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An advertisement of two children in the Perry Knitting Company line of Nightie Nites with a doll that could be purchased. The boy may be Tommy Smithgall, the oldest Smithgall child.<br />

Advertisement of long sleeve sweater pajamas with animal slippers.

This picture is an advertisement of an overall dress over a long sleeve shirt and tights.

This is a photo of the Perry High School Band of 1936, mounted on a decorative backing. The group is comprised of all men in suits taken outdoors in Perry, NY. The band director stands at right.

This is picture is of a child wearing footsie pajamas and a long sleeve sweater with polkadots and circles.

Two men stand in front of a building that began operations in 1916 and, as of 1918, was producing 500 dozen garments every week. (Perry Herald 22 April 1936: 7; Perry Herald 23 March 1938: 7). The Knitting Co. had difficulties in attracting workers…

A young man, identified as a bookkeeper in the Rice Collection annotation, sits at a desk sending out correspondence. In his hand is a fountain pen; on the desk are inkwells, letters (or bills?) to be posted, and a large &quot;account register&quot; book. A…

The Rice Collection annotation reads: &quot;Print taken about 1900 of the Perry Knitting Mill and the seamstresses sewing up the underwear made at the time.&quot; This seems plausible given some of the photograph&#039;s details. There is no overhead electrical…

According to the Rice Collection annotation, this is &quot;Perry Knitting Mill from an early plate, 1880.&quot; That pre-dates the operation, but it does seem as though we&#039;re looking at the original Mill #1 building at an early date, prior to construction of…

According to the Rice Collection annotation, &quot;The Mill sponsored a bowling team and these six individuals went to the 28th Annual New York State Championship Tournament, held in Niagara Falls in 1961.&quot; <br /> <br /> Pictured from left to right are: Melanie…