Senator John F. Kennedy campaigning in Muncie, Indiana, 1960
| Description: |
Handwritten on the back: Picture at original Del. County Courthouse. Vance Hartke, Jack Kennedy, Mayor Arthur Tuhey, Marshall Hanley City Attorney, Matt Welsh, former Governor. Autographed on the front: Compliments to the Muncie Traffic Dept., John Wells.Senator John F. Kennedy campaigned for president in Muncie on October 5, 1960 and gave a speech on the courthouse lawn, as well as at Muncie Gear Works. At the time, Rupert Vance Hartke (1919-2003) and Matthew E. Welsh (1912-1995) were Democratic United States Senators from Indiana; Welsh was campaigning to become Indiana governor. Lawyer Marshall Hanley was Kennedys Eastern Indiana campaign director. |
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| Origin: | 1960-10-05 |
| Source: |
http://indianaalbum.pastperfectonline.com/photo/4E4B713F-4897-412F-9BB6-307935281100 |
| Collection: |
Indiana Album |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ |
| Geography: |
Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, United States |
| Subjects: |
Joan Hostetler Collection Presidents Courthouses Politicians Political campaigns Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 Welsh, Matthew E. (Matthew Empson), 1912-1995 Muncie (Ind.) Delaware County (Ind.) |
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