Lithographic postcard labeled Broad Street, Groton, Conn. with 2 large houses, one white-painted with porch and one with shingles and large gables, Dated April 10, 1910.

Broad Street 1910 Groton Conn.
Broad Street 1910 Groton Conn.

Name/Title

Lithographic postcard labeled " Broad Street, Groton, Conn." with 2 large houses, one white-painted with porch and one with shingles and large gables, Dated April 10, 1910.

Entry/Object ID

2010.1.2

Scope and Content

Color Lithographic Picture postcard 5 1/2" X 3 1/2 " (horizontal) Houses on Broad Street, Groton, Conn. - 2 large houses, one white-painted with porch and one with shingles and large gables, flanked by the cluster of trees and the unpaved street on the left-handed side. A telephone poles stands between the houses in the foreground, as Monument Street crosses Broad Street. Both houses are still standing. Labeled " Broad Street, Groton, Conn." in read ink. Reverse is postmarked Groton, Conn. April 11, 1910 11 am. Stamped with green one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. Addressed to Mrs. G.R. Atha , 166 Crary (?) St Providence, R.I. Signed May F. Co. Dated April 10, 1910. Message reads "Many thanks for your kind letter, Mama is much better...."

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

Search Terms

Buildings, Correspondence/Postcard, Domestic Life, Gardens & Yards, Broad St., Groton, Groton Bank, Monument Street, Postcards

Archive Details

Creator

Litho-Chrome, Rhode Island News Company

Date(s) of Creation

Apr 10, 1910

Restrictions

Access: Discolouration/fading,surface soiling and crease from paperclip .

General Notes

Note

Status: Good Status By: Sheila Sullivan Status Date: 2026-06-11