Item 204: View of Hopedale Park

Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A204. 1903- 1906. Image depicts a view of Hopedale Park, which appears to be a fairly barren stretch of land. There are some low stone walls running through the park in the background and some post-and-wire fences off to the right. Two houses can be seen in the left background. A four-story house (possibly a boardinghouse?) can be seen in the right foreground with wood trim decorative elements, shutters at every window, and an open front porch. Several wooden poles are on the edges of the street, but they have not yet been connected as either electric or telegraph poles (the pole closest to the boardinghouse is an electric pole, connected to the boardinghouse). It is possible this image was taken before the park had been fully established and the park and surrounding area had been landscaped. Image taken from a high angle, probably a second- or third-story window. See also Item 206, in this folder. Original photograph by the Draper Company. 25 x 20.25 cm.