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Silver Lake Mills, owned by George Tomlinson, about 1900.<br /> <br /> Beneath the awning of the mill, five men and two boys—one on bicycle—stand in the shade. One man is dressed in a suit and carries a cane. <br /> <br /> On the back of the photo: &quot;Silver Lake Mills -…

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.

The Citizen&#039;s Bank, 1965<br /> <br /> A street view of The Citizen&#039;s Bank&#039;s front entrance.

A man and woman pose in front Decker’s Ice Cream. There are advertisements in the windows for products and foods.

Original print of the spinning room in the Perry Knitting Co. with Karl Sharpsteen as foreman, dated May 7, 1906.

The second annual gathering of this type, company managers and foreman celebrate business success and amity. A program printed for the occasion offers some of the main themes, each followed by a toast: Management - Prosperity of Perry - Harmony of…

Pictured are officers and foremen attending the first of what was intended to be an annual banquet celebrating PKC&#039;s successful operation. We know there was an even more lavish event in 1912; after that, documentation is scarce.<br /> <br /> In addition to the…

These two similar photographs were shot for the Nitey-Night pajama company product catalog. It&#039;s not clear whether the photographs ever were used. The child on the left posing in the photo is identified as Regina Ireland, wearing a pair of footie…

This photo is a street view of the Perry Knitting Company. According to the Rice Collection annotation, this picture was taken around 1960 and shows streets and cars along Hope St. Two people walk alongside the street.

This is a photograph of the sewing room at the Perry Knitting company on Water Street. The year was said to be around 1960. In the photograph there are rows of workers working on the fabrics.