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Title
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Perry Knitting Co.
Description
An account of the resource
This collection gathers documents for a Perry Knitting Co. exhibit on OpenValley. They are drawn from from three main sources.<br /><br />First, the Clark Rice Photography Collection at the Perry, NY Public Library. Rice was a prolific photographer in Western New York throughout the mid-20th century. This collection includes scans of his work, and copies of images from the turn of the century photographer Merrium Crocker, whose studio Rice purchased. <br /><br />Secondly, the Henry Page Local History Files. Page was president of First National Bank of Perry, and a local historian associated with the public library for nearly five decades. His uncle, William, had helped secure funding from the Carnegie Corporation for its establishment in 1900 and construction in 1914. The Page collection contains various historical materials and photographs accumulated by him over the years.<br /><br />Thirdly, we draw upon various public domain texts, such as maps from the Library of Congress or <a href="http://perrypubliclibrary.advantage-preservation.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">digitized articles from local newspapers</a>. All images here are selections from these collections, chosen for their relevance to OpenValley project. We gratefully acknowledge the generosity of the Perry Public Library and its Director, Jessica Pacciotti.
Contributor
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Meghan Cobo, Ken Cooper, Michaelena Ferraro, Melisha Gatlin, Andrew Gleason, Macaire Lisicki, Ben Michalak, Ethan Pelletier, Emma Raupp, Mariah Rockwell.
Special thanks to Jessica Pacciotti at the Perry Public Library.
Still Image
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Original Format
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Map
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Title
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Fire Insurance Map of Perry Knitting Co., 1900
Description
An account of the resource
Sanborn Map Company created extremely detailed renderings (1:600 scale) for the purposes of fire insurance underwriters. Important details like building use, construction materials, water supplies, power plant, sprinkler systems, and more enabled accurate assessment of fire risk. They remain valuable tools for historical research because they were updated frequently. For the PKC, we have maps from the years <a href="https://openvalley.org/items/show/1680" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1884</a>, <a href="https://openvalley.org/items/show/1683" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1894</a>, <a href="https://openvalley.org/items/show/1682" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1906</a>, and <a href="https://openvalley.org/items/show/1679" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1913</a>. Taken together, they document a period of growth for the company. <br /><br />In this cropped image, we see that a building boom has continued for PKC during the six years since the 1894 map. What came to be known as Mill #2 has been built on to Mill #1, with the functions of knitting and finishing (a different map gives its construction date as 1893). There are now electric, not gas, lights in the factory. Across Water St. are new buildings for storage and for manufacturing paper boxes, presumably for shipping its products. What will become Mill #3 is in the process of construction, with its own power plant. And the company has added an Office to coordinate its growing operations. Three "fly-over" passageways connect various buildings.
Creator
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Sanborn Map Company
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1900-03
Contributor
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Cooper, Ken
Source
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Library of Congress Geography and Map Division<br />Digital ID #<a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3804pm.g3804pm_g061701900">http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3804pm.g3804pm_g061701900</a>
Format
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jpeg, 1.8 MB
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Still image
Map
Perry Knitting Co.
Perry, NY
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Perry Knitting Co.
Description
An account of the resource
This collection gathers documents for a Perry Knitting Co. exhibit on OpenValley. They are drawn from from three main sources.<br /><br />First, the Clark Rice Photography Collection at the Perry, NY Public Library. Rice was a prolific photographer in Western New York throughout the mid-20th century. This collection includes scans of his work, and copies of images from the turn of the century photographer Merrium Crocker, whose studio Rice purchased. <br /><br />Secondly, the Henry Page Local History Files. Page was president of First National Bank of Perry, and a local historian associated with the public library for nearly five decades. His uncle, William, had helped secure funding from the Carnegie Corporation for its establishment in 1900 and construction in 1914. The Page collection contains various historical materials and photographs accumulated by him over the years.<br /><br />Thirdly, we draw upon various public domain texts, such as maps from the Library of Congress or <a href="http://perrypubliclibrary.advantage-preservation.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">digitized articles from local newspapers</a>. All images here are selections from these collections, chosen for their relevance to OpenValley project. We gratefully acknowledge the generosity of the Perry Public Library and its Director, Jessica Pacciotti.
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Meghan Cobo, Ken Cooper, Michaelena Ferraro, Melisha Gatlin, Andrew Gleason, Macaire Lisicki, Ben Michalak, Ethan Pelletier, Emma Raupp, Mariah Rockwell.
Special thanks to Jessica Pacciotti at the Perry Public Library.
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data
Map
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Fire Insurance Map of Perry Knitting Co., 1894
Description
An account of the resource
Sanborn Map Company created extremely detailed renderings (1:600 scale) for the purposes of fire insurance underwriters. Important details like building use, construction materials, water supplies, power plant, sprinkler systems, and more enabled accurate assessment of fire risk. They remain valuable tools for historical research because they were updated frequently. For the PKC, we have maps from the years <a href="https://openvalley.org/items/show/1680" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1884</a>, <a href="https://openvalley.org/items/show/1684" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1900</a>, <a href="https://openvalley.org/items/show/1682" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1906</a>, and <a href="https://openvalley.org/items/show/1679" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1913</a>. Taken together, they document a period of growth for the company. <br /><br />In this cropped image, we see that since 1884 the mill has constructed a separate wash house and picker house to process incoming cotton. We learn that the coal power plant has doubled from 40 to 80hp. The company states that "85 hands" are employed at the mill." Now its six floors are organized like this:<br />
<ol>
<li>Sorting</li>
<li>Knitting</li>
<li>Finishing & Seaming</li>
<li>Carding</li>
<li>Spinning</li>
<li>Drying & Brushing</li>
</ol>
Perhaps most crucially, the map reveals that PKC has installed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Grinnell" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Grinnell Sprinklers,"</a> generally considered the first effective automatic system. Downstream the Cataract Custom Mill, operated by J.B. Hutton, continues operation and states that for fire insurance purposes "protection can be had from knitting mill."
Creator
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Sanborn Map Company
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1894-08
Contributor
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Cooper, Ken
Source
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Library of Congress Geography and Map Division<br />Digital ID #<a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3804pm.g3804pm_g061701894">http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3804pm.g3804pm_g061701894</a>
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
jpeg, 1.3 MB
Map
Perry Knitting Co.
Perry, NY
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Perry Knitting Co.
Description
An account of the resource
This collection gathers documents for a Perry Knitting Co. exhibit on OpenValley. They are drawn from from three main sources.<br /><br />First, the Clark Rice Photography Collection at the Perry, NY Public Library. Rice was a prolific photographer in Western New York throughout the mid-20th century. This collection includes scans of his work, and copies of images from the turn of the century photographer Merrium Crocker, whose studio Rice purchased. <br /><br />Secondly, the Henry Page Local History Files. Page was president of First National Bank of Perry, and a local historian associated with the public library for nearly five decades. His uncle, William, had helped secure funding from the Carnegie Corporation for its establishment in 1900 and construction in 1914. The Page collection contains various historical materials and photographs accumulated by him over the years.<br /><br />Thirdly, we draw upon various public domain texts, such as maps from the Library of Congress or <a href="http://perrypubliclibrary.advantage-preservation.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">digitized articles from local newspapers</a>. All images here are selections from these collections, chosen for their relevance to OpenValley project. We gratefully acknowledge the generosity of the Perry Public Library and its Director, Jessica Pacciotti.
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Meghan Cobo, Ken Cooper, Michaelena Ferraro, Melisha Gatlin, Andrew Gleason, Macaire Lisicki, Ben Michalak, Ethan Pelletier, Emma Raupp, Mariah Rockwell.
Special thanks to Jessica Pacciotti at the Perry Public Library.
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data
Map
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Fire Insurance Map of Perry Knitting Co., 1906
Description
An account of the resource
Sanborn Map Company created extremely detailed renderings (1:600 scale) for the purposes of fire insurance underwriters. Important details like building use, construction materials, water supplies, power plant, sprinkler systems, and more enabled accurate assessment of fire risk. They remain valuable tools for historical research because they were updated frequently. For the PKC, we have maps from the years <a href="https://openvalley.org/items/show/1680" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1884</a>, <a href="https://openvalley.org/items/show/1683" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1894</a>, <a href="https://openvalley.org/items/show/1684" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1900</a>, and <a href="https://openvalley.org/items/show/1679" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1913</a>. Taken together, they document a period of growth for the company. <br /><br />In this cropped image, we see continued indications that PKC is growing into a much larger firm and requiring additional storage space to stockpile fuel, supplies, and finished products prior to shipment. Mill #3 has been completed, but already a yarn mill expansion is under construction. What comes to be known as Mill #4 is constructed of brick (perhaps due to insurance considerations) and is making paper boxes. Now we're up to six "fly-over" passageways connecting the manufacturing site.
Creator
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Sanborn Map Company
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1906-01
Contributor
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Cooper, Ken
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division<br />Digital ID #<a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3804pm.g3804pm_g061701906">http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3804pm.g3804pm_g061701906</a>
Format
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jpeg, 1.1 MB
jpeg, 3.6 MB
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Still image
Map
Perry Knitting Co.
Perry, NY
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Perry Knitting Co.
Description
An account of the resource
This collection gathers documents for a Perry Knitting Co. exhibit on OpenValley. They are drawn from from three main sources.<br /><br />First, the Clark Rice Photography Collection at the Perry, NY Public Library. Rice was a prolific photographer in Western New York throughout the mid-20th century. This collection includes scans of his work, and copies of images from the turn of the century photographer Merrium Crocker, whose studio Rice purchased. <br /><br />Secondly, the Henry Page Local History Files. Page was president of First National Bank of Perry, and a local historian associated with the public library for nearly five decades. His uncle, William, had helped secure funding from the Carnegie Corporation for its establishment in 1900 and construction in 1914. The Page collection contains various historical materials and photographs accumulated by him over the years.<br /><br />Thirdly, we draw upon various public domain texts, such as maps from the Library of Congress or <a href="http://perrypubliclibrary.advantage-preservation.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">digitized articles from local newspapers</a>. All images here are selections from these collections, chosen for their relevance to OpenValley project. We gratefully acknowledge the generosity of the Perry Public Library and its Director, Jessica Pacciotti.
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Meghan Cobo, Ken Cooper, Michaelena Ferraro, Melisha Gatlin, Andrew Gleason, Macaire Lisicki, Ben Michalak, Ethan Pelletier, Emma Raupp, Mariah Rockwell.
Special thanks to Jessica Pacciotti at the Perry Public Library.
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data
Map
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Fire Insurance Map of Perry Knitting Co., 1884
Description
An account of the resource
Sanborn Map Company created extremely detailed renderings (1:600 scale) for the purposes of fire insurance underwriters. Important details like building use, construction materials, water supplies, power plant, sprinkler systems, and more enabled accurate assessment of fire risk. They remain valuable tools for historical research because they were updated frequently. For the PKC, we also have maps from the years <a href="https://openvalley.org/items/show/1683" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1894</a>, <a href="https://openvalley.org/items/show/1684" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1900</a>, <a href="https://openvalley.org/items/show/1682" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1906</a>, and <a href="https://openvalley.org/items/show/1679">1913</a>. Taken together, they document a period of growth for the company. <br /><br />In this cropped image, we see the mill shortly after its opening on 24 July 1883. From a dam, the plant draws water to create steam heat and mechanical power generated by coal; light gasoline also is used and there is a gasoline well next to the building. In the six-floor structure work is allocated like this:<br />
<ol>
<li>Wash room for cotton</li>
<li>Store room</li>
<li>Seam & finish room</li>
<li>Carding & packing room</li>
<li>Spinning & knitting room</li>
<li>Drying room</li>
</ol>
Just downstream from PKC is a mill race for the water-powered Cataract Custom Mill.
Creator
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Sanborn Map Company
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1884-06
Contributor
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Cooper, Ken
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division <br />Digital ID #<a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3804pm.g3804pm_g061701884">http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3804pm.g3804pm_g061701884</a>
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
jpeg, 1.5 MB
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Still image
Map
Perry Knitting Co.
Perry, NY
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Perry Knitting Co.
Description
An account of the resource
This collection gathers documents for a Perry Knitting Co. exhibit on OpenValley. They are drawn from from three main sources.<br /><br />First, the Clark Rice Photography Collection at the Perry, NY Public Library. Rice was a prolific photographer in Western New York throughout the mid-20th century. This collection includes scans of his work, and copies of images from the turn of the century photographer Merrium Crocker, whose studio Rice purchased. <br /><br />Secondly, the Henry Page Local History Files. Page was president of First National Bank of Perry, and a local historian associated with the public library for nearly five decades. His uncle, William, had helped secure funding from the Carnegie Corporation for its establishment in 1900 and construction in 1914. The Page collection contains various historical materials and photographs accumulated by him over the years.<br /><br />Thirdly, we draw upon various public domain texts, such as maps from the Library of Congress or <a href="http://perrypubliclibrary.advantage-preservation.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">digitized articles from local newspapers</a>. All images here are selections from these collections, chosen for their relevance to OpenValley project. We gratefully acknowledge the generosity of the Perry Public Library and its Director, Jessica Pacciotti.
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Meghan Cobo, Ken Cooper, Michaelena Ferraro, Melisha Gatlin, Andrew Gleason, Macaire Lisicki, Ben Michalak, Ethan Pelletier, Emma Raupp, Mariah Rockwell.
Special thanks to Jessica Pacciotti at the Perry Public Library.
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
Original Format
The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data
Map
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Fire Insurance Map of Perry Knitting Co., 1913
Description
An account of the resource
Sanborn Map Company created extremely detailed renderings (1:600 scale) for the purposes of fire insurance underwriters. Important details like building use, construction materials, water supplies, power plant, sprinkler systems, and more enabled accurate assessment of fire risk. They remain valuable tools for historical research because they were updated frequently. For the PKC, we have maps from the years <a href="https://openvalley.org/items/show/1680" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1884</a>, <a href="https://openvalley.org/items/show/1683" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1894</a>, <a href="https://openvalley.org/items/show/1684" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1900</a>, and <a href="https://openvalley.org/items/show/1682" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1906</a>. Taken together, they document a period of growth for the company. <br /><br />In this cropped image, the last one available from the Library of Congress, several wood-frame buildings have been demolished and what becomes known as Mill #5 has been constructed. A large picker house has been attached to Mill #3. By this point Mills #1-2, the oldest buildings, seem to have been consigned to a machine shop and storage--with the exception of the Cutting Room. This map is also of interest for its hints of daily social life for its employees. There's mention of a restaurant on the Office's second floor. Near the top of the map, at the corner of Hope and Stanton Streets, we see a "Polish Club" and dance hall next to each other--presumably for the mill's hundreds of Polish-American employees.
Creator
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Sanborn Map Company
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1913-06
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Cooper, Ken
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA <br /><br />Digital ID #<a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3804pm.g3804pm_g061701913">http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3804pm.g3804pm_g061701913</a>
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
jpeg, 1.5 MB
jpeg, 5.6 MB
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Still image
Map
Perry Knitting Co.
Perry, NY
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map