Box 5

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Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A909. August 9, 1919. Image depicts male runners at the start of the 220-yard dash, most likely as part of a "Field Day" organized by the Draper Corporation for Draper Corporation employees. Eight men burst forth from the starting line in the foreground. An official of some sort stands behind them. Spectators, both men and women, line the side of the course. See also, Item 926, in this folder. 25 x 20.25 cm.

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Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A910. August 9, 1919. Image depicts male runner finishing the half-mile race, most likely as part of a "Field Day" organized by the Draper Corporation for Draper Corporation employees. The male runner is just crossing the finish line; no other runners are in sight. Spectators, both men and women, line the side of the course. 25 x 20.25 cm.

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A911. August 9, 1919. Image depicts two male runners handing off a baton in the Fire Dept. relay race, most likely as part of a "Field Day" organized by the Draper Corporation for Draper Corporation employees. It is presumed that these are members of the fire dept. of the Draper Corporation and not the Hopedale Fire Dept., but it is possible that town employees competed against Draper Corp. employees. The man with his back to the camera, behind...

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Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A912. August 9, 1919. Image depicts two men, presumably employees of the Draper Corporation shop dept., handling a wet hose as part of some sort of competition, most likely as part of a "Field Day" organized by the Draper Corporation for Draper Corporation employees. Spectators (mostly young boys) look on behind. See also Item 901, in this folder, but the men seem to have a better grip on the hose in this image. 25 x 20.25 cm.

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Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A913. August 9, 1919. Image depicts two male runners on the left handing off a baton in the Draper Corporation shop dept. relay race, most likely as part of a "Field Day" organized by the Draper Corporation for Draper Corporation employees. In the center, another runner waits for his relay partner to arrive. A fourth runner is off to the side on the right. Spectators, both men and women, line the side of the course. 25 x 20.25 cm.

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Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A914. August 9, 1919. Image depicts a group of girls taking part in the 50-yard girls' race, most likely as part of a "Field Day" organized by the Draper Corporation for Draper Corporation employees. Some spectators can be seen in the background. 25 x 20.25 cm.

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Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A915. August 9, 1919. Image depicts the finish of the 100-yard dash that took place, most likely as part of a "Field Day" organized by the Draper Corporation for Draper Corporation employees. Several men race to the finish line, with two crossing the line at approximately the same spot; two more men are behind them. Spectators line the race course, mostly men near the finish but many ladies can be seen further away. 25 x 20.25 cm.

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A916. August 9, 1919. Image depicts two men handling a wet hose as part of some sort of competition, most likely as part of a "Field Day" organized by the Draper Corporation for Draper Corporation employees. The man in the straw hat, kneeling off to the right, is an official of some kind (he is also seen in Item 901). Spectators (mostly young boys) look on behind. It is unclear if "town dept." refers to a dept. of some sort in the Draper...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A917. August 9, 1919. Image depicts men playing doubles tennis, most likely as part of a "Field Day" organized by the Draper Corporation for Draper Corporation employees. Two of the men are in the far court (one close to the net, the other in the back court), while one man is positioned in the near court, close to the net. The fourth player is not visible but may be in the backcourt on the right out of the photographer's range. Spectators watch...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A918. August 9, 1919. Image depicts three women participating in a spoon and potato race, most likely as part of a "Field Day" organized by the Draper Corporation for Draper Corporation employees. The general idea is presumably to be the first to get your potato to a designated area (probably the boxes on the far left) and whichever box fills first wins the race. A crowd of spectators watches in the background. This does not appear to be the same...