Black & White postcard C.M Shay Fertilizer Co. Groton Conn Depicts agricultural field, with what appears to be turnips, with white house, Gothic Revival style wooden church, stone walls and trees in background

Name/Title

Black & White postcard "C.M Shay Fertilizer Co. Groton Conn " Depicts agricultural field, with what appears to be turnips, with white house, Gothic Revival style wooden church, stone walls and trees in background

Entry/Object ID

2010.1.220

Scope and Content

Black & White postcard 5 1/2" X 3 1/2" (horizontal) Depicts agricultural field, with what appears to be turnips, with white house, Gothic Revival style wooden church, stone walls and trees in background. Turnip tied to a tall pole in the middle of field. "C.M Shay Fertilizer Co. Groton Conn " handwritten in white at bottom.

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

Agriculture, Buildings, Churches, Farm produce, Fertilizer industry, Turnips

Search Terms

Agriculture, Buildings, Correspondence/Postcard, Farms & Farming, C.M. Fertilizer Co., Groton

Archive Details

Restrictions

Access: Discolouration/fading, surface soiling and pencil marks,

Archive Notes

Date(s): Early 20th Century

General Notes

Note

Status: Good Status By: Sheila Sullivan Status Date: 2026-04-16