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

1501. 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.

1502. 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.

1503. 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.

1504. 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.

1505. 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.

1506. 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.

1507. 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.

1508. 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.

1509. U.S.S. West Virginia Calendar

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

1510. 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.

1511. 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.

1512. Governor Ephraim Franklin Morgan, Alice Wright Mann, and Others at the Christening of the U.S.S. West Virginia