A lot has changed in West Virginia in the last 60 to 70 years. These amazing photos give us a glimpse of what life was like in the 1950s. Does any of this look familiar to you?

  1. Here, Arthur Wendt and a cat (not his own) watch television in Cameron (Marshall County) circa 1955.

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  1. Fishing has always been a pastime in West Virginia. This boy is fishing in a pond near Cameron in the 1950s.

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  1. This man is probably grading a road on a farm in Cameron in the 1950s.

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  1. Here, Lloyd Earnest plays with dominos at a house near Cameron in the 1950s.

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  1. Children play croquet at the home of Herman Wendt in Cameron in the 1950s.

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  1. This is a Christmas tree from 1953 in Cameron.

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  1. Jerry, Jack, Charlotte, and Florence Covey in Mannington, W.Va. circa 1952.

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  1. These were cars on Route 250 South of Cameron in the 1950s.

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  1. This picture of a damaged car was taken near Cameron circa 1952

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  1. This was taken on a farm near Cameron in the 1950s.

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  1. Spruce Knob Lake is packed in this June 6, 1953 photo.

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  1. Jerry Hood and Mary Jane Covey enjoy a cup of coffee in this kitchen in Rachel, W.Va. (Marion County) circa 1950.

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  1. Here, people play croquet at the home of Herman Wendt in Cameron in the early 1950s.

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  1. This is the Magnolia Cutoff Bridge crossing the Potomac River near Magnolia (Morgan County).

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  1. This is what tractor trailers looked like in the 1950s and this one, seen near Cameron, was smashed.

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  1. This is a photograph Harry Cornwell a partner in this Massey-Harris (later Massey-Ferguson) dealership in Huntington, West Virginia circa 1954.

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  1. This was a wedding in Mannington in 1951.

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How much do you love these old pictures?

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