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Time Travel: Late 1950s BHS Hoops with Wayne Jamison and President Harry Truman in Clarksburg

By Dick Duez on March 12, 2017 from History Blog via Connect-Bridgeport.com

This photo was submitted for the Time Travel blog by former Bridgeport High School educator and coach Hugh Gainer. Gainer believes it's either the BHS freshman or junior varsity squad. Gainer is pictured in the front row, third from left. And the coach in the back to the far right is none other than Wayne Jamison. Do you know who else is photographed? If so, add their names in the comment section below.
Back when whistlestop tours were part of the campaign process, President Harry S. Truman was in Clarksburg's Glen Elk section in 1948. Do you recognize any of the dignataries that are likely from the national, state and local level that are in the picture?
 
Editor's Note: This ongoing photo feature of pictures from Bridgeport and throughout the Mountain State is part of local historian Richard "Dick" Duez's collection. Duez, the unofficial historian of Bridgeport, would appreciate any scanned photos emailed to him for use here or to include in his ongoing efforts to preserve local history. You can email photos, or let him know how to acquire copies of photos you may have in your possession, to Duez at dick.do@frontier.com.


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