B & W postcard Train Station with handwritten Groton December 5, 1909 Reverse reads Than you for the fine turkey....Uncle Robert and Aunt Leila Addressed to Miss Leila Prescott of New London
B & W postcard "Train Station" with handwritten "Groton December 5, 1909" Reverse reads "Than you for the fine turkey....Uncle Robert and Aunt Leila" Addressed to Miss Leila Prescott of New London
Entry/Object ID
2010.1.136
Scope and Content
B & W postcard "Train Station" with handwritten "Groton December 5, 1909" A crowd of people, mostly women, and a dog stand in front of a passenger train. A lone woman encased in shadow stands in the station. Reverse reads "Than you for the fine turkey......Uncle Robert and Aunt Leila "
Addressed to Miss Leila Prescott of New London . Postmarked Groton Dec 6 1909 with a green 1 cent Ben Franklin stamp
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
Domestic life, Photographs, Postcards, Trains
Search Terms
Correspondence/Postcard, Domestic Life/Family, Transportation, Groton, New London, Train Station, Trains
Archive Details
Date(s) of Creation
Dec 5, 1909
Restrictions
Access: Discolouration/fading, stains on left side, crease mark from paperclip and spots on reverse.
General Notes
Note
Status: Fair
Status By: Sheila Sullivan
Status Date: 2026-01-29
