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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.

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

IDNO:
001490
Title:
Crew Rescuing Men of the U.S.S. West Virginia During the Attack on Pearl Harbor
Date:
1941/12/07
Description:
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.
A group of men salute the American flag at a ceremony honoring World War II veterans and the U.S.S. West Virginia battleship.

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

IDNO:
001497
Title:
Ceremony Honoring the Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia In Front of the Capitol Building, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
A group of men salute the American flag at a ceremony honoring World War II veterans and the U.S.S. West Virginia battleship.
Barron touches the U.S.S. West Virginia mass. The capitol building stands in the background.

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

IDNO:
001498
Title:
Governor Barron Inspects the Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia in front of Capitol Building, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1961/03/13
Description:
Barron touches the U.S.S. West Virginia mass. The capitol building stands in the background.
The mast is erected at Memorial Plaza, which is located directly in front of Oglebay Hall.

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

IDNO:
019425
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia Memorial Plaza, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1963
Description:
The mast is erected at Memorial Plaza, which is located directly in front of Oglebay Hall.
The mast arrived on campus in 1961 and dedicated in 1963.

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

IDNO:
019428
Title:
Oglebay Hall and Mast of U.S.S. West Virginia, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1965
Description:
The mast arrived on campus in 1961 and dedicated in 1963.
Alice Wright-Mann, of Mercer County, is pictured with a large bouquet of flowers and what appears to be a bottle of champagne.Ms. Wright-Mann sponsored the battleship which was built by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. of Newport News, Va. Wright-Mann was the daughter of a millionaire coalmine operator, Isaac T. Mann.

6. Miss Alice Wright-Mann at Christening and Launch of the U.S.S. West Virginia

IDNO:
048506
Title:
Miss Alice Wright-Mann at Christening and Launch of the U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
1921/11/19
Description:
Alice Wright-Mann, of Mercer County, is pictured with a large bouquet of flowers and what appears to be a bottle of champagne.Ms. Wright-Mann sponsored the battleship which was built by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. of Newport News, Va. Wright-Mann was the daughter of a millionaire coalmine operator, Isaac T. Mann.