Picture postcard B & W 5 1/2 X 3 7/16 (horizontal) Interior view of Chapel at Eastern Point, built for summer residents, lit by sunlight entering through window behid altar

Chapel at Eastern Point
Chapel at Eastern Point

Name/Title

Picture postcard B & W 5 1/2" X 3 7/16 (horizontal) Interior view of Chapel at Eastern Point, built for summer residents, lit by sunlight entering through window behid altar

Entry/Object ID

2010.1.84

Scope and Content

Picture postcard B & W 5 1/2" X 3 7/16 (horizontal) Interior view of Chapel at Eastern Point, built for summer residents, lit by sunlight entering through window behid altar. The walls are light-colored. and the vaulted ceiling is of wood. The Chapel is lavishly decorated with flowers, 1/8" white border at top, 7/16" border at bottom. Captioned "Chapel at Eastern Point, Groton, Conn." Hand - held fans are visible in the pews. The church was built for the convience of guests at the Griswold Hotel. Reverse marked "3.00 PM" in pencil, upper right corner.

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

Chapels, Hotels, Postcards

Search Terms

Churches & Temples/Exterior, Correspondence/Postcard, Memorial, Stonework, Eastern Point, Eastern Point Chapel, Griswold Hotel, Groton

Archive Details

Creator

W. S. Calvert

Restrictions

Access: Discolouration/fading, stains and paperclip crease in upper right corner.

General Notes

Note

Status: Good Status By: Sheila Sullivan Status Date: 2026-06-10