Girls swimming, Hopedale Pond, 1920

Negative no.A928. August 1920. Image depicts a group of girls swimming outside the bathhouse on Hopedale Pond in Hopedale, Massachusetts Photograph taken from across the pond; the swimmers are visible in the background, some in the water and others on a floating dock. Several people in a canoe are on the pond; they can be seen more clearly in Negative 931, in this box. Residential buildings in the background behind the bathhouse. These swimmers may be Draper Corporation employees or children of Draper Corporation employees, enjoying a day organized by the Draper Corporation. 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 929, Negative 930, and Negative 931, in this box. 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 5, Folder 5, Item 928 for print of this negative.