First Site of Yale College, Old Saybrook, Conn.
PublisherPublished by
James Pharmacy
(American, 1917 - 1967)
Datemid 20th century
MediumPhotomechanical prints; printer's ink on postcard
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/2 x 5 1/2in. (8.9 x 14cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 x 5 1/2in. (8.9 x 14cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 x 5 1/2in. (8.9 x 14cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Horace Learned and Mrs. Frank Crocker
DescriptionA plaque on a large rock in a grassy field reads: "THE FIRST SITE / OF / YALE COLLEGE / FOUNDED 1701 / REMOVED 1716". Trees are in the bacground.
Object number1979.25.15
NotesConstituent Note: From 1917 to 1967, the James Pharmacy (or Drug Store) was run by Anna Louise James, the first female African-American pharmacist in the state of Connecticut. (Finlay 3/7/2013)On View
Not on viewGramatan Art Company
1932-1958
Harold Hahn Co., Inc.
before 1945