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Title	Postcard of Harder Manufacturing Company, Valatie, N.Y., 1907 - 1910.
Creator	Powers, E.O.
Date.Original	1907 - 1910
Description	Harder Manufacturing Company, Valatie, New York. 4 1/2 story building with 5 story tower on right, steam tower on left. Fence in foreground. Printed on front: "Harder Mf'g Co. Valatie, N.Y." Stamped on back: "E.O. Powers, Photographer , Chatham, N.Y."
Notes	William A. Harder (1850-1931) purchased the former Valatie Cotton Mill in 1899 and refitted it to produce fine yarns for the knitting industry, supplying the Empire Knitting Mill in Hudson which he also owned. In 1902 Harder organized the Harder Manufacturing Company and the yarn mill became the company's first unit. By 1905 it employed 100 men and women. Harder purchased the former Wild mills in 1904 and incorporated them into the Harder Manufacturing Company. The company was renamed the Rensselaer and Valatie Mills in 1908.
Subject.TGM	Textile industry Mills Industrial facilities Photographic prints
Personal Name	Harder, William A., 1850-1931
Corporate Name	Harder Manufacturing Co. (Valatie, N.Y.) Valatie Cotton Mill (Valatie, N.Y.) Rensselaer and Valatie Mills (Valatie, N.Y.)
Location	Columbia County (N.Y.) Valatie (N.Y.)
HRVH Topic	Business & Industry
Format.Original	Photograph: Postcard, b&w; 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (8.89 x 13.97 cm.)
Type	Still Image
Resource Identifier	cchs.1993.026.0001
Publisher.Digital	Columbia County Historical Society
Date.Digital	2006-06-14
Format.Digital	image/jpeg
Digital Collection	Columbia County Historical Society Collection
Holding Institution	Columbia County Historical Society, Kinderhook, New York
Contact Information	5 Albany Avenue P. O. Box 311 Kinderhook, New York 12106 518-758-9265 www.cchsny.org
Rights	Prior written permission is required for use of this digital image. Contact the holding institution for information.
Technical Data	Archival TIFF - MicroTek ScanMaker 8700; MicroTek ScanWizard Pro 6.52; Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0; 24 bit color; 550 ppi; RGB; 17.1 MB; 1925 x 3100 pixels; no compression Acess JPEG - Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0; 150 ppi; RGB; 219 KB; 373 x 600 pixels

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