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1. U.S.S. West Virginia

IDNO:
053818
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
ca. 1939
Caption reads, "Captain Thomas J. Senn, U. S. N., who has been placed in command of the new battleship U. S. S. West Virginia, the largest ship of itS kind in the U. S. or any other navy. The ship was placed in commission at the Norfolk Navy Yard, December 1."

2. Captain Thomas J. Senn of the U. S. S. West Virginia

IDNO:
053545
Title:
Captain Thomas J. Senn of the U. S. S. West Virginia
Date:
1923
Description:
Caption reads, "Captain Thomas J. Senn, U. S. N., who has been placed in command of the new battleship U. S. S. West Virginia, the largest ship of itS kind in the U. S. or any other navy. The ship was placed in commission at the Norfolk Navy Yard, December 1."
A naval band welcomes Vice Admiral Henry A. Wiley aboard the U.S.S. West Virginia, a super-dreadnought in commission during WWII.

3. Vice Admiral Henry A. Wiley Boards the U.S.S. West Virginia

IDNO:
053544
Title:
Vice Admiral Henry A. Wiley Boards the U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
ca. 1938
Description:
A naval band welcomes Vice Admiral Henry A. Wiley aboard the U.S.S. West Virginia, a super-dreadnought in commission during WWII.

4. USS West Virginia (ACR-5)

IDNO:
053543
Title:
USS West Virginia (ACR-5)
Date:
ca. 1915

5. U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) Battleship Band Member, Honolulu, Hawaii

IDNO:
053508
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) Battleship Band Member, Honolulu, Hawaii
Date:
ca. 1942-1943

6. U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) Battleship Band Member, Honolulu, Hawaii

IDNO:
053507
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) Battleship Band Member, Honolulu, Hawaii
Date:
ca. 1942-1943

7. U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) Battleship Band Member, Honolulu, Hawaii

IDNO:
053506
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) Battleship Band Member, Honolulu, Hawaii
Date:
ca. 1942-1943

8. U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) Battleship Band Member Playing Piano, Honolulu, Hawaii

IDNO:
053505
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) Battleship Band Member Playing Piano, Honolulu, Hawaii
Date:
ca. 1942-1943
Back of photo reads: "Sax sec[tion]. Hill (1), Ed (2), Sal. (3), Jim (4)

9. U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) Battleship Band Members, Honolulu, Hawaii

IDNO:
053504
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) Battleship Band Members, Honolulu, Hawaii
Date:
ca. 1942-1943
Description:
Back of photo reads: "Sax sec[tion]. Hill (1), Ed (2), Sal. (3), Jim (4)

10. U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) Battleship Band Member, Honolulu, Hawaii

IDNO:
053503
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) Battleship Band Member, Honolulu, Hawaii
Date:
ca. 1942-1943

11. U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) Battleship Band Members, Honolulu, Hawaii

IDNO:
053502
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) Battleship Band Members, Honolulu, Hawaii
Date:
ca. 1942-1943
Band plays at Waikiki Breakers Club with "Commandos" music stands.

12. U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) Battleship Band Members. Honolulu, Hawaii

IDNO:
053501
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) Battleship Band Members. Honolulu, Hawaii
Description:
Band plays at Waikiki Breakers Club with "Commandos" music stands.

13. U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) Battleship Band Members, Honolulu, Hawaii

IDNO:
053500
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) Battleship Band Members, Honolulu, Hawaii
Date:
ca. 1942-1943

14. U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) Battleship Band Member. Honolulu, Hawaii

IDNO:
053499
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) Battleship Band Member. Honolulu, Hawaii
Date:
ca. 1942-1943

15. U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) Battleship Band Member, Honolulu, Hawaii

IDNO:
053498
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) Battleship Band Member, Honolulu, Hawaii
Date:
ca. 1942-1943

16. U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) Battleship Band Members, Honolulu, Hawaii

IDNO:
053497
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) Battleship Band Members, Honolulu, Hawaii
Date:
ca. 1942-1943
Back of photo reads: "Trumpet Sec of band 17. (left to right) Me, Bill, Max. Bill and I have the same kind of trumpet, Max is an outcast, he has an 'Old'r.'"

17. U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) Battleship Band Members, Honolulu, Hawaii

IDNO:
053496
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) Battleship Band Members, Honolulu, Hawaii
Date:
ca. 1942-1943
Description:
Back of photo reads: "Trumpet Sec of band 17. (left to right) Me, Bill, Max. Bill and I have the same kind of trumpet, Max is an outcast, he has an 'Old'r.'"
Banner reads "Champion Base Ball U.S. Pacific Fleet." Likely shows baseball team aboard the first U.S.S. West Virginia.

18. U.S.S. West Virginia Baseball Team

IDNO:
053358
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia Baseball Team
Date:
ca. 1911
Description:
Banner reads "Champion Base Ball U.S. Pacific Fleet." Likely shows baseball team aboard the first U.S.S. West Virginia.
Captain Thomas J. Senn, U.S.N. commanding officer of the West Virginia which was commissioned on December 1, 1923 at the Norfolk Navy Yard.

19. Captain Thomas J. Senn, U.S.N.

IDNO:
052799
Title:
Captain Thomas J. Senn, U.S.N.
Date:
1923
Description:
Captain Thomas J. Senn, U.S.N. commanding officer of the West Virginia which was commissioned on December 1, 1923 at the Norfolk Navy Yard.
The battleship is anchored in Sagami Wan, which is located just outside of Tokyo Bay. In the background is Mount Fuji.

20. 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.
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.

21. 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.
"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.

22. 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.
"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."

23. 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."
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.

24. 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.