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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
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.
Object number2007.55.1-.11
InscribedDescriptive captions in printers' ink on verso of cards
Lower right, in pencil, accession numbers
On View
Not on view