Box 2

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Negative no.A1026. 1891-1895. Image depicts an aerial view, possibly taken from a Draper Co. chimney, of business and residential buildings lining several town streets. Not the same view seen in Box 3, Negative 1044. Original photograph by the Draper Company. 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 1026 for print of this negative.

Scope and Contents Negative no.A1027. 1891-1895. Image depicts the pattern room, also called the pattern shop, at Draper Company. Here is where wooden patterns of gears and parts would be made before the parts would be manufactured in metal form. Six male workers are visible, standing around the shop. Several tables are laid out in a line down the room and carpenters' tools can be seen on the shelves in the right background. More tools are on the counters under the windows on the right. The Draper Company...

Scope and Contents Negative no.A1028. 1891-1895. Image depicts a chimney that shows damage at the top and a pile of bricks and rubble on the ground in front of it. Scaffolding around the chimney appears to be higher than the top of the chimney, which suggests that possibly something went wrong during construction, although it is possible scaffolding was erected higher than the top of the damaged chimney in order to rebuild it. A four-story brick building appears in the background. In front of that is a...

Scope and Contents Negative no.A1029. 1891-1895. Image depicts the rubble at the base of a wrecked chimney at the Draper Company, which most likely occurred during the construction phase. The scaffolding surrounding the chimney is damaged. The engine room below it is also damaged with the partial collapse of a wall and a portion of the roof. Debris from the scaffolding and bricks litter the remaining roof and yard below the chimney. See Negative 1028, in this box, for a broader angle of the chimney collapse....

Scope and Contents Negative no.A1030. 1891-1895. Image depicts interior damage and debris in the engine room following a chimney collapse, most likely during the construction phase. Most of the debris appears to be scaffolding. See Negative 1028 and negative 1029, in this box, for exterior views of the damage involving chimney scaffolding, engine room wall, and roof, and Negative 1031, also in this box, for another close-up shot. 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 1030 for print of this...

Scope and Contents Negative no.A1031. 1891-1895. Image depicts another view of the interior damage and debris following a chimney collapse, most likely during the construction phase. A workman is standing amidst the debris. See Negative 1030, in this box, for another close-up view of the damage, and Negative 1028 and Negative 1029, also in this box, for exterior views of the damage involving the chimney scaffolding, engine room wall, and roof. 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 1031 for...

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Negative no.A1032. 1891-1895. Image depicts two wooden houses facing a sidewalk and street. Both houses are most likely duplexes as Draper Company housing in Hopedale was rarely larger. Three other homes are partially in view on another street in the background. These houses were built for Draper Company employees. 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 1032 for print of this negative.

Scope and Contents Negative no.A1033. 1891-1900]. Image depicts three two-story wooden homes facing an unpaved street. Each home has two chimneys and shutters at each window, and two entrances; all are duplexes. The house in the center right is in the Dutch Colonial style. These houses were constructed for Draper Company employees. Other homes can be glimpsed in the background. See Box 14, Negative 171 for these same houses seen from the opposite angle. 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 1, Folder 6, Item...