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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.

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

A letter from a resident of Fries reporting their neighbor to the mill administration for perceived suspicious behavior.

A letter from the mill Vice President and Mayor of Fries, allowing the Highway Department to clean up a specified piece of land.

A letter regarding land for a maintenence road for Highway 94.

A letter regarding land for a maintenence road for Highway 94.

A letter regarding land for a maintenence road for Highway 94.

A letter regarding land for a maintenence road for Highway 94.

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

A map of the area set aside for the right-of-way for Highway 94.

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

an indemnity bond between the First National Bank of Fries and the Washington Mills Company, to correct an error with their payroll.

A note from a surveyor hired by the mill

A memorandum from a surveyor regarding work he was contracted to do for the mill.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

A map of surveyed parcels of land owned by the Washington Mills Company.

A map of a surveyed parcel of land owned by the Washington Mills Company on which the YMCA stands.

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

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 up.

A map of a piece of land in Fries being sold by the Washington Mills Company to James E. Robinson Jr.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A letter explaining some features of plat drawn up by a surveyor on behalf of the mill.

A map of a piece of land in Fries giving landmarks by which a survey could be conducted.

A map of a piece of land in Fries giving landmarks by which a survey could be conducted.

A map of a piece of land in Fries giving landmarks by which a survey could be conducted.

A photograph of six young women in matching cheerleading outfits, on a stage with pompoms.

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, Rick…

A photograph of Ronni Michelle Criner as "Little Miss Fries" in a town parade.

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.

A photograph of employees eating in the mill cafeteria, with a "Zero Defects Our Goal" banner in the backround

A photograph of employees in line to get food in the mill cafeteria, with a "Zero Defects Our Goal" banner in the backround.

A photograph of an employee receiving a plaque and a statue of a bird.

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.

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

A photograph of two mill employees responsible for transferring yarn bobbins from one stage to another.

A photograph of a group of employees, one of whom is receiving an award. Left-right: Calvert Wilie, Jessie Jenkins, Emmet Vaughan, rest unknown.

A photograph of a mill employee monitoring yarn spinning.