Box 3

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...

Scope and Contents

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...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A324. House on Bancroft Parkway, Hopedale, Massachusetts Gelatin silver print, [1974], from a glass plate negative, [1904-1906. Image depicts a substantial two-family house on Bancroft Parkway in Hopedale, Massachusetts The house is a two-and-a-half story wood-shingled residence with two entrances in the front and a gable on each end. All the windows have shutters; there are two chimneys visible. Bushes (some flowering) have been planted in the...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A325. 1904- 1906. Image depicts a substantial duplex house on Dutcher Street. The house is a two-and-a-half story wood-shingled residence with two entrances and two bay windows in the front on the second floor. Each entrance has a porch; all the windows (except the bay windows) have shutters. Some flowers have been planted alongside the walkway leading to each porch and there are flower planters on the walls next to the steps. Written on the...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A326. 1904- 1906. Image depicts some substantial houses on Hope Street extension. The house on the corner is a two-and-a-half story wood-shingled residence with two entrances and a bay window on the side. Another house with two entrances can be seen to the left and other houses are partially visible on the street. The unpaved street curves into the background and is crossed at right angles with a street in the foreground. These houses were...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A330. 1904-1906. Image depicts Ballou Park, sometimes referred to as Adin Ballou Park, showing flowering trees, rose bushes, park benches, and a bronze statue of Adin Ballou, the founder of the Hopedale Community. The statue was unveiled in October 1900 and is located on the Ballou property; it was the gift of Gen. W. F. Draper. In 1900 the Ballou house was moved from this site and the park established. See also Box 12, Folder 3, Item 67 and Box...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A331. 1904- 1905. Image depicts an expansive two-family residence with three chimneys. The wooden structure has two stories and dormer windows in the attic. Shutters are at each window and the home features a wrap-around porch on the first level, and fenced balcony above the flat-roofed porch. Trees, shrubs and porch plants enhance the space between the sidewalk and front entry. Another home is partially visible in the left background. This...