Draper Company duplexes, Jones Road, 1916

Negative no.B1977. August 2, 1916. Image depicts Jones Road in Hopedale, Massachusetts, part of the Draper Company's "planned community." Duplexes line the street; a horse and wagon stands on the street; three small children play on the sidewalk; and a woman walks down the sidewalk on the left-hand side. Written on the reverse: "Tenements Aug. 2, 1916" but tenements in this context means housing for Draper Company 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. 8 x 10 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 10, Folder 5, Item 1977 for print of this negative.