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

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

IDNO:: 048102
Title:: Ken Hechler Campaigning in Hinton, W. Va.
Date:: 1977
Description:: Hechler campaigning for governor on the corner of 2nd Avenue and Temple Street. A crowd surrounds him as he speaks.

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.

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

IDNO:: 048233
Title:: 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.

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.

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

IDNO:: 048568
Title:: 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.