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Collection: Fries Textile Plant Records, 1900-1988 (Ms1989-039)
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Group Photo
Back, left to right: Gilbert Lawson, unknown, unknown, Walter Johnson. F, M: Robert Blaine Wright
Group Photo
L-R: Jimmy Burnett, Harold Funk Tommy Rutheford, Tom Pue
Group Photo
Walter Johnson, Jack Bowman, Reuben Bond, James Gray, and Al Barnhill
Helen Beamer
Hobart Lane
Hobart Lane receiving award
Hobart Lane, right
Housing Maintenance Records, 1936-1946 (Ms1989-039)
A page from a mill ledger tracking maintenance work done on the mill-owned houses in Fries, Va.
Hydrographic Survey of Mill Pond on New River for Washington Mills Fries, VA, 1922 (Ms1989-039)
A map showing the water depth of the mill pond for the Fries Textile Plant.
Imogene Vaughan Monitoring Bobbins (Ms1989-039)
A photograph of a mill employee monitoring yarn spinning.
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.
Indemnity Bond, 1937 (Ms1989-039)
an indemnity bond between the First National Bank of Fries and the Washington Mills Company, to correct an error with their payroll.
Jackie Sharp
Jackie Sharp in a field with a man
Jackie Sharp
Jackie Sharp in a field with many others in front of a helicopter
Jackie Sharp and Glenda Lyons
Jackie Sharp and Glenda Lyons standing in front of a Christmas tree
Jackie Sharp and Worth Miller
James Gray and a Woman
James Norman
Jane Geer
Janet Stanley Melton
Jessie Jenkins and Johnny Pearman
Jessie Jenkins stands behind a seated Johnny Pearman.
Jimmy Spence
A headshot of mill employee Jimmy Spence
John Cox
A headshot of John Cox
Joyce Keesling and Janet Stanley
Kids Eat Watermelon (Ms1989-039)
A photograph of three children eating watermelon at a mill-sponsored event in Fries, Va.
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.
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 an order for school supplies, 1947 (Ms1989-039)
A letter from a school supply company confirming an order of tablet arm chairs.
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 Hookworm, 1910 (Ms1989-039)
A letter from the state of Virginia offering assistance to test Fries residents for hookworm.
Letter About Land for Road Improvements, 1936 (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, 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, 1949 (Ms1989-039)
A letter regarding some land given to the state in order to redo a state highway.
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 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 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 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 Confirming Mill-Provided Utilities, 1910 (Ms1989-039)
A letter sent by the state confirming that the mill provided all utilities for the town.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 to Expand the Grocery Store, 1941 (Ms1989-039)
A letter allowing the grocery store to build an extension to the building.
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