Girls' potato race, 1924

Negative no.A1194. August 1924. Image shows several girls; one is throwing her potato in the box and another is racing back to retrieve another potato. Several male judges are hunched over the boxes. Most likely part of a "Field Day" organized by the Draper Corporation for Draper Corporation employees. Founders of the Draper Company, brothers George and Ebenezer were responsible for creating an integrated, planned community with innovative employee housing and recreational spaces and company events, in addition to employment. See also Negative 1181, Negative 1184, Negative 1185, and Negative 1193, in this box. 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 6, Folder 4, Item 1194 for print of this negative.