Box 2

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Negative no.A1016. 1891-1895. Image depicts a view of the No. 3 automatic screw machine. Photographed in front of a white sheet, possibly in an unknown textile mill. See Negative 1017, in this box, for a view of this machine showing the toothed wheel. Draper Company manufactured textile machinery, primarily looms, and apparently manufactured its own machine screws for use in its machinery. 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 1, Folder 5, Item 1016 for print of this negative.

Scope and Contents Negative no.A1017. 1891-1895. Image depicts a No. 3 automatic screw machine showing a large toothed wheel in front; the toothed wheel is what would cut the grooves in the screws. Photographed in front of a white sheet, possibly in an unknown textile mill. See Negative 1016, in this box, for a view of the other side of this machine. Draper Company manufactured textile machinery, primarily looms, and apparently manufactured its own machine screws for use in its machinery. 5 x 7 in. See...

Scope and Contents Negative no.A1018. 1891-1895. Image depicts a view from presumably the roof of the Draper Company's machine screw shop, showing single- and multi-family homes lining town streets near the company. Most of these residences were probably for Draper Company employees. The foreground view looks down onto a roof with three skylights and a number of vent pipes, probably part of the machine screw shop. Original photograph by the Draper Company. 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 1, Folder 5, Item...

Scope and Contents Negative no.A1019. 1891-1895. Image depicts a view of Hopedale Pond looking north from Freedom Street. View taken from Draper Company shop, probably from the roof, as the view is quite high. One house on the left in the foreground; another house in the center left appears to have piles of granite rubble or rocks to the left and behind it. Another building is seen on the edge of the pond in the center distance. Most of the image consists of pond and open ground. Original photograph by the...

Scope and Contents Negative no.A1020. 1891-1895. Image depicts a two-story wooden house with two chimneys and shutters at each window. A bay window and small porch face the unpaved street; two people can be seen on the porch, a man and a woman. A second porch is on the side of the house. See also Negative 1021, in this box, which shows the same house and people, although they are standing on the side porch and somewhat more visible. Original photograph by the Draper Company. 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P,...

Scope and Contents Negative no.A1021. 1891-1895. Image depicts a two-story wooden house with two chimneys and shutters at each window. A bay window and small porch face the unpaved street; a second porch is on the side of the house where an elderly man and woman are standing. See also Negative 1020, in this box, which shows the same house and people, although they are somewhat hidden on the front porch. Original photograph by the Draper Company. 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 1, Folder 5, Item 1021 for...

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Negative no.A1022. 1891-1895. Image depicts a framed set of screw samples, each labeled with a number. They range in size from quite thin and small to very thick. Draper apparently manufactured their own screws in their machine screw shop. 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 1022 for print of this negative.

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Negative no.A1023. 1891-1895. Image depicts two-story wooden home with gabled roof, three chimneys, and shutters at each window. The front porch is covered with ivy, as is a small portion of the side of the house. A sidewalk runs between the house and the unpaved street. Another home is partially visible on the right. It is not known who Mrs. Southwick was. Original photograph by the Draper Company. 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 1023 for print of this negative.

Scope and Contents Negative no.A1024. 1891-1895. Image depicts the spindle & rink factory at center right, showing a complex of three-story brick buildings with three chimneys in a row on the left, behind which is a taller chimney. A covered walkway slopes down on the left to a smaller building on the far left. The view looks north with the river and rural surroundings in background. The spindle factory, built in 1881, was the business known as A.A. Westcott & Sons. It was located in a section of...

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Negative no.A1025. 1891-1895. 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 1025 for print of this negative.