Box 12

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.B17. ca. 1903. Image depicts one of three (at one time) octagon houses in Hopedale, Massachusetts This one was located on Prospect Street, and was known as "The Castle." It is no longer standing. The house is two stories with shutters at all the windows (some are closed). It appears to be made out of concrete. It also has some gable windows in the attic and a small front porch. There is a one-story wood clapboard extension at the back of the...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.B50. Image depicts two men holding the reins of five horses, presumed to be Draper Company horses. All of the horses are black or dark colored. The two men both wear vests and hats; the man on the left is older and has a mustache. They are probably both cart or wagon drivers for Draper. The stone building on the right is unidentified but is possibly the Bancroft Memorial Library. Several residential buildings can be seen in the background. The man...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.B51. Image depicts a Draper Company horse posed outside the same stone building seen in Item 50, in this folder. The horse is black (or dark colored) and has a cropped tail. This is probably one of the horses owned by the Draper Company for pulling carts and wagons. A large residential-type building is somewhat visible in the background, behind the stone building. See also Item 58 and Item 61, in this folder, for other images of this same horse....

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Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.B52. Image depicts a Draper Company horse posed against a white sheet in front of a wooden clapboard building. The horse is black (or dark colored) and may be one of the horses seen in Item 50, in this folder. This is probably one of the horses owned by the Draper Company for pulling carts and wagons. 25.25 x 20.25 cm.

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.B58. Image depicts a Draper Company horse posed outside the same stone building seen in Item 50, in this folder. The horse is black (or dark colored) and has a cropped tail. This is probably one of the horses owned by the Draper Company for pulling carts and wagons. A large residential-type building is somewhat visible in the background, behind the stone building. See also Item 51 and Item 61, in this folder, for other images of this same horse....

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.B59. Image depicts a Draper Company horse posed outside the same stone building seen in Item 50, in this folder. The horse is black (or dark colored); his rein is being held by a man on the left, wearing a white shirt, white pants, and a straw hat. He has a mustache but does not appear to be either of the two men seen in Item 50, in this folder. The horse is probably one of the horses owned by the Draper Company for pulling carts and wagons. The...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.B61. Image depicts a Draper Company horse posed outside the same stone building (on the right) seen in Item 50, in this folder. The horse is black (or dark colored); posed next to him is a dark-haired man wearing dark pants with suspenders, a white shirt and a very large tie. The horse is probably the same one seen in Item 51 and Item 58, in this folder. The man is the same one as the man seen on the right in Item 50, in this folder. The horse is...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.B62. Image depicts a Draper Company horse posed outside the same stone building seen in Item 50, in this folder. The horse is black (or dark colored); his rein is being held by a man on the left, wearing a white shirt and white pants. He holds his straw hat in his right hand, possibly to attract the horse's attention so the horse will pose with his head up. The man has a mustache but does not appear to be either of the two men seen in Item 50, in...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.B67. Image depicts Ballou Park, sometimes referred to as Adin Ballou Park, showing flowering trees, bushes, park benches (on either side of the statue and in the left background), 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. In...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.B68. Image depicts one man holding the reins of two horses, presumed to be Draper Company horses. Both horses are black or dark colored. The man wears a vest, tie and hat; he has a mustache and dark curly hair. He is probably a cart or wagon driver for Draper. The stone building on the right is unidentified but is possibly the Bancroft Memorial Library. Several residential buildings can be seen in the background. This man can also be seen in Item...