between building & pump. Smudges from postmark, upper right corner.
Archive Notes
Date(s): March 31,1909
General Notes
Note
Status: Good
Status By: Sheila Sullivan
Status Date: 2026-04-22
