COLLECTION NAME:
Ray Russell Postcard Collection
Record
Filename:
298.tif
Identifier:
RRP-298
Title:
Tower and Northwest Corner of Western Knitting Mills
Subject:
Businesses
Subject:
Mills
Description:
Hand-colored postcard of the northwest corner of Western Knitting Mills. The dormitory can be seen on the right hand side of the image, in gray. 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. Postcard is addressed to Mrs. Lou Katz of Adrian, Michigan from Nellie.
Date:
c.1910
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
Tower and Northwest Corner of Western Knitting Mills
