Color lithographic picture postcard of "New London and Thames River from Groton Bank" from the grounds of Fort Griswold's Lower Battery.
Entry/Object ID
2010.1.9
Scope and Content
Color lithographic picture postcard of "New London and Thames River from Groton Bank" printed in white. In foreground, five men sit on stone wall beneath a bare tree, while another stains on wall and leans against tree. Lower battery of Fort Griswold visible at left. Open ground with trees and houses beyond. Thames River and downtown New London beyond tree line. 3 people visble in distance on open ground next to Lower Battery
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
Houses, Lithographs, Postcards, Rivers
Search Terms
Buildings, Correspondence/Postcard, Historic Sites, Monuments & Statues, Transportation, Fort Griswold, Groton, Groton Bank, Lower Battery at Fort Griswold, New London, Postcards, Thames River
Archive Details
Creator
Hugh C. Leighton Co.
Date(s) of Creation
1900
Restrictions
Access: Discolouration/fading, slight red ink smudge in center on river, Marked "75" in upper left corner and "11-17-84 Peterson (SH)" in pencil and crease from paperclip.
General Notes
Note
Status: Good
Status By: Sheila Sullivan
Status Date: 2026-06-15
