Draper Company Exhibit in Mechanics Hall, 1910, 1910

Negative no.B916. Image depicts an exhibit of Draper Company looms at Mechanics Hall in 1910. The location of Mechanics Hall is unknown, but it does not seem to resemble the interior of Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts Image is taken from the balcony of the hall, looking down on a display of Draper Company looms. Two signs for Draper Company hang above the display. The balcony across from the photographer is hung with banners and an American flag; it contains mannequins dressed in clothing. A woman in a light-colored dress with dark stripes on it stands between the Draper looms; she is identified in Negative 918, in this box, as Mrs. Hardwick. The Draper Company, located in Hopedale, Massachusetts, manufactured textile machinery, primarily looms. See Negative 915, in this box, for another view of this exhibit. 8 x 10 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 15, Folder 3, Item 916 for print of this negative.