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

25. 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.

26. 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.

27. U.S.S. West Virginia Calendar

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

28. 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.

29. 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.

30. 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.

31. 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.

32. 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.

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

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

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

35. Oglebay Hall, West Virginia University

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

36. Oglebay Hall and Mast of U.S.S. West Virginia, West Virginia University, 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.

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

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

39. Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia in front of Oglebay Hall, 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.

40. 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."

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

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

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

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

44. 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.

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

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

46. 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.

47. Memorial Plaza, West Virginia University

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.

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