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August 06, 1946

Danville, Street Scene [1946?], Virginia State Chamber of Commerce Photograph Collection, Computer File: 1999, Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

An Election Was Held in Danville

This photograph caught a slice of everyday life in the business district of downtown Danville, with automobiles plying and parking on the street and pedestrians filling the sidewalks. A major tobacco auction hub, Danville became a textile production center after the U.S. Civil War. In this scene, politics mixed with business as high above the street a sign urged citizens to vote for Harry Flood Byrd (1887–1966) as the Democratic candidate for United States Senate in the primary election on August 6.