Farmington: Sites Associated with the Amistad Captives
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1960-1969
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 15/16 x 13 1/16in. (25.2 x 33.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 11 x 13 7/8in. (27.9 x 35.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
Object number2001.61.3-.8
DescriptionViews of the Farmington area. Views of the First Church of Christ, Congregational (Meetinghouse), Farmington, including an interior view and several exterior views, mostly of the spire. View of a market storefront with a sign "YOUR VILLAGE STORE" with Coca-Cola advertisements on either side, and a folded awning with "Central Food Market". Merchandise in the windows includes bags of charcoal briquets. Part of a car and a truck are visible parked in front of the store. A closeup view of the gravestone of Foone, one of the Africans from the Amistad.
NotesSubject Note: All of the subjects appear to be related to the story of the Amistad captives. The store was formerly the owned by Samuel Deming, a local merchant who was one of the abolitionists who brought the group to Farmington. For a time the Africans lived on the second floor of the building.
The gravestone is located in Riverside Cemetery. It reads: "Foone. / A native African / was drowned while bathing in the centre [sic] basin Aug. 18 [?] / He was one of the company / of slaves under Cinque. on / board the Schooner Amistad / who asserted their rights / & took possession of the vessel / after having put the Captain / mate & others to death sparing / their masters Ruc= & Monte="
First Church of Christ, Congregational (Meetinghouse), Farmington, Connecticut.
The church was built in 1771 by Captain Judah Woodruff. In 1841 the Amistad captives attended this church while living in Farmington.
Status
Not on view
