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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."

45901. 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.: 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."

45902. 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 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."

45903. 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.: 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)."

45904. 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 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."

45905. 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."

45906. Senator Rush Holt

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

45907. 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."

45908. Senator Rush Holt

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

45909. 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."
Article in The Dominion-News, Morgantown, W. Va. newspaper detailing accomplishments of Esther Benford, civil engineering student at WVU.

45910. Esther Benford, "Only Woman in College of Engineering"

IDNO:
053381
Title:
Esther Benford, "Only Woman in College of Engineering"
Date:
1937/03/06
Description:
Article in The Dominion-News, Morgantown, W. Va. newspaper detailing accomplishments of Esther Benford, civil engineering student at WVU.
Esther Benford, the only woman student in West Virginia University College of Engineering at the time, with surveying scope.

45911. Esther Benford, Civil Engineering Graduate

IDNO:
053382
Title:
Esther Benford, Civil Engineering Graduate
Date:
1937
Description:
Esther Benford, the only woman student in West Virginia University College of Engineering at the time, with surveying scope.
Four men and a young lady stand inside football stadium.

45912. WVU Cheerleaders in Front of Stadium Crowd

IDNO:
053383
Title:
WVU Cheerleaders in Front of Stadium Crowd
Date:
1937
Description:
Four men and a young lady stand inside football stadium.