Wheelbarrow race, 1924

Negative no.A1207. August 1924. Image depicts four teams of two boys each participating in a wheelbarrow race, most likely as part of a "Field Day" organized by the Draper Corporation for Draper Corporation employees. One boy in each team takes the position of the "wheelbarrow" by holding a wheel with handles as the front "wheel" while the other boy holds his legs as if they were the wheelbarrow "handles." A crowd of spectators lines the side of the course on the left; a flagpole is in the distance. 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. Closely resembles Box 59, Negative 1179; see also Box 59, Negative 1180. 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 6, Folder 4, Item 1207 for print of this negative.