Item 915: Draper Company Exhibit in Mechanics Hall, 1910, 1910

Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.B915. Image depicts an exhibit of Draper Company looms at Mechanics Hall in 1910. The location of Mechanics Hall is unknown, but it does not seem to resemble the interior of Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts Image is taken from the balcony of the hall, looking down on a display of Draper Company looms, but from a slightly different angle than seen in Item 916, in this folder,. Two signs for Draper Company hang above the display. The balcony across from the photographer is hung with banners and an American flag; it contains mannequins dressed in clothing. A sign at the far left of the balcony display reads "Wm. Filene's Sons Co." Signs in the bottom right corner of the image point downstairs to the cement and concrete construction display. The Draper Company, located in Hopedale, Massachusetts, manufactured textile machinery, primarily looms. See Item 916, in this folder, for another view of this exhibit. 25.25 x 20.25 cm.