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Perry Knitting Co. Lunch Room
In this photograph we see groups of employees sitting together at tables that do not seem as segregated by gender and position at the mill. Men wearing ties sometimes sit with women who appear to work at sewing machines. Rice Collection annotation…
Perry Knitting Co. Lunchtime
Women and men eating lunch at the Perry Knitting Company cafeteria, which was located on the second floor of the Main Office building. The photograph appears to have been taken in natural light, leading to some slight blurring of the people. The mill…
Perry Knitting Co. Machinery responsible for threading.
These machines were utilized to put the thread on bobbins at the Perry Knitting Company.<br />
Perry Knitting Co. Mill #1
From the annotated description: "Print showing the Perry Knitting Mill that Clark notes as being Mill # 1, water powered, date taken unknown."<br />
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The building in the background, Cataract Custom Mill, was located just downstream from Mill #1 and…
Perry Knitting Co. Mill #1
According to the Rice Collection annotation, this is "Perry Knitting Mill from an early plate, 1880." That pre-dates the operation, but it does seem as though we're looking at the original Mill #1 building at an early date, prior to construction of…
Perry Knitting Co. Mill #2
The reverse side of this photograph is confusing: it says that it was "taken before 1900," but also "Mill No. V built in 1893." Since Mill #5 wasn't constructed until 1909, this can't be accurate. The photograph does appear to be quite hold, however,…
Perry Knitting Co. Mill #4
According to the Rice Collection annotation, this photograph was "probably taken about 1920." This seems unlikely, given the configuration of brick buildings, wooden buildings, and a skyway visible at lower right. A more likely guess is that we're on…
Perry Knitting Co. Mount Morris NY location closure.
Exterior print of the Perry Knitting Company located in Mt. Morris, N.Y. noted on the reverse of the print, closing in 1969. <br />
Perry Knitting Co. Office
Three women shown working at typing machines in PKC office. From left, they are identified as: Ms. MacQuarrie, Pearl Siembida, and Lois Adrian. Their attire is more formal than that of the working women in the mill.
Perry Knitting Co. on Fire as Two Pedestrians Observe
This is another photograph of the Perry Knitting Company on fire the night of January 17, 1978. There are two figures observing the fire as well as a tree at the center of the photograph.