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Letter to Local Board #571 of the Selective Service System shows the President of Perry Knitting Co. attempting to secure as many deferments for his (male) employees as possible. In this case, he argues that women in the Cutting Room lack the…

From a hand-typed label on the back of photograph: "View from Walnut St. bridge from intersection Hope & Water Sts. Shows rubble from demolition Perry Knitting Mills #s 1 & 2. Remains power plant left foreground adjoins site of chimney demolished…

Large advertisement for the Perry Knitting Co.'s open house of May 27, 1953 promises lots of information and "guided tours through 21 operating departments." In the meantime, the flyer mentions some striking statistics: That a year's supply of…

The reverse side of this photograph is confusing: it says that it was "taken before 1900," but also "Mill No. V built in 1893." Since Mill #5 wasn't constructed until 1909, this can't be accurate. The photograph does appear to be quite hold, however,…

Perry Knitting Company in the sewing room after the new lighting was put into place.

New lighting was put into the sewing room of the Perry Knitting Company in January of 1950.

Perry Knitting Company when the new lighting was put into position

From the Rice Collection annotations: "One of the superintendents of the Perry Knitting Company, but I am not sure who he was."

Working in the washing room of the Perry Knitting Company, probably about 1950.

Perry Knitting Company in the sewing room, prior to the new lighting.