Gallery: Do you remember? -- Feb. 7, 2011

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Mary Shep Mann studied piano both at Julliard in New York City and Fontainebleau outside Paris. She taught piano both as a private instructor and a Marshall professor and performed as a piano accompanist for many professional voice soloists. She died March 12, 2010, at age 104.

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On Nov. 26, 1952, a ward building at Huntington State Hospital, now Mildred Mitchell-Bateman Hospital, caught fire, killing 17 people. This image shows patients looking out from a different building.

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A political rally for U.S. Sen. Robert A. Taft (R-Ohio), probably from the fall of 1952. Taft won three terms in office, from Jan. 3, 1939, until his death July 31, 1953. His father was President William Howard Taft. His grandson, Robert Taft, was governor of Ohio from 1999 to 2007.

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On Nov. 26, 1952, a ward building at Huntington State Hospital, now Mildred Mitchell-Bateman Hospital, caught fire, killing 17 people. This image shows patients looking out from a different building.

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Marshall University's Old Main has an indoor ROTC shooting range in the southeast corner of its basement. The metal back stop and sand pit below the targets still exist, and the room is now used for storage, according to Kevin Bannon, Marshall University Theatre production assistant.

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Marianna Salvati's debutante pictures. Her father was the president of Island Creek Coal Co. Thanks to Joe Amsbary for the information.

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Frances Tresa Weiler, the daughter of Frances Xavier (Frank) and Kathryn Weiler of Staunton Road, at her debutante in the early 1950s. Frances Tresa Weiler now lives in Logan, but several of her siblings still live in Huntington -- Carole Weiler-Dawson, James Weiler Jr., Ruthie Weiler-Dascoli, Mary Jane Weiler-Webb, Frankie Weiler, Johnny Weiler and Frankie Weiler. Frances is the mother of Dr. Ed White, Karen White-Varney, Kathryn White-Moore and Cynthia White-Bailey. Thanks to Karen White-Varney for the information.

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Huerta Chapman poses in her dress for her debutante ball. Thanks to Wylie Douthat for the identification. Date is unknown.

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Huerta Chapman poses in her dress for her debutante ball. Thanks to Wylie Douthat for the identification. Date is unknown.

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Marianna Salvati's debutante pictures. Her father was the president of Island Creek Coal Co. Thanks to Joe Amsbary for the information.

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Elinor St Clair poses in her dress for her debutante ball. Thanks to Wylie Douthat for the identification. Date is unknown.

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Huntington firefighters battle at blaze at the Adelphi Hotel along 9th Street between 4th and 5th avenues in downtown Huntington, on Dec. 25, 1950. According to a news story, the fire first broke out about 2 p.m., and no one was hurt. The Herald-Dispatch quoted Green Triplett, the hotel’s manager, as saying most of its elderly permanent guests were out having their holiday dinner at the time. Damages were estimated at $750,000. Also damaged, in addition to the hotel, was the adjacent Carolina Building. Businesses affected included the Charles Restaurant, the White Pantry Restaurant, Nick’s News, Family Kitchen Bakery, the Health Spot Shoe Store and the Adelphi Barber Shop. Most of the ground-floor businesses were not burned, but suffered extensive water damage. The hotel, which was built in 1895, is now the site of the Cabell County Public Library. The building on the right, formerly the Cabell County Library, is now Huntington Junior College. Thanks to Jim Casto and Pvt. J. Waugh of the Huntington Fire Dept for the information.

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Huntington firefighters give air to a downed firefighter during the blaze at the Adelphi Hotel along 9th Street between 4th and 5th avenues in downtown Huntington, on Dec. 25, 1950. The ambulance is a 1940 Packard Ambulance. According to a news story, the fire first broke out about 2 p.m., and no one was hurt. The Herald-Dispatch quoted Green Triplett, the hotel’s manager, as saying most of its elderly permanent guests were out having their holiday dinner at the time. Damages were estimated at $750,000. Also damaged, in addition to the hotel, was the adjacent Carolina Building. Businesses affected included the Charles Restaurant, the White Pantry Restaurant, Nick’s News, Family Kitchen Bakery, the Health Spot Shoe Store and the Adelphi Barber Shop. Most of the ground-floor businesses were not burned, but suffered extensive water damage. The hotel, which was built in 1895, is now the site of the Cabell County Public Library. The building on the right, formerly the Cabell County Library, is now Huntington Junior College. Thanks to Jim Casto and Pvt. J. Waugh of the Huntington Fire Dept for the information.

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Huntington firefighters battle at blaze at the Adelphi Hotel along 9th Street between 4th and 5th avenues in downtown Huntington, on Dec. 25, 1950. According to a news story, the fire first broke out about 2 p.m., and no one was hurt. The Herald-Dispatch quoted Green Triplett, the hotel’s manager, as saying most of its elderly permanent guests were out having their holiday dinner at the time. Damages were estimated at $750,000. Also damaged, in addition to the hotel, was the adjacent Carolina Building. Businesses affected included the Charles Restaurant, the White Pantry Restaurant, Nick’s News, Family Kitchen Bakery, the Health Spot Shoe Store and the Adelphi Barber Shop. Most of the ground-floor businesses were not burned, but suffered extensive water damage. The hotel, which was built in 1895, is now the site of the Cabell County Public Library. The building on the right, formerly the Cabell County Library, is now Huntington Junior College. Thanks to Jim Casto and Pvt. J. Waugh of the Huntington Fire Dept for the information.

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Community Players practice at the Abbott Theater, 420 14th St. W. The theater, built in 1938, was demolished in December 1994.

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Community Players practice at the Abbott Theater, 420 14th St. W. The theater, built in 1938, was demolished in December 1994.

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Community Players practice at the Abbott Theater, 420 14th St. W. The theater, built in 1938, was demolished in December 1994.

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Community Players practice at the Abbott Theater, 420 14th St. W. The theater, built in 1938, was demolished in December 1994.

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Community Players practice at the Abbott Theater, 420 14th St. W. The theater, built in 1938, was demolished in December 1994.

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