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Title
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Perry Knitting Co.
Description
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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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Title
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Fly-Over Walkway on Water Street
Description
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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 Nitey-Nites, were sold for fifty cents a piece by one Mr. McWithey, a fellow known for wearing "large diamond rings on several fingers." Pictured in the lower right is a Buick Roadmaster Sedanette. <br /><br />Another story is told by George Traber, Jr. in the "Perry Knitting Company News" feature in the <em>Perry Herald</em> (<a href="http://perrypubliclibrary.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?i=f&by=1955&bdd=1950&d=01011950-12311959&e=perry%20knitting%20company%20news&m=between&ord=e1&fn=perry_herald_usa_new_york_perry_19550526_english_8&df=1&dt=10" target="_blank" rel="noopener">26 May 1955: 8</a>), where the photo appeared. It was taken, we're told, at 2:00 pm during a busy day of work at the factory. Why no cars? Thanks to safety plan designed to minimize automotive traffic during hours of heavy foot traffic, employees still only walk three minutes to a parking lot and prevent potential accidents. Traber writes that, if employees were truthful with themselves, they would have said "It sure was a wonder that someone hasn't been killed, especially when the noon and 5:00 rush was on."
Publisher
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Perry, NY Public Library
Date
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1948-49
Contributor
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Raupp, Emma
Source
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Clark Rice Photography Collection
Format
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jpeg, 2.7 MB
Identifier
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5291
Type
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Still Image
Clark Rice Photography Collection
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Perry Knitting Co.
Perry, NY