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The hog pictured weight 550 lbs. The butchers were L. A. Meadows, John Shumate, Henry Miller, and Alfred Ballard. The young boy is Hobart Shumate.

1. Annual Hog Butchering in Summers County, W. Va.

Davis, from Clarksburg, W. Va., is pictured front and center standing on a train car and addressing the large crowd gathered before him. On the far left, also on the train with Davis, is James Rushford. Remaining subjects are unidentified.

2. Most Likely the Presidential Campaign for Democratic Party Candidate John W. Davis in Summers County, W. Va.

Rozelda with father, Oral Meador, holding instruments.

3. Rozelda Meador with Her Father at River Ridge near Hinton, W. Va.

Right to left is speaker Cleve Haynes; Governor Clarence Meadows (speaking); Admiral Nimitz; Earl Helems; Carl Hinton; Elizabeth Key; unidentified; and Miller Murrell, who is 4 years-old in this photograph.

4. Governor Meadows Speaks at Nimitz Post Office Dedication Ceremony, Nimitz, W. Va.

Four boys in their Boy Scout uniforms lead their troop down the street. Subjects unidentified.

5. Boy Scout Troop 115 Marches Down the Street During the Army Day Parade, Hinton, W. Va.

Two men, a woman and a child stand outside the large tent set up for movie watching. Subjects unidentified.

6. Serial Traveling Movie Theatre, Talcott, W. Va.

The crew on board is Phil Grove (engineer), Ralph "Gabe" Bostic (brakeman) and Clarence Mason (fireman). The train passed the bridge at approximately 12:25 p.m. that day.

7. First Train to Cross New Railroad Bridge in Lowell, W. Va.

Then senator Kennedy campaigning in the presidential election in 1960 against Richard Nixon. Kennedy's speeches reflected a strong awareness of a significant decline in coal-mining jobs. The coal miner to his left is unidentified.

8. John F. Kennedy with a Coal Miner in Mullins, W. Va.

Hechler campaigning for governor on the corner of 2nd Avenue and Temple Street. A crowd surrounds him as he speaks.

9. Ken Hechler Campaigning in Hinton, W. Va.

After a long dry summer, drizzling rains dominated the Potomac Highland region for days. By November 4, a severe storm wreaked havoc as the already dampened soils could no longer receive the excessive rains. The waters extended through Avis to Pence Springs near the Hinton, W. Va.Summers, Greenbrier, Mineral, Hampshire, Grant, Hardy, Pendleton, and Tucker counties were all affected by high water and flooding, as well.

10. Mouth of the Flooding Greenbier River in Summers or Greenbrier County, W. Va.

A group of men gather outside a tent where a man supposedly eats live snakes. View looking down from Temple Street toward Summers Street.

11. Snake Eater Exhibition in Hinton, W. Va.

The Murrells are pictured somewhere in Summers County on a hammock resting between trees. In the background, multiple horse-drawn carriages are pictured.

12. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Murrell Lounging on a Hammock, Summers Co., W. Va.