Browse Items (215 total)

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

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A copy of the deed registering the sale of a piece of land by Dwight C. Funk to the Washington Mills Company on May 31, 1960.

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The deed of sale for a plot of land in Fries, Va. Sold by Wiley L. Roop to Washington Mills Company.

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A document granting the Virginia Department of Highways a certain amount of land to build a maintenance road for Highway 94.

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A document granting the Virginia Department of Highways a certain amount of land to build a maintenance road for Highway 94.

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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 text description of a parcel of land owned by the Washington Mills Company, on which the Y.M.C.A. stood.

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A text description of a parcel of land owned by the Washington Mills Company, on which The Washington Inn stood.

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A text description of a parcel of land owned by the Washington Mills Company, on which the post office, barber shop, beauty shop, and insurance agency stood.

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A text description of a parcel of land owned by the Washington Mills Company, on which the bank stood.

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A text description of a parcel of land owned by the Washington Mills Company, on which the Brick Store Building stood.

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A text description of a parcel of land owned by the Washington Mills Company, on which the parking lot stood.

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A text description of a parcel of land owned by the Washington Mills Company, on which buildings and a floodwall stood.

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A text description of a parcel of land owned by the Washington Mills Company, on which the firehouse stood.

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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 and the house on 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 and the house on 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 and the house on 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 and the house on 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 and the house on 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 and the house on it.

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A text description of several parcels of land owned by the Washington Mills Company

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

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

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

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

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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.

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A note sent in by an employee explaining their inability to work for several days.

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

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Ethel Walker 35 year service award, presented by Walter Johnson

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Sinia James, Bradley Lineberry, Jean Miller Lineberry, Arlene Miller, and Darren Lineberry

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A summary of income from the department store in Fries, Va, 1936.

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Jackie Sharp administers a flu shot to a woman

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Jackie Sharp administers a flu shot to a woman

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Jackie Sharp administers a flu shot to a woman

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Vina Taylor administers a flu shot to a woman

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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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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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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, Rickā€¦

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A page of an early ledger tracking the Fries Mill's expenditures.

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

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Gilbert Lawson poses with an older man

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The lease for the land and building in Fries for the grocery store, the rent for which was $1 per year.

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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

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

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Shirley Trent Litteral and Whiz Farmer, far sides

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A group stands together, including Harrson Jones (2nd from left) and Betty Wright (far right)

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Gertrude Bates and family

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Wanda Buttons, Tom Hill, Helen Beamer, and Jerry Moore
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