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"Empty coal cars and boarded-up and abandoned houses symbolize the idleness that has come upon this community following a decrease in coal production in the area. Other parts of the country are also affected by high unemployment. President Kennedy's Executive Order Number 1, calling for stepped-up distribution of abundant agricultural commodities, will aid areas of pressing need such as this." USDA Office of Information.

45901. Abandoned Coal Town, Ethel, W. Va.

IDNO:
053368
Title:
Abandoned Coal Town, Ethel, W. Va.
Date:
1961/07/03
Description:
"Empty coal cars and boarded-up and abandoned houses symbolize the idleness that has come upon this community following a decrease in coal production in the area. Other parts of the country are also affected by high unemployment. President Kennedy's Executive Order Number 1, calling for stepped-up distribution of abundant agricultural commodities, will aid areas of pressing need such as this." USDA Office of Information.
Welcome sign advertising the "Famous Smoke Hole Caverns" in Petersburg, West Virginia. Petersburg tannery building in background.

45902. Welcome Sign, Petersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
053369
Title:
Welcome Sign, Petersburg, W. Va.
Date:
1961
Description:
Welcome sign advertising the "Famous Smoke Hole Caverns" in Petersburg, West Virginia. Petersburg tannery building in background.
Text on back reads, "Washington D. C.: Senator Rush Holt, of West Virginia, is shown buried in the pile of books he used in gathering material for his speech on the Senate floor, in Washington, D. C., where debate on the administration's neutrality bill is in its third week. The senator said repeal of the arms embargo was not necessary for "cash-and-carry" trade between the United States and belligerents in other commodities. The neutrality act 'was written for the defense of the United States, not for defense of Great Britain, France, or Germany,' said the senator."

45903. Senator Rush Holt Reading

IDNO:
053370
Title:
Senator Rush Holt Reading
Date:
1939/10/18
Description:
Text on back reads, "Washington D. C.: Senator Rush Holt, of West Virginia, is shown buried in the pile of books he used in gathering material for his speech on the Senate floor, in Washington, D. C., where debate on the administration's neutrality bill is in its third week. The senator said repeal of the arms embargo was not necessary for "cash-and-carry" trade between the United States and belligerents in other commodities. The neutrality act 'was written for the defense of the United States, not for defense of Great Britain, France, or Germany,' said the senator."
Text on back reads, "Cleveland, OH: A speaking pose of Senator Rush Holt, youthful West Virginian, who has been named as the keynote speaker of the first convention of the National Union for Social Justice, which opens on Friday, August 14, in Cleveland. The Rev. Charles E. Coughlin, head of the Social Justice Union, announced recently that this convention would make the Republican National Convention 'a sideshow' by comparison."

45904. Senator Rush Holt in Speaking Pose

IDNO:
053371
Title:
Senator Rush Holt in Speaking Pose
Date:
1936/08/11
Description:
Text on back reads, "Cleveland, OH: A speaking pose of Senator Rush Holt, youthful West Virginian, who has been named as the keynote speaker of the first convention of the National Union for Social Justice, which opens on Friday, August 14, in Cleveland. The Rev. Charles E. Coughlin, head of the Social Justice Union, announced recently that this convention would make the Republican National Convention 'a sideshow' by comparison."
Text on back reads, "Washington, D. C.: U S. Senator-elect Rush D. Holt, of West Virginia, his sister, Jane, and his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Mathew S. Holt, celebrating the young Solon's thirtieth birthday, today (June 19). Holt's parents came from their home in West Virginia to help celebrate his birthday, and also to see him take his seat in the upper branch of our national legislature, as the 'baby' of that body. The Senate elections committee has submitted two reports on his case: a majority report favoring his seating, and a minority report that asks that his election be voided. It is expected that the majority report will be acted upon."

45905. Senator Rush Holt Turns Thirty

IDNO:
053372
Title:
Senator Rush Holt Turns Thirty
Date:
1935/06/19
Description:
Text on back reads, "Washington, D. C.: U S. Senator-elect Rush D. Holt, of West Virginia, his sister, Jane, and his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Mathew S. Holt, celebrating the young Solon's thirtieth birthday, today (June 19). Holt's parents came from their home in West Virginia to help celebrate his birthday, and also to see him take his seat in the upper branch of our national legislature, as the 'baby' of that body. The Senate elections committee has submitted two reports on his case: a majority report favoring his seating, and a minority report that asks that his election be voided. It is expected that the majority report will be acted upon."
Text on back reads, "Washington, D. C.: As the closing gong is poised to signal the end of the longest congress, Rush Holt, the 'baby of the Senate,' prepares to leave for his native West Virginia. He has had a hard time this first session. After fighting to get his seat - he was not thirty years of age until mid-session - he had to spend several weeks in a Baltimore hospital because of a major operation."

45906. Senator Rush Holt Prepares to Leave Washington D. C.

IDNO:
053373
Title:
Senator Rush Holt Prepares to Leave Washington D. C.
Date:
1935/08/24
Description:
Text on back reads, "Washington, D. C.: As the closing gong is poised to signal the end of the longest congress, Rush Holt, the 'baby of the Senate,' prepares to leave for his native West Virginia. He has had a hard time this first session. After fighting to get his seat - he was not thirty years of age until mid-session - he had to spend several weeks in a Baltimore hospital because of a major operation."
Text on the back reads, "New York City: Senator Rush D. Holt, of West Virginia, and his sister, Mrs. Ralph K. Chase, pictured on the liner S. S. Mormachawk, August 4th, as they sailed from here for Norway, where Senator Holt will attend the Interparliamentary Congress. Mrs. Chase's husband, a member of the U. S. Maritime commission, also sailed on the liner."

45907. Senator Rush Holt Sails for Interparliamentary Congress

IDNO:
053374
Title:
Senator Rush Holt Sails for Interparliamentary Congress
Date:
1939/08/04
Description:
Text on the back reads, "New York City: Senator Rush D. Holt, of West Virginia, and his sister, Mrs. Ralph K. Chase, pictured on the liner S. S. Mormachawk, August 4th, as they sailed from here for Norway, where Senator Holt will attend the Interparliamentary Congress. Mrs. Chase's husband, a member of the U. S. Maritime commission, also sailed on the liner."
Text on back reads, "Washington, D. C.: Rush Holt, 29-year-old senator-elect, of West Virginia, is shown here with his charming sister Jane, at their Washington home. Deprived by his age of the right to speak in the Senate, Senator Holt will make a speaking tour of several states, marking time until June 19th, when he reaches the...minimum (age)."

45908. Senator Rush Holt with Jane Holt

IDNO:
053375
Title:
Senator Rush Holt with Jane Holt
Date:
1935/08/02
Description:
Text on back reads, "Washington, D. C.: Rush Holt, 29-year-old senator-elect, of West Virginia, is shown here with his charming sister Jane, at their Washington home. Deprived by his age of the right to speak in the Senate, Senator Holt will make a speaking tour of several states, marking time until June 19th, when he reaches the...minimum (age)."
Text on back reads, "Former U. S. Senator Rush D. Holt (D.-W. Va.) and his fiancee, Miss Helen Louise Froelich, were guests April 19 at a reception announcing their engagement at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William E. Froelich at Gridley, Illinois. Mr. Froelich is mayor of Gridley and the bride-to-be is a faculty member of National Park College, Washington, D. C."

45909. Rush Holt and Future Bride

IDNO:
053376
Title:
Rush Holt and Future Bride
Date:
1941/04/20
Description:
Text on back reads, "Former U. S. Senator Rush D. Holt (D.-W. Va.) and his fiancee, Miss Helen Louise Froelich, were guests April 19 at a reception announcing their engagement at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William E. Froelich at Gridley, Illinois. Mr. Froelich is mayor of Gridley and the bride-to-be is a faculty member of National Park College, Washington, D. C."

45910. Senator Rush Holt

IDNO:
053377
Title:
Senator Rush Holt
Date:
1936/08/18
Text on the back reads, "Washington, D. C.: Senator Rush D. Holt, of West Virginia, in the capital on the eve of opening of congress, examines some of the wood carvings he collects as a hobby. The 'glasses' and the decanter are also carved of wood."

45911. Senator Rush Holt's Hobby

IDNO:
053378
Title:
Senator Rush Holt's Hobby
Date:
1939/01/02
Description:
Text on the back reads, "Washington, D. C.: Senator Rush D. Holt, of West Virginia, in the capital on the eve of opening of congress, examines some of the wood carvings he collects as a hobby. The 'glasses' and the decanter are also carved of wood."

45912. Senator Rush Holt

IDNO:
053379
Title:
Senator Rush Holt
Date:
1935/06/25