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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

9. Dinner Party for Christening of 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.

10. U.S.S. West Virginia Launched

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.

11. U.S.S. West Virginia

U.S.S. West Virginia docked.

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

A crowd disperses after the launching of the battleship.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

16. 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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

21. Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia Being Loaded for Shipment to Morgantown, 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, West Virginia in February 1961.

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

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

23. 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.

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

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

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

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

26. U.S.S. West Virginia Calendar

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

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

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

28. First 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

33. 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."

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

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

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

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

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.

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

A man places a wreath beside the mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia.

38. Dedication Ceremony for the Mast of U.S.S. West Virginia at Memorial Plaza, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.

The mast lays in a field before it is erected at West Virginia University's Memorial Plaza, which is located directly in front of Oglebay Hall.

39. Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia Before Erected on Memorial Plaza, Morgantown, W. Va.

A group of men and women are gathered on the plaza during the dedication celebration.

40. Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia during the Dedication at Memorial Plaza, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.

Lugar and Harlow stand behind a podium as they address the crowd at the dedication ceremony.

41. Marlyn Lugar and University President James G. Harlow at the Dedication of the U.S.S. West Virginia Bell, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.

The bell from the armored cruiser and battleship U.S.S. West Virginia, which was dedicated in a ceremony.

42. Bell from the U.S.S. West Virginia at West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.

'Rev. Joe Gluck speaks at Dec. 7, 1967 dedication ceremonies for the bell from the armored cruiser 'U.S.S. West Virginia.'  Two other main speakers are shown seated in the first row: WVU President James B. Harlow (second from left) and Naval Reserve Captain Marlyn E. Lugar (third from left).

43. Joseph Gluck Speaks at the Dedication of the Bell from the U.S.S. West Virginia, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.

'Dec. 7, 1967 ceremony dedicating the mast of armored cruiser 'U.S.S. West Virginia.'

44. Dedication of Mast of U.S.S. West Virginia on Memorial Plaza, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.

WVU President James G. Harlow speaks at dedication ceremony of the bell from the armored cruiser and battleship U.S.S. West Virginia. Oglebay Hall is pictured in the background.

45. West Virginia University President James G. Harlow at the Dedication of the Bell of the U.S.S. West Virginia, Morgantown, W. Va.

West Virginia University President James G. Harlow (left) and Naval Reserve Captain Marlyn E. Lugar are shown at dedication ceremonies for the bell from the armored cruiser and battleship U.S.S. West Virginia. In the background is Woodburn Hall and Chitwood Hall.

46. WVU President James G. Harlow at the Dedication of the Bell of the U.S.S. West Virginia, Morgantown, W. Va.

With assistance from members of Alpha Phi Omega, a service fraternity, Joe Gluck helps unpack the bell of battle cruiser West Virginia:  Doug Ritchey (left); John Liston (right); Dan Blosser (third from left).

47. Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity Members Help to Unpack the Bell of the U.S.S West Virginia, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.

Three unidentified students observe the U.S.S. West Virginia mast.

48. Freshmen Visit U.S.S. West Virginia Mast, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.