

Andy Gainer BTHS Athlete
Andy Gainer Andy Gainer started Bridgeport High School in the fall of 1955. He played football, basketball, baseball and ran track the...
Lawrence Lore
Mar 142 min read
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1929 LTHS Football
Notice the marching band in the lower photo on above page
Lawrence Lore
Mar 31 min read
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Kiwanis Club
Can anyone help us identify the people in these photos? Please. . . .
Lawrence Lore
Feb 31 min read
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“Breakaway Bill”
His nickname was Breakaway Bill for obvious reasons. Yet in the case of Bill How e, the nickname was only part of the legend. A 1952...
Lawrence Lore
Jan 222 min read
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1971 Sumner Basketball
The Sumner Grade School Basketball Team 1971 First Row: Sean Sheeler, John Potts, Ricky Dowty, Jeff Schultz, Greg Grazier, Chuck Hixon,...
Lawrence Lore
Oct 17, 20241 min read
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Readin', 'Ritin', and 'Rithmetic
For many years our school was housed in the front vault of the History Center. That had to be relocated when the doll collection moved...
Lawrence Lore
Oct 1, 20241 min read
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The Shiloh Bombers
September 18 1980 The Shiloh Bombers The Shiloh Bombers men’s softball team ended their regular season play in a double elimination...
Lawrence Lore
Sep 23, 20241 min read
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There's No Crying in Baseball. . .
In the summer of 1940, the Lawrenceville Merchants softball team won the Wabash Valley Girls Softball tournament. The nonprofessionals...
Lawrence Lore
Jul 31, 20241 min read
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Batter-Up
Havolines vs Boston Braves and Jim Thorpe 1919 September 19, 1919 Vincennes Commercial 2300 Persons Witnessed Big Game at Lawrenceville –...
Lawrence Lore
Jun 4, 20242 min read
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Quail-Raising 1952
1952 Ernest l Roan shows off his two hunting dogs in front of the brooder houses of the Lawrence County Sportsmen's Club quail-raising...
Lawrence Lore
Apr 25, 20241 min read
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