description- – A portrait photograph of George Albert Draper, son of George and Hannah Draper who was born in 1855. George Albert Draper was a driving force in the textile world. His keen knowledge of the textile business made the Draper Corporation one of the leaders in the manufacturing of textile machines. He was also a very generous benefactor of the Hopedale Community in Massachusetts, providing the funds for the construction of the Hopedale Unitarian Church and the Community House, a community and recreation center.
subjectcollectiondatepublisherrelation- – Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
formatsource- – Image is from from plate between page 38 and 39 of the book, Draper, Preston and Allied Family Histories, edited by Ruth Lawrence and published in 1954
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description- – A portrait photograph of Jessie Fremont Preston Draper, wife of George Albert Draper. They were married on November, 6 1890 and had three children; Wycliffe Preston Draper, Jessie Preston Draper and Helen Howard Draper. Jessie Fremont Preston was the daughter of Major General William Preston of Kentucky and the sister of Susan Preston Draper, wife of General William Franklin Draper.
subjectcollectiondatepublisherrelation- – Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
formatsource- – Image is from plate between page 92 and 93 of the book, Draper, Preston and Allied Family Histories, edited by Ruth Lawrence and published in 1954
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description- – A postcard of the George Albert Draper House on 66 Addin Street in Hopedale, Massachusetts. It was torn down around 1930 and is now the site of the Benjamin Helm Bristow Draper Jr. house.
subjectcollectiondatepublisherrelation- – Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
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