Draper Corporation
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The Draper Corporation was once the largest maker of power looms for the textile industry in the United States. It operated in Hopedale, Massachusetts for more than 130 years, from the 19th century un
Former factories of the Draper Corporation in Hopedale, Massachusetts
Abandoned Draper Factory in 2009, Hopedale, Massachusetts
Draper Looms
The Little Red Shop, Hopedale, Massachusetts
Eben Sumner Draper
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Eben Sumner Draper was an American businessman and politician from Massachusetts. He was for many years a leading figure in what later became the Draper Corporation, the dominant manufacturer of cotto
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…out on April 1 for a nine-hour day, a 22-cent minimum hourly wage, and the end of piecework. After Draper's director, the former Massachusetts governor Eben Draper rejected their demands, the workers voted to continue their strike indefinitely, supported by the Industrial Workers of the World's Joseph Coldwell…
Photo c. 1914
Draper accompanies President Taft in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1910