Box 3

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Negative no.A1035. 1891-1900. Image depicts the unpaved Adin Street in Hopedale, Massachusetts, a wide street with one house glimpsed on the right. Telephone or telegraph poles line the street on the left, but the area on the left appears unsettled. Original photograph by the Draper Company. 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 1035 for print of this negative.

Scope and Contents Negative no.A1036. 1891-1895. Image depicts a chimney surrounded by scaffolding; construction appears to be completed as the rounded edge of the chimney can be seen at the top. Workmen are posing at the top of the scaffolding. A roof with skylights is in the bottom foreground; both skylights and chimney are part of the Draper Co.'s machine screw shop. See Box 4, Negative 1055 for another view of this chimney near completion from a different angle. 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 1,...

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Negative no.A1037. 1891-1895. Image depicts a scene along a river or pond. Fire hoses are connected to a hydrant in the right foreground and water is being sprayed in an upward arc, falling into the water. A wooden clapboard building (possibly a storehouse of some kind?) is on the left and homes can be seen in the background on the opposite shore. Original photograph by the Draper Company. 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 1037 for print of this negative.

Scope and Contents Negative no.A1040. 1895? Image depicts another view of the drafting room at the Draper Company in Hopedale, Massachusetts (see also Negative 1051, in this box, for a different angle). An easel is visible in the foreground with another to the right. A rolltop desk is in the center of the room, in front of a very large, three-pane window that allows plenty of natural light. What appears to be a shuttered window in the background on the right. A multiple-lamp fixture, all shaded, hangs from the...

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Negative no.A1041. 1891-1895. Image depicts a piece of machinery photographed in front of a white sheet, indicating that it may have been intended for promotional use. [See Negative1042, in this box, for another view of the machine.] 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 1041 for print of this negative.

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Negative no.A1042. 1891-1895. Image depicts a piece of machinery photographed in front of a white sheet, indicating that it may have been intended for promotional use. [See Negative 1041, in this box, for another view of the machine.] 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 1042 for print of this negative.

Scope and Contents Negative no.A1043. 1891-1895. Image depicts two two-story wood-shingled homes facing an unpaved street. Each home has two chimneys and shutters at each window. The house on the left has two entrances and is clearly a two-family. The house on the right is also probably a two-family, although the entrance on the far right cannot be seen. Other homes are partially visible in the background and on the right. Brand new spindly trees have been planted along the edge of the sidewalk; they are...

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Negative no.A1044. 1891-1895. Image depicts Draper Company office building in lower left corner, along with two other mill buildings in center and on the right. Beyond Draper buildings are other businesses and residences. Not the same view seen in Box 2, Negative 1026. Original photograph by the Draper Company. 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 1044 for print of this negative.

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Negative no.A1045. 1891-1895. Image depicts four male workers posing in what may have been a woodworking shop. A wooden box sits on a bench in front of them, with a wooden basket partially visible on the left. 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 1045 for print of this negative.

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Negative no.A1046. 1891-1895. Image depicts a piece of machinery. Other equipment is also viewed in background. 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 1, Folder 6, Item 1046 for print of this negative.