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Black and white photograph of a office space inside the house.

Black and white photograph of a den/living room in the house.

Black and white photograph of the outside patio.

Black and white photograph inside of a home. The photograph is spotlighting the huge windows in the room.

Black and white photograph inside a home. The room has a piano, seating arrangements, etc.

Black and white photograph of a house's back porch with plant life surronding it.

Black and white photograph of a house with a huge tree in front of it.

Black and white photography of a house with trees surrounding it.

Female American Coot. USA, Virginia, Back Bay

Letter from George Washington Custis Lee to James W. M. Harris.

Letter to President Grover Cleveland in support of J. W. M. Harris for Territorial Governor of Washington from the members of the Washington Territory Bar.

8 VT baseball hats worn by Washington Nationals on April 19th 2007 game; Signed by team

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

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

A handwritten sketch and description of the boundaries and past owners of a parcel of land to be acquired by the Washington Mills Company.

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

A contract between the mill founders and the Funks, whereby the Washington Mills Company acquired land in Fries, Va.

A page from a mill ledger recording employee contributions to the Baptist Church in Fries, which they could have deducted from their paychecks.

A page from a mill ledger recording employee contributions to the Baptist Church in Fries, which they could have deducted from their paychecks.

A page from a mill ledger recording employee's membership dues for the Fries, Va. Y.M.C.A., seperated by mill department.

A page from a mill ledger recording employee contributions to the Methodist Church in Fries, which they could have deducted from their paychecks.

Two facing pages from a mill ledger recording the hours worked by individual employees.

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

A page from a mill ledger tracking maintenance work done on the mill-owned houses in Fries, Va.

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

A photograph of a musical group performing at an event honoring those employees who had worked at the mill for 25 years.

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

A photograph of Frank Ritchie presenting a prize to Edna Kirby Vaughan on stage while a crowd watches at a mill-sponsored event.

A photograph of a young woman working on a machine winding bobbins.

A photograph of (left-right) Whiz Farmer, Shirley Trent Litteral, Larry Kirby, and an unknown man with flawless weaving

A photograph of a musical group performing at an event honoring those employees who had worked at the mill for 25 years.

A photograph of Sena Funk monitoring woven fabric being wound

A photograph of a group of employees receiving an award.

A photograph of four cheerleaders from Fries Hish School, posing on the stairs to the Town Hall.

A photograph of three children eating watermelon at a mill-sponsored event in Fries, Va.

A photograph of Billy Funk holding a plaque while a man gives a speech and G.W. "Cobb" Archer and Flash Turner watch.

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

A photograph of several people in front of the sign for the Fries Methodist Church, which says "Jesus! Zero Defects".

A photograph of three men having a discussion on the porch of the mill.

A photograph of "Miss Fries High School" of 1978 and two runners-up.

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

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

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

A photograph of a cub scout group with their leaders. 2nd from the left, ront row, is Timmy "TT" Carico

A photograph of a mill-employed nurse administering a shot to another employee, with a line of others waiting behind her.

A photograph of a mill employee monitoring yarn spinning.

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

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

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.