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    • Water races of gristmill have leaks

    • Water races of gristmill have leaks

    • Mills

    • Close up of the front of the water wheel and races of Tom Agee's gristmill. Water springs from leaks in the side of the races. The larger mill building is not visible in this photo. Palmer's note with the photo places the mill on the Laurel Fork...
    • Ferrum College
    • Man stands on water races

    • Man stands on water races

    • Mills

    • An unidentified man stands on the water races of the Agee gristmill in Patrick County, Virginia. Water pours from the side of the races into the creek below. The back of the large gristmill is visible in the photo. Photo taken during the summer...
    • Ferrum College
    • Montgomery County gristmill

    • Montgomery County gristmill

    • Mills

    • Side view of a log gristmill. The water wheel is visible on the side of the building. Vines grow inside the water races, although water still flows from the races into the stream below. This is either the George Correll Mill (built 1852,...
    • Ferrum College
    • Water wheel of Agee Mill

    • Water wheel of Agee Mill

    • Mills

    • Close up photo of Tom Agee's water wheel and part of the races beside the gristmill. The wheel is stationary as the water flows out of the races before reaching the wheel. Palmer's note with the photo places the mill on the Laurel Fork Creek...
    • Ferrum College
    • Tom Agee's gristmill

    • Tom Agee's gristmill

    • Mills

    • Side view of the Agee gristmill with its water wheel and races visible. Water runs from the side of the races into the stream below instead of flowing over the water wheel. Palmer's note with the photo places the mill on the Laurel Fork Creek...
    • Ferrum College
    • Agee Mill

    • Agee Mill

    • Mills

    • Side of the large Agee gristmill located in Patrick County, Virginia. The water wheel and races are visible along the side of the building. The mill has a wood shingle or shake roof. The photo was probably taken from underneath the water races.
    • Ferrum College
    • Group of people at an old gristmill

    • Group of people at an old gristmill

    • Mills

    • Copy: photo of an old photograph. A group of at least four people stand on the water races of an old gristmill. Water flows from the races, over the wheel, and into the stream below. The top of the building is not visible in the photo. Palmer's...
    • Ferrum College
    • Copied photo of Floyd County gristmill

    • Copied photo of Floyd County gristmill

    • Mills

    • Photo of an old photograph of a gristmill and water wheel. A group of at least four people stand on the races above the water wheel. Water flows from the races, over the wheel, and into the stream in front of the mill. Palmer has tried to edit a...
    • Ferrum College
    • Nolin's gristmill and water wheel

    • Nolin's gristmill and water wheel

    • Mills; Equipment

    • Side view of Nolin's Mill with the water wheel and races visible. Water flows from the races into the stream beside the mill. Gear wheels and other machinery lay on the ground in front of the water wheel. Palmer titled the photo "Grist mill...
    • Ferrum College
    • Winter scene at Nolin's Mill

    • Winter scene at Nolin's Mill

    • Mills; Snow; Fences; Winter

    • A gristmill, water wheel, and races covered in snow during the winter. Ice hangs from the races to the right of the water wheel. A barb wire fence stretches along the front of the mill. Palmer titled this photo "Shelor Nolin's grist mill in...
    • Ferrum College
    • Side view of Nolin's Mill

    • Side view of Nolin's Mill

    • Mills; Equipment

    • Side view of Nolin's Mill with the water wheel and races visible. Water flows from the races into the stream beside the mill. Gear wheels and other gristmill machinery lay on the ground in front of the mill.
    • Ferrum College
    • Union in revolt 4:17

    • Union in revolt 4:17

    • Coal mining; Coal miners; Labor unions;

    • Narration by Tim Meyers. Miller, Turbavich, and Patrick all win their races. Arnold Miller makes quick reforms. MFD candidates win 8 district presidencies. With union power in honest hands, Miners for Democracy is abandoned, "We're the...
    • West Virginia Wesleyan College
    • Water flows over wheel of gristmill

    • Water flows over wheel of gristmill

    • Mills

    • Water flows from the races down onto the water wheel of the Tom Agee gristmill. Most of the water runs over the side of the wheel instead of turning it forward. Palmer's note with the photo places the mill on the Laurel Fork Creek running through...
    • Ferrum College
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