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U.S.S. West Virginia in dry dock, likely in Newport News, Va. during construction. The keel was laid down in April 1920, and the ship was launched in November 1921.

45205. U.S.S. West Virginia in Dry Dock

IDNO:
052337
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia in Dry Dock
Date:
ca. 1920-1921
Description:
U.S.S. West Virginia in dry dock, likely in Newport News, Va. during construction. The keel was laid down in April 1920, and the ship was launched in November 1921.
"The W. Va. is shown as she was photographed at a dry dock in Pearl Harbor. The battleship was severely damaged in the Japanese raid Dec. 7, 1941. Damages to her sides are visible."

45206. U.S.S. West Virginia in Dry Dock, Pearl Harbor, Hi.

IDNO:
052338
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia in Dry Dock, Pearl Harbor, Hi.
Date:
1943/05/25
Description:
"The W. Va. is shown as she was photographed at a dry dock in Pearl Harbor. The battleship was severely damaged in the Japanese raid Dec. 7, 1941. Damages to her sides are visible."
"This port quarter shot of the W. Va. taken from the capsized Oklahoma, shows a general view of the damage to the W. Va., sunk in the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941."The U.S.S. Tennessee is visible behind the sunken U.S.S. West Virginia. Part of the U.S.S. Oklahoma is visible in the foreground.

45207. U.S.S. West Virginia Sunk in Pearl Harbor, Hi.

IDNO:
052339
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia Sunk in Pearl Harbor, Hi.
Date:
1943/05/25
Description:
"This port quarter shot of the W. Va. taken from the capsized Oklahoma, shows a general view of the damage to the W. Va., sunk in the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941."The U.S.S. Tennessee is visible behind the sunken U.S.S. West Virginia. Part of the U.S.S. Oklahoma is visible in the foreground.
Rush Holt and his wife, Helen Holt, smile as they pet an elephant.

45208. Rush and Helen Holt at West Virginia Republican State Convention

IDNO:
052368
Title:
Rush and Helen Holt at West Virginia Republican State Convention
Date:
1952
Description:
Rush Holt and his wife, Helen Holt, smile as they pet an elephant.
Holt was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1931-1954 and a senator from 1935-1941 on the Democratic ticket. By 1936, Holt emerged as a vocal conservative critic of the New Deal, attacking, for example, the Works Progress Administration as corrupt and inefficient. He switched to the Republican party in 1949.

45209. Senator Rush D. Holt Speaking to Crowd, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052369
Title:
Senator Rush D. Holt Speaking to Crowd, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
1936/04/01
Description:
Holt was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1931-1954 and a senator from 1935-1941 on the Democratic ticket. By 1936, Holt emerged as a vocal conservative critic of the New Deal, attacking, for example, the Works Progress Administration as corrupt and inefficient. He switched to the Republican party in 1949.
Troops loaded into landing vehicles head for the beaches of Okinawa as part of the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific theater during World War II. The U.S.S. West Virginia is pictured in the background.

45210. U.S.S. West Virginia Landing Vehicle Headed for Okinawa Beaches

IDNO:
052393
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia Landing Vehicle Headed for Okinawa Beaches
Date:
1945/04
Description:
Troops loaded into landing vehicles head for the beaches of Okinawa as part of the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific theater during World War II. The U.S.S. West Virginia is pictured in the background.
The battleship is anchored in Sagami Wan, which is located just outside of Tokyo Bay. In the background is Mount Fuji.

45211. U.S.S. West Virginia Anchored in Sagami Wan, Japan

IDNO:
052394
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia Anchored in Sagami Wan, Japan
Date:
1945/08
Description:
The battleship is anchored in Sagami Wan, which is located just outside of Tokyo Bay. In the background is Mount Fuji.
Drummond was a Methodist Minister. On the back of the photo, an inscription reads, "Yours truly. Dec. 1867. J. Drummond."

45212. Portrait of James Henry Drummond

IDNO:
052410
Title:
Portrait of James Henry Drummond
Date:
1867/12
Description:
Drummond was a Methodist Minister. On the back of the photo, an inscription reads, "Yours truly. Dec. 1867. J. Drummond."
Glenn prepares to catch a football during football practice.

45213. Marshall Glenn Reaches for Football on WVU Practice Field, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
052412
Title:
Marshall Glenn Reaches for Football on WVU Practice Field, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1929
Description:
Glenn prepares to catch a football during football practice.
Varney reaches back as he prepare to throw the ball.

45214. Louis Varney Prepares to Throw Football, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
052413
Title:
Louis Varney Prepares to Throw Football, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1928
Description:
Varney reaches back as he prepare to throw the ball.
Two unidentified players are pictured on the practice field.

45215. WVU Football Players, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
052414
Title:
WVU Football Players, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930
Description:
Two unidentified players are pictured on the practice field.
Clark Hall was the Chemistry Building located on the corner of University Ave. and Prospect St. To the right of the building and out of view is now the location of the Downtown Campus Library.

45216. View of Clark Hall from University Avenue, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
052415
Title:
View of Clark Hall from University Avenue, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Clark Hall was the Chemistry Building located on the corner of University Ave. and Prospect St. To the right of the building and out of view is now the location of the Downtown Campus Library.