Item 387: Park: Corner Astin and Main Streets

Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A387. 1906-1908. Image depicts a grassy field with a circular fenced-in area containing tall trees in the left background. Shrubs line the street that runs behind the park in the background. Hopedale's Draper Company founders, brothers George and Ebenezer Draper, were responsible for creating an integrated, planned community with innovative employee housing and recreational spaces, in addition to employment. Original photograph by the Draper Company. 25 x 20.25 cm.