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Ken Hechler, author of the book "The Bridge at Remagen" on set for the same titled movie with Ben Gazzara and other actors in 1968 in Davle, Czechoslovakia. Hechler served as a combat historian in the European Theater of Operations during World War II and was attached to the 9th Armored Division when one of its infantry-tank task forces captured the Ludendorff Bridge spanning the Rhine river at Remagen, Germany. Ken Hechler served as technical adviser for the film adaptation which premiered in 1969. Ken Hechler pictured in the front right with Ben Gazzara to his left.

109. Ken Hechler with Ben Gazzara on the Set of The Bridge at Remagen, Davle, Czechoslovakia

G.A. Pearin: Cumberland, Md.; H.J. Blaud: Weston, W. Va.; D.H. Courtney: Morgantown, W. Va.; J.H. Stewart: Elsinore, W. Va.; S.P. Wells: Parkersburg, W. Va.; C.N. Donally: Charleston, W. Va.; S. Gleanjile: Winfield, W. Va.

110. The Seven Wise Men

111. David J. Peterson

Ken Hechler born September 20, 1914 in Roslyn, New York is a member of the Democratic Party. He represented West Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977 and was West Virginia Secretary of State from 1985 to 2001. In 1965 he was the only member of Congress to march with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma, Alabama. He also served as a combat historian during World War II and wrote several books including "The Bridge at Remagen".

112. Ken Hechler and President Lyndon B. Johnson

113. Mr. Charles Sterritt Owner of the Building 124 1/2 Capital St., W. Va.

Sign in front of building reads: "Biggest commercial collection of W. Va. in the world! Hammrick's 100 Year Old Mummies. Wild Flower Collection. 160 year old wood lathe."

114. Museum of the Hills, Richwood, W. Va.

Sign on "Windmill" reads: "Separates chaff from grain and grades grain at the same time".

115. Two People Looking at a 'Windmill' in the Museum of the Hills, Richwood, W. Va.

116. Molds Used For Hand-Blown Glass or Blenko in the Museum of the Hills, Richwood, W. Va.

117. Old Grand Hotel, Old Sweet Springs, W. Va.

118. Looking West Toward Smoky Downtown Fairmont, W. Va.

Houses a collection of 17th and 18th century French and Italian antiques, which one would scarcely expect to find outside of a major city museum.

119. Hill Island Near Moorefield, W. Va.

120. Hiltobridle House, East Dundon, W. Va.