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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.

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

IDNO:
048157
Title:
Annual Hog Butchering in Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
1907/01/16
Description:
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.
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.

14. 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.

15. 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.
Rozelda with father, Oral Meador, holding instruments.

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

IDNO:
048712
Title:
Rozelda Meador with Her Father at River Ridge near Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1938
Description:
Rozelda with father, Oral Meador, holding instruments.
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.

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

IDNO:
048863
Title:
First Train to Cross New Railroad Bridge in Lowell, W. Va.
Date:
1949/05/10
Description:
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.
Marching band members make their way down the street from Second Avenue to First Avenue.

18. Parade on Ballengee Street, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
049164
Title:
Parade on Ballengee Street, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1960
Description:
Marching band members make their way down the street from Second Avenue to First Avenue.
Joyce Bragg Jarrell's family and friends carry the casket to the grave site.

19. Bragg Funeral, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049222
Title:
Bragg Funeral, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1910
Description:
Joyce Bragg Jarrell's family and friends carry the casket to the grave site.
Seventy-five year-old Burdette, the 1912 Olympic Rifle Champion of Sandstone, W. Va. is honored by the governor with the Distinguished Service Medal of West Virginia, the stat'es highest military honor, after compiling an "outstanding military record."

20. Louis Burdette of Summers County, W. Va. Decorated by Governor Marland

IDNO:
049236
Title:
Louis Burdette of Summers County, W. Va. Decorated by Governor Marland
Date:
undated
Description:
Seventy-five year-old Burdette, the 1912 Olympic Rifle Champion of Sandstone, W. Va. is honored by the governor with the Distinguished Service Medal of West Virginia, the stat'es highest military honor, after compiling an "outstanding military record."
A group of unidentified soldiers march down the brick road.

21. Soldiers Marching Outside of Train Station, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
049265
Title:
Soldiers Marching Outside of Train Station, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1945
Description:
A group of unidentified soldiers march down the brick road.
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.

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

IDNO:
049348
Title:
Governor Meadows Speaks at Nimitz Post Office Dedication Ceremony, Nimitz, W. Va.
Date:
1946/12/16
Description:
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.
Two men, a woman and a child stand outside the large tent set up for movie watching. Subjects unidentified.

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

IDNO:
049482
Title:
Serial Traveling Movie Theatre, Talcott, W. Va.
Date:
1948/07/10
Description:
Two men, a woman and a child stand outside the large tent set up for movie watching. Subjects unidentified.
The foreman stratling the rail is C. E. Long. Track workers Jim Adams is at the far left. "M. J." is inscribed on the photograph above the cluster of workers. The rest of the men pictured are unidentified.

24. Section Crew at Moore's Tunnel Construction Site, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049497
Title:
Section Crew at Moore's Tunnel Construction Site, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The foreman stratling the rail is C. E. Long. Track workers Jim Adams is at the far left. "M. J." is inscribed on the photograph above the cluster of workers. The rest of the men pictured are unidentified.