Retro photos: Little boys and big trucks Retro photos: Little boys and big trucks

Retro photos: Little boys and big trucks

Can you ID these photos from the Duke Energy archives? Plus, 2 mysteries solved

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These photos from the Duke Energy archives in Charlotte, N.C., are missing identification. That's where you come in. If you have any information about where or when these photos were taken, or know someone who can help, email illumination@duke-energy.com.

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boy 27
This photo was taken at Camp Thunderbird at Lake Wylie, S.C., in 1988. The event appears to be a Duke Power Design Engineering festival ("DE FEST"). Who is the child and what does he look like now?
truck 37
This mobile substation was part of Public Service Co. of Indiana. What year and model is it?
building 31
Does this old Florida Power Corp. office in Ocklawaha still stand? Where was it located? What is it used for now? (08/11/16: Identified!)
Lumber 33
This photo from the Florida Power collection is from Wildwood Warehouse, 1976. Who is the employee and what is he doing? And what's Wildwood Warehouse? (06/09/16: Identified!)

Men at work identified!

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Thanks to Van Bryan and Harry Kincaid, who emailed to say this is Edward Young, a draftsman in the Electric Distribution Department at Cincinnati Gas & Electric. The computer was part of the company's first CADD (computer-aided design and drafting) system.
NEW KahanCPL
Lisa Arvin reports that Ricky Bass says this is Neil Kahan at the Western Area Control Center, in Canton, N.C. in the 1990s.

 

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