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
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
2010.1.190
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. Front identical to 2010.18 Reverse has "3.50" in pencil 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
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 and crease from paperclip.
Archive Notes
Date(s): Aug. 5, 1910
General Notes
Note
Status: Good
Status By: Sheila Sullivan
Status Date: 2026-05-28
