Box 3

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A308. November 15, 1904. Image depicts an open field surrounded by a stone wall in the background. Several houses are visible in the background, beyond the stone wall. There are a few bare trees in the playground and what appears to be a set of wooden uprights in the center left, but in general the field is empty. "Playground" at this time suggests more of an open field in which to play as opposed to a field containing playground equipment....

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A310. November 16, 1904. Image depicts an open field surrounded by a stone wall. There is an opening to use as an entryway. A small wooden stand and goal marker are at the back of the field. Beyond the field are three homes in view at the top of a slope. "Playground" at this time suggests more of an open field in which to play as opposed to a field containing playground equipment. Founders of the Draper Company, brothers George and Ebenezer Draper...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A312. November 16, 1904. Image depicts a three-story wood clapboard building with multiple gables. Stairs on the left lead to an entrance door that is actually on the second floor; a slope in the foreground blocks the view of the first floor somewhat. A flagpole can be seen behind the entrance door, either attached to the roof or in the ground behind the building. The high school was designed by architect George R. Clarke of Boston, Massachusetts,...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A314. November 21, 1904. Image depicts a stone church with a tower in front, and a shorter extension to the right. Trees and grass surround the church. The church is located at 65 Hopedale Street. The parish was formed October 2, 1867. The church building was erected through the generosity of Eben S. Draper and George Albert Draper in memory of their father and mother. Dedication services for the church edifice were held on September 15, 1898. The...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A316. November 22, 1904. Image depicts a marble fountain feature on the south side of the library that includes a Greek goddess (Sybil) standing above an elaborately carved fountain. On both sides, the piece extends with a curved wall and attached bench. Flanking each end is an urn on a pedestal with an eagle seated at its base. A set of four marble steps descends to the lawn below. Sibyl was sculpted in 1903 by Waldo Story. The Bancroft library...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A317. November 22, 1904. Image depicts a marble fountain feature on the south side of the library that includes a Greek goddess (Sybil) standing above an elaborately carved fountain. On both sides, the piece extends with a curved wall and attached bench. Flanking each end is an urn on a pedestal with an eagle seated at its base. A set of four marble steps descends to the lawn below. Sibyl was sculpted in 1903 by Waldo Story. The Bancroft library...

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Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A318. November 25, 1904. Image depicts a single-story wooden structure situated at the edge of Hopedale Pond (in the background). A flagpole extends from the roof. The bath house may belong to the Draper Company. See also Item 320, in this folder, and Box 3, Folder 3, Item 381, Item 382, Item 383, Item 384, Item 385, and Item 386. Original photograph by the Draper Company. 25 x 20.25 cm.

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A320. November 25, 1904. Image depicts a single-story wooden structure situated at the edge of Hopedale Pond (in the background). A flagpole extends from the roof. The bath house may belong to the Draper Company. From this angle, the bath house appears smaller than it actually is. See also Item 318, in this folder, and Box 3, Folder 3, Item 381, Item 382, Item 383, Item 384, Item 385, and Item 386. Original photograph by the Draper Company. 25 x...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A322. December 7, 1904. Image depicts a substantial wood-shingled house, two and a half stories. It has two entrances on the front, each with their own porch, and two bay windows in the front. There is a balcony around an extension to the house on the right. The style could be considered a modified Dutch Colonial or gambrel. There are flower boxes on the railing of the porch on the right and bushes planted against the foundation of the house. This...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A323. December 7, 1904. Image depicts a glimpse of the rear of houses on the west side of Bancroft Parkway from a distance, showing the back yards, including laundry clotheslines and steps to the back entrances of the houses. The houses are substantial two-story dwellings. Behind the houses is a dirt path beyond which (in the foreground of this image) is some open space and trees and bushes. These houses were constructed for Draper Company...