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Perry Knitting Company mannequins with Nitey Nites summer wear Perry Knitting Co., 1953.

An open house held at the Perry Knitting Co. in May 1953 sought to balance a demonstration of the plant's manufacturing, an appeal to possible employees, and a promotion of PKC's main product: Nitey Nite sleepwear. Here we see mannequins attired in…

In this map from a railroad promotional brochure, industries ranging from nurseries to felt shoe manufacturers are noted in a legend

Anthropologist's map of Six Nations homeland, showing approximate boundaries, principal trails, native and colonial villages, and aboriginal place names. This item contains an image of the map in three different sizes, suitable for various uses.

Early map of area settlement shows mills, principal roads, churches, etc.

Varied transportation infrastructure of the town--ranging from canals to roads to railroads--is shown in this detail (click on image to see complete map).

Map of New York State packed with illustrations representing significant people and events from the state’s history. From skiing in the Northern Adirondacks to picking grapes in the vineyards of the West, the images on this map tell the stories that…

Fanciful state map was one of 48 created for Our U.S.A.: A Gay Geography. It serves as a kind of snapshot as to what were considered the major industries, cultural features, and "character" of New York State's major cities and regions. Some of these…

This survey from the Official American Textile Directory shows some175 New York communities with some sort of textile firm, in most cases more than one (for example, the town of Perry has three). Also noted on the map are rail lines connecting the…

Full title of image reads, "A new map and profile of the proposed canal from Lake Erie to Hudson River in the State of New York," and several details indicate the project's state of flux. For example, two different routes west of the Genesee River…