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The Clark Rice Photography Annotation states "Top photograph is a copy print of Main Street in Perry about 1900." Main Street in Perry filled with carriages, horses, and gentlemen on the right side of the street.

According to the "Perry Knitting Company News," an recurring feature in the Perry Herald, this is Stanley "Steve" Slusarczyk, a foreman in the yarn mill. At the time of this photograph he had worked at the company 48 years (Perry Herald 31 Mar. 1955:…

Perry Knitting Company mannequins with Nitey Nites summer wear Perry Knitting Co., 1953.

An open house held at the Perry Knitting Co. in May 1953 sought to balance a demonstration of the plant's manufacturing, an appeal to possible employees, and a promotion of PKC's main product: Nitey Nite sleepwear. Here we see mannequins attired in…

This survey from the Official American Textile Directory shows some175 New York communities with some sort of textile firm, in most cases more than one (for example, the town of Perry has three). Also noted on the map are rail lines connecting the…

Since World War II, the percentage of clothing that is made from plastics (such as polyester and rayon) has increased dramatically. As of 2016, approximately two-thirds of the fiber used is some form of plastic. This chart shows the relative…

The full title of this photograph is "Three international pickers in a cotton field on Hopson Plantation, Mississippi Delta." It was taken by a photographer on contract with the Farm Services Administration, documenting agricultural practices and…

This early photograph of the Perry Knitting Co. is roughly contemporary to another OpenValley document, although here the absence of tree leaves allows for clearer viewing of Mill #1. In the foreground are the PKC's dam and water wheel. The…

This photograph dates to a time after construction of Mill #3 and its smokestack (which is visible at the right side of photograph). From across the Silver Lake Outlet we see Mill #1 and the smaller Mill #2 that was added on. In its distinctive way,…

Perry Knitting Company before the fly over was enclosed and the Walnut Street Bridge changed. The Walnut Street Bridge in the back of the picture was later resurfaced and rebuilt.