Baseball was one of the many fun activities done between mill workers to promote bonds and community among them. Lowe Mill, later Genesco, a shoe plant as depicted here, was no exception to this.
Lowe Mill relied heavily off of a water tower to maintain its production capabilities as a textile mill. The shipping and cloth room employees pose for a photo in front of the water tower in 1925.
a sheet made by Lawrence Hillis’ grandmother, Hattie Dunham Warren. Warren accumulated approximately 20 sheets from 1918 to 1924 while she worked at the mill. The sheets would be sewn together to fit a bed, and after work Warren added red scalloped stitching for a personal touch.
Larry Layne and Lawrence Hillis holding up a sheet made by Hillis’ grandmother, Hattie Dunham Warren. Warren accumulated approximately 20 sheets from 1918 to 1924 while she worked at the mill.
The All-Star Negro League played exhibition games at Dallas (Optimist) Park throughout the early to mid-20th century. Since African Americans were not allowed to join the Major Leagues, many of them played for the Negro League.
The Dr. Peppers was a softball team in the Dallas Mills community. The team played from 1937 to 1943. Far right is Doris Layne Pike, the rest of the women are unknown.
A photo of Banksia Brownii (the feather-leaved banksia), a plant indigenous to the far south-western corner of Western Australia. It is currently listed as critically endangered with an estimate of only 1,000 plants in the wild.
