This photo from early 2002 shows the winners of the Tiny Miss Indian and Little Miss Indian contest at the intermission of a Bridgeport High School basketball game.The winners are shown with the BHS cheerleaders who represented them. Shown front row, from left, are Tiny Miss Indian First Runner-Up Megan Signorelli, Tiny Miss Indian Lauren McCarthy; Little Miss Indian Presley Stein; and Little Miss Indian Runner-Up Meranda Hurd. Back row, from left, are cheerleaders Lindsay Burnett, Jessica Rudloff, Tabitha Riley and Kayla Belcastro.

For years, the Stealey Invitational was one of the biggest swim meets in the region and the state. This photo, from several decades ago, shows the crowd on hand for yet another meet where the hillside was covered with tents where various teams gathered. In recent years the facility finally closed.

 

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.