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"I just wanted to say that I beleive that this is a great site that I have stumbled onto."
Matilda Copone, Sicily, Italy
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A collection of photographs, articles and memories exploring the early history of this Appalachian community
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The world's tallest Tulip tree once stood in
Perry County? Did you know Perry County's Oldest
Home, built in 1800, still stands today?
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- Robert
Wadlow, the tallest man in the world visits
Perry County Viewers share memories of an event that happened over 60
years ago.
- Seeking Information on Greene
Combs
- Memories of a former
Hazard Policeman and employee of Don's Restaurant
- Blue Diamond -Y -
Leatherwood
- Seeking Information on Will
Toney
- Bob Gross at his
Service Station in Wabaco submitted by Kathaleen Godsey
- Seeking Info On Eligah
Bugie Combs & Eslie Combs
- First Creek High School and gymnasium
- Buildings across from Muncy's
Service Station (1957)
- Hazard, KY as seen from Home
Lumber Company
- Old Mill in Hazard, KY
- 1956 Dilce Combs High
School Basketball team
- 1955 Dilce Combs High
School Basketball Team
- Ad for French
Dry Cleaners from a 1927 phone book
- Fouts Drug Store employee Suzie
McIntosh
- Front of Don's Restaurant
on Main (Bill
& Alice Smith)
- Grand Vue Drive-In marquee 1954 submitted by Randall Stacy, owned by June Patterson
- Photo of telephone operators in Hazard 1961 submitted by Randall Stacy, owned by June Patterson
- Photo circa 1930s of Ann Couch and unknown. Help identify (46KB) submitted by Jeanette Byrnes
- Allan, Taulbee, Rose, Campbell, Hollan: Visitor needs help identifying others from 1940 (62KB) submitted by Shari Allen Smith
- Lorenzo Fugate and wife circa 1915. Part of the "Blue Fugates" of lore (41KB) submitted by Kevin Fugate
- Old swinging bridge at Dunraven (46KB) submitted by Eva McCleland
- Perry countian, Luther Grigsby, during WWII (27KB) submitted by unknown
- Undefeated 1952 Lothair Grade School team (72KB) submitted by Kenny Cody and Carl Pigman
- Visitor's grandfather (Felix Smith of Hazard) during Spanish-American War 1898 (63KB) submitted by Pat Horgan
- Smith Cousin 1947: Somewhere in Perry county (63KB) submitted by Pat Horgan
- Old Mill Dam on KY.-Va. Highway near Hazard, Ky (58KB) submitted by Pat Horgan
- Photo of new regional airport groundbreaking 1992 submitted by Kelton Adams
- A handful of photos ranging from 1946 to 1966 from the "Feltner archives" submitted by Vera Feltner Hudson
- 1960 article on local CAP's efforts to communicate with outside world during emergency submitted by Kelton Adams
- Lothair Grade School Mustangs 1958 - 1959 (70KB) submitted by Kenny Cody
- Yearbook Photo 1952: Vicco HS Fish & Game Club (67KB) submitted by Randolph "Button" Smith
- Hardburly High School basketball team 1940 (56KB) submitted by Betty Strong Hobbs
- Hardburly High School class in 1940? (51KB) submitted by Betty Strong Hobbs
- Crime Headlines 1916 - 1920
- The old Hazard Airport as seen from the air (38KB) submitted by Kelton Adams
- Newspaper clipping of the closing of the airport in 1987 (48KB) submitted by Kelton Adams
- Livingston Grade School at the Leatherwood Coal Camp. The building has since been razed (50KB) submitted by Ron Bolin
- Postcard circa 1920. Appears to be of Broadway although labeled "High St."
- Vicco High School 1952: Last year opened (38KB) Submitted by Randolph (Button) Smith
- Early area physician: Dr. F. C. Roark of Carrs Fork and Vicco (35KB) Submitted by The Hensleys
- Leatherwood Wildcats "B Team" 1966 (40KB) Submitted by S. Shepherd
- Circa 1915 postcard labeled as Believed to actually be of East Main, aka "Big Bottom" (53KB)
- A few local businesses: circa 1974
- The Old Lothair School (39KB) Submitted by Moreen Cole Lee and Carlene Shackelford
- Classified Telephone Directory (Yellow Pages) 1936 - 1937
- Candid 1948 snapshot of Charlie Godsey on Main submitted by Kathaleen Godsey
- Book Excerpt from Perry County Men in WWII: Stories From The Heart by Paul David Taulbee
- Book Excerpts from Trails and Tales of My People by Troy Baker Fields
- Men in Hardburly, year or setting unknown (47KB) submitted anonymously
- Town celebrates as train first arrives in Hazard: June 1912
- Hazard Swept By Flames - Report on 1911 Fire
- Article describing the effects of the 1918 flu epidemic
- Book Excerpts from Hardburly: My Home, by Gladys Potter Slone
- Buzz Wagons for Hazard, May 1916
- Exterior Hazard Post Office Late 1940s
- Six Murders Acknowledged by "Bad Tom" Smith 1895
- Ben Calitri and Grandson Paul Easterling, Bonnyman, KY 1933 submitted by Alison Easterling
- 1920 Newspaper Article On Hazard's Growing Pains and Reputation
- Two Hazard Herald Newspaper Articles from 1917 and 1918 on the Subject of WWI
- Men's Bible Class, Presbyterian Church 1921-1922 (68KB)
- An Armed Posse (48KB) submitted by Chuck Walker
- This photo was sent Chuck Walker with the caption: "Police Chief Joe Walker arresting a moonshiner" (59KB)
- The Nelson Gay Family, circa 1904 (68KB) submitted by Charles Gay
- Other Recent Viewer Submissions...
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Historic Photographs Wanted
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If you have a historic or rare photograph taken in Hazard or Perry County that you would like to see included in this web site, please contact us by e-mail:
submissions@hazardkentucky.com or upload the file directly from your hard drive using this simple form (Note: You must see a "Browse" button below
in order for this feature to work). Be sure to
identify all photos by email
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Acknowledgements: Thanks to The Bobby Davis Museum & Park,
WSGS, Peoples Bank & Trust, John Fitzpatrick and all who have allowed reproductions of their photos here.
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