Box 12

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Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.B2308. December 20, 1919. Image depicts a fire station in Hopedale, Massachusetts, a two-story brick building with a tower on the end. Building is lavishly draped in flags and bunting in celebration of the end of World War I. The sign at the center of the building reads, "Our Heros, Welcome Home." Original photograph by the Draper Corporation. 25.25 x 20.25 cm.

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Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.B2310. January 1920. Image depicts a close-up view of a terry towel loom manufactured by the Draper Corporation of Hopedale, Massachusetts The Draper Corporation manufactured textile machinery, primarily looms. 25.25 x 20.25 cm.

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.B13. January 27, 1903. Image depicts a view of the drafting room of the Draper Company. A row of drafting tables, each covered with a sheet is on the right, against a set of windows with window shades pulled down about halfway. Lamps hang over the tables, as well as over a desk seen in the background. The top of a set of flat files is visible in the left foreground view. A wastebasket is on the floor in front of one of the poles. The Draper...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.B14. January 27, 1903. Image depicts a view of the drafting room of the Draper Company. A set of flat files takes up the left-hand part of the room, with a glass-fronted cabinet on the right. A slanted drafting table is in the foreground. Two prints, one of a loom, are hung high up on the walls. Glass windows allow those in the room to look out onto the work floor. The Draper Company manufactured textile machinery, primarily looms. See Item 13, in...

Scope and Contents Printed in 1974 from glass plate negative no.B16. 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.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....