Time Travel: BHS 1984 School Play of Grease and a Coal Mining Welch Baseball Game from Decades Ago
By Dick Duez on July 18, 2021 from History Blog
This photo, taken by Bob Nichols, is from the 1984 Bridgeport High School production of Grease. See anyone you know or the character they played? If so, please add it to the comment section below.
Although the date of this photo from Welch is unknown, it is many decades ago and is believed to show individuals - mainly coal miners - heading into Blakely Field to watch baseball games featuring coal miners.
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@duez.ws
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