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Gift of Horace Learned and Mrs. Frank Crocker, 1979.25.15 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical So ...
First Site of Yale College, Old Saybrook, Conn.
Gift of Horace Learned and Mrs. Frank Crocker, 1979.25.15 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

First Site of Yale College, Old Saybrook, Conn.

Publisher (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)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Horace Learned and Mrs. Frank Crocker
Object number1979.25.15
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.
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)
Status
Not on view
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