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Reuben Bond presents a prize to an employee

Nancy Reed in front of a calendar

A textile mill employee stands between two other men, whose heads have been cut out of the picture.

A headshot of a Fries Mill employee

A Fries Mill employee holds a baby.

Jessie Jenkins stands behind a seated Johnny Pearman.

Jackie Sharp administers a flu shot to a woman

Wanda Buttons, Tom Hill, Helen Beamer, and Jerry Moore

Gertrude Bates and family

James Gray (Supervisor in weaving room) and Walter Johnson present a clock radio to an employee

Wayne Kirby is at the front of a line in front of a table

a headshot of Bill Barker

A headshot of Arthur Underwood

A headshot of John Cox

Walter Johnson and Lewis Waller present an award

Harold Funk presents an award

Gilbert Lawson poses with an older man

Marie Pearman and Page Durhan hold a coffee set

Joe Bob Davis and Frank Richie present an award to Faye Nelson

A group stands together, including Harrson Jones (2nd from left) and Betty Wright (far right)

Betty G. Stevens stands with two other women getting food

A headshot of mill employee Jimmy Spence

A headshot of mill employee Caroline Bond.

A photograph of mill employee Annie Hylton holding a safety diorama.

Ruth Durham recieves a prize from Frank Richie on stage in front of a crowd

Rita Dale, far right

Jackie Sharp and Mr. Stone, front row

Shirley Trent Litteral and Whiz Farmer, far sides

6 people pose for a picture, the interior tow shaking hands and holding a paper

Sinia James, Bradley Lineberry, Jean Miller Lineberry, Arlene Miller, and Darren Lineberry

An image showing several mill employees using large hoses to wash waste products from the mill into the river.

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.

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 copy of the deed registering the sale of a piece of land by Dwight C. Funk to the Washington Mills Company on May 31, 1960.

A letter from a pharmacist in Galax, VA, reporting on unpayed accounts of mill employees for prescription drugs.