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Perry Knitting Co. Draft Deferment Requests, 1917
The Selective Service Act of 1917 was enacted on May 18 of that year. It required all males aged 18 to 30 years to register for military conscription; the first registration took place on June 5. Individuals who were employed in agriculture or…
Perry Knitting Co. Cutting Room
A different print of the same cutting room at the Perry Knitting Co. Unknown whether this photo pre- or post- dates the image of the cutting room from 1910, but similar machinery and room structure can be seen in both photos. Again, about thirty men…
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…
Perry Knitting Co. cloth manufacturing machinery/industrial equipment.
Picture depicts the machinery used in the manufacturing of cloth at the Perry Knitting Co. Pictures could have also been take after the decision to close Perry Knitting Company was reached. Clark was hired to take pictures of the equipment that was…
Perry Knitting Co. Catalog Work
A shot of a young child modeling, photographed on spec for the company's product catalog. According to Clark Rice, "We did not do a lot of their catalog work. The P.K. had a photographer and an agency woman located in New York City who oversaw all…
Perry Knitting Co. Building Complex
Looking south down Hope St. toward Water St. we see several of the firm's buildings at some point during the 1950s, judging from parked cars. At left is Mill #3 and its yarn operations, then the PKC's main office building, with a flyover passage…
Perry Knitting Co. Bookkeeper
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 "account register" book. A…
Perry Knitting Co. after a fire
Portion of Perry Knitting Mill left standing following a structure fire in the winter. Downed electric wires can be seen, as well as a water tower standing in the background of the picture.
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."
Perry Knitting Co.
The Clark Rice Photography Annotation states "8 prints of the Perry Knitting Co. Mill site, probably about 1990." This is a photo of the side of the building, the Perry Knitting Co.