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"A "Family" composed of members of community to represent typical family in this area, is shown eating a meal prepared completely from food distributed under President Kennedy's Executive Order Number 1. Clockwise, starting with man are: Bud McDonald; Patty Farmer; her mother, Mrs. Farmer; Billy Privet; and Jimmy and Richard Love."

53353. Community Members Gathered For Meal Prepared with Distributed Food, Ethel, W. Va.

Banner reads "Champion Base Ball U.S. Pacific Fleet."  Likely shows baseball team aboard the first U.S.S. West Virginia.

53354. U.S.S. West Virginia Baseball Team

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.

53355. Rush D. Holt and Senator Theodore G. Bilbo

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

53356. Senator Rush D. Holt In Office

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

53357. 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. . . ."

53358. Senator Rush D. Holt Examines Mail

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

53359. Senator Rush D. Holt on Subway

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

53360. Portrait of Rush D. Holt

Looking northwest on Fifth Street during a flood.

53361. Fifth Street, Parkersburg, W. Va.

"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.

53362. Salvation Army Food Distribution, Charleston, W. Va.

"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.

53363. "Katie's Kitchen" Radio Program, Charleston, W. Va.

"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.

53364. Abandoned Coal Town, Ethel, W. Va.