The Dock, Submarine Base, Groton, Connecticut
PublisherPublished by
J. Solomon
American
Dateabout 1935
MediumPhotomechanical prints; colored printer's inks on postcard
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 1/2 x 5 1/2in. (8.9 x 14cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mildred A. Strickland
DescriptionSubmarines are at dock. A brick building is at the left. The Thames River is in the background.
Object number1987.237.11
InscribedOn recto, upper center, printed in black ink, THE DOCK, SUBMARINE BASE, GROTON, CONN."On verso, lower left, printed in blue ink, "THIS SPACE FOR WRITING"; lower right, printed in blue ink, "THIS SPACE IS FOR THE ADDRESS"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: S-class submarines appear in this postcard of the submarine base in Groton dating from the 1930s. The S-class were the largest submarines built by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Bridgeport. Some of these vessels saw service in World War II. (Malley 1/20/2012)
On View
Not on view
Capitol Novelty Co.
before 1941
Harold Hahn Co., Inc.
before 1945
