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The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2007.55.4. © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Postcards of Connecticut Tourist Attractions
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2007.55.4. © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Postcards of Connecticut Tourist Attractions

Date1960-2000
MediumPhotomechanical prints; colored printer's inks on postcards
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 1/8 x 5 7/8in. (10.5 x 14.9cm) or smaller Sheet (height x width): 4 1/8 x 5 7/8in. (10.5 x 14.9cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
Object number2007.55.1-.11
DescriptionViews of Connecticut tourist attractions include the Hitchcock Chair Company in Riverton, the covered bridge at Kent Falls State Park, the Yankee Atomic Power Plant on Haddam Neck, the King's Inn in Putnam, a sailboat at Point o' Woods Beach in South Lyme, and the Mohegan Sun Casino and hotel. Some cards show people boarding the Essex Steam Train and Riverboat, transferring at Deep River, and on the Connecticut River. One card is a group portrait of Surrender, a musical combo featured at the Bradley Ramada Inn.
Status
Not on view
2004.24.25
John T. Kenney
1910-1960
2014.136.4 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Clifford Scofield Color Productions
2014.136.7 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Clifford Scofield Color Productions
Guyde Publishing Company
1945
2015.154.1 Gift of Montana Historical Society (c) 2015 Connecticut Historical Society
Clifford Scofield Color Productions
20th century
Gift of Marie B. Griffin, 2020.57.3, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Undet ...
Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company
before 1996
Gift of Marie B. Griffin, 2020.57.1, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Undet ...
Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company
before 1996