Pocomoke City Garment Factory: I have seen too many photos, otherwise priceless, end up in dumpsters because the people in them could not be identified. This photo shows the seamstresses who worked at the Garment Factory -- was it on 3rd Street? There are no names on the back of the photo, but I am able to identify one subject, Evelyn Farlow, front row, 2nd from left. Evelyn was a neighbor on Little Mill Road in the 40s and 50s. Evelyn, b. 1911, was the daughter of James Grover Maddox, Sr., and Lydia (Lyde) A. Watson. She and husband Milton Farlow produced three children: (1) Nadine, who married Jack Overholt; (2) Irma, who married Leroy Culp; (3) and Billy, who married Gloria K. Sturgis. The Farlow family owned the first farm on the left after turning onto Little Mill Road from Holly Swamp Road. It had formerly belonged to John Paradee, father of Mary Ingersoll of Girdletree. Bill and Jane Jones later owned the farm, and the fine old home vanished (burned?) about 1975. In more recent times the farm has belonged to the Franklin Holland family . . . sons Jimmy and Dale. Please study the faces in this photo and, using COMMENTS, give the names of anyone you recognize. The photo likely dates to about 1950. Remember, you can enlarge the photo by clicking on it. --RFJ
The building is on 6th St. I think the most recent occupancy was by a church group. Not sure if the building is currently in use or vacant. Before that, Mr. Bernstein had a t-shirt printing operation in the building.
ReplyDeleteI do not know any of the people in the photo.