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Collection: Fries Textile Plant Records, 1900-1988 (Ms1989-039)

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Dale Anderson Talking

Award Presentation

Charles Hill and Harold Funk present Betty Turner with a clock

Group Photo

Walter Johnson, Jack Bowman, Reuben Bond, James Gray, and Al Barnhill

Plaque Presentation

Walter Johnson and Bill Barker present a plaque to an employee

Janet Stanley Melton

David Felts Holding a Trophy

Group Photo

L-R: Jimmy Burnett, Harold Funk Tommy Rutheford, Tom Pue

Reuben Bond

An Employee Conversation

Calvert Willie, middle

Allen Goodson

Flu Shot

Vina Taylor administers a flu shot to a woman

Flu Shot

Jackie Sharp administers a flu shot to a woman

Flu Shot

Jackie Sharp administers a flu shot to a woman

Employee Family Records (Ms1989-039)

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

Onita Black with Snowman Decoration (Ms1989-039)

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

Music at a Mill Event (Ms1989-039)

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

Geraldine Jones (Ms1989-039)

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

Prize Presentation (Ms1989-039)

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

Maria Archer (Ms1989-039)

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

A Flawless Bolt (Ms1989-039)

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

Music at a Mill Event (Ms1989-039)

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

Sena Funk (Ms1989-039)

A photograph of Sena Funk monitoring woven fabric being wound

Award Presentation (Ms1989-039)

A photograph of a group of employees receiving an award.

Cheerleaders on the Town Hall Stairs (Ms1898-039)

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

Kids Eat Watermelon (Ms1989-039)

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

Plaque Presentation Speech (Ms1989-039)

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

Earl Johnson Gets an Award (Ms1989-039)

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

Zero Defects Church Sign (Ms1989-039)

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

A Mill Employee Conversation (Ms1989-039)

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

Employee Gives Blood (Ms1989-039)

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

Fries Clean Up Day (Ms1989-039)

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

Group in front of the Fries High School Sign (Ms1989-039)

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,…

Vina Davis Giving a Shot to Debbie Reece Burcham (Ms1989-039)

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

Imogene Vaughan Monitoring Bobbins (Ms1989-039)

A photograph of a mill employee monitoring yarn spinning.

Awarded Surrounded by Finished Cloth (Ms1989-039)

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

Ramona Hyatt and Linda Faulkner (Ms1989-039)

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

Employees Have a Discussion in the Winding Room (Ms1989-039)

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

An Employee Gets an Award (Ms1989-039)

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

In the Food Line (Ms1989-039)

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

Lunch at the Mill (Ms1989-039)

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

Employee Photo Collage (Ms1989-039)

A taped-together collage of informal employee photograps. Top, left-right: unknown, Cox, Jones, unknown. Middle, left-right: unknown, Henry Thornton,…

Little Miss Fries (Ms1989-039)

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

Fries High School Football Team (Ms1989-039)

A formal photograph of the Fries High School football team. Back row, left-right: Mike Phipps, Don Martin, unknown, unknown, Todd Dickson, unknown,…

The Riegel Cheerleaders (Ms1989-039)

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

Letter Soliciting Support for an Amendment Limiting the Work of Women and Children (Ms1989-039)

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

Bobbin Winder (Ms1989-039)

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

A Letter to Washington Mills about Fabric Samples (Ms1989-039)

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

Bulletin Board Poster (Ms1989-039)

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

Plat of Mill Site (Ms1989-039)

A map showing the intended layout for the mill.

Zero Defects Award Presentation

Homer Lineberry (Shift Manager, Winding 2nd Shift), E.E. Maddrey (President, Riegel Textile Corporation), Betty Akers (Zero Defects Achievment Award…

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