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Silver Lake Creek Water Intake
Water intake on the Silver Lake Creek. Clark took this to show the debris that was in the creek. There is a lot of wood from structures washed up on the shore.
Silver Lake Outlet behind PKC
Silver Lake Outlet Creek behind the Perry Knitting Co. on a snowy day. Discarded tire left in the creek. According to the annotation, 14 different mills utilized this stream at one point. The Perry Knitting Co. purchased the water rights to the…
Workers at the Perry Knitting Company
Seven workers in the Perry Knitting Company are taking a break. They are surrounded by packing supplies and they are using a Prosperity steam press.
Perry Knitting Co. Couple
A picture of an older man and woman in a sewing room of the Perry Knitting Co. The man holds a sign reading "Congratulations 33rd Anniversary" next to the woman, who is seated in front of a work desk covered in fabric scraps. Under her desk are many…
Using Cotton
Using Cotton in The Perry Knitting Company. Woon 'Mach' & Press Co. cotton machine.
Fly-Over Walkway on Water Street
A two-story fly-over walkway bridges Water Street and connects Mill No. 1 and Mill No. 5. Annotations from the late 1940s or early '50s tell a story about the open door, seen to the left. At that door, factory 'seconds', or slightly defective…
Hope Street, Perry, NY
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…
Draft Board Letter, 1918
This appears to be a notarized copy of a letter by Perry Knitting Co. President George M. Trabor,Sr. on behalf of an employee named Albert Torrey. Torrey is identified as the chief engineer and electrician of the plant, and Trabor is arguing for a…
Perry Knitting Co. 'Help Wanted' Advertisement
The Perry Knitting Co. used postcards like these to advertise for help wanted. The postcard shows working men and women outside the knitting mill. The card reads: "Mills 1, 4, & 5, the Perry Knitting Co., Perry, N.Y. Girls Wanted. Photo by Kenney."
Knitting Room, 1893
An inscription on the front identifies a location for this murky photograph; a somewhat later annotation on the reverse draws attention to "knitting machines" instead.