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This is a photo of the Perry High School Band of 1936, mounted on a decorative backing. The group is comprised of all men in suits taken outdoors in Perry, NY. The band director stands at right.

This picture is an advertisement of an overall dress over a long sleeve shirt and tights.

An advertisement for children's pajama sets presumably for girls.

An inscription on this photograph reads: "1st Standpipe for gravity feed of the public water system, near present water tower." It appears that it was constructed in 1936 by the Public Works Administration (PWA) as part of the New Deal economic…

According to the Rice Collection annotation, this is a "Print made from an original glass plate, looking northeast on Water Street at the Walnut Street." We are able to see several people crossing an iron bridge that was constructed in 1902, perhaps…

This is an interior shot of the Royce and Wright Department store in Perry, NY. The store was located in the Bussey Block, at the corner of Borden Avenue and Main Street. It was in business between 1911 and 1949, when it became the Rockwell-Perry…

An advertisement for matching set pajamas for presumably for boys.

The Perry Knitting Company office and yarn mill, on Water Street, after the fire. The photo depicts police officers at the scene after the fire. Written on the photograph: "Perry Knitting—Water St. offic and Yarn Mill—Corner Water [and] Hope"

This photograph probably was shot on spec by Clark Rice for the the Perry Knitting Company's advertising campaign. It's not know whether it was ever published. This item consists of two files: the original photograph, and a cropped version that has…

This is a picture of the Perry Knitting Mill on fire in 1978. The fire is in the center of the photograph and the smoke engulfs the entire page.