Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A412. June 11, 1908. Image depicts a complex of multiple-story buildings viewed from across a body of water. Two smokestacks and a water tower are in the background view and a railroad car sits between the buildings and the water. A grassy area is in the immediate foreground. Based on the image of the Old Shop in Item 418, in this folder, it is difficult to place that building in this view. See Item 419, in this folder, for an almost identical...

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Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A415. June 7, 1908. Image depicts a complex of multiple-story buildings viewed from across what is probably Hopedale Pond. A water tower is in the background and a railroad bridge appears to be in front of the buildings. In the foreground is a grassy area, trees, and a park bench. Original photograph by the Draper Company. 25 x 20.25 cm.

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A417. June 10, 1908. Image depicts a complex of multiple-story buildings, one with a tower topped with a lightning rod, and another with a smoking chimney, all in the background. In the center left is the Old Shop, a wooden building with a cupola and weathervane; a man is barely visible standing in the doorway. See Item 418, in this folder, for a better view of the Old Shop. An unpaved street is in the foreground; trolley tracks cross the street...

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Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A418. June 10, 1908. Image depicts a single-story wooden building with a cupola and weathervane at the top. A man dressed in suit and tie stands by the door. A railroad bridge can be seen in the background on the right and another wooden building is partially visible on the right. An open field is in the foreground. See also Item 417, in this folder, in which the Old Shop is less visible and which is taken from another angle. 25 x 20.25 cm.

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Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A419. June 11, 1908. Image depicts a complex of multiple-story buildings viewed from across a body of water. Two smokestacks, a water tower, and a railroad bridge are also in view. Based on the image of the Old Shop in Item 418, in this folder, it is difficult to place that building in this view. See Item 412, in this folder, for an almost identical image. 25 x 20.25 cm.

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...