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- IDNO:
- 051944
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia en Route to Bremerton, Wa. Navy Yard
- Date:
- ca. 1936-1937
- Description:
- The battleship's deck is briefly flooded by seawater.
- IDNO:
- 051945
- Title:
- S-Division, U.S.S. West Virginia
- Date:
- 1935
- Description:
- Portraits of the men in the U.S.S. West Virginia's S Division, which handled supply, disbursing, and commissary. All photos are identified with last name and first initials. Several of the men are also identified by nickname. William Hand is at bottom center.
- IDNO:
- 052001
- Title:
- Scuba Diver off U.S.S. West Virginia
- Date:
- ca. 1940
- Description:
- A sailor prepares to dive into the sea off the deck of the U.S.S. West Virginia.
- IDNO:
- 052003
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia Crossing the Equator
- Date:
- ca. 1939-1945
- Description:
- Crew members pal around during the crossing initiation ceremony, where sailors who have never crossed the equator before are "brought before Neptune" and tested.
- IDNO:
- 052005
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia beneath Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge, Ca.
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- The U.S.S. West Virginia floats beneath the bridge.
- IDNO:
- 052258
- Title:
- Fern Evans in West Coast Aircraft Plant
- Date:
- 1942/05
- Description:
- Fern Evan's husband, GM3e Woodrow W. Evans was killed aboard the U.S.S. West Virginia during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, leaving Fern to support herself and their 20 month old son. Subsequently, Mrs. Evans was employed at a West Coast aircraft plant. She's shown here working on a radio bracket for a bomber.
- IDNO:
- 052287
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia Mast in Memorial Plaza, Morgantown, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1961-1963
- Description:
- The installation of U.S.S. West Virginia's mast nears completion at Memorial Plaza on the campus of West Virginia University. The Mountainlair and Stewart Hall are visible in the background.
- IDNO:
- 052288
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia Bell Prior to Installation, Morgantown, W. Va.
- Date:
- ca. 1967
- Description:
- Bell of the U.S.S. West Virginia before installation on the campus of West Virginia University. The bell was dedicated on December 7, 1967, and joined the mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia in Memorial Plaza.
- IDNO:
- 052334
- Title:
- United States Fleet off Leyte, Philippines
- Date:
- 1944/10
- Description:
- "The guns of U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) in operation. L.C.M.'s in foreground." L.C.M. stands for Landing Craft Mechanized.
- IDNO:
- 052335
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia
- Date:
- undated
- Description:
- U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) anchored in an unidentified location.
- IDNO:
- 052336
- Title:
- Aerial View of U.S.S. West Virginia
- IDNO:
- 052337
- Title:
- U.S.S. West Virginia in Dry Dock
- Date:
- ca. 1920-1921
- Description:
- U.S.S. West Virginia in dry dock, likely in Newport News, Va. during construction. The keel was laid down in April 1920, and the ship was launched in November 1921.