Browse Items (215 total)

  • Collection: Fries Textile Plant Records, 1900-1988 (Ms1989-039)
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A map showing the water depth of the mill pond for the Fries Textile Plant.
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A memorandum from a surveyor regarding work he was contracted to do for the mill.
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A note from a surveyor hired by the mill
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A map of a piece of land in Fries giving landmarks by which a survey could be conducted.
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A map of a piece of land in Fries giving landmarks by which a survey could be conducted.
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A map of a piece of land in Fries giving landmarks by which a survey could be conducted.
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A letter explaining some features of plat drawn up by a surveyor on behalf of the mill.
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A map of a piece of land in Fries being repurposed, and a propsed alternate location for carrying out the original purpose of the property being sold.
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A text description of a parcel of land owned formerly by the Washington Mills Company, which was being to sold to the employee who had been renting it…
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A text description of a parcel of land owned formerly by the Washington Mills Company, which was being to sold to the employee who had been renting it…
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A text description of a parcel of land owned formerly by the Washington Mills Company, which was being to sold to the employee who had been renting it…
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A text description of a parcel of land owned formerly by the Washington Mills Company, which was being to sold to the employee who had been renting it…
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A text description of a parcel of land owned formerly by the Washington Mills Company, which was being to sold to the employee who had been renting it…
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A text description of a parcel of land owned formerly by the Washington Mills Company, which was being to sold to the employee who had been renting it…
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A map of a piece of land in Fries being sold by the Washington Mills Company to James E. Robinson Jr.
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A map of a surveyed parcel of land owned by the Washington Mills Company on which the YMCA stands.
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A map of surveyed parcels of land owned by the Washington Mills Company.
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A map showing plots of land aquired by the Washington Mills Company to build the Fries Textile Mill and the Town of Fries as of 1948.
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A letter sent by the state confirming that the mill provided all utilities for the town.
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A letter from the Werthan Bag Corporation asking the mill to resell their empty bags to help with the war effort.
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An image showing several mill employees using large hoses to wash waste products from the mill into the river.
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Two facing pages from a mill ledger recording mill employees and their families.
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A handwritten sketch and description of the boundaries and past owners of a parcel of land to be acquired by the Washington Mills Company.
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A handwritten account of a parcel of land being sold to the Washington Mills Company, and a sketch of same.
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A contract between the mill founders and the Funks, whereby the Washington Mills Company acquired land in Fries, Va.
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A page from a mill ledger recording employee contributions to the Baptist Church in Fries, which they could have deducted from their paychecks.
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A page from a mill ledger recording employee contributions to the Baptist Church in Fries, which they could have deducted from their paychecks.
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A page from a mill ledger recording employee's membership dues for the Fries, Va. Y.M.C.A., seperated by mill department.
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A page from a mill ledger recording employee contributions to the Methodist Church in Fries, which they could have deducted from their paychecks.
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Two facing pages from a mill ledger recording the hours worked by individual employees.
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Two facing pages from a mill ledger recording early mill employees and their families.
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A page from a mill ledger tracking maintenance work done on the mill-owned houses in Fries, Va.
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A photograph of a mill employee posing with holiday decorations in the mill.
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A photograph of a musical group performing at an event honoring those employees who had worked at the mill for 25 years.
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A photograph of a mill employee posing with holiday decorations in the mill.
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A photograph of Frank Ritchie presenting a prize to Edna Kirby Vaughan on stage while a crowd watches at a mill-sponsored event.
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A photograph of a young woman working on a machine winding bobbins.
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A photograph of (left-right) Whiz Farmer, Shirley Trent Litteral, Larry Kirby, and an unknown man with flawless weaving
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A photograph of a musical group performing at an event honoring those employees who had worked at the mill for 25 years.
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A photograph of Sena Funk monitoring woven fabric being wound
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A photograph of a group of employees receiving an award.
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A photograph of four cheerleaders from Fries Hish School, posing on the stairs to the Town Hall.
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A photograph of three children eating watermelon at a mill-sponsored event in Fries, Va.
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A photograph of Billy Funk holding a plaque while a man gives a speech and G.W. "Cobb" Archer and Flash Turner watch.
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A photograph of Earl Johnson, Garnett Stuart, and Ramona Johnson in front of textile machinery.
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A photograph of several people in front of the sign for the Fries Methodist Church, which says "Jesus! Zero Defects".
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A photograph of three men having a discussion on the porch of the mill.
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A photograph of "Miss Fries High School" of 1978 and two runners-up.
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A photograph of an employee giving blood at a mill-operated blood drive.
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A photograph of a group of Fries residents, largely children. David Jones, 2nd from left, Mandy Hager, 4th from left, middle row.
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