A two-story yellow clapboard house with a dentil-trimmed cornice, twin brick chimneys and a full-length columned porch, seen across a lawn and street with bare trees in the foreground. The card names it as Washington's Headquarters in New London, Connecticut, the colonial-era house associated with George Washington's visits to the city during and after the Revolutionary War. New London was a major privateering port and was burned by British forces under Benedict Arnold in 1781.
Linen-textured stock with a white border at the right edge; pastel coloring typical of the 1930s-40s.
Postmark: none — card is unused, no cancellation or handwriting. Undivided back with "THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS ONLY." and a green "POST CARD" heading; stamp box reads "Domestic One cent / Foreign Two cents." Publisher imprint along left edge: "S. 162 S. Langsdorf & Co., New York. — Germany." Clean, light wear only.
Cite this card
Washington's Headquarters, New London, Connecticut, circa 1940, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/washingtons-headquarters-new-london-connecticut-circa-1940. Accessed October 24, 2026.
