Historic Hood River
Stump Speech
9-25-2019
Notes
Here’s another fine Alan Winan’s photo of Mark Hatfield campaigning for Richard Nixon. I believe this was during the 1960 election. The bandstand was set up at Second and Oak.
Category: Downtown Hood River
Tags: 1960s, 2nd Street, election, Hatfield, Oak Street, politics, Winans
Tags: 1960s, 2nd Street, election, Hatfield, Oak Street, politics, Winans
Charlott
Talk about a stage……………only in Hood River, on the back of a truck.
I will not say that it is, but the man in the light sports jacket looks a lot like Vic Thomsen, orchardist in Pine Grove.
Is the gentleman next to him taking a snooze?
One man, whom I know I have seen, is quite sporty with his flake suit and those socks…….Wow…..
JKG
Do you mean the guy who is the spitting image of Chuck?
Kyle
I like that overhang on the corner so much more than the current ugly little bank building.
L. E.
Gosh, how many can open this photo and immediately recognize the speaker?
I guess just we oldies who like old photos.
LMH
The Bartmess-Kneeland Hardware store and Garrabrant Chevolet businesses are evident. Fixtures for many years.
If this is 1960, Mark Hatfield would have been Gov. Mark Hatfield and heavily involved in national politics being touted, by some, as a vice presidential candidate. But it was not to be.
Gov. Hatfield must have campaigned well for Richard Nixon as Vice President Nixon won 23/36 counties in Oregon. Nixon won Hood River county by eleven points and Oregon by five points.
I wonder who supplied the truck?
Harold
Orient me – what building/business is currently on that corner (hardware store in photo)? From the road signs I’m guessing the SE corner…?
ArthurB
Yes, this is the SE corner. I’ve added a modern reference photo.
Harold
Thanks, Arthur. That’s what I figured, but it’s changed so much.
And on the subject of change, it bears noting that if that pic were taken today, the men in the background might be in shorts and Gore-Tex (and they wouldn’t all be men).
Mary Bartmess Kramer
That was my family’s hardware store and later I worked and retired from Washington Federal. Small world.
Arlen L Sheldrake
and I have fond memories of your store Mary….bought my first model train there…..is that Ken Jernstad )sp) to Mark’s immediate left in the background?
Charlott
Yes, Chuck looks much like his grandfather, Vic Thomsen…..
Maija Yasui
Man in light sport coat is Armas Jakku