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  • Rights is exactly "<a href="https://omeka.lib.vt.edu/files/thumbnails/spec_forms/PubPermission.doc">Permission to publish material from the Fries Textile Plant Records Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.</a>"

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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 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 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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