Rail race, 1927

Negative no.A1528. August 1927. Image depicts young boys engaged in a rail race, most likely as part of a "Field Day" organized by the Draper Corporation for Draper Corporation employees. Teams of young boys race holding a rail on which two other boys sit. One rail lays on the grass on the left; another team seems to have had one boy fall off the "rail" in the center background. Spectators look on from the side of the field. 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. 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 7, Folder 1, Item 1528 for print of this negative.