“Coffee Fans Bid Farewell to Mugz”
42 Bank Street has long been a host to two popular coffee shops for New London locals and tourists. When Mugz closed in 2004, the Waterford Times ran an article that captured the role of the coffee shop in every day life in the city. Regardless of the name, 42 Bank Street has spent decades as a vibrant site of local culture.
The Waterford Times
Ashley Plaisted-St. Pierre
New London Landmarks
42 Bank Street folder from red cabinet
The Waterford Times
June 4, 2004
Eva Brydson
The Waterford Times
Newspaper clipping
Aerial Photograph of the Fort Trumbull Area
Dating to the American Revolution, Fort Trumbull has served as the hub of military action for centuries. Today, it is a Connecticut State Park, where the historic structure of the fort is preserved, and a visitor center displays the defense history of the site.
Historic American Engineering Record
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington D.C.
1945
Jennifer Wilson
Survey Photograph
At Sheffield Labs, Salve for 150-Year-Old Plant
Sheffield Pharmaceuticals has operated out of the same location since its founding in the 1870s: Dr. Washington W. Sheffield’s house at 180 Broad Street. However, the successful company has significantly expanded over the years, adding a factory.
Karen Kaplan
"At Sheffield Labs, Salve for 150-Year-Old Plant." 170 Broad Street folder. Street files collection. <a href="https://www.newlondonlandmarks.org/">New London Landmarks</a>
The Day
October 8, 2000
Eva Brydson
The Day
Newspaper clipping
Atomic Submarine The Seawolf Launched in New London, CT
This photo depicts the USS Seawolf (SSN 575)—the second nuclear submarine created by Electric Boat Co. (General Dynamics). Its general design was modeled on the USS Nautilus, but the Seawolf propulsion system was more technically advanced, and it is the only submarine to be built with a liquid metal cooled nuclear reactor. The USS Seawolf was launched on July 21, 1955, and was decommissioned in 1987.
Private Collection
1955
Jennifer Wilson
Press photograph
Bank Check of the National Whaling Bank of New London, CT
The National Whaling Bank was one of several business banks in New London as its economy boomed in the whaling era. The bank is the third oldest in the city and was founded by a group of whaling merchants.
Private Collection
National Whaling Bank of New London
1870
Eva Brydson
Private Collection
Paper check
Boyd’s New London Directory
The whaling industry ushered in an era of prosperity in New London. The New London Directory from 1870-71 lists many businesses of all kinds, both related to whaling and not, demonstrating how businesspeople took advantage of New London’s unique location on the coast between two major cities.
Andrew Boyd
Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives, special 917.465 B693 1870-71
C. Prince, Bookseller and Publisher, New London
1870-71
Eva Brydson
Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives
Book
4"x7.5"
Captain Scott’s Lobster Dock Menu
Captain Scott's Lobster Dock
Private Collection
2019
Eva Brydson
Captain Scott's Lobster Dock
Ink on Paper
Captain Scott’s Lobster Dock Site
Captain Scott’s Lobster Dock was once the rundown lot seen in this photograph until it was turned into T.A. Scott Fisheries, a lobster holding facility, by commercial fishermen Tom and Scott Eshenfelder in 1994.
Susan Tierney
Susan Tierney
September 1994
Eva Brydson
Susan Tierney
Photograph
Chief Big Eagle Letter to Saygo (1981)
Interstate relations
Economic aspects
Chief Big Eagle writes Saygo about trade and also trade with Puerto Ricans. He also asks for an update about the Mohawk Nation and tells Saygo he goes to court to pass a state bill to take more land into trust. He mentions a person named Art Montore.
Paugussett Tribe
Chief Big Eagle
Monday the 31st, 1981
Chief Big Eagle Letter to Saygo (July 1980)
Government Affairs
Personal Health
Economic aspects
Letter is another correspondence about payments for belt making. Chief includes a detailed update on his recent trip to the hospital as well as an interaction with a man from Washington DC about Chiefs accomplishments and inquiries into tribe success.
Paugussett Tribe
Chief Big Eagle
July 17, 1980