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Item 2278: Draper Corporation tenements, 37 Progress Street, 1919

 File — Box: 12, Folder: 2

Scope and Contents

Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.B2278. September 1919. Image depicts a two-story wood-shingled house with two chimneys. Most of the windows have shutters. The building is designed for occupancy by two families; there is a double set of steps in the front and a side porch can be glimpsed on the left. A walkway on the right most likely leads to another side porch. Shrubs and climbing vines surround the entry and house. This house was built by the Draper Corporation for its employees. Tenements in this context simply means employee housing and not the "slum" housing usually thought of in reference to the word tenements. 25.25 x 20.25 cm.

Dates

  • 1919

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

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Extent

10.11 cubic feet

Format:

black and white photograph

Repository Details

Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository

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