An inscription on this photograph reads: "1st Standpipe for gravity feed of the public water system, near present water tower." It appears that it was constructed in 1936 by the Public Works Administration (PWA) as part of the New Deal economic…
The Rice Collection annotation tells us that "For a time, the Champion plant utilized the defunct Perry Knitting Company. This print is of the Perry Knitting Company before all the buildings were destroyed and show the street bridges." This…