Retro photos: Powering the Carolinas

Can you help us ID these photos?

Most of these photos were taken in the Hickory, N.C., area, but we don't know who these Duke Power employees are or what their jobs were. If you have any information about the people or photos, email illumination@duke-energy.com, and include the photo number or attach the image.

Photo 779: Who are these Duke Power employees? What are they doing? Bonus question: What is the year, make and model of the trucks?

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Photo 771: Do you recognize this Duke Power employee? We think she worked in Hickory, N.C.

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Photo 776: What might you share about this Duke Power Co. Operations Center? Is the building still standing? Do you recognize anyone in the photo?

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Photo 775: Who is this employee? What was his job?

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Photo 785: We think these are Duke Power employees who volunteered in schools. Any ideas?

And the employees are …

Photo 783: Tip of the hat to Jody Mease, who helped identify this group of Hickory engineering associates, from left: Chris Smithy, Steve Wallace, Darrin Allen, Richard Pike and Cregg Parks.

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Photo 767: We identified the gentleman in this photo as Fred Shade, a field service representative, with help from Spencer Dixon Jr.