Item 1978: Maple Street and Jones Road, 1916

Printed in 1974 from glass plate 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 9, Folder 3, Item 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. 25.25 x 20.25 cm.