Gallery: Do you remember? -- July 18, 2011

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The empty space is the future site of Cabell Huntington Hospital. The large home surrounded by trees was the former Edward S. Holderby home, according to James Casto. It had housed the Cabell County Detention Center for youthful offenders. The Detention Center was closed and, after being used briefly as a construction headquarters for the hospital, the old house was demolished. In the upper right is the The West Virginia Paving and Pressed Brick Company, which later became the Fairfield Plaza Shopping Center and is presently the parking lot for Cabell Huntington Hospital. The hospital opened in 1956. The date of this photo is possibly 1951.

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The empty space is the future site of Cabell Huntington Hospital. The large home surrounded by trees was the former Edward S. Holderby home, according to James Casto. It had housed the Cabell County Detention Center for youthful offenders. The Detention Center was closed and, after being used briefly as a construction headquarters for the hospital, the old house was demolished. At right is the The West Virginia Paving and Pressed Brick Company, which later became the Fairfield Plaza Shopping Center and is presently the parking lot for Cabell Huntington Hospital. The hospital opened in 1956. The date of this photo is possibly 1951.

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The empty space is the future site of Cabell Huntington Hospital. The large home surrounded by trees was the former Edward S. Holderby home, according to James Casto. It had housed the Cabell County Detention Center for youthful offenders. The Detention Center was closed and, after being used briefly as a construction headquarters for the hospital, the old house was demolished. At right is the The West Virginia Paving and Pressed Brick Company, which later became the Fairfield Plaza Shopping Center and is presently the parking lot for Cabell Huntington Hospital. The hospital opened in 1956. The date of this photo is possibly 1951.

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The International Nickel Co. opened in 1922. It became Huntington Alloys in the 1950s, Inco Alloys in the 1980s and Special Metals in the late 1990s, before filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2002. Precision Castparts Corp., based in Oregon, acquired Special Metals in 2006, paying off its debt. The date is possibly 1951.

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According to writing on the box, this is possibly a photo of the relocation of Ohio's Route 7, which runs along the Ohio River. The date is possibly 1951.

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According Richard McCoy, this is the Hole #1 fairway at Spring Valley Country Club Golf Course. The date is possibly 1951.

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According to writing on the box, this is possibly a photo of the relocation of Ohio's Route 7, which runs along the Ohio River. The date is possibly 1951.

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According to writing on the box, this is possibly a photo of the relocation of Ohio's Route 7, which runs along the Ohio River. The date is possibly 1951.

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According to writing on the box, this is possibly a photo of the relocation of Ohio's Route 7, which runs along the Ohio River. The date is possibly 1951.

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The Huntington VA Medical Center at 540 Spring Valley Drive began in 1932. Services are available to veterans living in southwestern West Virginia, southern Ohio and eastern Kentucky. The date is possibly 1951. Thanks to Ken Reffeitt, Richard McCoy and Rusty Dillon for the identification.

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The Home for Incurables along Norway Avenue was established by the West Virginia Legislature as an insane asylum in 1897. It was later renamed Huntington State Hospital, and today is known as the Mildred Mitchell-Bateman Hospital. The facility has undergone a number of changes over the years. The date is possibly 1951.

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The Home for Incurables along Norway Avenue was established by the West Virginia Legislature as an insane asylum in 1897. It was later renamed Huntington State Hospital, and today is known as the Mildred Mitchell-Bateman Hospital. The facility has undergone a number of changes over the years. The date is possibly 1951.

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The Home for Incurables along Norway Avenue was established by the West Virginia Legislature as an insane asylum in 1897. It was later renamed Huntington State Hospital, and today is known as the Mildred Mitchell-Bateman Hospital. The facility has undergone a number of changes over the years. The date is possibly 1951.

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The Home for Incurables along Norway Avenue was established by the West Virginia Legislature as an insane asylum in 1897. It was later renamed Huntington State Hospital, and today is known as the Mildred Mitchell-Bateman Hospital. The facility has undergone a number of changes over the years. The date is possibly 1951.

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On Nov. 6, 1924, the Sisters of the Pallottine Missionary Society opened a small, 35-bed hospital called St. Mary's Hospital (now St. Mary's Medical Center). Early on, the missionaries did everything from nursing the sick and injured to cooking, washing and cleaning. The facility has seen many changes through the years. The date is possibly 1951.

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On Nov. 6, 1924, the Sisters of the Pallottine Missionary Society opened a small, 35-bed hospital called St. Mary's Hospital (now St. Mary's Medical Center). Early on, the missionaries did everything from nursing the sick and injured to cooking, washing and cleaning. The facility has seen many changes through the years. The date is possibly 1951.

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On Nov. 6, 1924, the Sisters of the Pallottine Missionary Society opened a small, 35-bed hospital called St. Mary's Hospital (now St. Mary's Medical Center). Early on, the missionaries did everything from nursing the sick and injured to cooking, washing and cleaning. The facility has seen many changes through the years. The date is possibly 1951.

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On Nov. 6, 1924, the Sisters of the Pallottine Missionary Society opened a small, 35-bed hospital called St. Mary's Hospital (now St. Mary's Medical Center). Early on, the missionaries did everything from nursing the sick and injured to cooking, washing and cleaning. The facility has seen many changes through the years. The date is possibly 1951.

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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. The date is possibly 1951.

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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. The date is possibly 1951.

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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. The date is possibly 1951.

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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. The date is possibly 1951.

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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. The date is possibly 1951.

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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. The date is possibly 1951.

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The Barboursville State Hospital became the West Virginia Veterans Home in 1981, after a long campaign by the state's veterans organizations and other concerned groups and individuals to fill the vacant complex. The date is possibly 1951.

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Route 60's S curve in Westmoreland. The date is possibly 1951.

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A view of Westmoreland. The main highway is Route 60. The date is possibly 1951.

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Aerial shot of Barboursville, according to JR VanOoteghem. The date is possibly around 1953.

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Aerial shot of Barboursville, according to JR VanOoteghem. The date is possibly around 1953.

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Barboursville is the best guess we have. The date is possibly around 1953.

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Aerial photo of Catlettsburg, Ky. The small river is the Big Sandy River, and the large river is the Ohio River. The date is possibly around 1953.

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Aerial photo of Catlettsburg, Ky. The small river is the Big Sandy River, and the large river is the Ohio River. The date is possibly around 1953.

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Aerial photo of Ceredo. Along the Ohio River is the Truax-Traer Coal Co. (now Kanawha River Terminals), a coal-washing facility. The date is possibly around 1953.

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Aerial photo of Ceredo. The river is the Ohio River. The date is possibly around 1953. According to Richard McCoy, the pie-shaped outline in the bottom left is the Ceredo Drive-In Theater, "which cost a dollar a car-load," he said.

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Aerial photo of Ceredo. Along the Ohio River is the Truax-Traer Coal Co. (now Kanawha River Terminals), a coal-washing facility. According to Richard McCoy, the pie-shaped outline in the bottom left is the Ceredo Drive-In Theater, "which cost a dollar a car-load," he said. The date is possibly around 1953.

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Aerial photo of Ceredo. Along the Ohio River is the Truax-Traer Coal Co. (now Kanawha River Terminals), a coal-washing facility. According to Richard McCoy, the pie-shaped outline in the upper left is the Ceredo Drive-In Theater, "which cost a dollar a car-load," he said. The date is possibly around 1953.

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Aerial photo of Ceredo and Kenova. In the distance (across the Big Sandy River) is Catlettsburg, Ky. The date is possibly around 1953.

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Aerial photo of Ceredo and Kenova. In the distance (across the Big Sandy River) is Catlettsburg, Ky. At right is the Ohio River. The date is possibly around 1953.

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Aerial photo of Ceredo and Kenova. In the distance (across the Big Sandy River) is Catlettsburg, Ky. At right is the Ohio River. According to Richard McCoy, the pie-shaped outline in the bottom right is the Ceredo Drive-In Theater, "which cost a dollar a car-load," he said. The date is possibly around 1953.

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Aerial photo of Kenova (at bottom), Ceredo (at top) and South Point, Ohio (at left, across the Ohio River). The date is possibly around 1953.

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The patchwork quilt areas are the farms and apple orchards of Rome Township in Lawrence County, Ohio. The date is possibly around 1953.

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The patchwork quilt areas are the farms and apple orchards of Rome Township in Lawrence County, Ohio. The date is possibly around 1953.

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The patchwork quilt areas are the farms and apple orchards of Rome Township in Lawrence County, Ohio. The date is possibly around 1953.

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The patchwork quilt areas are the farms and apple orchards of Rome Township in Lawrence County, Ohio. The date is possibly around 1953.

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The patchwork quilt areas are the farms and apple orchards of Rome Township in Lawrence County, Ohio. The date is possibly around 1953.

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The patchwork quilt areas are the farms and apple orchards of Rome Township in Lawrence County, Ohio. The date is possibly around 1953.

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The patchwork quilt areas are the farms and apple orchards of Rome Township in Lawrence County, Ohio. The date is possibly around 1953.

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The patchwork quilt areas are the farms and apple orchards of Rome Township in Lawrence County, Ohio. The date is possibly around 1953.

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The patchwork quilt areas are the farms and apple orchards of Rome Township in Lawrence County, Ohio. The date is possibly around 1953.

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The patchwork quilt areas are the farms and apple orchards of Rome Township in Lawrence County, Ohio. The date is possibly around 1953.

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The patchwork quilt areas are the farms and apple orchards of Rome Township in Lawrence County, Ohio. The date is possibly around 1953.

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The patchwork quilt areas are the farms and apple orchards of Rome Township in Lawrence County, Ohio. The date is possibly around 1953.

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The patchwork quilt areas are the farms and apple orchards of Rome Township in Lawrence County, Ohio. The date is possibly around 1953.

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The patchwork quilt areas are the farms and apple orchards of Rome Township in Lawrence County, Ohio. The date is possibly around 1953.

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Aerial photo, location unknown. The date is possibly around 1953.

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Aerial photo, location unknown. The date is possibly around 1953.

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Aerial photo, location unknown. The date is possibly around 1953.

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Aerial photo, location unknown. The date is possibly around 1953.

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Aerial shot of Barboursville, according to JR VanOoteghem. The date is possibly around 1953.

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Aerial shot of Barboursville, according to JR VanOoteghem. The date is possibly around 1953.

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Aerial photo, location unknown. The date is possibly around 1953.

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Aerial photo of Crown City, Ohio, along the Ohio River. The date is possibly around 1953.

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Aerial photo of Crown City, Ohio, along the Ohio River. The date is possibly around 1953.

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Aerial photo of Gallipolis, Ohio, along the Ohio River. The small strip of land in the river is called Gallipolis Island. The date is possibly around 1953.

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Aerial photo of Gallipolis, Ohio, along the Ohio River. The small strip of land in the river is called Gallipolis Island. The date is possibly around 1953.

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Aerial photo of Gallipolis, Ohio, along the Ohio River. The small strip of land in the river is called Gallipolis Island. The date is possibly around 1953.

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Aerial photo of Gallipolis, Ohio, along the Ohio River. The small strip of land in the river is called Gallipolis Island. The date is possibly around 1953.

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Aerial photo of Gallipolis, Ohio, along the Ohio River. The small strip of land in the river is called Gallipolis Island. The date is possibly around 1953.

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Aerial photo of Gallipolis, Ohio, along the Ohio River. The small strip of land in the river is called Gallipolis Island. The date is possibly around 1953.

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Aerial photo of the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha rivers. At left is Kanauga, Ohio. At upper right is Point Pleasant, W.Va. At lower right is Henderson, W.Va. The date of this photo is possibly around 1953. Of the two bridges crossing the Ohio River, the one in front is Silver Bridge, which was built in 1928 and collapsed Dec. 15, 1967, killing 46 people. The bridge in back is a railroad bridge, which is still standing. In 1969, the Silver Memorial Bridge was completed. It crosses the Ohio River about a mile south of the original bridge, connecting Gallipolis, Ohio, with Henderson, W.Va.

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Aerial photo of the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha rivers. At left is Kanauga, Ohio. At upper right is Point Pleasant, W.Va. At lower right is Henderson, W.Va. The date of this photo is possibly around 1953. Of the two bridges crossing the Ohio River, the one in front is Silver Bridge, which was built in 1928 and collapsed Dec. 15, 1967, killing 46 people. The bridge in back is a railroad bridge, which is still standing. In 1969, the Silver Memorial Bridge was completed. It crosses the Ohio River about a mile south of the original bridge, connecting Gallipolis, Ohio, with Henderson, W.Va.

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Aerial photo of the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha rivers. At left is Kanauga, Ohio. At upper right is Point Pleasant, W.Va. At lower right is Henderson, W.Va. The date of this photo is possibly around 1953. Of the two bridges crossing the Ohio River, the one in front is Silver Bridge, which was built in 1928 and collapsed Dec. 15, 1967, killing 46 people. The bridge in back is a railroad bridge, which is still standing. In 1969, the Silver Memorial Bridge was completed. It crosses the Ohio River about a mile south of the original bridge, connecting Gallipolis, Ohio, with Henderson, W.Va.

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Aerial photo of the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha rivers. At left is Kanauga, Ohio. At upper right is Point Pleasant, W.Va. At lower right is Henderson, W.Va. The date of this photo is possibly around 1953. Of the two bridges crossing the Ohio River, the one in front is Silver Bridge, which was built in 1928 and collapsed Dec. 15, 1967, killing 46 people. The bridge in back is a railroad bridge, which is still standing. In 1969, the Silver Memorial Bridge was completed. It crosses the Ohio River about a mile south of the original bridge, connecting Gallipolis, Ohio, with Henderson, W.Va.

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Unknown pilot. The date is possibly around 1953.

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Unknown pilot. The date is possibly around 1953.

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Aerial photo of Proctorville, Ohio. The vertical route is Ohio 775. The date is possibly around 1953. A bridge would not connect Proctorville, Ohio, with Huntington until the East Huntington Bridge opened in 1985.

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Aerial photo of Proctorville, Ohio. The vertical route is Ohio 775. The date is possibly around 1953. A bridge would not connect Proctorville, Ohio, with Huntington until the East Huntington Bridge opened in 1985.

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The patchwork quilt areas are the farms and apple orchards of Rome Township in Lawrence County, Ohio. The date is possibly around 1953.

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The patchwork quilt areas are the farms and apple orchards of Rome Township in Lawrence County, Ohio. The date is possibly around 1953.

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The patchwork quilt areas are the farms and apple orchards of Rome Township in Lawrence County, Ohio. The date is possibly around 1953.

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The patchwork quilt areas are the farms and apple orchards of Rome Township in Lawrence County, Ohio. The date is possibly around 1953.

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The patchwork quilt areas are the farms and apple orchards of Rome Township in Lawrence County, Ohio. The date is possibly around 1953.

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The patchwork quilt areas are the farms and apple orchards of Rome Township in Lawrence County, Ohio. The date is possibly around 1953.

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The patchwork quilt areas are the farms and apple orchards of Rome Township in Lawrence County, Ohio. The date is possibly around 1953.

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The patchwork quilt areas are the farms and apple orchards of Rome Township in Lawrence County, Ohio. The date is possibly around 1953.