Box 12

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Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.B2267. September 1919. Image depicts a two-story wood-shingled house plus attic. Shutters are at each window and a wrap-around porch and set of steps join the front entry with a walkway to the sidewalk and street. Shrubs and climbing vines surround the porch and house. No information could be found about who Dr. Osborn (or Osborne) was. Original photograph by the Draper Corporation. 25.25 x 20.25 cm.

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.B2268. September 1919. Image depicts a two-story wood-shingled house with front porch and steps to front door. Corner view shows side of house with a set of back steps leading to a grassy yard. Other homes are in the background. These houses were built for Draper Corporation employees. Tenements in this context simply means employee housing and not the "slum" housing usually thought of in reference to the word tenements. Draper Company founders,...

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Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.B2269. September 1919. Image depicts the Park Street School, a three-story brick building (the lower story is partially underground), with a cupola and three gable windows in the attic. The school was built on Park Street in 1914. A flagpole stands to the side of the school. Original photograph by the Draper Corporation. 25.25 x 20.25 cm.

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.B2270. September 1919. Image depicts a two-story wood-shingled house plus attic, located at 106 Dutcher Street in Hopedale, Massachusetts Shutters are at each window and a wrap-around porch and set of steps join the front entry with a walkway to the sidewalk and street. Only the center entrance of the porch is roofed however; the rest of the porch is open to show bay windows on either side of the front door. Shrubs surround the porch and house....

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.B2271. September 1919. Image depicts a two-story wood-shingled house with attic. The house features a pitched roof and four bay windows on the front. Two entryways are connected by walkways to the sidewalk and street, indicating this was a two-family building. Shrubs and plants surround the house. A set of back steps is in view on one side of the house. This house was built for Draper Corporation employees. Tenements in this context simply means...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.B2272. September 1919. Image depicts a two-story wood clapboard house with attic. Decorative framework outlines each gable. The house has four entry doors at front, indicating multiple families were in residence. The entryways are connected by walkways to the sidewalk and street. Shutters are at each window and climbing vines surround the entryways. A hydrangea bush and climbing rose on trellis enhance the grounds. This house was built for Draper...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.B2273. September 1919. Image depicts a two-story wood-shingled house with attic. The house has two arched entryways with recessed doors at the front. The entryways are connected by walkways to the sidewalk and street. Shutters are at each window and two bay windows are on the first floor. The house is flanked by two tall trees and other shrubs grow along the foundation. This house was built for Draper Corporation employees. Tenements in this...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.B2274. September 1919. Image depicts a two-story wood-shingled house with attic. The house has two small open porches with recessed doors at the front. The entryways are connected by walkways to the sidewalk and tree-lined street (all the trees have wire netting around them for a distance of about four feet off the ground). Shutters are at each window. A set of back steps is in view at one side of the house and another house is partially in view...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.B2275. September 1919. Image depicts a two-story wood-shingled house with attic. The house appears to be photographed from the side, and features a large porch on the first floor. The entryway seems to be on the opposite side. Two bay windows are on the front side second floor level. Shutters are at each window. Trees and shrubs enhance the grounds. Tenements in this context simply means employee housing and not the "slum" housing usually thought...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.B2276. September 1919. Image depicts a two-story wood-shingled house with two large gables on either end forming an attic. Some windows are diamond paned and all have shutters. The building is designed for occupancy by two families and has a double set of stairs at the front entrance. Shrubs and climbing vines surround the entry and house. Two small children play on the bottom step and another girl or young woman is barely visible at the far left....