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Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2012.209.7  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Societ…
Peck Tavern
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2012.209.7 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Peck Tavern

PublisherPublished by the James Pharmacy American, 1917 - 1967
Datemid 20th century
MediumPhotomechanical prints; printer's ink on postcard
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 3/8 x 5 5/16in. (8.6 x 13.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 3/8 x 5 5/16in. (8.6 x 13.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionA frame building with a center gable is partially obscurred by trees. What appear to be ornamental shrubs grow beside the building.
Object number2012.209.7
InscribedOn recto, upper left, printed in black ink, "Peck Tavern, 1662 A.D. / Old Lyme, Connecticut"

On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number
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)
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James Pharmacy
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James Pharmacy
mid 20th century
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James Pharmacy
mid 20th century
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Chapin News Company
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The New London News Co.
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1993.26.56  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
American Art Post Card Co.
1915-1930