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.

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

Identifier:: 047316
Collection Number:: 4218
Title:: Helen Holt Being Sworn In as Member of West Virginia House of Delegates
Date:: 1955
Creator:: Ray Wheeler
Description:: 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.
Subjects:: Legislators--West Virginia.
Personal Names:: Underwood, Cecil H., 1922-2008., Holt, Helen F., Holt, Rush Dew, 1905-1955.
Acquisition Source:: Holt, Helen
Acquisition Method:: Gift
Medium:: film negative
Projects:: West Virginia History OnView