Color Postcard The Submarine Escape Training Tank at the Submarine Base, New London, Conn. is the only such diving tower in the United States. Commissioned in 1930.
Color Postcard "The Submarine Escape Training Tank" at the Submarine Base, New London, Conn. is the only such diving tower in the United States. Commissioned in 1930.
Entry/Object ID
2010.1.187
Scope and Content
Color Postcard "The Submarine Escape Training Tank" at the Submarine Base , New London, Conn. is the only such diving tower in the United States. Connissioned in 1930, this 134-ft steel structure was used by the Navy for training and experimental purposes,
Photograph identical to 2010.1.185 & 2010.1.186
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
Photographic postcards, Postcards, Submarines
Search Terms
Buildings, Correspondence/Postcard, Photography, Submarine Base, Submarines, U.S. Navy, Diving tower, Groton, New London, Submarine Base, Thames River, United States Navy, United States Submarine Base
Archive Details
Creator
Plastichrome Colour Picture, Book and Tackle
Restrictions
Access: Discolouration/fading and crease from paperclip mark on upper left corner.
Archive Notes
Date(s): July 13,1959
General Notes
Note
Status: Good
Status By: Sheila Sullivan
Status Date: 2026-06-22
