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George Traber III and Leon Brooks talking things over in the Perry Knitting Company. George was the President of the Perry Knitting Company. Leon was the director of personnel and safety. Both men appear to be relaxed in conversation.

Probably ready for the day in the sewing room at the Perry Knitting Company. Piles of cloth are waiting to be sewn by the women in the background of the picture.

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 graphic illustrates the product life cycle of the global clothing economy. It appears in a report created for the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, A New Textiles Economy: Redesigning Fashion's Future. Among the report's important points: virtually no…

This advertisement announces the opening of an unusual recreation venue. Beginning with its construction in 1917, a Ford dealership and garage had been located on Covington St., but by the late 1930s was planning to locate.In 1940 the Perry Rotary…

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…

Ice cutting on Silver Lake. I believe this was taken by Clark about 1935.

Ice harvesting on Silver Lake showing the cutting with the ice being guided to the area where the ice would have been put into smaller blocks.

Ice sign that showed what the customer would like to have delivered. The blocks were charged at a different rate. This folder contains an article and other prints of the natural ice crop.

Advertisement from Perry's Chamber of Commerce warns that a strike at the Perry Knitting Co. will disrupt economic stability for the entire town. At the time of this advertisement, the CIO was successfully unionizing Elam Shoe Co. and the Quality…