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"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."

1. Senator Rush Holt Gives Opinion on Naval Expansion Bill

IDNO:
053490
Title:
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.

2. Senator Rush Holt Packing Luggage Into His Car

IDNO:
053489
Title:
Senator Rush Holt Packing Luggage Into His Car
Date:
1938/06/14
Description:
"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 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.

3. W. Va. Senator Rush Holt Receives Post Card And Sticker Urging "No Third Term"

IDNO:
053488
Title:
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.
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.).

4. Senator Rush D. Holt With Other Newly Elected Senators

IDNO:
053461
Title:
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.).
"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.

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

IDNO:
053460
Title:
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 Holt and his sister, Mrs. Ralph R. Chase, sort through mail regarding President Roosevelt's proposed judicial reform.

6. West Virginia Senator Rush D. Holt with Sister

IDNO:
053459
Title:
West Virginia Senator Rush D. Holt with Sister
Date:
1937/02/26
Description:
Senator Holt and his sister, Mrs. Ralph R. Chase, sort through mail regarding President Roosevelt's proposed judicial reform.
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."

7. Senator Rush Holt

IDNO:
053380
Title:
Senator Rush Holt
Date:
1939/06/019
Description:
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."

8. Senator Rush Holt

IDNO:
053379
Title:
Senator Rush Holt
Date:
1935/06/25
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."

9. Senator Rush Holt's Hobby

IDNO:
053378
Title:
Senator Rush Holt's Hobby
Date:
1939/01/02
Description:
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."

10. Senator Rush Holt

IDNO:
053377
Title:
Senator Rush Holt
Date:
1936/08/18
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."

11. Rush Holt and Future Bride

IDNO:
053376
Title:
Rush Holt and Future Bride
Date:
1941/04/20
Description:
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."
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)."

12. Senator Rush Holt with Jane Holt

IDNO:
053375
Title:
Senator Rush Holt with Jane Holt
Date:
1935/08/02
Description:
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)."
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."

13. Senator Rush Holt Sails for Interparliamentary Congress

IDNO:
053374
Title:
Senator Rush Holt Sails for Interparliamentary Congress
Date:
1939/08/04
Description:
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."
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."

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

IDNO:
053373
Title:
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."
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."

15. Senator Rush Holt Turns Thirty

IDNO:
053372
Title:
Senator Rush Holt Turns Thirty
Date:
1935/06/19
Description:
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.: 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."

16. Senator Rush Holt Reading

IDNO:
053370
Title:
Senator Rush Holt Reading
Date:
1939/10/18
Description:
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."
Holt, elected at age 29, was one of the youngest men elected to a senatorial seat.

17. Portrait of Rush D. Holt

IDNO:
053364
Title:
Portrait of Rush D. Holt
Date:
1934/08/09
Description:
Holt, elected at age 29, was one of the youngest men elected to a senatorial seat.
Senator Rush D. Holt of West Virginia travels to United States Capitol building.

18. Senator Rush D. Holt on Subway

IDNO:
053363
Title:
Senator Rush D. Holt on Subway
Date:
1936/01/04
Description:
Senator Rush D. Holt of West Virginia travels to United States Capitol building.
"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. . . ."

19. Senator Rush D. Holt Examines Mail

IDNO:
053362
Title:
Senator Rush D. Holt Examines Mail
Date:
undated
Description:
"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. . . ."
Senator Rush D. Holt removes the name plate from his office door after leaving office.

20. Senator Rush D. Holt Removing Sign From Office

IDNO:
053361
Title:
Senator Rush D. Holt Removing Sign From Office
Date:
1941/01/03
Description:
Senator Rush D. Holt removes the name plate from his office door after leaving office.
Holt holds a "greeting card and offer of marriage he received in his Washington office."

21. Senator Rush D. Holt In Office

IDNO:
053360
Title:
Senator Rush D. Holt In Office
Date:
ca. 1939
Description:
Holt holds a "greeting card and offer of marriage he received in his Washington office."
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.

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

IDNO:
053359
Title:
Rush D. Holt and Senator Theodore G. Bilbo
Date:
1934/12/31
Description:
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.
A view of the interior of a grocery store. The clerk may be Rush Holt Sr., an alumnus of WVU and later a senator.

23. Grocery Store, W. Va.

IDNO:
053197
Title:
Grocery Store, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1926
Description:
A view of the interior of a grocery store. The clerk may be Rush Holt Sr., an alumnus of WVU and later a senator.
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.

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

IDNO:
052369
Title:
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.