Wrecked chimney, Draper Company

Negative no.A1028. 1891-1895. Image depicts a chimney that shows damage at the top and a pile of bricks and rubble on the ground in front of it. Scaffolding around the chimney appears to be higher than the top of the chimney, which suggests that possibly something went wrong during construction, although it is possible scaffolding was erected higher than the top of the damaged chimney in order to rebuild it. A four-story brick building appears in the background. In front of that is a platform on which a number of workers can be seen. The Draper Company manufactured textile machinery, primarily looms. See Negative 1029, in this box, for a closer view of the damage at the base of the chimney and Negative 1030 and Negative 1032, also in this box, for close-up views of the interior damage. See Box 1, Negative 1003 for an image of the chimney, much taller than here, under construction. 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 1028 for print of this negative.