Postcard of Submarine Base, New London, CT

hand-tinted postcard

POSTCARDS
Tichnor Bros., Inc.; New London News Co.
USA, CT, New London; USA, CT, Groton
paper
overall: 3 1/2 x 5 3/8 in.

Postcard of the Submarine Base in New London, CT; sub base is formally located in Groton, CT, just across the Thames River from New London, within New London County. Postcard features five hand-tinted photographs of locations and activities around the submarine base, as follows: upper left, Wave Barracks; upper right, Escape Tank; center: Diving Tower, labeled 'Official U.S. Navy Photograph'; lower left, Winter Scene at the Base, labeled 'Official U.S. Navy Photograph'; lower right, Peeling Spuds on Submarine. Titled and captioned around center image "Submarine / Base / New London, / Conn.' Reverse side divided in two for correspondence on the left and address on the right, space for postage stamp in upper right corner; unused. Postcard published by the New London News Co., New London, CT, and printed by Tichnor Bros Inc., Boston, MA.. Overall: 3 1/2 x 5 3/8 in.

2014.3.55