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Representative Hechler pictured holding a book and speaking to a subject outside of the frame.

73. Former Congressman Ken Hechler of Summers County, W. Va.

The former congressman pictured in front of a picturesque West Virginia scene. Representative Hechler was also West Virginia Secretary of State and an author.

74. Ken Hechler of Summers County, W. Va. Pictured with Scenic Background

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

75. Ken Hechler Campaigning in Hinton, 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.

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

Governor Moore, left, shakes hands with an unidentified associate. Moore serves as governor from 1969-1977.

77. West Virginia Governor Arch Moore

George Rogers Clark Floyed (1810-1895) was a politician and businessman in West Virginia.  He served as the Secretary of Wisonsin Territory (1843-1846) and while living in Wisconsin he served as colonel of the Dane County militia from 1846-1847.  After moving to Logan, County West Virginia in 1857, he later served in the West Virginia House of Delegates (1872-1873).

78. Portrait of George Rogers Clark Floyd

George Rogers Clark Floyed (1810-1895) was a politician and businessman in West Virginia.  He served as the Secretary of Wisonsin Territory (1843-1846) and while living in Wisconsin he served as colonel of the Dane County militia from 1846-1847.  After moving to Logan, County West Virginia in 1857, he later served in the West Virginia House of Delegates (1872-1873).

79. Portrait of George Rogers Clark Floyd

George Rogers Clark Floyed (1810-1895) was a politician and businessman in West Virginia.  He served as the Secretary of Wisonsin Territory (1843-1846) and while living in Wisconsin he served as colonel of the Dane County militia from 1846-1847.  After moving to Logan, County West Virginia in 1857, he later served in the West Virginia House of Delegates (1872-1873).

80. Portraits of George Rogers Clark Floyd and his daughter Leitia Floyd, Wheeling, W. Va.

From top left, clockwise: Ben R. Floyd (1845-1920), George R. C. Floyd (1810-1895), John B. Floyd 1783-1837), and John Buchanan Floyd (1855-1935).George Rogers Clark Floyed (1810-1895) was a politician and businessman in West Virginia.  He served as the Secretary of Wisonsin Territory (1843-1846) and while living in Wisconsin he served as colonel of the Dane County militia from 1846-1847.  After moving to Logan, County West Virginia in 1857, he later served in the West Virginia House of Delegates (1872-1873).  His son, John B. Floyd represented Logan County, W. Va. in the West Virginia house of Delegates in 1881, in the West Virginia Senate 1883-1885, and again in the House of Delegates in 1893.

81. Portraits of George Rogers Clark Floyd and family members

Portrait of West Virginia politician and industrialist Henry Gassaway Davis. Davis served as the state's United States senator 1871-1883.

82. Henry Gassaway Davis, 1823-1916

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

83. Private Entrance to Senator Davis' Home, Elkins, W. Va.

Dent was West Virginia University's first graduate, receiving his B.A. degree in 1870.

84. Judge Marmaduke H. Dent, Court of Appeals, in His Charleston Office, W. Va.