Boys on Raft, 1906

Negative no.A383. September 6, 1906. Image depicts young boys on a wooden raft in the water in front of the bath house on Hopedale Pond. A diving board has been created using a saw horse and wooden board. One boy prepares to dive into the water while others use their weight to balance the board from the other end. Some boys are preparing to dive from the side of the raft. A man and two smaller children watch from the shore in front of the bath house. Most likely the people in this photo are connected to the Draper Company in some way. The bath house may also belong to Draper. See also Box 21, Negative 318 and Negative 320, and Negative 381, Negative 382, Negative 384, Negative 385, and Negative 386. 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 3, Folder 3, Item 383 for print of this negative.