1 10 10 https://openvalley.org/files/original/00f873160d5b7cccc8eb8d4d6d8ccc3a.jpg 0b1f6e2ce870a1be99d3745b6a2154c5 https://openvalley.org/files/original/f67ebc94c4caed9e8f121c7a7d5fe20a.jpg a4c79cbcff682ccd44f18d60d8838af7 https://openvalley.org/files/original/50e09cc3b4041173332194f0cbbc9b3b.jpg bc18bf073107293925336a095d7aecb7 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. 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. 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. 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 Print document Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 8.5 x 11 in. 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. Draft Deferment Requests, 1917 Description An account of the resource 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 industrial labor essential to the war effort were granted a temporary exemption. This document lists the PKC employees, along with their draft number in most cases, for the purposes of an exemption due to the mill's production of clothing for the military. It also happens to be a very useful document for the purposes of understanding the mill's organizational structure and (male) individuals working in each section. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Perry, NY Public Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1917-07-19 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Henry Page Historical Documents Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 1 MB jpeg, 1.1 MB jpeg, 1 MB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Draft Deferment Henry Page Historical Documents Perry Knitting Co. Perry, NY World War I https://openvalley.org/files/original/9d8731d5683de1a37bb4fe89ccd0304a.jpg 5f70135e083501c85eee09cdc846b6c4 https://openvalley.org/files/original/57798f231c274367206fb21d55740ed3.jpg 58fefedc9b4795352339d3a90d078523 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. 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. 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. 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 Notarized affidavit Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 8 x 11 in. 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 Draft Board Letter, 1918 Description An account of the resource 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 deferral on the grounds that Torrey's work is essential to the war effort in Europe. This was a fairly common practice, multiplied many fold during World War II. Among the interesting facts we learn about PKC in 1918 are that it employs "upwards of nine hundred operatives"; that Torrey runs a power plant of 1200 horsepower; that PKC supplies 30% of the US Army's undershirts, to the tune of 2,000-3,000 dozen per week; and that the plant has "been put on a priority basis by the War Industries Board." Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Trabor, George M., Sr. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Perry, NY Public Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1918-09-28 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Henry Page Historical Documents Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 980 KB jpeg, 991 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Draft Deferment Henry Page Historical Documents Perry Knitting Co. Perry, NY World War I https://openvalley.org/files/original/a3f187e0d6494059af53e7fb0d24bf74.jpg ff93f980c1e93d7983fdb9fdb720c676 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 Photograph 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 USS DeKalb Description An account of the resource Launched in 1904 as the Prinz Eitel Friedrich for a German cruise line, ship eventually was impounded by the U.S. during World War I, refitted as a troop transport ship, and re-launched as the DeKalb in 1917. After Armistice it was operated by an American cruise line between 1920-25 before getting scrapped in 1934. The photograph is of interest because it has been painted using the artist William A. Mackay's <a href="https://openvalley.org/items/show/924">"disruptive coloration" camouflage scheme.</a> It is shown here in the Philadelphia Navy Yard. New Deal Gallery artist Thomas Casilear Cole was one of Mackay's pupils and assigned to the US Navy's Bureau of Construction and Repair during 1918. Such measures were critical due to German submarine attacks, for example a June 1918 convoy that included the DeKalb. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1918-02-18 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Item #NH 54662 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 956 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Camouflage New Deal Gallery painting Thomas Casilear Cole US DeKalb US Navy William A. Mackay World War I https://openvalley.org/files/original/d40738495a1edb67e784b6360d2c26fb.jpeg 29592e9125195eab787409785941e69b 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 Photograph made from glass negative Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 8 x 10 in. or smaller 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 State, War, and Navy Building Description An account of the resource Located in Washington, DC, this impressive building was designed in the French Second Empire style. As its name suggests the structure housed several important departments that eventually outgrew available space. The building still stands today, known as the "Old Executive Office Building" or the "Eisenhower Executive Office Building." The image appears in OpenValley as part of an exhibit on Isabel Fraser Harmon's work during World War I at a YWCA Hostess House located at Camp Meade, MD. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Harris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Shorpy.com / Wikimedia Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 280 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Department of War Isabel Fraser Harmon Washington, DC World War I https://openvalley.org/files/original/1807e4ac2de85f7952f3925eefad6883.jpg 50ef20dd343f18a570328ca3749d6dff 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 Photograph 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 Recruits at Camp Meade, MD, Starting on Practice March Description An account of the resource Located near Annapolis Junction, MD this was one of the larger cantonments on the east coast, some 400,000 volunteers and draftees passing through en route to WWI in Europe. The stark, regimented conditions facing new arrivals helps to explain the popularity of YWCA Hostess Houses located on military bases. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available War Department. 1789-9/18/1947 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1917-09-27 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived National Archives #165-WW-152A-48 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 695 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Camp Meade Hostess House Isabel Fraser Harmon World War I Y.W.C.A https://openvalley.org/files/original/c71d4bfb2ed8a79be3b414d2ec75652e.jpg fd42e5a88b26f630e3b45bc9c21b273f 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 Photograph 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 Hostess House, Army Barracks Description An account of the resource Although used only for six months as a cantonment during WWI, this base in Plattsburgh, NY had a history dating back to the War of 1812 and continued to serve as an innovative Reserve Officer Training Corps. YWCA Hostess Houses, usually located upon military bases, were created to serve visiting families of service members and to ensure proper conduct among the men—as for instance during visits from hometown sweethearts. Hostess Houses operated within a gendered “separate spheres” paradigm yet also afforded women unusual opportunities otherwise unavailable to them: supervisory experience, for example, and in some cases designing the structures themselves. Almost all Hostess Houses were decommissioned after Armistice. This image has been lightly edited and resized for web exhibits; larger file available at source listed below. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available War Work Council, National Board of the Young Womens Christian Association Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1917? Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Library of Congress / Internet Archive Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived YWCA, “Report of the Hostess House Committee” (1919) https://archive.org/stream/reportofhostessh00nati#page/n0/mode/2up/search/Oglethorpe Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 732 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Hostess House Plattsburgh Barracks World War I Y.W.C.A https://openvalley.org/files/original/4dd88594fb4e8f9021fd8997229185db.jpg b6a7cf87e802ff4e141c5fda4664aac4 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 Photograph 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 Hostess House, Marine Barracks Description An account of the resource Establishment of a Marine Base at Quantico, VA officially dates to 1917 and declaration of war in Europe, although military leaders had been eying the site for some time. Thousands of Marines were--and still are--trained for duty here. YWCA Hostess Houses, usually located upon military bases, were created to serve visiting families of service members and to ensure proper conduct among the men—as for instance during visits from hometown sweethearts. Hostess Houses operated within a gendered “separate spheres” paradigm yet also afforded women unusual opportunities otherwise unavailable to them: supervisory experience, for example, and in some cases designing the structures themselves. Almost all Hostess Houses were decommissioned after Armistice. This image has been lightly edited and resized for web exhibits; larger file available at source listed below. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available War Work Council, National Board of the Young Womens Christian Association Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1918-1919 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Library of Congress / Internet Archive Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived YWCA, “Report of the Hostess House Committee” (1919) https://archive.org/stream/reportofhostessh00nati#page/n0/mode/2up/search/Oglethorpe Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 785 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Hostess House Quantico, VA World War I Y.W.C.A https://openvalley.org/files/original/add21880083b1937ed9061ff50a8fc70.jpg a87fa27c77e4d904baa9dc979f782ae9 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 Photograph 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 Hostess House, Hazelhurst Field Description An account of the resource An airfield prior to WWI, the US Army Air Service expanded operations at this location near Mineola, NY upon declaration of war in 1917. With the arrival of railroad infrastructure the adjacent Camp Mills was built as an embarkation camp--mobilizing soldiers just prior to shipping out to Europe. Although used during WWII, it eventually was closed due to real estate development in 1951. YWCA Hostess Houses, usually located upon military bases, were created to serve visiting families of service members and to ensure proper conduct among the men—as for instance during visits from hometown sweethearts. Hostess Houses operated within a gendered “separate spheres” paradigm yet also afforded women unusual opportunities otherwise unavailable to them: supervisory experience, for example, and in some cases designing the structures themselves. Almost all Hostess Houses were decommissioned after Armistice. This image has been lightly edited and resized for web exhibits; larger file available at source listed below. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available War Department. Army War College. Historical Section. World War I Branch. ca. 1918-ca. 1948 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1918-03-17 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived National Archives #111-SC-5983 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/55172878#.Wkuz-QcHMUk.link Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 617 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Hazelhurst Field Hostess House World War I Y.W.C.A https://openvalley.org/files/original/23f483b2aa90464e997bf1981b32c3e5.jpg d201b0a237ae75772de2297ab601efb7 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 Photograph 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 Hostess House, Camp Wheeler Description An account of the resource Located near Macon, GA this mobilization was built in 1917 and quickly reached its peak of 29,000 National Guard and other inductees for training. It was closed in 1919, then re-opened for a period during WWII. YWCA Hostess Houses, usually located upon military bases, were created to serve visiting families of service members and to ensure proper conduct among the men—as for instance during visits from hometown sweethearts. Hostess Houses operated within a gendered “separate spheres” paradigm yet also afforded women unusual opportunities otherwise unavailable to them: supervisory experience, for example, and in some cases designing the structures themselves. Almost all Hostess Houses were decommissioned after Armistice. This image has been lightly edited and resized for web exhibits; larger file available at source listed below. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available War Department. 1789-9/18/1947 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1918-11 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived National Archives #165-WW-576A-6 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/45563862#.Wkuz-dkoPfk.link Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 565 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Camp Wheeler Hostess House World War I Y.W.C.A https://openvalley.org/files/original/37ed583b442f4ea60d1dade4f9723ffe.jpg c4903fd84caf80d7830fbb39b0edd2bd https://openvalley.org/files/original/59ce3c1aa2723509cbb5dabd1d138707.jpg 9482d2ce87341d9554c10223bb34eb3e https://openvalley.org/files/original/3f27e28f2acd26ebb0ac0df95470fe0a.jpg a1c644bed9971722d76744561d3481ad 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 Photograph 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 John Eugene Harmon World War I Photograph Description An account of the resource This is a photograph of John Eugene Harmon in his uniform, upon returning home from military service during World War I. A member of Company C, Sixth Engineers, he had been wounded during the Battle of Amiens in 1918 and recovered in France. Back home at the family's O-Ka-lee farm, he is saluting the camera, with fenced cows in the background. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1919-04-04 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource DiPreta, Ariana Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Harmon Family Collection, Big Springs Historical Society, Caledonia, NY Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 545 KB jpeg, 498 KB Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown photographer Caledonia, NY Farm Harmon Family John Eugene Harmon O-Ka-lee Farm World War I