Maple Street and Jones Road, 1916

Negative no.B1978. August 8, 1916. Image depicts the corner of Maple Street and Jones Road in Hopedale, Massachusetts, part of the Draper Company's "planned community." Compare this to Box 91, Negative 1665, which was taken two years before when the road was being graded. Now a streetlight pole has been placed on the corner; trees have been planted; bushes and flowers are visible in front of the houses. Written on the reverse: "Tenements Aug. 8, 1916" but tenements in this context simply 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 1978 for print of this negative. See also, Collection 6612 P, Box 17, Folder 4, Item 1978 for print of this negative.