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."
Senator Rush D. Holt Testifying on Conditions at Gauley Bridge, W. Va.
Date:
1936/01/22
Description:
"Senator Rush D. Holt, of W. Va., is pictured testifying on conditions at Gauley Bridge, W. Va., which are being investigated by the House Subcommittee on Labor, In Washington D.C. on January 22. Chairman Glenn Griswold, of Indiana, is shown on right." Holt directed an attack on the contractors, the Rhinehart and Dennis Company of Charlottesville, Virginia.
Senator Rush D. Holt With Other Newly Elected Senators
Date:
1935/01/08
Description:
Newly elected U.S. Senators pose on the Capitol steps with Joseph T. Robinson (D., Ark.) and majority floor leaders left to right, Rush D. Holt, (D., W. Va.) Joseph F. Guffey, (D., Pa.) Theodore G. Bilbo, (D., Miss.); Francis T. Maloney, (D., Conn.) Joseph T. Robinson, (D., Ark) and Majority Floor Leader; Sherman Minton, (D., Ind.) George L. Radcliffe, (D., MD.); James E. Murray, (D., Mont.) and Lewis B. Schwellenbach, (D., Wash.).
W. Va. Senator Rush Holt Receives Post Card And Sticker Urging "No Third Term"
Date:
1939/01/16
Description:
Senator Rush Holt of West Virginia holds post card and sticker which he received, reading "No Third Term." These were chain mail intended to urge receivers to send a card to the White House protesting against a third term.
"Senators at the Capitol pack away their books and get out their vacation equipment while waiting for the last day of this session which they hope will be tonight or tomorrow."International News Photos, Washington D.C.
Senator Rush Holt Gives Opinion on Naval Expansion Bill
Date:
1938/04/19
Description:
"Although he believes in an adequate navy, he says 'Thumbs Down' on the expansion bill. The senator thinks that much of the money could be used in building the air force instead."
