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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.

48625. 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.

48626. 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.

48627. 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.
Caption on back of photograph reads: "When the Musical Steelmakers are heard each Sunday, starting October 5, over at Station ___ at ___ o'clock these three pretty singers, the Steel Sisters, will help add to the gaiety and tunefulness of the programs. They are, from the left, Lois Mae Nolte, Harriet Drake, and Lucille Bell. Like other members Musical Steelmakers troupe they are either employees in the steel industry or members of employee families." The first all employee broadcast. The Steel Sisters eventually gained so much recognition that they went on tour with Horace Heidt and his orchestra.

48628. Steel Sisters Performing on NBC Radio Broadcast

IDNO:
048632
Title:
Steel Sisters Performing on NBC Radio Broadcast
Date:
Undated
Description:
Caption on back of photograph reads: "When the Musical Steelmakers are heard each Sunday, starting October 5, over at Station ___ at ___ o'clock these three pretty singers, the Steel Sisters, will help add to the gaiety and tunefulness of the programs. They are, from the left, Lois Mae Nolte, Harriet Drake, and Lucille Bell. Like other members Musical Steelmakers troupe they are either employees in the steel industry or members of employee families." The first all employee broadcast. The Steel Sisters eventually gained so much recognition that they went on tour with Horace Heidt and his orchestra.
View from above looking down on the derailed train cars.

48629. Wreckage After Engine 1642 Blew Up at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, w. Va.

IDNO:
048633
Title:
Wreckage After Engine 1642 Blew Up at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, w. Va.
Date:
1953/06/09
Description:
View from above looking down on the derailed train cars.
Two of the mill men share coffee, still in their work clothes, after receiving a call to come from the mill to the main office for rehearsal right away. They were preparing to go to Chicago for a war bond program. See original photograph for further description.

48630. Singing Mill Men, Stay In's of "It's Wheeling Steel" Radio Broadcast, Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
048634
Title:
Singing Mill Men, Stay In's of "It's Wheeling Steel" Radio Broadcast, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
Two of the mill men share coffee, still in their work clothes, after receiving a call to come from the mill to the main office for rehearsal right away. They were preparing to go to Chicago for a war bond program. See original photograph for further description.
Looking at the toppled engine from the railroad tracks. To the right, a group of unidentified workers observe the damage.

48631. Engine 1642 Explosion at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
048635
Title:
Engine 1642 Explosion at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1953/06/09
Description:
Looking at the toppled engine from the railroad tracks. To the right, a group of unidentified workers observe the damage.

48632. Waiting in Line to Audition For "It's Wheeling Steel" Radio Program

IDNO:
048636
Title:
Waiting in Line to Audition For "It's Wheeling Steel" Radio Program
Date:
Undated
Two unidentified men observe the damage. Where the "X" is on the picture, body of engineer W. H. Anderson was found.

48633. Scene at Wreckage After Engine 1642 Blew Up at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
048637
Title:
Scene at Wreckage After Engine 1642 Blew Up at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1953/06/09
Description:
Two unidentified men observe the damage. Where the "X" is on the picture, body of engineer W. H. Anderson was found.
The "X" on the photo marks the spot where fireman J. W. Sullivan was found dead. Parts of the engine are pictured in the river.

48634. Site Where Fireman's Body Found after Engine 1642 Blew Up at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
048638
Title:
Site Where Fireman's Body Found after Engine 1642 Blew Up at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1953/06/09
Description:
The "X" on the photo marks the spot where fireman J. W. Sullivan was found dead. Parts of the engine are pictured in the river.
Two unidentified men inspect the damage along the railroad tracks.

48635. Observing the Wreckage After the Explosion of Engine 1642 at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
048639
Title:
Observing the Wreckage After the Explosion of Engine 1642 at C. W. Cabin, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1953/06/09
Description:
Two unidentified men inspect the damage along the railroad tracks.
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.

48636. 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.