Postcard with B&W photo. Shore Inn (former Tumble Inn) Groton Long Point, Connecticut, on Long Island Sound. Reverse reads Greetings from Mr & Mrs. B.R. Moon to Mrs. R.S Brown Springfield Mass.

Shore Inn postcard
Shore Inn postcard

Name/Title

Postcard with B&W photo. "Shore Inn (former Tumble Inn) Groton Long Point, Connecticut, on Long Island Sound." Reverse reads "Greetings from Mr & Mrs. B.R. Moon to Mrs. R.S Brown Springfield Mass."

Entry/Object ID

2010.1.143

Scope and Content

B & W printed postcard. Front facing of a white building with dark shutters, boulders line the front lawn and a large banner hands from a tree in front of the house. Underneath reads, "Shore Inn (former Tumble Inn) Groton Long Point, Connecticut, on Long Island Sound." Reverse reads "Greetings from Mr & Mrs. B.R. Moon to Mrs. R.S Brown Springfield Mass." Postmarked PM Jul 23 1936 Groton Long Point Conn with green 1 cent Franklin stamp.

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

Buildings, Hotels, Postcards, Recreation, Tourism

Search Terms

Buildings, Correspondence/Postcard, Domestic Life, Groton, Groton Long Point, Long Island Sound, Shore Inn, Tumble Inn

Archive Details

Creator

House of Corey

Date(s) of Creation

Jul 23, 1936

Restrictions

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

General Notes

Note

Status: Good Status By: Sheila Sullivan Status Date: 2026-02-02