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
InscribedOn recto, upper right, printed in black ink, "First Site of Yale College, Old Saybrook, Conn."On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesConstituent 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 view
Gramatan Art Company
1932-1958
Harold Hahn Co., Inc.
before 1945
