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Time Travel: Bridgeport's 1970-71 Sports Banquet and a Retail Giant in Downtown Clarksburg from 1962

By Dick Duez on August 31, 2025 from History Blog

This is a photo from the 1970-71 Bridgeport High School Sports Banquet. Shown in the photo, from left, is Larry Burner and his wife Dixie, Madeline Thornton and husband and Assistant Principal Randy Thornton and speaking is Dr. Frank Stevens. Can anyone identify the person nearly completly obscured between Thornton and Stevens. If you know, or have a guess, include in the comment section below. 
Here is a look at J.C. Penney, today going as JCPenney, when it was located on Main Street in downtown Clarksburg. This photo, taken by the late Bob Nichols, is from 1962.
 
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, 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 dickdo@citynet.net.

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