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 cotton textile process machinery in the world during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He served as the 44th governor of Massachusetts from 1909 to 1911.
Photo c. 1914
Draper accompanies President Taft in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1910
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.
Former factories of the Draper Corporation in Hopedale, Massachusetts
Abandoned Draper Factory in 2009, Hopedale, Massachusetts
Draper Looms
The Little Red Shop, Hopedale, Massachusetts