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A Letter About Changing Mill Personnel, 1904 (Ms1989-039)
A letter about a personnel change within the Fries Textile 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 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.
A Letter Firing a Doctor (Ms1989-039)
A letter to Dr. Wilmer Hodgson asking him to resign as mill doctor for Fries.
A Letter to a Poacher, 1905 (Ms1989-039)
A letter to a former mill employee accusing him of trying to convince his former coworkers at the mill to quit and join him at his new company.
A Letter Inquiring About Jobs for Formerly Jailed People, 1905 (Ms 1989-039)
A letter to the mill superintendant asking about jobs for men being released from jail.
A Letter to Mr. A.M. Farley Requesting a Job at the Fries Textile Mill, 1907 (Ms1939-039)
A letter from Mrs. Patsie Pruitt asking for her job back at the mill. She had moved to Maryland, but wanted to go back to Fries because child labor…
A Letter to Washington Mills About Coming to Fries, 1908 (Ms1989-039)
A letter from Haywood Haynes informing the mill that he and his family would be coming to work at the mill, with information about his family and…
Time Book, 1909 (Ms1989-039)
Two facing pages from a mill ledger recording the hours worked by individual employees.
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.
Employee Sick Note, 1910 (Ms1989-039)
A note sent in by an employee explaining their inability to work for several days.
Letter About Hookworm, 1910 (Ms1989-039)
A letter from the state of Virginia offering assistance to test Fries residents for hookworm.
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 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.
Methodist Church Collection Ledger, 1921 (Ms1989-039)
A page from a mill ledger recording employee contributions to the Methodist Church in Fries, which they could have deducted from their paychecks.
Baptist Church Collection Ledger, 1924 (Ms1989-039)
A page from a mill ledger recording employee contributions to the Baptist Church in Fries, which they could have deducted from their paychecks.
Baptist Church Collection Ledger, 1931 (Ms1989-039)
A page from a mill ledger recording employee contributions to the Baptist Church in Fries, which they could have deducted from their paychecks.
Y.M.C.A. Membership Dues, 1932 (Ms1989-039)
A page from a mill ledger recording employee's membership dues for the Fries, Va. Y.M.C.A., seperated by mill department.
Employee Family Records, 1943 (Ms1989-039)
Two facing pages from a mill ledger recording mill employees and their families.
Flushing Into the River (Ms1989-039)
An image showing several mill employees using large hoses to wash waste products from the mill into the river.
Jimmy Spence
A headshot of mill employee Jimmy Spence
Jessie Jenkins and Johnny Pearman
Jessie Jenkins stands behind a seated Johnny Pearman.
Sheila Young Holding Baby
A Fries Mill employee holds a baby.
Catrina Davis Shupe
A headshot of a Fries Mill employee
Reuben Bond and Farmer
Three men stand together, facing the camera, in front of textile machinery.
Memo to Cease Knitting Operations at the Mill, 1973 (Ms1989-039)
A memo sent to all departments notifying them that the Fries Mill would shut down knitting operations.
The Weaving Department, 1979 (Ms1989-039)
A photograph of the weaving department of the Fries Mill in front of a calendar indicating that they had gone one year without injury on the job.
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,…
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
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.
An Employee Gets an Award (Ms1989-039)
A photograph of an employee receiving a plaque and a statue of a bird.
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.
Ramona Hyatt and Linda Faulkner (Ms1989-039)
A photograph of two mill employees responsible for transferring yarn bobbins from one stage to another.
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.
Imogene Vaughan Monitoring Bobbins (Ms1989-039)
A photograph of a mill employee monitoring yarn spinning.
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.
A Mill Employee Conversation (Ms1989-039)
A photograph of three men having a discussion on the porch of the mill.
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".
Earl Johnson Gets an Award (Ms1989-039)
A photograph of Earl Johnson, Garnett Stuart, and Ramona Johnson in front of textile machinery.
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.
Kids Eat Watermelon (Ms1989-039)
A photograph of three children eating watermelon at a mill-sponsored event in Fries, Va.
Award Presentation (Ms1989-039)
A photograph of a group of employees receiving an award.
Sena Funk (Ms1989-039)
A photograph of Sena Funk monitoring woven fabric being wound
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.
A Flawless Bolt (Ms1989-039)
A photograph of (left-right) Whiz Farmer, Shirley Trent Litteral, Larry Kirby, and an unknown man with flawless weaving
Maria Archer (Ms1989-039)
A photograph of a young woman working on a machine winding bobbins.
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.
Geraldine Jones (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.
Onita Black with Snowman Decoration (Ms1989-039)
A photograph of a mill employee posing with holiday decorations in the mill.
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