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Perry Knitting Co. seen from an aerial view. Showing the entirety of the mill.
Aerial print of the Perry Knitting Company without any of the airbrushing the other prints of a similar nature contain. Taken around 1949.
Cutters of the P.K. Co.
This striking photograph captures a moment in time when cutting textile patterns was in transformation from a skilled to a semi-skilled operation. Given all of machinery at the Perry Knitting Co., perhaps there's a statement being made via the pile…
Outside of Perry Knitting Co., Collarette machine
Uppermost image shows the outside of the Perry Knitting Co., and groups of workers: men walk together, women walk in a procession carrying umbrellas. In the corner of the picture, there is part of a horse drawn carriage or buggy of sorts. Electrical…
Cutting Room at Perry Knitting Co.
Roughly thirty people, men and women, pictured by machinery in the cutting room. There are piles of white fabric and some sort of pulley apparatus on the ceiling. Storage shelves in the back of the picture are also filled with bolts of fabric.
Testimonial Farewell Party
According to a typed label on its reverse side, this photograph shows an event celebrating the departure or retirement of Vern E. Reichard (a Perry Knitting Co. manager) and Mark Stowell (a superintendent). An overlay on the reverse identifies all…
Perry Knitting Co. Cutting Room
A different print of the same cutting room at the Perry Knitting Co. Unknown whether this photo pre- or post- dates the image of the cutting room from 1910, but similar machinery and room structure can be seen in both photos. Again, about thirty men…
Perry Knitting Co. after a fire
Portion of Perry Knitting Mill left standing following a structure fire in the winter. Downed electric wires can be seen, as well as a water tower standing in the background of the picture.
Knitting Room, 1893
An inscription on the front identifies a location for this murky photograph; a somewhat later annotation on the reverse draws attention to "knitting machines" instead.
Perry Knitting Co. 'Help Wanted' Advertisement
The Perry Knitting Co. used postcards like these to advertise for help wanted. The postcard shows working men and women outside the knitting mill. The card reads: "Mills 1, 4, & 5, the Perry Knitting Co., Perry, N.Y. Girls Wanted. Photo by Kenney."
Hope Street, Perry, NY
Women are pictured walking home from work on Hope Street, with knitting mill buildings in background. Annotation indicates that Hope Street and Water Street were "busy places during the time of the Perry Knitting Co." Photo caption reads: "Mills of…