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  • Creator is exactly "Washington Mills Company"

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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 the hours worked by individual employees.

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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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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 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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Ms1989-039_B031_608.jpg
A contract between the mill founders and the Funks, whereby the Washington Mills Company acquired land in Fries, Va.

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Ms1989-039_B031_609.jpg
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 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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Ms1989-039_B031_611.jpg
Two facing pages from a mill ledger recording mill employees and their families.

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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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