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  Current View Behind Paymaster's Office Toward Lowe Mill

  A view of Lowe Mill behind the old paymaster's office and current studio, bike store. It features the water tower in the background.
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  Lowe Mill Side

  A side view of Lowe Mill from the parking lot. This shows the historic windows as well as the incorporation of modern art.
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  Lowe Mill History Mural Inside

  A mural inside of Lowe Mill depicting Lowe Mill's history as a textile mill and shoe factory. This mural was created by Logan Tanner.
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  Entrance to Lowe Mill

  A street view of Lowe Mill from the corner of Seminole and 9th Avenue. This is one of the many entrances to the modern Lowe Mill Arts and Entertainment Center.
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  Lowe Mill with Water Tower

  A view of Lowe Mill from the back parking lot. This photo features both the water tower and the loading dock.
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  Lowe Mill Weaving Dept.

  Lowe Mill featured a variety of departments in the 1920s and produced a variety of textiles. This photo, taken in 1925, highlights the Weaving department of the textile mill.
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  Lowe Mill Making Shoes

  After Lowe Mill closed, it reopened as a shoe factory after the Great Depression. This photo depicts several of the workers making shoes that were used across the country.
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  Behind Paymaster's Office at Lowe Mill

  Lowe Mill was converted many times throughout its lifespan into different factories and storage facilities. This aerial view shows the changes made across the years.
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  Lowe Mill Paymaster's Office

  The paymaster's office was built in 1910 and was an addition to Lowe Mill to provide the office staff a place to work separately. This photo depicts several of the workers who would have used the office located just outside Lowe Mill.
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  Genesco Baseball

  Baseball was one of the many fun activities done between mill workers to promote bonds and community among them. Lowe Mill, later Genesco, a shoe plant as depicted here, was no exception to this.