This September, Encyclopedia Virginia invites you to make a gift to support the inclusive story of Virginia.Support Encyclopedia VirginiaMEDIA Show Media Credit: Library of Congress Prints & Photographs DivisionOriginal Author: Harris & Ewing, photographerCreated: June 20, 1939Medium: Glass-plate negativeHarry F. ByrdHarry F. Byrd comes face to face with a dog in this photograph taken on June 20, 1939. The former Virginia governor, who headed the Democratic political machine known as the Byrd Organization, was then serving as a U.S. senator.FEATURED INWilliam M. Tuck (1896–1983)E. Lee Trinkle (1876–1939)Republican Party of VirginiaMills E. Godwin (1914–1999)Charles R. Fenwick (1900–1969)Armistead M. Dobie (1881–1962)Westmoreland Davis (1859–1942)Colgate W. Darden (1897–1981)Albert V. Bryan (1899–1984)Gardner L. Boothe (1872–1964)