Holt, Senator Rush D. and His Sister Surrounded by Others Lifting Their Glasses for a Toast
Date:
1935/01/01
Description:
'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.
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.).
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."
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)."
Senator Rush Holt Prepares to Leave Washington D. C.
Date:
1935/08/24
Description:
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."
Senator Rush D. Holt Chatting With Harold K. Bradford, Retiring President of the National Association of Securities Commissioners, Miami, Fla.
Date:
1935/12/09
Description:
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."
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 Speaking to Crowd, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
1936/04/01
Description:
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.
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."
"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.
