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Gallery: Do you remember? -- Sept. 12, 2011

Opened in 1926, the old Sixth Street Bridge would be Huntington's only Ohio River bridge until 1968. At top is Chesapeake, Ohio. Also note the Symmes Creek Bridge to the right. on Route 7 in Chesapeake, Ohio. That bridge opened to traffic in 1933 and is still in use in 2011. The old two-lane Ohio River span continued to carry traffic until 1994, when it was replaced by the four-lane Robert C. Byrd Bridge. Date is 1952, according to the envelope.

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September 12, 2011 @ 02:06 PM

We have a treasure trove of old negatives and photos at The Herald-Dispatch. Some of the images, we know. Others, we have no idea.

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We are scanning the negatives and photos and running some of the photos in the newspaper.

These photos were from a box of 4x5 negatives.

Browse through the gallery. If you can add caption information to any of the photos (or correct a caption we already have), e-mail online editor Andrea Copley-Smith at acopley@herald-dispatch.com or call 304-526-2764. Be sure to include the title of the gallery, details of the photo, your name and phone number.

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Opened in 1926, the old Sixth Street Bridge would be Huntington's only Ohio River bridge until 1968. At top is Chesapeake, Ohio. Also note the Symmes Creek Bridge to the right. on Route 7 in Chesapeake, Ohio. That bridge opened to traffic in 1933 and is still in use in 2011. The old two-lane Ohio River span continued to carry traffic until 1994, when it was replaced by the four-lane Robert C. Byrd Bridge. Date is 1952, according to the envelope.

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Opened in 1926, the old Sixth Street Bridge would be Huntington's only Ohio River bridge until 1968. At top is Chesapeake, Ohio. Also note the Symmes Creek Bridge to the right. on Route 7 in Chesapeake, Ohio. That bridge opened to traffic in 1933 and is still in use in 2011. The old two-lane Ohio River span continued to carry traffic until 1994, when it was replaced by the four-lane Robert C. Byrd Bridge. Date is 1952, according to the envelope.

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Opened in 1926, the old Sixth Street Bridge would be Huntington's only Ohio River bridge until 1968. At top is Chesapeake, Ohio. The old two-lane Ohio River span continued to carry traffic until 1994, when it was replaced by the four-lane Robert C. Byrd Bridge. Date is 1952, according to the envelope.

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An aerial view of Chesapeake, Ohio. Date is 1952, according to the envelope.

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An aerial view of Chesapeake, Ohio. At the top is the old Sixth Street Bridge (1926-1994). Date is 1952, according to the envelope.

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An aerial view of Chesapeake, Ohio (at right), and Huntington, W.Va. (at left). The bridge across the Ohio River is the old Sixth Street Bridge (1926-1994). Date is 1952, according to the envelope, which also labels these photos as the relocation of Route 7.

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An aerial view of Chesapeake, Ohio (at right), and Huntington, W.Va. (at left). The bridge across the Ohio River is the old Sixth Street Bridge (1926-1994). Date is 1952, according to the envelope, which also labels these photos as the relocation of Route 7.

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An aerial view of Chesapeake, Ohio (at right), and Huntington, W.Va. (at left). Date is 1952, according to the envelope, which also labels these photos as the relocation of Route 7.

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An aerial view of Chesapeake, Ohio (at right), and Huntington, W.Va. (at left). The bridge across the Ohio River is the old Sixth Street Bridge (1926-1994). Date is 1952, according to the envelope, which also labels these photos as the relocation of Route 7.

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An aerial view of Chesapeake, Ohio (at right), and Huntington, W.Va. (at left). Date is 1952, according to the envelope, which also labels these photos as the relocation of Route 7.

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An aerial view of Chesapeake, Ohio. Date is 1952, according to the envelope, which also labels this photo as the relocation of Route 7.

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An aerial view of where East Pea Ridge (the road on the left) meets U.S. Route 60 (the road on the right). The area in the lower right is now occupied by the Kmart Plaza. Date is Jan. 15, 1952, according to the box.

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An aerial view of where East Pea Ridge (the road on the left) meets U.S. Route 60 (the road on the right). The area in the lower right is now occupied by the Kmart Plaza. Date is Jan. 15, 1952, according to the box.

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An aerial view of where East Pea Ridge (the road on the left) meets U.S. Route 60 (the road on the right). The area in the lower right is now occupied by the Kmart Plaza. Date is Jan. 15, 1952, according to the box.

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An aerial view of where East Pea Ridge (the road on the left) meets U.S. Route 60 (the road on the right). The area in the lower right is now occupied by the Kmart Plaza. Date is Jan. 15, 1952, according to the box.

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An aerial view of where East Pea Ridge (the road on the left) meets U.S. Route 60 (the road on the right). The area in the lower right is now occupied by the Kmart Plaza. Date is Jan. 15, 1952, according to the box.

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An aerial view of where East Pea Ridge (the road on the left) meets U.S. Route 60 (the road on the right). The area in the lower right is now occupied by the Kmart Plaza. Date is Jan. 15, 1952, according to the box.

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An aerial view of where East Pea Ridge (the road on the left) meets U.S. Route 60 (the road on the right). The area in the lower right is now occupied by the Kmart Plaza. Date is Jan. 15, 1952, according to the box.

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An aerial view of where East Pea Ridge (the road on the left) meets U.S. Route 60 (the road on the right). The area in the lower right is now occupied by the Kmart Plaza. Date is Jan. 15, 1952, according to the box.

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An aerial view of East Pea Ridge. The cemetery at the bottom is Oaklawn Memorial Park. The date is Jan. 15, 1952, according to the box.

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An aerial view of where East Pea Ridge. U.S. Route 60 is in the background. The date is Jan. 15, 1952, according to the box.

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Aerial view, possibly of Kenova, where Tri-State Airport is located. Date is April 17, 1952, according to the envelope.

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Aerial view, possibly of Kenova, where Tri-State Airport is located. Date is April 17, 1952, according to the envelope.

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Aerial view, possibly of Kenova, where Tri-State Airport is located. Date is April 17, 1952, according to the envelope.

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According to the Tri-State Airport website, the Tri-State Airport Authority was formed in 1948. The Authority appointed a committee to buy the land, 534 acres in Kenova. A contract was signed March 7, 1950, and the Tri-State Airport was dedicated Nov. 2, 1952. According to the envelope, the date is April 17, 1952.

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According to the Tri-State Airport website, the Tri-State Airport Authority was formed in 1948. The Authority appointed a committee to buy the land, 534 acres in Kenova. A contract was signed March 7, 1950, and the Tri-State Airport was dedicated Nov. 2, 1952. According to the envelope, the date is April 17, 1952.

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According to the Tri-State Airport website, the Tri-State Airport Authority was formed in 1948. The Authority appointed a committee to buy the land, 534 acres in Kenova. A contract was signed March 7, 1950, and the Tri-State Airport was dedicated Nov. 2, 1952. According to the envelope, the date is April 17, 1952.

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According to the Tri-State Airport website, the Tri-State Airport Authority was formed in 1948. The Authority appointed a committee to buy the land, 534 acres in Kenova. A contract was signed March 7, 1950, and the Tri-State Airport was dedicated Nov. 2, 1952. According to the envelope, the date is April 17, 1952.

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According to the Tri-State Airport website, the Tri-State Airport Authority was formed in 1948. The Authority appointed a committee to buy the land, 534 acres in Kenova. A contract was signed March 7, 1950, and the Tri-State Airport was dedicated Nov. 2, 1952. According to the envelope, the date is April 17, 1952.

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According to the Tri-State Airport website, the Tri-State Airport Authority was formed in 1948. The Authority appointed a committee to buy the land, 534 acres in Kenova. A contract was signed March 7, 1950, and the Tri-State Airport was dedicated Nov. 2, 1952. According to the envelope, the date is April 17, 1952.

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According to the Tri-State Airport website, the Tri-State Airport Authority was formed in 1948. The Authority appointed a committee to buy the land, 534 acres in Kenova. A contract was signed March 7, 1950, and the Tri-State Airport was dedicated Nov. 2, 1952. According to the envelope, the date is April 17, 1952.

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