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A memorandum from a surveyor regarding work he was contracted to do for the mill.

A note from a surveyor hired by the mill

B, R: Kirb. F, L-R: George Stuart, "Hetty" Alice Pearman, Funk

A photograph of "Miss Fries High School" of 1978 and two runners-up.

A photograph of the weaving department of the Fries Mill in front of a calendar indicating that they had gone one year without injury on the job.

A photograph of a cub scout group with their leaders. 2nd from the left, ront row, is Timmy "TT" Carico

Ethel Walker 35 year service award, presented by Walter Johnson

Tom Hill and Gladys Pollard

Tom Hill and Phipps Moore

Early Doss (Shift Manager, Weaving, 1st Shift), Ralph Vaughan (Award Winner), E.E. Maddrey (President, Riegel Textile Corporation) Rose Vaughan (Mother of Ralph), Jack Bowman (Weaving Mill Manager)

Gene Taylor (Shift Manager, Carding 3rd Shift), E.E. Maddrey (President, Riegel Textile Corporation) Raymond Sapp (Award Winner)

Fries Textile Co. Employee Award presentation, the Whis Farmer Family with John Belvins in the foreground

Homer Lineberry (Shift Manager, Winding 2nd Shift), E.E. Maddrey (President, Riegel Textile Corporation), Betty Akers (Zero Defects Achievment Award Winner), Hobert Akers (Husband), Lisa and Sherri Akers (Daughters), H. D. Kingsmore (President,…

A map showing the intended layout for the mill.

A suggested template about workplace safety, sent to the Fries Textile Plant.

A letter from Mrs. Jack Epps asking for fabric samples to match her new wallpaper.

An image of a bobbin winding machine sent to the Fries mill.

A letter asking the mill to support an amendement that would change the way the work of women and children was limited in Virginia.

A photograph of six young women in matching cheerleading outfits, on a stage with pompoms.

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.