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Title
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Interview with Elmer Price and Lou Lesky
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Description
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Interview with Lou Lesky and Elmer Price about their experiences in the Kansas City garment industry. Lesky recalls his work at Kansas City Custom Garment Company, a men's clothing maker which switched to military uniform manufacturing during World War II, and uniforms for bus drivers, bakers, and other occupations post-war. Price discusses his white goods businesses in downtown Kansas City and later near 39th and Main. The men recall the Garment District of the past, noting other companies and individuals from the area, and talk about how much it has changed. They discuss the operations of their businesses and the decline of the textile and clothing industry in the United States.
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Date
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2007-07-01
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Object Type
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Audio Recording
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Title
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Donnelly Garment Company Workers in Factory
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Description
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Group portrait of uniformed Donnelly Garment Company employees in factory location. Santa Claus figure stands on far left.
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Date
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1930~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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514 West 26th Street
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Description
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Photograph of a commercial building at the northeast corner of 26th and Broadway in the early 1980s. The building served as a garment factory at the time of the photo, and was sold to Strahm Printing ; Mailing in 1984.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
