Spoon and potato race, 1924

Negative no.A1185. August 1924. Image shows five girls engaged in race; one girl is wearing a hat (she can also be seen in Negative 1193, in this box). Girl in foreground has just dropped her potato in her box and is starting back to retrieve another. Spectators are scattered on the grass in the background. Most likely part of a "Field Day" organized by the Draper Corporation for Draper Corporation employees. 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 1181, Negative 1184, Negative 1193, and Negative 1194, in this box. 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 6, Folder 4, Item 1185 for print of this negative.