COLLECTION NAME:
Ray Russell Postcard Collection
Record
Filename:
290-1-3.jpg
Identifier:
RRP-290
Title:
Western Knitting Mills Illustration
Subject:
Businesses
Subject:
Mills
Description:
Artist rendering of the mill complex in Rochester, Michigan. Produced by Michigan Calendar Co., Detroit, Mich. The Western Knitting Mills factory was built in 1896 and produced knitted goods until 1939. The building was later owned by the McAleer Manufacturing Company, later known as the Higbie Manufacturing Company, and then ITT Higbie. In 1994 the Rochester Mills Beer Company restored the building and it now operates as a restaurant and brewery.
Date:
c.1900
Type:
Postcard
Street:
400 Water Street
Place:
Rochester, Michigan
Rights:
The Ray Russell Postcard Collection is owned by the City of Rochester and is on permanent loan to the Rochester Hills Public Library. Digitized by the Rochester Hills Public Library. No known copyright: http://rightsstatem…
Data Provider:
Rochester Hills Public Library
Western Knitting Mills Illustration
