Retro photos: Play ball

Can you help us ID these old photos?

There are thousands of photos in Duke Energy’s Charlotte, N.C., archives, but not all of them have proper identification. Take a look at the photos below, and let us know if you have any information or know someone who can help. You can send us an email at illumination@duke-energy.com, and please include the photo number or attach the image.

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Photo 166: Who are these Public Service Indiana engineering employees with the Ole Pine Cut Out basketball trophy?  Do you know what year it was?

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Photo 151: Recognize anyone from this Buck Steam Station baseball team from Rowan County, N.C.? This photo came from our Duke Power collection.

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Photo 161: We think the horse’s name is Betty, but do you know the cowboy? Can you send us any other details about this photo from the Nashville Gas Company collection?

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Photo 160: Who is this Florida Power employee and what did he do?

Mysteries solved!

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Photo 142: A few readers wrote to tell us this is a photo of M.L. “Buck” Roberts, a former Florida Power Corp employee in the Information Sciences Department who retired in 1994.