Black & White postcard 5 1/2 X 3 1/2 (horizontal), image 4 3/4 X 3 Front angle view of Mother Bailey House, the heroine of the Battle of Sept., 6, 1781 Published by W.S. Calvert, New London, Conn.

Mother Bailey House postcard
Mother Bailey House postcard

Name/Title

Black & White postcard 5 1/2" X 3 1/2" (horizontal), image 4 3/4" X 3 " Front angle view of "Mother Bailey House, the heroine of the Battle of Sept., 6, 1781 " Published by W.S. Calvert, New London, Conn.

Entry/Object ID

2010.1.211

Scope and Content

Black & White postcard 5 1/2" X 3 1/2" (horizontal), image 4 3/4" X 3 " Front angle view of Mother Bailey House, the heroine of the Battle of Sept., 6, 1781 " Published by W.S. Calvert, New London, Conn. Postmarked Groton, Conn July 10, 1910, 6 p.m. green 1 cent Franklin stamp. Addresssed to Miss Lizzie J. Fisher , 160 Bath St. Providence, R.I. with a brief message signed "Mabel W."

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

Buildings, Historic buildings, Houses

Search Terms

Correspondence/Postcard, Historic buildings, Groton, Groton Bank, Mother Bailey House, Revolutionary War, Bailey, Anna Warner

Archive Details

Creator

Rhode Island News Company

Date(s) of Creation

Jul 27, 1910

Restrictions

Access: Discolouration/fading, surface soiling , worn corners, paperclip mark on upper right corner and Postmarked and handwritten in black ink.

General Notes

Note

Status: Good Status By: Sheila Sullivan Status Date: 2026-04-15