Item 1028: Wrecked chimney, Draper Company

Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A1028. 1891-1895. Image depicts a chimney that shows damage at the top and a pile of bricks and rubble on the ground in front of it. Scaffolding around the chimney appears to be higher than the top of the chimney, which suggests that possibly something went wrong during construction, although it is possible scaffolding was erected higher than the top of the damaged chimney in order to rebuild it. A four-story brick building appears in the background. In front of that is a platform on which a number of workers can be seen. The Draper Company manufactured textile machinery, primarily looms. See Item 1029, in this folder, for a closer view of the damage at the base of the chimney and Item 1030 and Item 1032, in this folder, for close-up views of the interior damage. See Box 1, Folder 5, Item 1003 for an image of the chimney, much taller than here, under construction. 20.5 x 25.25 cm.