James Draper, Ebenezer D. Draper, and George Draper
description- – Portrait photographs of James Draper, Ebenezer D. Draper and George Draper from the book Five Generations of Loom Builders: A History of the Draper Corporation by William H. Chase. These were the three sons of Ira Draper who played an important role in the establishment of the Hopedale Community and the Draper Corporation. James Draper inherited the rights to Ira Draper's patents, including the Self-Acting Loom Temple, and was selling Draper products as early as 1830. Ebenezer D. Draper was Rev. Adin Ballou's right hand man in the Hopedale Community, an Utopian Community that blended industry and religion, and brought Ira Draper's patents to the community to use in the shops. These products became a major part of the financial support for the community. George Draper joined the Hopedale Community in 1853, and in 1856 convinced Ebenezer, then president of the community, to withdraw the investments made by these products and forge the beginnings of the Draper Corporation. The withdrawal of their support led to the collapse of the Hopedale community in 1856.
- – Draper, Ebenezer Daggett, 1813-1887
- – Draper, George, 1817-1887
- – Draper Corporation
- – Draper family
- – Draper, James
- – Hopedale (Mass.)
- – 1951
- – 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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- – Image is from page 8 of Five Generations of Loom Builders: A History of the Draper Corporation
- – English
Ira Draper
description- – A photograph of a portrait painting of Ira Draper from the book Five Generations of Loom Builders: A History of the Draper Corporation by William H. Chase. In 1816 Ira Draper patented the self-acting loom temple. Loom temples kept the cloth straight on the loom, but they constantly had to be readjusted by the operators. Draper's self-acting loom temples did not need to be readjusted, thereby greatly increasing productivity. This innovation eventually became the first and most successful product of the Hopedale Community, and was the foundation of the Draper Corporation.
- – Looms--History
- – Textile industry--Massachusetts--Hopedale
- – Draper Corporation
- – Draper, Ira
- – Draper family
- – Hopedale (Mass.)
- – 1951
- – Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
- – image/jpg
- – Image is from page xii of Five Generations of Loom Builders: A History of the Draper Corporation
- – English
Thwing Sisters
description- – A card made from a photograph of the six Thwing Sisters. Seated is Susan Ansom, Sarah Whipple, and Anna Draper. Standing is Sylvia Bancroft, Minerva Knight, and Hannah Draper. Anna was married to Ebenezer Draper and Hannah was married to George Draper. Sylvia Bancroft was married to Joseph Bancroft who eventually became president of the Draper Corporation. The Bancroft Memorial Library is named for Sylvia Bancroft after she passed away before it was completed.
- – Knight, Minerva
- – Ansom, Susan
- – Draper, Ebenezer Daggett, 1813-1887
- – Draper, Hannah
- – Bancroft, Sylvia
- – Whipple, Sarah
- – Draper, George, 1817-1887
- – Bancroft, Joseph
- – Draper family
- – Hopedale (Mass.)
- – Draper, Anna
- – 1860-1887?
- – 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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- – English
Residence of George Albert Draper
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.
- – Historic dwellings--Massachusetts--Hopedale
- – Draper family
- – Draper, George Albert, 1855-1923
- – 1900-1930?
- – Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
- – image/jpg
- – English
General William F. Draper House
description- – A photograph of the General William F. Draper House in the winter, with snow whitening the ground and trees. The house stood on Adin street in Hopedale, Massachusetts on what is now the site of the Hopedale Junior/Senior High School. The land was donated to the town by his daughter, Margaret Preston Draper, with the stipulation that the school be named the General Draper High School for fifty years. The High School was completed in 1927.
- – Draper, Margaret Preston, 1891-1973
- – Historic dwellings--Massachusetts--Hopedale
- – Draper family
- – Boncompagni, Princess Margaret, 1891-1973
- – Draper, William F. (William Franklin), 1842-1910
- – 1920-1927?
- – Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
- – image/jpg
- – English
View of Hopedale Massachusetts, 1888
description- – A copy of an 1888 lithographic map of Hopedale Massachusetts called"View of Hopedale Massachusetts". The map is a pictorial representation of the streets, businesses and homes in Hopedale. There are also close up views of some of the prominent houses and buildings in Hopedale. These include the Warren Dutcher homestead, the old Unitarian Church, the Town Hall, the William Lapworth residence, the George Draper Homestead, the Samuel Walker residence, the Joseph Bancroft Residence, and Westcott's Spindle Works. The Draper Company is displayed prominently in the foreground.
- – Lapworth, William
- – Walker, Samuel
- – Westcott's Spindle Works
- – Draper, George, 1817-1887
- – Bancroft, Joseph
- – Draper Corporation
- – Hopedale (Mass.)--Maps
- – Dutcher, Warren
- – Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Hopedale
- – 1888
- – 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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- – English
Residence of Bristow H.B. Draper, Hopedale, Mass.
description- – A photograph of the Bristow H. B. Draper House on Adin Street in Hopedale, Massachusetts. Built in 1914, the house is called the Crossways.
- – 1914-1940?
- – 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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- – English
George Otis Draper house, The Larches
description- – A postcard showing the George Otis Draper house, The Larches, on Williams street straddling the Hopedale-Milford Massachusetts line. The Larches was named for the Larch trees that can still be seen on the grounds today. The original house was destroyed by a fire in 1909. The house was eventually rebuilt, and today The Larches is the Community Clubhouse, a rehabilitative community offering opportunities and support in employment, education and housing for adults with mental illness.
- – Historic dwellings--Massachusetts--Hopedale
- – Draper family
- – Draper, George Otis, 1867-1923
- – 1900-1909?
- – Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
- – image/jpg
- – English
Ruins of the George Otis Draper house, The Larches
description- – A postcard showing the ruins of the George Otis Draper house on Williams street straddling the Hopedale-Milford Massachusetts line after the mansion was destroyed by a fire in 1909. In the picture only the wrap around porch is still standing. The house was eventually rebuilt, and today is the Community Clubhouse, a rehabilitative community offering opportunities and support in employment, education and housing for adults with mental illness.
- – Historic dwellings--Massachusetts--Hopedale
- – Draper family
- – Draper, George Otis, 1867-1923
- – 1909?
- – Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
- – image/jpg
- – English
Aerial photograph of the Larches
description- – An aerial photograph of the"new"Larches, the George Otis Draper house on Williams street, straddling the Hopedale-Milford Massachusetts line. The first Larches was destroyed by a fire in 1909. Today the Larches is the Community Clubhouse, a rehabilitative community offering opportunities and support in employment, education and housing for adults with mental illness.
- – Historic dwellings--Massachusetts--Hopedale
- – Hopedale (Mass.)--Aerial views
- – Draper, George Otis, 1867-1923
- – Draper family
- – 1950-1960?
- – Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
- – image/jpg
- – Image is taken from page 67 of the Images of America: Hopedale book by Elaine Malloy, Daniel Malloy and Alan J. Ryan.
- – English
Cotton Chats
description- – Draper Company pamphlet
- – 1901-1923
- – Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
- – text/pdf
A view of the rear of Draper Company in Hopedale, Massachusetts looking eastward.
description- – The photo shows a view of the rear of the Draper Company looking eastward. Freight trains are visible in the center of the interior yard. The rear of the Main office building is on the left center of the photo.
- – ca. 1890 - 1900.
- – Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
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Draper Company rear view during construction of new addition
description- – The photo is a view of the rear of Draper Company from the east. Trains are visible in the interior yard. Construction of a new addition shows on the right center of the photo.
- – ca. 1890 - 1900
- – Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
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Draper Company Main Office Building
description- – The photo is of the Draper Company Main Office building from the westerly side looking towards Hopedale Street. The construction of a new addition to the plant is on the left side of the photo.
- – ca. 1890-1900
- – Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
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Postcard of Draper Company Office, Hopedale, Massachusetts
description- – The postcard is a photo of the Draper Company Office in Hopedale, Massachusetts. The trolley tracks show in the street in front of the building. The rear of the postcard is postmarked 1909 at the South Postal Station. It is not addressed to anyone or is there any message on the postcard.
- – 1909
- – Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
- – image/jpg
Hopedale Street, Draper Corporation, Hopedale, Massachusetts
description- – The postcard is a photo of Draper Corporation looking eastward from Hopedale Street to the west of Freedom Street. Trolley tracks in the street are running from the trolley trestle over the Hopedale Pond where the"Little Red Shop"sits today eastward on Hopedale Street. The picture also show the Chapel Street school on the left of Hopedale Street and just east of Freedom Street.
- – ca. 1900
- – Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
- – image/jpg
Draper Corporation in Hopedale Massachusetts -"Changing Shifts"
description- – The photo shows the workers at Draper Corporation changing shifts during the work day. In the foreground is the"Lilley and Mader"Ice Cream Wagon. Trolley tracks are visible in the street. this is the front entrance of the plant on Hopedale Street.
- – ca. 1900
- – Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
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Postcard of Draper Company General Office building in Hopedale, Massachusetts
description- – The postcard is a photo of the General Office building of Draper Company on Hopedale Street in Hopedale, Massachusetts. The building is a newer structure than previous Main Office buildings is brick faced. There is an automobile parked on Hopedale Street and trolley tracks are visible in the roadway. The view is northward on Hopedale Street.
- – ca. 1910
- – Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
- – image/jpg
Draper Corporation Complex in Hopedale, Massachusetts
description- – An aerial view of the Draper Corporation Complex in Hopedale, Massachusetts. The view shows the extent of the company in Hopedale with all the expanded buildings. The view also shows the worker housing in Bancroft Park, Lake Street and Dutcher Street. The Mill River is no longer visible running behind the plant. The Grafton&Upton Railroad spur is visible in the lower portion of the photo.
- – ca. 1930
- – Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
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Hopedale on the day of first practice blackout, March 8, 1942
description- – The photo is one of two showing the Draper Corporation complex with all its lights on at night prior to the first practice blackout for the town of Hopedale. The photo was taken from the top of the ski tow need Draper Field; the wires for the ski tow are visible at the top of the photo.
- – 1942
- – Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
- – image/jpg
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