Samantha Coley poses with her children and by herself around the mill village
Rocky Mount Mills Panorama
Image of the mill and the bridge. Courtesy of John Mebane
Samantha Coley at her flower shop
Samantha Coley, during Centennial of Rocky Mount, 1967. At 14 River Drive, in her florist shop. Samantha also sold fishing worms.
Mabel Coley Sykes, c. 1938
Mabel Coley Sykes. Daughter of Percy and Samantha Coley. Worked at Rocky Mount Mills in the 1940s.
Percy and Samantha Coley, c. 1920s
Three photographs that show Percy and Samantha Coley, mill employees, at different stages of life in different locations.
Barbara Coley Kea, c. 1945
Portrait photograph of former mill employee Barbara Coley Kea from 1945.
Percy, James, Mabel, and Ernest Coley
Percy, James, Mabel, and Ernest Coley stand shoulder-to-shoulder with each other in what appears to by the mill village.
Barbara Coley Kea, c. 1948
Head shot of Rocky Mount Mills employee Barbara Coley Kea
Coley Family, c. 1920-50s
A group of 4 photographs, ranging from 1920s-1950s. Top Left, Samantha Coley, Mill Village school in background. Outside of house at 14 River Drive. Top Right, 1959, Great Grandma Moore (Mother of Samantha). Bottom Left, Samantha Coley, her children Ernest (L) and James, Mabel (Mother of donor Miriam) just out of frame on R. Bottom Right, Samantha Coley (b. 1900) and Percy Coley (b. 1889), both worked at mill. Married in 1914.
Christmas Festivities at the Mill
Mill employees get together to eat and chat around Christmastime