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Senator Rush D. Holt speaking before a labor convention in Charleston, Sept. 30.

1. Holt, Senator Rush D. Speaking at a Labor Convention, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
006237
Title:
Holt, Senator Rush D. Speaking at a Labor Convention, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Senator Rush D. Holt speaking before a labor convention in Charleston, Sept. 30.
Senator Rush D. Holt speaking at the podium below an image of President Franklin Roosevelt.

2. Holt, Senator Rush D. Making a Speech

IDNO:
006239
Title:
Holt, Senator Rush D. Making a Speech
Date:
undated
Description:
Senator Rush D. Holt speaking at the podium below an image of President Franklin Roosevelt.
Holt was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1931-1954 and a senator from 1935-1941 on the Democratic ticket. By 1936, Holt emerged as a vocal conservative critic of the New Deal, attacking, for example, the Works Progress Administration as corrupt and inefficient. He switched to the Republican party in 1949.

3. Senator Rush D. Holt Speaking to Crowd, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052369
Title:
Senator Rush D. Holt Speaking to Crowd, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
1936/04/01
Description:
Holt was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1931-1954 and a senator from 1935-1941 on the Democratic ticket. By 1936, Holt emerged as a vocal conservative critic of the New Deal, attacking, for example, the Works Progress Administration as corrupt and inefficient. He switched to the Republican party in 1949.