Item 364: Girls' Potato Race, Field Day, 1906

Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A364. August 18, 1906. Image depicts three girls, each carrying a potato (possibly on a spoon?) and racing to their container (in the foreground) to place their potato without dropping it. Officials stand by observing the race. Spectators line both sides of the field; a number of girls in the background are probably about to participate, or already have participated, in the race. This event was most likely organized by the Draper Company and may have consisted entirely of Draper Company employees, or in this case, children of employees. See also Item 375, in this folder. 25 x 20.5 cm.