New London seen from Fort Griswold, Groton, Connecticut, circa 1923

silver print

PHOTOGRAPHS
Cyler, W. Kenneth
USA, CT, Groton; USA, CT, New London
circa 1923
paper
4 x 6 in.

Silver print of view of New London, CT, from the top of Fort Griswald, circa 1923; typed in blue below the photo "This is looking west from the monument. Is/ a good view of the Thames River in the fore-/ ground and of New London in the Back ground./ This is a good view of the water front in the/ busy part of town, The long white steamer/ near left end of picture is the New Hampshire./ This is the boat I went to New York on. Near/ the center of the picture you can see the only sky scraper in town, the Mohican Hotel. The/ New Hampshire is an old sidewheeler. She makes/ about 12 to 14 knots an hour. The Mohican is/ 12 stories tall. How is our hotel getting on?/ Notice clouds in the left hand corner. It was/ very cloudy that day."

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