Item 134: Hopedale Street (west side) showing Draper Co. shop and office, 1903

Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.B134. May 7, 1903. Image depicts a view of the west side of Hopedale Street in Hopedale, Massachusetts, showing the Draper Company shop and office. It is possible the two-story brick building in the center is the office, but it is unclear. That building, and the two-story building directly behind it with the one-story extension to the left all have striped awnings on some of the windows. Larger factory buildings can be seen behind in the background on both sides. A man stands on the sidewalk in front of the center building. Hopedale Street is unpaved, as is the street running perpendicularly in the left foreground, but both have sidewalks. There are a number of trees along the street. A set of trolley tracks runs along Hopedale Street. A water tower is on the top of the building at the left in the background. The Draper Company manufactured textile machinery, primarily looms. See Box 12, Folder 5, Item 178 for this same view taken nine days later. See Item 135 and Item 136, in this folder, for views of the buildings on the street to the left of what is shown in this image. Original photograph by the Draper Company. 25.25 x 20.25 cm.