Girls Potato Race, 1919

Negative no.A919. August 9, 1919. Image depicts a number of young girls participating in a potato race, most likely as part of a "Field Day" organized by the Draper Corporation for Draper Corporation employees. There is a line of boxes on the ground in the left foreground; the object is probably for your team to fill your box with potatoes and whichever box is filled first get the prize. A crowd of spectators watches in the background. It does not appear as if the girls were using spoons to carry the potatoes, as seen in Negative 918, in this box, but it is unclear. The men on the left in the straw hats are probably monitoring the boxes. Founders of the Draper Company, brothers George and Ebenezer, were responsible for creating an integrated, planned community with innovative employee housing and recreational spaces and company events, in addition to employment. See also Negative 920, in this box. 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 5, Folder 5, Item 919 for print of this negative.