Gallery: Do you remember? -- Jan. 9, 2012

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Damage of Lock #1 on the Big Sandy River at Catlettsburg, Ky., according to the box. Date is unknown. "This view is the upstream approach to the lock chamber," said Richard McCoy of Huntington. "The walk-way to the right crosses the miter gates, which are closed. For a vessel to pass the lock, the chamber must be filled to the upstream pool level and the miter gates swung into the recess in the lockwall shown on the left."

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Damage of Lock #1 on the Big Sandy River at Catlettsburg, Ky., according to the box. Date is unknown. "The dams were 'needle dams' and depended on an upstream dam pool to remain intact," said Richard McCoy of Huntington. "Apparently, high water and ice have disturbed the balance. Some of the needles (large timbers being retrieved) have drifted into the lock approach. It looks cold out there, but those guys on the raft were tough. Once retrieved, the needles would be replaced on the dam using the derrick crane work boat, a needle flat (boat)."

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Damage of Lock #1 on the Big Sandy River at Catlettsburg, Ky., according to the box. Date is unknown. "The dams were 'needle dams' and depended on an upstream dam pool to remain intact," said Richard McCoy of Huntington. "Apparently, high water and ice have disturbed the balance. Some of the needles (large timbers being retrieved) have drifted into the lock approach. It looks cold out there, but those guys on the raft were tough. Once retrieved, the needles would be replaced on the dam using the derrick crane work boat, a needle flat (boat)."

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Damage of Lock #1 on the Big Sandy River at Catlettsburg, Ky., according to the box. Date is unknown. "The dams were 'needle dams' and depended on an upstream dam pool to remain intact," said Richard McCoy of Huntington. "Apparently, high water and ice have disturbed the balance. Some of the needles (large timbers being retrieved) have drifted into the lock approach. It looks cold out there, but those guys on the raft were tough. Once retrieved, the needles would be replaced on the dam using the derrick crane work boat, a needle flat (boat)."

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Damage of Lock #1 on the Big Sandy River at Catlettsburg, Ky., according to the box. Date is unknown. "The dams were 'needle dams' and depended on an upstream dam pool to remain intact," said Richard McCoy of Huntington. "Apparently, high water and ice have disturbed the balance. Some of the needles (large timbers being retrieved) have drifted into the lock approach. It looks cold out there, but those guys on the raft were tough. Once retrieved, the needles would be replaced on the dam using the derrick crane work boat, a needle flat (boat)."

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Damage of Lock #1 on the Big Sandy River at Catlettsburg, Ky., according to the box. Date is unknown. "The dams were 'needle dams' and depended on an upstream dam pool to remain intact," said Richard McCoy of Huntington. "Apparently, high water and ice have disturbed the balance. Some of the needles (large timbers being retrieved) have drifted into the lock approach. It looks cold out there, but those guys on the raft were tough. Once retrieved, the needles would be replaced on the dam using the derrick crane work boat, a needle flat (boat)."

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Mrs. Burton Blankenship, according to the box. Date is unknown. "According to marriage certificate at WV Archives, Mrs. Burton Blankenship was Martha Lee Donahoe. They were married Aug. 27, 1952, in Wayne County," said Rusty Dillon. "Dr. Blankenship was with the home economics department at Marshall University and wrote a cookbook," said C.J. Jack Rickman, a retired Huntington Fire Chief. "She died of cancer in the 1980s . Burton, her husband, was a Kenova Police Officer, Wayne County Deputy Sheriff and served on the Huntington Fire Department. He was president of the firefighters union. He died in 1991."

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Mrs. Burton Blankenship, according to the box. Date is unknown. "According to marriage certificate at WV Archives, Mrs. Burton Blankenship was Martha Lee Donahoe. They were married Aug. 27, 1952, in Wayne County," said Rusty Dillon. "Dr. Blankenship was with the home economics department at Marshall University and wrote a cookbook," said C.J. Jack Rickman, a retired Huntington Fire Chief. "She died of cancer in the 1980s . Burton, her husband, was a Kenova Police Officer, Wayne County Deputy Sheriff and served on the Huntington Fire Department. He was president of the firefighters union. He died in 1991."

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Stardust Dance Club men arranging for dance, according to the box. Date is unknown.

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Stardust Dance Club men arranging for dance, according to the box. Date is unknown.

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Barboursville High School 1961 Future Farmers of America and Foundation Awards recipients. They are, from left, front row, Richard Jefferson, Farm and Home Improvement; Lucian Nida, Star Livestock Farmer; Donald Jordan, Star Dairy Farmer; Dennis Hensley, Farm Forestry. Seated on the table at right is Jim Bob Williams, Star Crop Farmer. Standing, from left, are Jennings Hatfield, Chapter Star Farmer; C. Gibson, Farm Mechanics; Hubert Johnson, Star Poultry Farmer; Hubert Ross, Farm Electrification; and Homer Gue, Soil and Water Management. Thanks to Mary Gooch Hensley and David L. Thompson for the information.

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Barboursville High School 1961 Future Farmers of America and Foundation Awards recipients. They are, from left, front row, Richard Jefferson, Farm and Home Improvement; Lucian Nida, Star Livestock Farmer; Donald Jordan, Star Dairy Farmer; Dennis Hensley, Farm Forestry. Seated on the table at right is Jim Bob Williams, Star Crop Farmer. Standing, from left, are Jennings Hatfield, Chapter Star Farmer; C. Gibson, Farm Mechanics; Hubert Johnson, Star Poultry Farmer; Hubert Ross, Farm Electrification; and Homer Gue, Soil and Water Management. Thanks to Mary Gooch Hensley and David L. Thompson for the information.

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C&O railroad committee sponsors Explorer Scouts, according to the box. Date is unknown.

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C&O railroad committee sponsors Explorer Scouts, according to the box. Date is unknown.

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Chessie Club dance committee, according to the box. Date is unknown. "The handsome gentleman on the far right is my dad, Gary David Mullens, born in Huntington on Nov. 23, 1936," said Lesley Mullens, a Huntington native who now lives in Fort Collins, Colo. "He started working for the C&O Railroad in 1956 and planned many of the dances. He worked in Huntington then transferred to Baltimore and was employed with the railroad for 40 years until his death. He worked in accounting and then became one of their first computer programmers in 1966. The gentleman in the center is Joe Birdsong, who was a wonderful man that my mom, Nancy Jones, who also worked with the C&O, bowled with on a company team. The man pictured on the far left was Warren Brown, from the C&O accounting department, and was also a member of the Chessie bowling team."

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C&O railroad committee sponsors Explorer Scouts, according to the box. Date is unknown. The young man second from the right is David Lee Arbenz, according to Jim Mitchell.

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C&O railroad committee sponsors Explorer Scouts, according to the box. Date is unknown. The young man second from the right is David Lee Arbenz, according to Jim Mitchell.

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City group makes levy posters, according to the box. Date is unknown.

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Colonial Lanes bowling tournament officials, according to the box. Date is unknown.

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Colonial Lanes bowling tournament officials, according to the box. Date is unknown.

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Sandra Eckley and Tia Harrison, according to the box. Date is unknown.

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Sandra Eckley and Tia Harrison, according to the box. Date is unknown.

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Traffic Club dinner, according to the box. Date is unknown.

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Traffic Club dinner, according to the box. Date is unknown.

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Mrs. Herman Cavole, Miss Lorena George (center) and Mrs. Marion (C.L.) Terlizzi (right), according to the box. Date is unknown. Terlizzi was a nurse and active in local civic groups. She was also local chairman of the U.S.O., and her husband was a local physician, according to Ken Reffeitt.

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Mrs. Herman Cavole, Miss Lorena George (center) and Mrs. Marion (C.L.) Terlizzi (right), according to the box. Date is unknown. Terlizzi was a nurse and active in local civic groups. She was also local chairman of the U.S.O., and her husband was a local physician, according to Ken Reffeitt.

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Westmoreland Woman's Club sweetheart dance group, according to the box. Date is unknown. "The Westmoreland Women's Club Sweetheart Dance have Harry and Billie Mills pictured," said Helen Crabtree. "They were on the Saturday Nite Jamboree with my husband, Odey Crabtree. Billie is the fifth from the left, and her husband, Harry, is the first man from the left. Harry was the square dance caller, and Billie was a dancer." Mike Britt said these pictures were taken in his childhood residence on Brandon Road in Westmoreland. "My patents, George (Doc) and Betty Britt, are also pictured in the photo," he said.

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Westmoreland Woman's Club sweetheart dance group, according to the box. Date is unknown. Mike Britt said these pictures were taken in his childhood residence on Brandon Road in Westmoreland. "My patents, George (Doc) and Betty Britt, are also pictured in the photo," he said. Richard McCoy also noted the stove in the fireplace. "An appliance in most Huntington homes, the Thompson stove was made in the Thompson factory on Park Avenue in Westmoreland," said Richard McCoy.

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Westmoreland Woman's Club sweetheart dance group, according to the box. Date is unknown. Mike Britt said these pictures were taken in his childhood residence on Brandon Road in Westmoreland. "My patents, George (Doc) and Betty Britt, are also pictured in the photo," he said. Richard McCoy also noted the stove in the fireplace. "An appliance in most Huntington homes, the Thompson stove was made in the Thompson factory on Park Avenue in Westmoreland," said Richard McCoy.

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Miss Betty Ainslie and Mrs. John Koehler, according to the box. Date is unknown. Ainslie is married to House of Delegates member Jim Morgan, according to Ken Reffeitt.

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Miss Betty Ainslie and Mrs. John Koehler, according to the box. Date is unknown. Ainslie is married to House of Delegates member Jim Morgan, according to Ken Reffeitt.

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Our Lady of Fatima supper committee, according to the box. Date is unknown.

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Our Lady of Fatima supper committee, according to the box. Date is unknown.

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Child Conservation League hat show models, according to the box. Date is unknown.

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Child Conservation League hat show models, according to the box. Date is unknown.

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Child Conservation League hat show models, according to the box. Date is unknown.

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Child Conservation League hat show models, according to the box. Date is unknown.

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District Club hat show models, according to the box. Date is unknown.

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District Club hat show models, according to the box. Date is unknown.

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R.O. Robertson and R.T. Ayers, according to the box. Date is unknown. Robertson was a C&O general real estate agent. He retired in 1959.

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R.O. Robertson and R.T. Ayers, according to the box. Date is unknown. Robertson was a C&O general real estate agent. He retired in 1959.

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Guyandotte Baptist Association committee. The woman on the left is Beverly Petit Griffith, wife of the Rev. Bryce W. Griffith, who was the pastor of First Guyandotte Baptist Church from 1959 to 1966. Thanks to her son, David Griffith, for the identification. Date is unknown.

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Guyandotte Baptist Association committee. The woman on the left is Beverly Petit Griffith, wife of the Rev. Bryce W. Griffith, who was the pastor of First Guyandotte Baptist Church from 1959 to 1966. Thanks to her son, David Griffith, for the identification. Date is unknown.

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Flatwoods Woman's Club sewing contest judges, according to the box.

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Flatwoods Woman's Club sewing contest judges, according to the box.

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Southwest District Woman's Club sewing contest judges. Date is unknown.

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Southwest District Woman's Club sewing contest judges. Date is unknown.

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Delta Zeta Alumni planning party, according to the box. Date is unknown. The woman second from the left is Jane Roberts, according to Anita Farrell. "She and her husband Don, who worked at WSAZ-TV, lived next door to my family," she said. "They moved to Columbus, Ohio."

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Delta Zeta Alumni planning party, according to the box. Date is unknown. The woman second from the left is Jane Roberts, according to Anita Farrell. "She and her husband Don, who worked at WSAZ-TV, lived next door to my family," she said. "They moved to Columbus, Ohio."