John F. Kennedy with a Coal Miner in Mullins, W. Va.
Date:
1960/04/27
Description:
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.
Most Likely the Presidential Campaign for Democratic Party Candidate John W. Davis in Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
1924
Description:
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.