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Candid portrait of smiling Rush D. Holt and wife, Helen.  Their dog, Kerry, is standing in a car next to them.

1. Holt, Rush D. and Wife

Rush D. Holt and watching Uncle Dave Macon of the Grand Ole Opry playing banjo.

2. Holt, Rush D. and Uncle Dave Macon of the Grand Ole Opry

Portrait of a young Rush Holt in winter attire holding reins of a sled.

3. Holt, Rush D. as a Child

Holt bond with an image of Rush D. Holt in the center.  Around the picture text reading "In the purchase of this bond I pledge myself to labor with all diligence to elect Honorable Rush D. Holt to the United States Senate."

4. Holt Bond

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

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

Rush D. Holt holding his first child, Helen J. Holt.

6. Holt, Rush D. and Child

Senator Rush D. Holt speaking at the podium below an image of President Franklin Roosevelt.

7. Holt, Senator Rush D. Making a Speech

'Movie star Olivia de Havilland visiting senators on occasion of the premiere of Gone With the Wind in Washington D.C.'

8. Movie Star Olivia de Havilland Visiting With Rush Holt and Other Senators in Washington, D. C.

Senator Rush D. Holt and his wife, Helen, are reading the Charleston Daily Mail.

9. Holt, Senator Rush D. and His Wife Reading the Newspaper

'Getting a Holt on the New Year. Rush Holt, the 29-year-old Senator from West Virginia, and his sister Jane (seated) were guests of honor, at a dance given at George Mason Hotel by West Virginia Society last night. A toast-Holt and 1935.'; Herald: 01/01/1935.

10. Holt, Senator Rush D. and His Sister Surrounded by Others Lifting Their Glasses for a Toast

Senator Rush D. Holt is reading some papers while his dog is pretending to type.

11. Holt, Senator Rush D. with His Dog at a Typewriter

12. Rush Holt Speaking at Mitchell Day in Shinnston, W. Va.

13. Rush Holt and Others on the Platform at Mitchell Day Event in Shinnston, W. Va.

14. Rush Holt Speaking at Mitchell Day in Shinnston, W. Va.

15. Portrait of Thomas Sweeney Signed for Rush D. Holt

16. Portrait of Clifford K. Berryman Signed for Rush D. Holt

17. Major S.K. Creel Signed for Rush D. Holt

18. Portrait of Congressman Thomas L. Blanton of Texas Signed for Rush D. Holt

19. Portrait of Cordell Hull Signed for Rush D. Holt

20. Portrait of Senator Pat (Byron Patton) Harrison of Mississippi Signed for Rush D. Holt

21. Portrait of Senator Joshua Bryan Lee of Oklahoma Signed for Rush D. Holt

22. Portrait of Senator Ernest Lundeen of Minnesota Signed for Rush D. Holt

23. Portrait of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. of Massachusetts Signed for Rush D. Holt

24. Portrait of Senator Tom (Thomas Terry) Connally Signed for Rush D. Holt

25. Portrait of Senator Sheridan Downey of California Signed for Rush D. Holt

26. Portrait of Senator Vic (A. Victor) Donahey of Ohio Signed for Rush D. Holt

27. Portrait of Senator Claude Pepper of Florida Signed for Rush D. Holt

28. Portrait of G. O. Benfield Signed for Rush D. Holt

29. Portrait of Senator James F. Byrnes of South Carolina Signed for Rush D. Holt

30. Portrait of Senator Theodore Francis Green of Rhode Island Signed for Rush D. Holt

'Copyright by Harris & Ewing; The above copyright line must be printed underneath each reproduction of this photograph as required by law. Photograph for your use only. Not to be syndicated, rented or loaned. Washington, D. C.'

31. Portrait of Senator John G. Townsend, Jr. of Delaware Signed for Rush D. Holt

32. Portrait of Senator John G. Townsend, Jr. of Delaware Signed for Rush D. Holt

33. Portrait of Senator Ellison DuRant Smith of South Carolina Signed for Rush D. Holt

34. Portrait of Senator Henrik Shipstead of Minnesota Signed for Rush D. Holt

35. Portrait of Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan Signed for Rush D. Holt

36. Portrait of Senator David Walsh of Massachusetts Signed for Rush D. Holt

37. Portrait of Senator Henry Fountain Ashurst of Arizona Signed for Rush D. Holt

38. Portrait of Senator Alva B. Adams of Colorado Signed for Rush D. Holt

39. Portrait of Senator J. H. Bankhead of Alabama Signed for Rush D. Holt

40. Portrait of Senator Josiah W. Bailey of North Carolina Signed for Rush D. Holt

41. Portrait of Senator Francis Maloney of Connecticut Signed for Rush D. Holt

42. Portrait of Senator James E. Murray of Montana Signed for Rush D. Holt

43. Portrait of Senator William E. Borah of Idaho Signed for Rush D. Holt

44. Portrait of Senator Homer Bone of Washington Signed for Rush D. Holt

45. Portrait of Senator Edward R. Burke of Nebraska Signed for Rush D. Holt

46. Portrait of Senator Harry P. Cain of Washington Signed for Rush D. Holt

47. Portrait of Rush D. Holt at Two Years Old

Inscribed on the back of the photo, 'Senator Rush D. Holt buys a peace bond from Frederick J. Libby, Executive Secretary of the National Council for Prevention of War, which launched a million dollar issue of peace bonds to build a more adequate American peace movement.'

48. Senator Rush D. Holt Buys Peace Bond, Washington D. C.

The young man with Senator Holt is not identified.

49. Senator Rush D. Holt and Friend

Holt delivers a speech from the back of a train during his 1952 campaign for West Virginia Governor. The name of the train was the 'Eisenhower Special', after General Dwight D. Eisenhower who was running for president. Stamped on the back of the photo, ' Photographic Department Weirton Steel Co., Weirton, West Va.'.

50. Senator Rush Holt Gives a Speech During Campaign Stop

Surrounded by an audience, including local media such as WCHS Radio, with a large photograph of President Franklin Roosevelt hanging over his head, Rush Holt drives home his message.

51. Rush Holt Delivers Speech, Charleston, W. Va.

U. S. Senator Holt from West Virginia, poses with a dog.

52. United States Senator Rush D. Holt and Dog

Portrait of United States Senator Rush D. Holt. Inscribed on the photograph,' Young people should not be afraid to put their ideas against those of their elders. They should not accept things simply because those things are old and conventional. This is a time for questioning and experimentation. It is through this kind of conflict that every worth while advance has come. Young people must not follow the old standards and leaders blindly through.'

53. U. S. Senator Rush D. Holt from Weston, W. Va.

Senator Rush Holt from Weston, West Virginia, at work seated at his desk.

54. United States Senator Rush Holt at Work, Washington, D. C.

A car sits by  the Malden Fire Department with a sign that reads "Vote Rush Holt IN, State House Gang OUT". The photograph was most likely taken during one of Rush Holt's campaign's for state office.

55. Car With Rush Holt Campaign Sign, Malden, W. Va.

Rush Holt stands with other candidates during a campaign rally.

56. Rush Holt With Other Candidates in W. Va.

United States Senator Rush D. Holt from Weston, West Virginia, pauses while working at his desk.

57. Senator Rush D. Holt Working in Office, Washington, D. C.

Senator Holt holds up a post that reads "Youth and Democracy Rally"  and advertises Holt as the guest speaker.

58. United States Senator Holt Holds Poster, Washington, D. C.

Back of photograph reads: "Olivia de Havilland, film star here for the Washington premiere of "Gone With The Wind", pays a visit to the capitol. Where she was met by four bachelor Senators. Left to right are: Sen. Joe Guffey, Sen. Theodore Green, Sen. Richard Russell, and Rush D. Holt.

59. Star and Solons, Washington, D.C.

Inscription on back of cabinet card reads: "Your agnostic friend M.S. Holt. "Christmas" 1885".  Dr. Holt was the father of U. S. Senator Rush D. Holt.

60. Dr. Matthew S. Holt, Editor of Republican from Lewis County, W. Va.

People pictured from left to right.

61. Senator Rush D. Holt, His Father Dr. Matthew Samuel Holt, and John D. Bermalt of Ashtabula, OH.

People pictured from left to right.

62. Senator Rush D. Holt, His Father Dr. Matthew Samuel Holt, and John D. Bermalt of Ashtabula, OH.

63. Rush D. Holt Sitting on Porch With Dog

Father: Matthew Holt, Mother: Chilela Holt, Jane (front center), Andrew (back left), Rush, Matthew, Charles, Margaret (front right)

64. Rush Holt and Family in Backyard

Birthplace of Rush D. Holt.

65. Rear View of Home of Dr. Matthew Samuel Holt and Chilela Holt, 252 Main Ave. Weston, W. Va.

The Holt family gathered in front of their Christmas tree.

66. Senator Rush D. Holt and Wife Helen Holt With Their Children, Helen Jane and Rush Jr.

67. W. Va. Senator Rush D. Holt With Dog on Lap at Typewriter

Clerk C.A. Blankenship administers the oath to Helen Holt who succeeded her late husband Rush D. Holt  as Lewis County's representative. Rush Holt died before he could take office. Their daughter, Helen Jane, Mrs. Holt's father, W.E. Froelich, and House Minority Leader Underwood look on.

68. Helen Holt Being Sworn In as Member of West Virginia House of Delegates

69. Senator Rush D. Holt Reading a Government Document While Dog Yawns in His Arms

70. Rush D. Holt Action Shot Playing Ping Pong

71. Rush D. Holt Using His Backhand Shot in Game of Ping Pong

72. Rush D. Holt Plays With Several Dogs on Lawn

Dummy hangs from a tree with signs reading "Russian D. Holt" and "Traitor".

73. Holt vs. Neely, U.S. Senate Campaign in W. Va.

74. Rush D. Holt Singing Along With Banjoist and Fiddler

75. Senator Rush D. Holt Giving Speech

United States Senator Rush D. Holt from West Virginia poses with three unidentified men, one in a U.S. Navy uniform.

76. Senator Rush D. Holt and Friends

Senator Rush D. Holt (center), of West Virginia, speaking at a dinner of The Bronx Real Estate Board, at the Hotel Commodore, March 18, at which time he told of the need for curtailing unnecessary Government spending. Henry G. Altemade, President of the Bronx Real Estate Board, is shown left; James J. Lyons, Bronx Borough President, is shown right.

77. Senator Rush D. Holt Addresses New York Real Estate Dinner, New York, N.Y.

Caption on photograph reads: "It would seem that the senator from West Virginia is stepping from the Roney plaza swimming pool fully attired. Really Senator Rush Dew Holt, the youngest member of the Senate, is standing on a narrow walk around the pool as he chats with Harold K. Bradford, of Washington, D.C., retiring President of the National Association of Securities Commissioners. Senator Holt was in Miami to address the association's annual convention."

78. Senator Rush D. Holt Chatting With Harold K. Bradford, Retiring President of the National Association of Securities Commissioners, Miami, Fla.

79. Rush D. Holt Plays With Several Dogs on Lawn

Rush Holt and his wife, Helen Holt, smile as they pet an elephant.

80. Rush and Helen Holt at West Virginia Republican State Convention

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.

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

A view of the interior of a grocery store. The clerk may be Rush Holt Sr., an alumnus of WVU and later a senator.

82. Grocery Store, W. Va.

Candid portrait of Rush D. Holt and Senator Theodore G. Bilbo.  Holt, who was elected at age 29, had to wait until he was 30 to become a senator.

83. Rush D. Holt and Senator Theodore G. Bilbo

Holt holds a "greeting card and offer of marriage he received in his Washington office."

84. Senator Rush D. Holt In Office

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

85. Senator Rush D. Holt Removing Sign From 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. . . ."

86. Senator Rush D. Holt Examines Mail

Senator Rush D. Holt of West Virginia travels to United States Capitol building.

87. Senator Rush D. Holt on Subway

Holt, elected at age 29, was one of the youngest men elected to a senatorial seat.

88. Portrait of Rush D. Holt

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."

89. Senator Rush Holt Reading

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."

90. Senator Rush Holt Turns Thirty

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."

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

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."

92. Senator Rush Holt Sails for Interparliamentary Congress

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)."

93. Senator Rush Holt with Jane Holt

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."

94. Rush Holt and Future Bride

95. Senator Rush Holt

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."

96. Senator Rush Holt's Hobby

97. Senator Rush Holt

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."

98. Senator Rush Holt

Senator Holt and his sister, Mrs. Ralph R. Chase, sort through mail regarding President Roosevelt's proposed judicial reform.

99. West Virginia Senator Rush D. Holt with Sister

"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.

100. Senator Rush D. Holt Testifying on Conditions at Gauley Bridge, W. Va.