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University Toyota's "Mountaineer Balloons Festival" involved around 40 hot air balloons traveling around Morgantown, often flying above the University campus as seen here.The Festival lasted for until at least 2007, then was put on hiatus due to the loss of festival grounds. It returned in 2015 as "Balloons Over Morgantown," a simpler version of the event.

121. Mountaineer Balloons Festival

IDNO:
045149
Title:
Mountaineer Balloons Festival
Date:
undated
Description:
University Toyota's "Mountaineer Balloons Festival" involved around 40 hot air balloons traveling around Morgantown, often flying above the University campus as seen here.The Festival lasted for until at least 2007, then was put on hiatus due to the loss of festival grounds. It returned in 2015 as "Balloons Over Morgantown," a simpler version of the event.
Print number 1265. Trucks are in front of the fire department building on Spruce Street. Doc, the firehouse dog, blends in among the Firemen standing on right vehicle.

122. Morgantown Fire Department Members, Trucks, and Mascot

IDNO:
046295
Title:
Morgantown Fire Department Members, Trucks, and Mascot
Description:
Print number 1265. Trucks are in front of the fire department building on Spruce Street. Doc, the firehouse dog, blends in among the Firemen standing on right vehicle.
Print number 1266. Firemen pose on the ladder and the truck. Doc, the Morgantown Fire Department dog, is on the truck beneath the ladder.

123. Morgantown Fire Department Ladder Truck, Spruce Street, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
046296
Title:
Morgantown Fire Department Ladder Truck, Spruce Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Description:
Print number 1266. Firemen pose on the ladder and the truck. Doc, the Morgantown Fire Department dog, is on the truck beneath the ladder.
A group of uniformed male students walk across the entrance way of Wise Library.

124. Special Forces Training on WVU Campus During World War Two, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
048505
Title:
Special Forces Training on WVU Campus During World War Two, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1944
Description:
A group of uniformed male students walk across the entrance way of Wise Library.
Parade is associated with the War Bond Drive at which the Musical Steelmakers performed.

125. WVU ROTC Marching Down High St., Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
048625
Title:
WVU ROTC Marching Down High St., Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
Parade is associated with the War Bond Drive at which the Musical Steelmakers performed.
From left to right: (?), Margie Greig, Regina Colbert, B.J. Evans, Lois Mae Nolte, Harriet Drake, M.J. Evans, (?), Tommy Whitley, and (?). Picture taken before or after the performance at WVU Field House, which was part of their "Buy a Bomber" series, where communities were challenged to buy enough Defense Bonds to purchase a bomber. The money raised in this circumstance exceeded all expectations and was the largest such fundraiser in Monongalia County, West Virginia.

126. 'It's Wheeling Steel' Cast, Including Steel Sisters, With WVU ROTC Members on Campus in Front of Boreman Hall, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
048626
Title:
'It's Wheeling Steel' Cast, Including Steel Sisters, With WVU ROTC Members on Campus in Front of Boreman Hall, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1943
Description:
From left to right: (?), Margie Greig, Regina Colbert, B.J. Evans, Lois Mae Nolte, Harriet Drake, M.J. Evans, (?), Tommy Whitley, and (?). Picture taken before or after the performance at WVU Field House, which was part of their "Buy a Bomber" series, where communities were challenged to buy enough Defense Bonds to purchase a bomber. The money raised in this circumstance exceeded all expectations and was the largest such fundraiser in Monongalia County, West Virginia.
Picture taken during Wheeling Musical Steelmakers performance at WVU Field House, which was part of their "Buy a Bomber" series, where communities were challenged to buy enough Defense Bonds to purchase a bomber. The money raised in this circumstance exceeded all expectations and was the largest such fundraiser in Monongalia County, West Virginia.

127. Crowd Enjoying 'It's Wheeling Steel' Show Inside Field House, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
048627
Title:
Crowd Enjoying 'It's Wheeling Steel' Show Inside Field House, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1943
Description:
Picture taken during Wheeling Musical Steelmakers performance at WVU Field House, which was part of their "Buy a Bomber" series, where communities were challenged to buy enough Defense Bonds to purchase a bomber. The money raised in this circumstance exceeded all expectations and was the largest such fundraiser in Monongalia County, West Virginia.
Picture taken during Wheeling Musical Steelmakers performance at WVU Field House, which was part of their "Buy a Bomber" series, where communities were challenged to buy enough Defense Bonds to purchase a bomber. The money raised in this circumstance exceeded all expectations and was the largest such fundraiser in Monongalia County, West Virginia.

128. Crowd Enjoying 'It's Wheeling Steel' Show Inside Field House, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
048628
Title:
Crowd Enjoying 'It's Wheeling Steel' Show Inside Field House, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1943
Description:
Picture taken during Wheeling Musical Steelmakers performance at WVU Field House, which was part of their "Buy a Bomber" series, where communities were challenged to buy enough Defense Bonds to purchase a bomber. The money raised in this circumstance exceeded all expectations and was the largest such fundraiser in Monongalia County, West Virginia.
Picture taken during Wheeling Musical Steelmakers performance at WVU Field House, which was part of their "Buy a Bomber" series, where communities were challenged to buy enough Defense Bonds to purchase a bomber. The money raised in this circumstance exceeded all expectations and was the largest such fundraiser in Monongalia County, West Virginia.

129. WVU ROTC Members and Others Enjoying 'It's Wheeling Steel' Show at Field House, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
048629
Title:
WVU ROTC Members and Others Enjoying 'It's Wheeling Steel' Show at Field House, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1943
Description:
Picture taken during Wheeling Musical Steelmakers performance at WVU Field House, which was part of their "Buy a Bomber" series, where communities were challenged to buy enough Defense Bonds to purchase a bomber. The money raised in this circumstance exceeded all expectations and was the largest such fundraiser in Monongalia County, West Virginia.

130. View From Side Stage of Back's of Steel Sisters, Performers on 'It's Wheeling Steel' Show at Field House, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
048630
Title:
View From Side Stage of Back's of Steel Sisters, Performers on 'It's Wheeling Steel' Show at Field House, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Picture taken during Wheeling Musical Steelmakers performance at WVU Field House, which was part of their "Buy a Bomber" series, where communities were challenged to buy enough Defense Bonds to purchase a bomber. The money raised in this circumstance exceeded all expectations and was the largest such fundraiser in Monongalia County, West Virginia.

131. WVU ROTC Members and Others Enjoying 'It's Wheeling Steel' Show at Field House, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
048631
Title:
WVU ROTC Members and Others Enjoying 'It's Wheeling Steel' Show at Field House, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1943
Description:
Picture taken during Wheeling Musical Steelmakers performance at WVU Field House, which was part of their "Buy a Bomber" series, where communities were challenged to buy enough Defense Bonds to purchase a bomber. The money raised in this circumstance exceeded all expectations and was the largest such fundraiser in Monongalia County, West Virginia.
Picture taken of performance inside of WVU Field House, which was part of the "It's Wheeling Steel" radio program's "Buy a Bomber" series, where communities were challenged to buy enough Defense Bonds to purchase a bomber. The money raised in this circumstance exceeded all expectations and was the largest such fundraiser in Monongalia County, West Virginia.

132. Wheeling Musical Steelmakers Performance at WVU Field House, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
048640
Title:
Wheeling Musical Steelmakers Performance at WVU Field House, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1943
Description:
Picture taken of performance inside of WVU Field House, which was part of the "It's Wheeling Steel" radio program's "Buy a Bomber" series, where communities were challenged to buy enough Defense Bonds to purchase a bomber. The money raised in this circumstance exceeded all expectations and was the largest such fundraiser in Monongalia County, West Virginia.