B & W Postcard - View of Ebenezer Avery House, then painted in white, in its original location on the lower left corner of Latham and Thames Street Fort Hill and Monument, Groton, Conn. in red print

Name/Title

B & W Postcard - View of Ebenezer Avery House, then painted in white, in its original location on the lower left corner of Latham and Thames Street "Fort Hill and Monument, Groton, Conn." in red print

Entry/Object ID

2010.1.189

Scope and Content

B & W Picture postcard 5 1/2" X 3 1/2 " (horizontal) View of Ebenezer Avery House, then painted in white, in its original location on the lower left corner of Latham and Thames Streets. Thames Street, unpaved with trolley tracks, is in the foreground. The view continues up Latham Street. unpaved and lined with telephome toles, houses and open yard. The Groton Monument at Fort Griswold is viible in the distance at the top of the hill. Title "Fort Hill and Monument, Groton, Conn." in red print, upper right corner. The Ebenezer Avery House was moved onto the grounds of Ft. Griswold in 1971; original location is now an empty lot. The open yards at bottom right are now occupied by houses. Postmarked Fisher's Island, Aug. 5, 1910, 9 am. Stamped diagonally w/green 1 -cent Franklin stamp. Addressed to Mis Molly Murphy, 126 Cove Ave., City Signed "R' Brief message, written in pencil.

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

Search Terms

Correspondence/Postcard, Historic Sites, Transportation, Ebenezer Avery House, Groton, Groton Bank, Groton Heights, Groton Monument, Postcards, Latham St., Thames Street, Trolley Car Lines, Trolley car lines

Archive Details

Creator

Danziger & Berman

Restrictions

Access: Discolouration/fading, inherent dirt, crease from paperclip with a few stains on reverse side.

Archive Notes

Date(s): Aug. 5, 1910

General Notes

Note

Status: Good Status By: Sheila Sullivan Status Date: 2026-05-28