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Photographic postcard of the Eagle, training barque used by the U.S. Coast Guard for training cadets in sailing skills at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, Conn. The reverse of the postcard provides a brief history of the 295-foot vessel.

As demonstrated by citizens of New London’s efforts to repair the church after damage, St. Mary’s Star of the Sea is of historical importance to the town, and a vital cultural institution to this day. While its proximity to the coast has left it…

A small card from Linda Lee Abel's friend Louise Moreland Thomas. The card thanks Linda for her gift of an electric popcorn popper at Louise's bridal shower and looks forward to the future get-togethers.

Today’s Muddy Waters Cafe was once the Thames Crockery, a New London-family-owned business that supplied local restaurants with equipment. The Thames Crockery operated on Bank Street until 1999, when the owners decided to rent out their building to a…

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This brochure advertises the “Tale of the Whale Museum” located in 3 Whale Oil Row. A message at the bottom reads “Save The Whale,” with a warning that “great whales are almost extinct.” This example of New London’s current environmental activism…

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A newspaper advertisement by the Eastern Travel Company. It describes the symptoms of "summervacationitis" supposedly experienced by college students and possible vacation and travel locations which could cure it.

Student opinion column in the Connecticut College News from 28 November 1917.