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A formal photograph of the Fries High School football team. Back row, left-right: Mike Phipps, Don Martin, unknown, unknown, Todd Dickson, unknown, unknown, unknown, Johnny Lambert, unknown, Bill Moore, unknown, unknown, unknown, Richy Wilson, Rick…

A photograph of Ronni Michelle Criner as "Little Miss Fries" in a town parade.

A taped-together collage of informal employee photograps. Top, left-right: unknown, Cox, Jones, unknown. Middle, left-right: unknown, Henry Thornton, unknown, unknown. Bottom, left-right: unknown, Hutch Stata, Walter Johnson.

A photograph of employees eating in the mill cafeteria, with a "Zero Defects Our Goal" banner in the backround

A photograph of employees in line to get food in the mill cafeteria, with a "Zero Defects Our Goal" banner in the backround.

A photograph of an employee receiving a plaque and a statue of a bird.

A photograph of several employees conversing near machines winding spun yarn onto bobbins for weaving.

A photograph of two mill employees responsible for transferring yarn bobbins from one stage to another.

A photograph of a group of employees, one of whom is receiving an award. Left-right: Calvert Wilie, Jessie Jenkins, Emmet Vaughan, rest unknown.

A photograph of a mill employee monitoring yarn spinning.

A photograph of a mill-employed nurse administering a shot to another employee, with a line of others waiting behind her.

A photograph of a group of people in front of the sign for the high school in Fries, Va. Back Row, left-right: Don Martin, Rick Phipps, Mike Phipps, Ricky Wilson. Front Row, left-right: Warren Reavis, Mr. Stone, Diane Staynes, John Patterson

A photograph of a group of Fries residents, largely children. David Jones, 2nd from left, Mandy Hager, 4th from left, middle row.

A photograph of an employee giving blood at a mill-operated blood drive.

A photograph of three men having a discussion on the porch of the mill.

A photograph of several people in front of the sign for the Fries Methodist Church, which says "Jesus! Zero Defects".

A photograph of Earl Johnson, Garnett Stuart, and Ramona Johnson in front of textile machinery.

A photograph of Billy Funk holding a plaque while a man gives a speech and G.W. "Cobb" Archer and Flash Turner watch.

A photograph of three children eating watermelon at a mill-sponsored event in Fries, Va.

A photograph of four cheerleaders from Fries Hish School, posing on the stairs to the Town Hall.

A photograph of a group of employees receiving an award.

A photograph of Sena Funk monitoring woven fabric being wound

A photograph of a musical group performing at an event honoring those employees who had worked at the mill for 25 years.

A photograph of (left-right) Whiz Farmer, Shirley Trent Litteral, Larry Kirby, and an unknown man with flawless weaving

A photograph of a young woman working on a machine winding bobbins.

A photograph of Frank Ritchie presenting a prize to Edna Kirby Vaughan on stage while a crowd watches at a mill-sponsored event.

A photograph of a mill employee posing with holiday decorations in the mill.

A photograph of a musical group performing at an event honoring those employees who had worked at the mill for 25 years.

A photograph of a mill employee posing with holiday decorations in the mill.

Two facing pages from a mill ledger recording early mill employees and their families.

Fundraising sign up sheet for a "Bowling for Bus Shelters" sponsored by Lambda Horizon.

Letter to friends of Lambda Horizon from Mark Weber asking for their support and financial assistance.

Fundraising and information letter describing the functions and activities of Lambda Horizon.

Letter from Patrick Hanrahan to mark Weber regarding possible organization activities for Lambda Horizon in the coming months.

Letter from Robert Riddle, President of the Gay Student Alliance at Virginia Commonwealth University, regarding a conference in preparation for a statewide Gay Awareness Week to be held on several college campuses. Meeting notes from the conference…

Letter from Lambda Horizon's Roland Follot to fellow gay student representatives at other universities concerning Gay Awareness Week.

Handout produced by Lambda Horizon offering ten tips about what to do when you encounter a gay or lesbian.

Handout produced by Lambda Horizon detailing homophobic responses to gays and lesbians.

Map providing direction to a house party held outside of Blacksburg.

Poster offering information about Virginia Tech's gay and lesbian student group Lmabda Horizon.

Questionnaire created by Mark Weber, President of Lambda Horizon, for an independent class project. The questionnaire was distributed to members of Lambda Horizon in order to gauge their level of knowledge about the AIDS virus. Weber planned to…

Being Gay announcement card from Virginia Tech's radio station WUVT. The public service announcement promotes Lambda Hoizon and gay and lesbian life on the campus.

Sticker for Life Fest, Virginia Tech's concert for AIDS education, research, and treatment held in Lane Stadium on September 8, 1989.

Studio portrait of Eliza (Lily) Tyler Wilson, n.d.

Studio portrait of Eliza (Lily) Tyler Wilson, n.d.

Lily Tyler Wilson (center) with unidentified others, n.d.

This collection consists of a recipe book bearing the name of Sallie Wilson of Liberty, Virginia. The small book contains more than 100 recipes, mostly for various desserts (pies, cakes and puddings) and breads, but also for such fare as potato…

Dawing for a bridge designed by McNairy, Claflin & Company of Cleveland, Ohio.

Cooking Recipes is a book filled with hand-written recipes. A hand-painted image of a girl with a duck adorns the cover of "Cooking Recipes." Within the book's pages exist a variety of recipes for soups, salads, puddings, cookies, cakes, icings, and…