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Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A1528. August 1927. Image depicts young boys engaged in a rail race, most likely as part of a "Field Day" organized by the Draper Corporation for Draper Corporation employees. Teams of young boys race holding a rail on which two other boys sit. One rail lays on the grass on the left; another team seems to have had one boy fall off the "rail" in the center background. Spectators look on from the side of the field. 25 x 20.25 cm.

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A1529. August, 1927. Image depicts about seven men participating in a pipe race, most likely as part of a "Field Day" organized by the Draper Corporation for Draper Corporation employees. Two of the men can be seen filling a pipe from ashes on one of the eight boxes laid out; apparently the idea of the race was to be the first to move all the ashes to another spot (out of camera range). A crowd of spectators watches in the background. 25 x 20.25...

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Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A1530. August 1927. Image depicts three young men at the start of a relay race, most likely as part of a "Field Day" organized by the Draper Corporation for Draper Corporation employees. Male and female spectators line the side of the course; a flagpole is visible in the center of the image. See also Item 1531 through Item 1534, in this folder. 25 x 20.25 cm.

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Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A1531. August 1927. Image depicts four young men in middle of relay race, most likely as part of a "Field Day" organized by the Draper Corporation for Draper Corporation employees. Spectators line the side of the course on the left; a flagpole is visible in the center of the photo. See also Item 1530 and Item 1532 through Item 1534, in this folder. 25 x 20.25 cm.

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A1532. August 1927. Image depicts four young men in the middle of a relay race; one (in the center left) has just handed off his baton and another (slightly crouched) is waiting to seize the baton from his partner (in the dark pants). Another runner with #11 on his back is in the left foreground. Spectators line the sidelines and a flagpole can be seen in the middle of the image. Most likely part of a "Field Day" organized by the Draper...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A1533. August 1927. Image depicts two young men, one of whom is passing off the baton, participating in a relay race. Two other racers stand at the ready in the background (one has #16 on his back). Spectators line the side of the course; a flagpole is visible in the middle of the image. Most likely part of a "Field Day" organized by the Draper Corporation for Draper Corporation employees. , planned community with innovative employee housing,...

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Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A1534. August 1927. Image depicts young man crossing finish line of a relay race, most likely as part of a "Field Day" organized by the Draper Corporation for Draper Corporation employees. A crowd of spectators--male, female, and children--watches from the side of the course; a flagpole is visible in the center of the photo. See also Item 1530 through Item 1533, in this folder. 25 x 20.25 cm.

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A1538. August 1927. Image depicts five young men engaged in the beginning of a half-mile race, most likely as part of a "Field Day" organized by the Draper Corporation for Draper Corporation employees. Spectators lined up to watch, some with balloons; flagpole in center of image. Founders of the Draper Corporation, brothers George and Ebenezer were responsible for creating an integrated, planned community with innovative employee housing,...

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Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A1539. August 1927. Image depicts eight girls and young women racing on grassy track, most likely as part of a "Field Day" organized by the Draper Corporation for Draper Corporation employees. Spectators, both male and female, watch in the background. 25 x 20.25 cm.

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.A1553. 1910-1920? taken of an older image, ca. 1865. Image shows a distant view of various houses, Adin Ballou's Universalist Church in the right center, and shops on Mill River in the far left background. Note the octagon house in the center, with a cupola on the roof. This house most likely no longer existed by the time the glass plate negative was made in the early 20th century. Original photograph from glass plate negative by the Draper...