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The mast is erected at Memorial Plaza, which is located directly in front of Oglebay Hall.

1. U.S.S. West Virginia Memorial Plaza, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.

Bird's-eye view of the U.S.S. West Virginia moving in a harbor.

2. U.S.S. West Virginia Calendar

Group portrait of Governor Ephraim Franklin Morgan, Alice Wright Mann, and others at the christening of the U.S.S. West Virginia.

3. Governor Ephraim Franklin Morgan, Alice Wright Mann, and Others at the Christening of the U.S.S. West Virginia

Barron touches the U.S.S. West Virginia mass. The capitol building stands in the background.

4. Governor Barron Inspects the Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia in front of Capitol Building, Charleston, W. Va.

Official Navy photo postcard of the U.S.S. West Virginia at sea.

5. U.S.S. West Virginia at Sea

U.S.S. West Virginia leaving dry docks with a crowd of onlookers.

6. U.S.S. West Virginia Leaving Dry Dock

Postcard with a side view of the first U.S.S. West Virginia at sea.

7. First U.S.S. West Virginia

The U.S.S. West Virginia and USS Oklahoma at sea.  Text on back reads 'Official U.S. Navy photographs from C941635...Watch your credit...international news photos slug West Virginia-Oklahoma' U.S. Battleships bombed by Japs.  Washington, D.C...Two U.S. Warships, the Battleships West Virginia 'Top' and Oklahoma 'Bottom', were reported damaged or sunk in the Japanese bombing attack on the Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Naval Base. G-12-7-41-9/30PM.

8. U.S.S. West Virginia (Top) and the U.S.S. Oklahoma (Bottom)

A group of men salute the American flag at a ceremony honoring World War II veterans and the U.S.S. West Virginia battleship.

9. Ceremony Honoring the Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia In Front of the Capitol Building, Charleston, W. Va.

Portrait of Alice Wright Mann holding a bouquet and a bottle before the christening of the U.S.S. West Virginia.

10. Alice Wright Mann at the Christening Ceremony of U.S.S. West Virginia

View of the bow of the U.S.S. West Virginia as its parts are scrapped at Todd Shipyards, Seattle, Washington.

11. U.S.S. West Virginia Being Scrapped at Todd Shipyards, Seattle, Washington

The mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia being loaded at Todd Shipyards in Seattle, Washington. The mast was shipped to Morgantown, West Virginia in February 1961.

12. Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia Being Loaded for Shipment to Morgantown, W. Va.

U.S.S. West Virginia docked.

13. U.S.S. West Virginia Being Scrapped - Todd Shipyards, Seattle, Wa.

Portrait of Alice Wright Mann holding a bouquet and a bottle prior to the christening of the U.S.S. West Virginia.

14. Alice Wright Mann at the Christening Ceremony of U.S.S. West Virginia

Group portrait of Governor Ephraim Morgan, Alice Wright Mann and others ladies holding bouquets before the christening of the U.S.S. West Virginia.

15. Governor Ephraim Franklin Morgan, Alice Wright Mann, and Others at the Christening of the U.S.S. West Virginia

A photographer captures the moment when Governor Barron touches the U.S.S. West Virginia mast outside of the capitol building.

16. Governor Barron Inspects the Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia in front of the Capitol Building, Charleston, W. Va.

The mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia being loaded at Todd Shipyards in Seattle, Washington. The mast was shipped to Morgantown, W. Va. in February 1961.

17. Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia Being Loaded for Shipment to Morgantown, W. Va.

The U.S.S. West Virginia out at sea, moments after launching from the dry dock.

18. Launching of the U.S.S. West Virginia

19. Oglebay Hall, West Virginia University

Mann is pictured with a bouquet of roses in front of the ship.

20. Alice Wright Mann at the Christening Ceremony of U.S.S. West Virginia

The U.S.S. West Virginia at sea moments after her launch in November 1921, surrounded by support craft. The battleship, nicknamed the "Wee Vee", was commissioned in December 1, 1923.

21. U.S.S. West Virginia Immediately after Launch, Newport News, Va.

Mast of U.S.S. West Virginia being loaded at Todd Shipyards in Seattle, Washington for shipment to Morgantown in February 1961.

22. Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia Being Loaded for Shipment to Morgantown, W. Va.

Woodburn Circle is pictured in the background. The mast is erected in Memorial Plaza, which is located directly in front of Oglebay Hall.

23. View of Woodburn Circle and the Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.

24. Student Health Center, Now Called Carruth Center, West Virginia University

Men and women dining in celebration of the U.S.S. West Virginia.

25. Dinner Party for Christening of U.S.S. West Virginia

Picture of the Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia pictured in front of Elizabeth Moore Hall at Friday noon, March 17, 1961.

26. Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia Arrives on WVU Campus

The mast arrived on campus in 1961 and dedicated in 1963.

27. Oglebay Hall and Mast of U.S.S. West Virginia, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.

Postcard of the U.S.S. West Virginia at sea outside of a city. The photograph was taken before 1941.

28. U.S.S. West Virginia with Another Battleship in Background

The U.S.S. West Virginia floats out into Hampton Roads after being launched at the Newport News shipyard. Afterwards she was outfitted and commissioned in 1923.

29. U.S.S. West Virginia after Launch, Newport News, Va.

The U.S.S. West Virginia is pictured in a dry dock moments before its launch.

30. U.S.S. West Virginia in Shipyard for Christening Ceremony

31. Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia in front of Oglebay Hall, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.

Postcard of the U.S.S. West Virginia going under the Brooklyn Bridge.

32. U.S.S. West Virginia Passes Under the Brooklyn Bridge, Ny.

Students and others gather around the mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia, one of the ships sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Identified student, bottom left corner is Thomas V. Kreitzer.

33. Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia Arrives on WVU Campus, Morgantown, W. Va.

Picture of crew rescuing men of the U.S.S. West Virginia during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Credit Line Navy Department 80-G-19930.

34. Crew Rescuing Men of the U.S.S. West Virginia During the Attack on Pearl Harbor

Picture of the guns of the U.S.S. West Virginia 'BB-48'. Credit Line, Navy Department, photo no. 80-G-3 39585.

35. Guns of the U.S.S. West Virginia

A crowd disperses after the launching of the battleship.

36. Dry Dock Just After the Launching of the U.S.S. West Virginia

The christening of the U.S.S. West Virginia by Alice Wright Mann, daughter of a prominent West Virginian.

37. Christening of the U.S.S. West Virginia

The U.S.S. West Virginia next to another much smaller boat. Stamped on back: Official photograph. Not to be used for publication by order of the Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics.

38. U.S.S. West Virginia

Taken at Hampton Roads Va. Photo of the U.S.S. West Virginia taken after launching.  Credit Line: Navy Department photo no. 80-CF-2058-2 in National Archives.

39. U.S.S. West Virginia Launched

A wreath is placed by the mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia in Memorial Plaza. Martin hall is pictured in the background on the right. Elizabeth Moore Hall can be seen in the background on the left.

40. Wreath Laying Ceremony in Memorial Plaza, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.

Military officers listen as Joseph Gluck speaks at dedication of the bell from the 'West Virginia' outside Oglebay Hall. In the background is Woodburn Hall.

41. Joseph Gluck Speaks at Dedication Ceremony for the Bell of U.S.S. West Virginia at West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.

"Mast of the battleship 'West Virginia', 1923-46.  A tribute to her gallant crew and to all West Virginians who have served our country in the armed forces, May 11, 1963."

42. Plaque Mounted on Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia in Memorial Plaza, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.

43. Naval Officer Otis Shahan Participates in a Ceremony in Memorial Plaza, West Virginia University

44. Construction Crew Works on Memorial Plaza, West Virginia University

A view of Memorial Plaza after the completion of the memorial. Woodburn Circle is pictured in background.

45. Mast of U.S.S. West Virginia at Memorial Plaza, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.

A group of young boys climb onto the mast before the dedication ceremony.

46. Children Playing on the Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia before it Was Erected in Memorial Plaza, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.

A view of completed Memorial Plaza with Oglebay Hall in background.

47. Memorial Plaza and Oglebay Hall, West Virginia University

A view of Memorial Plaza looking down south on University Avenue.  Mast belongs to battleship West Virginia which was sunk at Pearl Harbor.

48. Memorial Plaza, West Virginia University