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Two men are standing at the dying/washing station at the Perry Knitting Company. Steam was the main source of power. The Perry Knitting Company used 130,000 gallons of filtered water daily to wash a dye clothes.

Photograph commemorates a dinner honoring a dozen long-time employees at the PKC. Their lengthy working life is notable both for its stamina--several of the jobs were physically taxing--and that it was all for the same employer.A typed annotation on…

8 x 10 print of the old power plant at the Perry Knitting Company from the Walnut Street Bridge, apparently taken about 1949.<br />

A group of female office workers at the Perry Knitting Company smile while they have their picture taken. The calendar appears to read November. From left to right, the second girl&#039;s name is Lucy Allen and the sixth girl&#039;s name is Sally Davis.

Exterior print of the Perry Knitting Company located in Mt. Morris, N.Y. noted on the reverse of the print, closing in 1969. <br />

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.

An image of the Tempest street Knitting Mill from across the river during what could be early spring.

Interior of the sewing room at the Perry Knitting Company. I think, with the turmoil shown, that this must have been following the closure of the mill that occurred about 1969. I think this print was taken to send to other mills to show what the…

Building of the bridge on Walnut Street, 1908-1910. <br /> The pre-fabrication of a bridge leads across a ravine to the Perry Knitting Mill. Building equipment is scattered around the base of the unfinished bridge.

These machines were utilized to put the thread on bobbins at the Perry Knitting Company.<br />