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61. 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."

62. 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."

63. Senator Rush Holt

IDNO:
053379
Title:
Senator Rush Holt
Date:
1935/06/25
Text on back reads, "Senator Rush D. Holt, of W. Va., youngest Senator who fought for moths to gain his seat on the floor, today celebrated his 34th birthday. He is shown looking over a map and pointing out Alcide, New Brunswick, Canada where residents said they heard an explosion at about the time Thomas H. Smith, ocean flier, was due to fly overhead. It is now feared that Smith's plane may have exploded and crashed in a thickly wooded area of that section. Smith had been personal pilot for Senator Holt and had named his plane for him."

64. Senator Rush Holt

IDNO:
053380
Title:
Senator Rush Holt
Date:
1939/06/019
Description:
Text on back reads, "Senator Rush D. Holt, of W. Va., youngest Senator who fought for moths to gain his seat on the floor, today celebrated his 34th birthday. He is shown looking over a map and pointing out Alcide, New Brunswick, Canada where residents said they heard an explosion at about the time Thomas H. Smith, ocean flier, was due to fly overhead. It is now feared that Smith's plane may have exploded and crashed in a thickly wooded area of that section. Smith had been personal pilot for Senator Holt and had named his plane for him."
Article in The Dominion-News, Morgantown, W. Va. newspaper detailing accomplishments of Esther Benford, civil engineering student at WVU.

65. Esther Benford, "Only Woman in College of Engineering"

IDNO:
053381
Title:
Esther Benford, "Only Woman in College of Engineering"
Date:
1937/03/06
Description:
Article in The Dominion-News, Morgantown, W. Va. newspaper detailing accomplishments of Esther Benford, civil engineering student at WVU.
Esther Benford, the only woman student in West Virginia University College of Engineering at the time, with surveying scope.

66. Esther Benford, Civil Engineering Graduate

IDNO:
053382
Title:
Esther Benford, Civil Engineering Graduate
Date:
1937
Description:
Esther Benford, the only woman student in West Virginia University College of Engineering at the time, with surveying scope.
Four men and a young lady stand inside football stadium.

67. WVU Cheerleaders in Front of Stadium Crowd

IDNO:
053383
Title:
WVU Cheerleaders in Front of Stadium Crowd
Date:
1937
Description:
Four men and a young lady stand inside football stadium.
The Mountaineer mascot is portrayed by Boyd 'Slim' Arnold.

68. WVU and University of Pittsburgh Mascots

IDNO:
053384
Title:
WVU and University of Pittsburgh Mascots
Date:
1937
Description:
The Mountaineer mascot is portrayed by Boyd 'Slim' Arnold.
Female ROTC group gathered on football field.

69. ROTC Members

IDNO:
053385
Title:
ROTC Members
Date:
1937
Description:
Female ROTC group gathered on football field.
"Miss Helen Baker reigned, in a Rhododendron bower, as the Queen of the May at West Virginia University's annual festival which was part of Greater West Virginia Week activities. She is a member of Alpha Xi Delta, a candidate for beauty queen, and a member of the university social committee."

70. Queen of the May

IDNO:
053386
Title:
Queen of the May
Date:
ca. 1930s
Description:
"Miss Helen Baker reigned, in a Rhododendron bower, as the Queen of the May at West Virginia University's annual festival which was part of Greater West Virginia Week activities. She is a member of Alpha Xi Delta, a candidate for beauty queen, and a member of the university social committee."
Franklin D. Roosevelt pictured standing at podium on Baltimore and Ohio train car.

71. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Speaking From Train Car; Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
053387
Title:
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Speaking From Train Car; Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1936
Description:
Franklin D. Roosevelt pictured standing at podium on Baltimore and Ohio train car.

72. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Aboard Baltimore and Ohio Train Car; Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
053388
Title:
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Aboard Baltimore and Ohio Train Car; Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1936