Fort Griswold Memorial Gateway. Side angle view of Memorial Gates at Fort Griswold, with 1830 cannons placed in front and fort, flying national flag in background. Labeled Gates to Fort Griswold Park, Groton, Conn., Sept. 6. 1781

Fort Griswold Memorial Gateway
Fort Griswold Memorial Gateway

Name/Title

Fort Griswold Memorial Gateway. Side angle view of Memorial Gates at Fort Griswold, with 1830 cannons placed in front and fort, flying national flag in background. Labeled "Gates to Fort Griswold Park, Groton, Conn., Sept. 6. 1781 "

Entry/Object ID

2010.1.65

Scope and Content

B & W 5 1/2" X 3 1/2" (horizontal) image 5 1/2" X 3 1/4" postcard of Fort Griswold Memorial Gateway . Side angle view of Memorial Gates at Fort Griswold, with 1830 cannons placed in front and fort, flying national flag in background. Labels "Gates to Fort Griswold Park, Groton, Conn., Sept. 6. 1781 " on white border.

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

Cannons, Gates, Monuments & memorials, Postcards

Search Terms

Correspondence/Postcard, Historic Sites, Memorial, Fort Griswold, Fort Griswold Memorial Gateway, Groton, Groton Bank

Archive Details

Restrictions

Access: Discolouration/fading. worn at corners with "20" in pencil , upper right corner

Archive Notes

Date(s): After 1911

General Notes

Note

Status: Good Status By: Sheila Sullivan Status Date: 2026-01-13