Box 1

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate 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 Item 1028, in this folder, for a broader...

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Printed in 1974 from glass plate 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 Item 1028 and Item 1029, in this folder, for exterior views of the damage involving chimney scaffolding, engine room wall, and roof, and Item 1031, in this folder, for another close-up shot. 20.5 x 25 cm.

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Printed in 1974 from glass plate 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 Item 1030, in this folder, for another close-up view of the damage, and Item 1028 and Item 1029, in this folder, for exterior views of the damage involving the chimney scaffolding, engine room wall, and roof. 20.5 x 25 cm.

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Printed in 1974 from glass plate 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. 25 x 20.5 cm.

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Printed in 1974 from glass plate 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 2, Folder 2, Item 171 for these same houses seen from the opposite angle. 25 x 20.5 cm.

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Printed in 1974 from glass plate 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. 25.25 x 20.25 cm.

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate 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 1, Folder 7, Item 1055 for another view of this chimney near completion from a different angle. 20.5...

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Printed in 1974 from glass plate 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. 25 x 20.5 cm.

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A1040. 1895? Image depicts another view of the drafting room at the Draper Company in Hopedale, Massachusetts (see also Box 1, Folder 7, Item 1051 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...

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Printed in 1974 from glass plate 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 Item 1042, in this folder, for another view of the machine.] 25 x 20.5 cm.