Old Lyme & East Lyme – featuring Point O’Woods old postcards and photos Compiled 2009 - 2010

Old Lyme & East Lyme –

featuring Point O’Woods

old postcards and photos

Compiled 2009 - 2010

1911

“New” Railroad Draw Bridge 1911Old Lyme – Old Saybrook

1906

1910s

1930s

1967

1930s

1906

1911

1915

International Gift Shop, Old Lyme, Conn by the Publisher Collotype Company.  1925. 

Mailed 1907

1920s

1920s

1920s

1948

Postcard mailed 1935

1945

“This is a 1920 postcard of the Business Section and Club House at Hawks Next Beach in Old Lyme, Connecticut.” 

1920s

1937 “Picture from Water Tower”

1906

1915Sound View, Conn.

View from the Big RockSound View

1917

1930s – 1950s

1910

1908

“This is a vintage D. H. Case postcard, made in Germany. Caption reads "Chapman's Beach, South Lyme, Conn." Has a divided back with message in Swedish, 1 cent stamp, and postmark which reads South Lyme, Conn. 1914.”

“This is an unused, divided back, half-tone in blue, post card, from South Lyme, a very small village in the small town of Old Lyme, located in New London County, CT.The area pictured on this card is in the Point-O-Woods section of  Old Lyme.The card, based on the divided back, publisher's marks etc., was created circa 1920.”

“This is an unusual view of Point O'Woods, South Lyme Ct. I have only seen it once before. The title is "In the Grove Point O'Woods Beach South Lyme Conn." It features the cottages at the beginning of Carrington Road. Notice the dirt road. It is an early card of the Carrington, Oak and Walnut section of the Point. Mailed with a one cent stamp and published by Auburn Co. “

1915

undated

1920s

1933

1946

1942

1942

Mailed 1944

Mailed 1946

Postcard mailed 1934

1937

1930“Published by Foley's store, this is is an unusual scene of the beach area. It

is titled "The Raft and Cottages On Beach Point O'Woods Beach South Lyme Conn."

“This a rare beach view of Point O'Woods, South Lyme CT before the hurricane destroyed the cottages on the beach. It was mailed from South Lyme in 1932. Great umbrella scene with wonderful graphics. It reminds one of a Molly Dee painting so I have kept it in my collection for over twenty years. I have not seen a similar view for sale. Published by J.Soloman,  New London, CT.”

1940s

1955

1940s

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1954

"Looking toward the Point, from Mass. Road, Point O'Woods Beach, So. Lyme, Conn." The card was published by the Collotype Co., Elizabeth NJ and NY for R. E. Foley, Point o'Woods, Conn.   It was postally cancelled on June 30, 1937 in South Lyme, Conn. 

1940s

“This is a common aerial view of Point O'Woods, South Lyme Conn., but I have never seen it hand tinted before.” 1943

1940

1947

The Rolling Surf – Point O’Woods Beach, South Lyme, Conn. 1949

1950

Postmarked 1964 – however, photo wasProbably taken before Hurricane of 1954

1960

Undated

Mailed 1947

1962

“Very unusual view of Point O'Woods, South Lyme Ct.  Only one cottage on the beach so it is after hurricane but the area in back of the boat basin is just a dirt parking lot. It is not mailed but I am judging in the fifties. Notice how the bay side of the Point can be seen and the water under the Amtrak.”

Postcard cancelled July 16, 1968

1939

1936

Point O’ Woods 1930

1931

1930+

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1932

Postal cancelled 1937

“White border era postcard pictures the Eastern Shore Front looking North at Point O'Woods Beach, So. Lyme, Conn. Pub. by J. Solomon, New London. Divided back unused c. 1920's.”

1926

1929

1932Hand colored Post Card

“MEASURES 8 1/2 BY 11 INCHES. MOUNTED ON 4 PLY STOCK FOR FRAMING. FROM A PAINTING BY HOWARD FOGG DEPICTING THE MERCHANTS LIMITED HEADED BY ALCO PA'S ON THE SHORE LINE ROUTE NEAR EAST LYME, CT .” Point O’Woods in the background/top left – including our cottage.

1936

1936

1950s

1921