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Senator Rush D. Holt removes the name plate from his office door after leaving office.

61. Senator Rush D. Holt Removing Sign From Office

IDNO:
053361
Title:
Senator Rush D. Holt Removing Sign From Office
Date:
1941/01/03
Description:
Senator Rush D. Holt removes the name plate from his office door after leaving office.
"Senator Rush Holt, of West Virginia, severe critic of the administration has charged that his mail is being censored and that the post office department has failed to do anything about it. . . ."

62. Senator Rush D. Holt Examines Mail

IDNO:
053362
Title:
Senator Rush D. Holt Examines Mail
Date:
undated
Description:
"Senator Rush Holt, of West Virginia, severe critic of the administration has charged that his mail is being censored and that the post office department has failed to do anything about it. . . ."
Senator Rush D. Holt of West Virginia travels to United States Capitol building.

63. Senator Rush D. Holt on Subway

IDNO:
053363
Title:
Senator Rush D. Holt on Subway
Date:
1936/01/04
Description:
Senator Rush D. Holt of West Virginia travels to United States Capitol building.
Holt, elected at age 29, was one of the youngest men elected to a senatorial seat.

64. Portrait of Rush D. Holt

IDNO:
053364
Title:
Portrait of Rush D. Holt
Date:
1934/08/09
Description:
Holt, elected at age 29, was one of the youngest men elected to a senatorial seat.
Looking northwest on Fifth Street during a flood.

65. Fifth Street, Parkersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
053365
Title:
Fifth Street, Parkersburg, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Looking northwest on Fifth Street during a flood.
"Members of the Charleston Salvation Army (right) distribute food to the needy, made available under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's increased food distribution plan. Canned pork and gravy, dried beans, dried eggs, and peanut butter have been added to the other abundant foods being distributed in areas where needs are pressing, particularly in areas of high unemployment." USDA office of information photograph.

66. Salvation Army Food Distribution, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
053366
Title:
Salvation Army Food Distribution, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1961/08/03
Description:
"Members of the Charleston Salvation Army (right) distribute food to the needy, made available under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's increased food distribution plan. Canned pork and gravy, dried beans, dried eggs, and peanut butter have been added to the other abundant foods being distributed in areas where needs are pressing, particularly in areas of high unemployment." USDA office of information photograph.
"Katie Doonan shown at her studio where she announced the dates that abundant agricultural commodities would be distributed to the needy in the Charleston area. The stepped-up distribution of food was caused by President Kennedy's Executive Order Number 1, which added protein foods to the list of commodities being distributed." United States Department of Agriculture Office of Information.

67. "Katie's Kitchen" Radio Program, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
053367
Title:
"Katie's Kitchen" Radio Program, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1961/08/03
Description:
"Katie Doonan shown at her studio where she announced the dates that abundant agricultural commodities would be distributed to the needy in the Charleston area. The stepped-up distribution of food was caused by President Kennedy's Executive Order Number 1, which added protein foods to the list of commodities being distributed." United States Department of Agriculture Office of Information.
"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.

68. 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.

69. 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."

70. 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."

71. 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."

72. 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."