B & W Postcard - "Sacred Heart Church, Groton, Conn." Front-angled view of 1913 era Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church.
Entry/Object ID
2010.1.20
Scope and Content
B & W Picture postcard 5 1/2" X 3 3/4 " (horizontal) Front-angled view of 1913 era Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church. The church is a large shingled structure with twin steeples on the front end and croad steps leading up to the entrance. The front door and all of the windows are arched. Earch steep is topped by a Roman cross and the front gamble is topped by a Celtic cross. A large house is visible in the distance in the lower right corner.. The image is surrounded by narrouw black border printed on a white corder of 1/8 at top & bottom and 1/4"on each side. "Sacred Heart Church, Groton, Conn". hand lettered in black in upper right corner. The original church was builtin 1913 by Morton F. Plant for his Italian immigrant workers, though the congregation included non-Italians. This building was taken down and replaced by the current Sacred Heart Church. "J.S." written in blue ink in upper left corner. "1.00 DC 176" barely visible in upper 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
Postcards, Roads, Catholic churches
Search Terms
Correspondence/Postcard, Historic Sites, Transportation, City of Groton, Groton, Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Archive Details
Creator
Danziger & Berman
Restrictions
Access: Discolouration/fading, inherent dirt, stains over large section and creases around edges.
Archive Notes
Date(s): After 1913
General Notes
Note
Status: Fair
Status By: Sheila Sullivan
Status Date: 2026-05-28
