Color advertising postcard Groton Motor Inn. Reverse reads Groton Motor Inn, A Knott Hotel boz 297 Groton, Conn. Tel. Hilltop 5-9784 Routes 1 and Interstate 95.

Postcard Groton Motor Inn
Postcard Groton Motor Inn

Name/Title

Color advertising postcard "Groton Motor Inn." Reverse reads "Groton Motor Inn, A Knott Hotel boz 297 Groton, Conn. Tel. Hilltop 5-9784 Routes 1 and Interstate 95.

Entry/Object ID

2010.1.157

Scope and Content

Color advertising postcard "Groton Motor Inn." Tourists in swimwear congregating around a square in ground pool with rooms in the background and green and white awnings. Reverse reads "Groton Motor Inn, A Knott Hotel boz 297 Groton, Conn. Tel. Hilltop 5-9784 Routes 1 and Interstate 95. Full Hotel services with all the advantages of motel facilites. Bar and Cocktail Lounge Banquet room, Swimming Pool, Free T.V. Near parkways and turnpike."

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

Advertisements, Motels, Pools, Postcards, Souvenirs, Tourism

Search Terms

Correspondence/Postcard, Tourists & Tourism, Groton, Groton Motor Inn, Interstate 95, Route 1

Archive Details

Creator

Cliff Scofield

Restrictions

Access: Discolouration/fading, scratch mark from paperclip and pencil marks

Archive Notes

Date(s): Late 20th Century

General Notes

Note

Status: Good Status By: Sheila Sullivan Status Date: 2026-02-11