Search
Search using this query type:
Keyword
Boolean
Exact match
Search only these record types:
Item
File
Collection
Exhibit
Exhibit Page
Simple Page
Advanced Search (Items only)
Search
Browse Items
Browse Collections
Browse Exhibits
Collection Tree
Neatline
Collections
About Us
Browse Items
Browse Collections
Browse Exhibits
Collection Tree
Neatline
Collections
About Us
Browse Items (215 total)
Browse All
Browse by Tag
Search Items
Collection: Fries Textile Plant Records, 1900-1988 (Ms1989-039)
Previous Page
of 5
Next Page
Sort by:
Title
Creator
Date
Memo From a Surveyor, 1973 (Ms1989-039)
A memorandum from a surveyor regarding work he was contracted to do for the mill.
Marie Pearman and Page Durhan
Marie Pearman and Page Durhan hold a coffee set
Marie Pearman
Maria Archer (Ms1989-039)
A photograph of a young woman working on a machine winding bobbins.
Map of Properties in Boundary Conveyed to Washington Mills, 1901 (Ms1989-039)
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 1901.
Map of Properties in Boundary Conveyed to Washington Mills Company, 1901-1948 (Ms1989-039)
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.
Makes Presentation Group Photo
6 people pose for a picture, the interior tow shaking hands and holding a paper
Lunch Line
Betty Thornton, Betty Sexton, Lela Funk, Ruth Reever, and Kate Byrd
Lunch Line
4th from the back: Boyd "Mac" Tsom
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
Little Miss Fries (Ms1989-039)
A photograph of Ronni Michelle Criner as "Little Miss Fries" in a town parade.
List of Repairs to High School, 1941 (Ms1989-039)
Letter to Mr. Webb about Cleaning Supplies, 1940 (Ms1989-039)
A letter from the principal of the high school asking for scrap cloth to clean the school.
Letter to Mr. Sharp about Home Economics Cottage, 1940 (Ms1989-039)
A letter from the principal of the high school informing the mill adminstration that a tank in the Home Economics Cottage had begun to leak.
Letter to Mr. C.H. Long about Shear Pins, 1941 (Ms1989-039)
A letter from a mechanical engineer at Virginia Tech explaining the required dimensions of a part for the mill.
Letter to Expand the Grocery Store, 1941 (Ms1989-039)
A letter allowing the grocery store to build an extension to the building.
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.
Letter requesting jail maintenance, 1947 (Ms1989-039)
A letter from the mayor of Fries requesting that the mill administration make some repairs to the town jail.
Letter Offering Jobs (Ms1989-039)
A letter offering jobs and perks to a family in order to convince them to go work at the Fries mill.
Letter Laying Out Plans for the Baptist Church, 1908 (Ms1989-039)
A letter explaining plans to build a new Baptist Church on Main Street in Fries, Va.
Letter Inquiring About the Need for a Dentist in Fries, Va., 1910 (Ms1989-039)
A letter sent to the mayor of Fries asking about moving to town to set up shop as a dentist.
Letter Granting an Easment for the Department of Highways, 1941 (Ms1989-039)
A document granting the Virginia Department of Highways a certain amount of land to build a maintenance road for Highway 94.
Letter From a Nosy Neighbor, 1921 (Ms1989-039)
A letter from a resident of Fries reporting their neighbor to the mill administration for perceived suspicious behavior.
Letter Confirming Mill-Provided Utilities, 1910 (Ms1989-039)
A letter sent by the state confirming that the mill provided all utilities for the town.
Letter Confirming Land Cleanup, 1949 (Ms1989-039)
A letter from the mill Vice President and Mayor of Fries, allowing the Highway Department to clean up a specified piece of land.
Letter Accompanying the Y.M.C.A. Plat and Description, 1972 (Ms1989-039)
A letter sent to a lawyer with the legal description and plat of the parcel of land on which the Y.M.C.A. building stands, requesting a deed be drawn…
Letter Accompanying the Plats of Parcels of Land Being Sold to Employees, 1966 (Ms1989-039)
A letter explaining some features of plat drawn up by a surveyor on behalf of the mill.
Letter About Poached Employees (Ms1989-039)
A letter from the treasurer of the Washignton Mills Company inquiring about several employees wh had quit their jobs in North Carolina in order to…
Letter About Land for Road Improvements, 1949 (Ms1989-039)
A letter regarding some land given to the state in order to redo a state highway.
Letter About Land for Road Improvements, 1946 (Ms1989-039)
A letter regarding land for a maintenence road for Highway 94.
Letter About Land for Road Improvements, 1946 (Ms1989-039)
A letter regarding land for a maintenence road for Highway 94.
Letter About Land for Road Improvements, 1946 (Ms1989-039)
A letter regarding land for a maintenence road for Highway 94.
Letter About Land for Road Improvements, 1946 (Ms1989-039)
A letter regarding land for a maintenence road for Highway 94.
Letter About Land for Road Improvements, 1941 (Ms1989-039)
A letter regarding land for a maintenence road for Highway 94.
Letter About Land for Road Improvements, 1941 (Ms1989-039)
A letter regarding land for a maintenence road for Highway 94.
Letter About Land for Road Improvements, 1936 (Ms1989-039)
A letter regarding land for a maintenence road for Highway 94.
Letter About Hookworm, 1910 (Ms1989-039)
A letter from the state of Virginia offering assistance to test Fries residents for hookworm.
Letter about Civitan Sportsmanship Award, 1956 (Ms1989-039)
A letter from the mill president congratulating Fries High School students on their athletic accomplishments
Letter about an order for school supplies, 1947 (Ms1989-039)
A letter from a school supply company confirming an order of tablet arm chairs.
Letter About an Employee Poacher, 1910 (Ms1989-039)
A letter to responding to a telegram about a man potentially trying to convince mill employees to quit in order to work at another company.
Letter About a Suspected Murderer, 1908 (Ms1989-039)
A letter asking about a man detained in Atlanta who was possibly wanted for murder in Fries.
Kids Eat Watermelon (Ms1989-039)
A photograph of three children eating watermelon at a mill-sponsored event in Fries, Va.
Joyce Keesling and Janet Stanley
John Cox
A headshot of John Cox
Jimmy Spence
A headshot of mill employee Jimmy Spence
Jessie Jenkins and Johnny Pearman
Jessie Jenkins stands behind a seated Johnny Pearman.
Janet Stanley Melton
Jane Geer
James Norman
James Gray and a Woman
Previous Page
of 5
Next Page
Output Formats
atom
,
csv
,
dc-rdf
,
dcmes-xml
,
json
,
omeka-xml
,
rss2