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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