New London Steamboat Co. Papers

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2026.040.099

Scope and Content

Collection of tickets, menus, calling cards, timetables and flyers relating to steamships and steamship lines lines operating out of the Thames and Mystic Rivers, c. 1860 -1930. *Freight receipt for the steamer CONNECTICUT for shipment from New London to Norwich, October 1860. The steamboat was operated by the Norwich and New London Steamboat Company *Timetable and passenger rates published by the New London Steamboat Co., in effect July 2, 1892. The time table shows the schedule for trips between Norwich and Block Island with stops at "Mystic Island" (Ram Island, Noank) on the steamer BLOCK ISLAND. The BLOCK ISLAND was built at the Palmer Shipyard in Noank in 1882. *Timetable for the New London - Block Island Steamship Line, summer 1909. *Timetable for the steamer MYSTIC, which operated out of Steamboat Wharf in Mystic, was managed by Jeremiah Holmes and provided passage to Old Mystic, Noank, Watch Hill, Ocean Beach and Norwich, 1896. *Ticket for the steamer MYSTIC, 5 cents, undated *Menu for the steamer CITY OF LOWELL, August 16, 1903. The City of Lowell was owned by the Norwich and New York Transportation Co. and operated as part of their Norwich Line from 1894-1904. *2 promotional calendars for the Thames River Line, 1925-1926 *Flyers for the Thames Navigation Company, Norwich and New London, c. 1912. The company's steamers, YANTIC and SHETUCKET were completed at the Palmer Shipyard in Noank. Co. *Calling card of Orion A. Ford, steamer CITY OF WORCHESTER, New London. This steamship was part of the Norwich Line and frequently steamed up and down the Thames River. *Receipt for a delivery completed by the New London Steamship Line, 1930. *First class ticket from the New London Steamboat Co. for round trip from Block Island to New York, c. 1896-1900 *2 blank season-pass cards for the New London Steamboat Co. for the 1901 season. *Ticket contract for the New London Steamboat Co., describing terms and conditions for tickets purchased during the 1902 season. *Ticket for the Ne London Steamboat Co. for passage between Norwich and Watch Hill, undated *Ticket for the New London Steamboat Co. for return trip passage between Mystic Island and New London, undated. *Collection of tickets for the New London Steamboat Co., undated *Collection of tickets for the New London Steamboat Co. for the "Newport Excursion" including passage from Norwich to New London, New London to Newport, Newport to New London and New London to Norwich, undated. *2 tickets for the steamer ELLA from Norwich to Watch Hill, undated. *Promotional card for Lyle's Beach ("The Coney Island of the East") with a list of steamships providing passage from Norwich, New London, Mystic and Noank, undated.

Collection

Carol Kimball Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2026.040

Source or Donor

Carol Kimball

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Ticket, Admission

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Timetable

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Ticket

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Schedule

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1892 - 1930

Archive Size/Extent

1 folder

Provenance

Notes

Part of a collection of records collected by Carol Kimball during her tenure as the Town of Groton Historian; given to the Groton Historical Society following her death; stored for several years at the Avery Copp Museum; donated to the Groton Public Library 2026