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Scope and Contents Negative no.A804. August 12, 1916. Image depicts a runner participating in a hurdle race, most likely as part of a "Field Day" organized by the Draper Company for Draper Company employees. One man has just cleared one of the hurdles, while another can be seen on the left approaching the hurdles. Another runner is just behind the man in the center, having just cleared the prior hurdle. Scattered spectators watch the race. Founders of the Draper Company, brothers George and Ebenezer were...

Scope and Contents Negative no.A805. August 12, 1916. Image depicts a runner participating in a relay race, most likely as part of a "Field Day" organized by the Draper Company for Draper Company employees. The male runner appears to be about to break the string being held across the course at the finish line. No other runners are in sight. Spectators line the side of the course and some men in straw hats with their backs to the camera are on the right (possibly race officials). Founders of the Draper Company,...

Scope and Contents Negative no.A809. August 12, 1916. Image depicts six men participating in a sack race, most likely as part of a "Field Day" organized by the Draper Company for Draper Company employees. All of the men are in sacks up to their necks, as they hop along, trying to finish. Spectators look on in the background. Founders of the Draper Company, brothers George and Ebenezer were responsible for creating an integrated, planned community with innovative employee housing and recreational spaces and...

Scope and Contents Negative no.A811. August 12, 1916. Image depicts a group of girls (well over a dozen) participating in a race, most likely as part of a "Field Day" organized by the Draper Company for Draper Company employees. Some spectators can be glimpsed in the background. Founders of the Draper Company, brothers George and Ebenezer were responsible for creating an integrated, planned community with innovative employee housing and recreational spaces and company events, in addition to employment. 5 x 7...

Scope and Contents Negative no.A812. August 12, 1916. Image depicts a group of men participating in a potato race, most likely as part of a "Field Day" organized by the Draper Company for Draper Company employees. The idea is probably to be the first to fill your box (seen on the ground on the left) with potatoes. Most of the potato races at Draper Company events involved women or girls, but this one features men. Some spectators can be glimpsed in the background. Founders of the Draper Company, brothers...

Scope and Contents Negative no.A814. August 12, 1916. Image depicts a group of men participating in the quarter-mile race, most likely as part of a "Field Day" organized by the Draper Company for Draper Company employees. Six men leap forward from the start line for the race. Spectators look on from the left; note the parasols some of the women hold. The man at the far right and the man at the far left are probably race officials. Founders of the Draper Company, brothers George and Ebenezer were responsible...

Scope and Contents Negative no.A815. August 12, 1916. Image depicts men participating in a relay race, most likely as part of a "Field Day" organized by the Draper Company for Draper Company employees. One man hands off to his partner in the center. Another runner is to the left, while a fourth man can be seen racing in the background. Spectators line the course on from the left; note the parasols some of the women hold. The men at the far right are probably race officials. Founders of the Draper Company,...

Scope and Contents Negative no.A816. August 12, 1916. Image depicts runners participating in a hurdle race, most likely as part of a "Field Day" organized by the Draper Company for Draper Company employees. One man has just cleared one of the hurdles in the center right, while another leaps toward a hurdle on the left. A third runner can be seen racing up to the hurdles. Scattered spectators watch the race. Founders of the Draper Company, brothers George and Ebenezer were responsible for creating an...

Scope and Contents Negative no.A817. August 12, 1916. Image depicts runners participating in a hurdle race, most likely as part of a "Field Day" organized by the Draper Company for Draper Company employees. One man has just cleared one of the hurdles on the far left while another approaches on the left. Two more runners approach the hurdles in the center. The men on either side of the course in straw hats and jackets are probably race officials. A few scattered spectators watch in the background. Founders of...

Scope and Contents Negative no.A818. August 12, 1916. Image depicts a participant in a broad jump contest, most likely as part of a "Field Day" organized by the Draper Company for Draper Company employees. The jumper has just landed and an official stands by to measure his jump, while other officials look on. Spectators watch in the background. Founders of the Draper Company, brothers George and Ebenezer were responsible for creating an integrated, planned community with innovative employee housing and...