Gilbert Block, Mystic

Gilbert Block, Mystic

Name/Title

Gilbert Block, Mystic

Entry/Object ID

JT246A

Scope and Content

Black and white photo postcard showing firefighters working to extinguish a major fire at the Gilbert Block on West Main Street, Mystic, June 25, 1915. The Gilbert Block was built by the Gilbert Transportation Co. c. 1908 and housed several businesses including the Lyceum Theater and Perry & Stone. The structure was later rebuilt a similar style and is now known as the Main Block.

Collection

Janet Thompson Postcard Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2008.1

Source or Donor

Thompson, Janet

Acquisition Method

Donation

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Search Terms

Fires, Gilber Block, Groton, Lyceum Theatre, Mystic

Archive Details

Archive Size/Extent

image/tiff

Archive Notes

Level of Description: Item

Copyright

Notes

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