Virginia Historic photos, documents, and people

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Keysville, Virginia. Randolph Henry High School. The library. The state pays half of the cost of the library, the local school board pays one quarter and one quarter is raised by the school

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Keysville, Virginia. Randolph Henry High School. Kitchen of cafeteria. Lunches cost about fifteen cents. Students don't have much money and they bring produce from farms and receive tickets

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Dependent parent. Henderson Family, 52 Lakewood St. Two girls on left hand and another older girl work in Lynchburg (Va.) Cotton Mill. Father does not work. Location: Lynchburg, Virginia.

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View of the Washington Mills, Fries Va. Housing conditions are fairly good, but housekeeping not very good. Working very good. Good light, fresh air. Fries, Va. Location: Fries, Virginia.

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An American pineapple, of the kind the Axis finds hard to digest, is ready to leave the hand of an infantryman in training at Fort Belvoir, Va. American soldiers make good grenade throwers

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One of the very little girls (going through door) that roll cigarettes in the Danville (Va.) Cigarette Factory. See other photos at noon. Taken at 6:45 A.M. Location: Danville, Virginia.

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Mamie Witt. Runs one side in Roanoke Cotton Mills, Roanoke, Va. She is twelve years old and helps support an able-bodied, dependent father. (see photo 2160). Location: Roanoke, Virginia.

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Hitler would like this man to go home and forget about the war. A good American non-com at the side machine gun of a huge YB-17 bomber is a man who knows his business and works hard at it

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Oscar Weston, 1320 Berkley Av. Been "toteing work" off and on for a year at Chesapeake Knitting Mills, Berkley, Va. See also photos and labels 2244 to 2249. Location: Berkley, Virginia.