Roundhouse, Midway Yard

Postcard

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Groton Public Library

Roundhouse, Midway Yard

Name/Title

Roundhouse, Midway Yard

Entry/Object ID

2026.040.120

Description

Photo postcard featuring a group of railroad workers posed in front of the roundhouse at the Midway Yard in Groton. The Midway Yard was built by the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad in 1904 and remained in operation into the 1930s.

Collection

Carol Kimball Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2026.040

Source or Donor

Carol Kimball

Acquisition Method

Transfer

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

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