Casino at Groton Long Point B & W Postcard Postmarked Groton Long Point, Aug., 18. 1917 Advertisements for the community from the Jas. Jay Smith Co.
Entry/Object ID
2010.1.295
Scope and Content
B & W Postcard 5 1/2" X 3 1/2" (horizontal) Image 5" X 3" "Casino at Groton Long Point " Depicts wood shingled casion building with white porches at Groton Long Point, Captioned "The New $5,000 Casino at Groton Long Point, 6 miles east of New London, Conn." Building contained post office where card was sent. Postmarked Groton Long Point, Aug., 18. 1917 Addressed to G.M. Sherry, Merrow, CT "JS" upper left corner, "7.00 upper right. Explanatory caption on left side Jas. Jay Smith Co. (printed).
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
Community centers, Postcards, Summer houses, Villages, Casinos, Harbors, Advertising cards, Beaches, Boardwalks, Real estate business
Search Terms
Beaches, Correspondence/Postcard, Tourists & Tourism, Casino at Groton Long Point, Groton, Groton Long Point, Groton Long Point Board Walk, Jas. Jay Smith Co., Post Office, Venetian Yacht Harbor
Archive Details
Date(s) of Creation
Aug 18, 1917
Restrictions
Access: Discolouration/fading, layer torn off back on upper left corner, where stamp had been. Creased in same corner with surface soiling, ink mark and paperclip mark on upper right corner.
General Notes
Note
Status: Fair
Status By: Sheila Sullivan
Status Date: 2026-06-30
