"Fort Griswold - Groton Heights. Ceded by the United States to Connecticut. See Special Acts, General Assemby, 1899." B &W Postcard
Entry/Object ID
2010.1.63
Scope and Content
B & W Picture postcard 5 1/2" X 3 1/2 " (horizontal) Aerial View of Fort Griswold, showing all of the main earthworks and half of the Lower Battery, with extensive view of houses, piers and other structures. Surrounded by open land receding into the difference. 3-masted tall ship in distance on Thames River. Labeled "Fort Griswold - Groton Heights. Ceded by the United States to Connecticut. See Special Acts, General Assemby, 1899." Probably taken from top of Groton Monument. Eastern Point area appears largely undeveloped. "12/ 7-CS-3c" in pencil, top center
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
Monuments & memorials, Postcards
Search Terms
Correspondence/Postcard, Historic Sites, Memorial, Fort Griswold, Groton, Groton Heights, Thames River
Archive Details
Restrictions
Access: Discolouration/fading, unevenly cut on top, worn around edges, small crease from paperclip. Reverse has pencil marks on right corner.
Archive Notes
Date(s): After 1899
General Notes
Note
Status: Fair
Status By: Sheila Sullivan
Status Date: 2026-05-26
