Swansea Historical Society

Mr. Peanut - Information based on the Library of Congress website

 

Library of Congress Control Number: 2017704449
Erected: 1964
Taken down : 1986 in Hurricane Gloria
Location: Route 6, Swansea, Massachusetts (site of current Vintage Barn Wine & Spirits)

From the Herald News, Oct. 2, 2016, by Deborah Allard: "Ah, nuts! Swansea's Nut House closes after over 50 years in business"

Mr. Peanut
Mr. Peanut
1964
image of postcard

Mr. Peanut
Mr. Peanut and A&W
Source unknown
Mr. Peanut from LOC
Mr. Peanut
1984
Library of Congress
Mr. Peanut from LOC
Mr. Peanut
1985
Photo credit: Donna Arruda Boynton
taken after Hurricane Gloria September 28, 1985
Canon SLR/35 mm Kodachrome slide film