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Seven workers in the Perry Knitting Company are taking a break. They are surrounded by packing supplies and they are using a Prosperity steam press.

Using Cotton in The Perry Knitting Company. Woon 'Mach' & Press Co. cotton machine.

A two-story fly-over walkway bridges Water Street and connects Mill No. 1 and Mill No. 5. Annotations from the late 1940s or early '50s tell a story about the open door, seen to the left. At that door, factory 'seconds', or slightly defective…

This appears to be a notarized copy of a letter by Perry Knitting Co. President George M. Trabor,Sr. on behalf of an employee named Albert Torrey. Torrey is identified as the chief engineer and electrician of the plant, and Trabor is arguing for a…

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."

An inscription on the front identifies a location for this murky photograph; a somewhat later annotation on the reverse draws attention to "knitting machines" instead.

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.

According to a typed label on its reverse side, this photograph shows an event celebrating the departure or retirement of Vern E. Reichard (a Perry Knitting Co. manager) and Mark Stowell (a superintendent). An overlay on the reverse identifies all…

This striking photograph captures a moment in time when cutting textile patterns was in transformation from a skilled to a semi-skilled operation. Given all of machinery at the Perry Knitting Co., perhaps there's a statement being made via the pile…