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Probably circulated during an unsuccessful unionizing drive at the Perry Knitting Co. in 1937, this flyer is addressed not only to employees but the larger Perry community. The Textile Workers Organizing Committee ask, rhetorically, why the Perry…

A print of the Perry Knitting Company, taken about 1910, showing the power plant and the mills.<br />

This single-side document probably dates to a 1937 effort to unionize the Perry Knitting Co. employees. The Textile Workers Organizing Committee met considerable resistance from company management and some employees, who staged a &quot;Loyalty Parade&quot;…

The Perry Knitting Company provided some of the prints of the mill to advertise for workers and also for their product. The company made long underwear, for both men and women, and garments for the military. Following World War II they began to…

This print shows the Perry Knitting Company mill that was located in Fillmore. The picture was taken about 1950.<br />

Two men are standing at the dying/washing station at the Perry Knitting Company. Steam was the main source of power. The Perry Knitting Company used 130,000 gallons of filtered water daily to wash a dye clothes.

Photograph commemorates a dinner honoring a dozen long-time employees at the PKC. Their lengthy working life is notable both for its stamina--several of the jobs were physically taxing--and that it was all for the same employer.A typed annotation on…

8 x 10 print of the old power plant at the Perry Knitting Company from the Walnut Street Bridge, apparently taken about 1949.<br />

A group of female office workers at the Perry Knitting Company smile while they have their picture taken. The calendar appears to read November. From left to right, the second girl&#039;s name is Lucy Allen and the sixth girl&#039;s name is Sally Davis.

Exterior print of the Perry Knitting Company located in Mt. Morris, N.Y. noted on the reverse of the print, closing in 1969. <br />