A scene inside the Burling Industries textile plant, most likely in 1957. These women are inspecting fabric for irregularities and when they find any they stop the machines with a foot pedal. Men standing at the edge of the photo watch and wait for the rolls to fill so they can be swapped out for empty ones. Burlington operated out of Pulaski for about 50 years (until 1988), until it was sold to a New York management group, at which time it became New River Industries. From studio portraiture to candid shots around Pulaski County, Virginia, the Farmer Photograph Collection shows the people and daily life in and around Pulaski County, Virginia in the 1945-1995 timeframe.