Browse Items (215 total)

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.

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

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 handwritten account of a parcel of land being sold to the Washington Mills Company, and a sketch of same.

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

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

A photograph of Earl Johnson, Garnett Stuart, and Ramona Johnson in front of textile machinery.

Two facing pages from a mill ledger recording early mill employees and their families.

Two facing pages from a mill ledger recording mill employees and their families.

A photograph of an employee giving blood at a mill-operated blood drive.

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 note sent in by an employee explaining their inability to work for several days.

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

Ethel Walker 35 year service award, presented by Walter Johnson

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

A summary of income from the department store in Fries, Va, 1936.

Jackie Sharp administers a flu shot to a woman

Jackie Sharp administers a flu shot to a woman

Jackie Sharp administers a flu shot to a woman

Vina Taylor administers a flu shot to a woman

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

A photograph of a group of Fries residents, largely children. David Jones, 2nd from left, Mandy Hager, 4th from left, middle row.

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 page of an early ledger tracking the Fries Mill's expenditures.

A photograph of a mill employee posing with holiday decorations in the mill.

Gilbert Lawson poses with an older man

The lease for the land and building in Fries for the grocery store, the rent for which was $1 per year.

A photograph of a group of people in front of the sign for the high school in Fries, Va. Back Row, left-right: Don Martin, Rick Phipps, Mike Phipps, Ricky Wilson. Front Row, left-right: Warren Reavis, Mr. Stone, Diane Staynes, John Patterson

B, R: Kirb. F, L-R: George Stuart, "Hetty" Alice Pearman, Funk

Shirley Trent Litteral and Whiz Farmer, far sides

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

Gertrude Bates and family

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