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Most of the mill’s welfare capitalist initiatives took place in the clubhouse. There, workers could attend lectures and classes, and…

Postcard featuring an artist’s depiction of Wayne Knitting Mills. The factory was such a prominent feature of Fort Wayne that…

This gentle caricature was published in Bert J. Griswold, Builders of greater Fort Wayne: a collection of the men of…

View of the Wayne Knitting Mills, conveniently located near railway tracks that carried in supplies and carried out finished products.

In the first decade of the twentieth century, Thieme’s business expanded rapidly. Here is a photograph of the office in…

In 1891, Wayne Knitting Mills began production in a small, rented building with a core group of twenty-five German knitters…

At its height, Wayne Knitting Mills employed approximately 2,500 workers and was one of the largest employers of women in…

Postcard of a mill operative standing next to a full-fashioned knitting machine in the Wayne Knitting Mills. In addition to…