Postcard Fort Griswolds's Rodman Guns lying on the ground in the Lower Battery, Four children are sitting around the guns June 29, 1921, 1 pm Addressed to Mr. John Scussel(t) U.S.P.H.S.(hospital) No. 61, Fox Hills, Staten Island, NY
Postcard "Fort Griswolds's Rodman Guns lying on the ground in the Lower Battery, Four children are sitting around the guns June 29, 1921, 1 pm Addressed to Mr. John Scussel(t) U.S.P.H.S.(hospital) No. 61, Fox Hills, Staten Island, NY
Entry/Object ID
2010.1.17
Scope and Content
B & W Picture postcard 5 1/2' X 3 1/2" (vertical) Man on Cannon . Well-dressed gentleman wearing suit and tie, straw skimmers and splatterguards sits on the end of a cannon, positioned on a new wooden base. Stone building visible in background (may be powder magazine at Fort Griswold. Image is apprx. 3" X 2 1/2", printed on glossy stock. Cannon be one of the 1830s guns preserved at Fort Griswold.
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, Monuments & memorials, Postcards
Search Terms
Correspondence/Postcard, Historic Sites, Memorial, Fort Griswold, Groton, Groton Bank, Groton Heights, Thames River
Archive Details
Restrictions
Access: Image is quite faded, inherent dirt, stains in upper right corner and pencil marks on right corner.
Archive Notes
Date(s): late 19th or early 20th Century
General Notes
Note
Status: Fair
Status By: Sheila Sullivan
Status Date: 2026-05-27
