Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.133 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

South View of Whitneyville in Hamden.

ArtistDrawn by John Warner Barber (American, 1798 - 1885)

Dateprobably 1836

MediumDrawing; ink on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 9/16 x 5 1/8in. (9 x 13cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley

Object number1953.5.133

DescriptionA view of the small village of Whitneyville in Hamden. A man watches a horse-drawn carriage carrying a man and a woman in to town. Industrial buildings and houses line a road that leads to the opening of a covered bridge across the Mill River (not visible). The slope of East Rock is in the background. In 1798, Eli Whitney, the inventor of the cotton gin, established the first factory in America for making firearms on the site of Whitneyville.

NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.

Status

Not on view