Trial of Canonchet, 1914

Name/Title

Trial of Canonchet, 1914

Entry/Object ID

2025.212.17

Description

Photographic postcard depicting a float from the Battle of Stonington centennial parade in August 1914, the Trial of Canonchet. Canonchet was captured in 1676 and brought to Stonington to be executed during the King Philip's War. The pageantry around the centennial in 1914 celebrated significant local historical events.

Collection

Photographs

Made/Created

Date made

1914

Time Period

20th Century