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Picture taken during construction of Washington-Carver Camp.

1. Construction of Washington-Carver Camp

IDNO:
054447
Title:
Construction of Washington-Carver Camp
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
Picture taken during construction of Washington-Carver Camp.
Camp Horseshoe was a West Virginia State Y. M. C. A. camp.

2. The Swimming Area, Camp Horseshoe, Parsons, W. Va.

IDNO:
053685
Title:
The Swimming Area, Camp Horseshoe, Parsons, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
Camp Horseshoe was a West Virginia State Y. M. C. A. camp.

3. View of Canaan Valley, Near Davis, W. Va.

IDNO:
053620
Title:
View of Canaan Valley, Near Davis, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1942
Text on the back reads, "When Assistant Secretary of War, Col. Louis Johnson was famous as hard worker, hard driver. During preparations for important mission to aid India in fighting off Japanese, the telephone in his Washington apartment was seldom silent." Johnson served as the President's personal representative in India in 1942.

4. Colonel Louis Johnson Prepares to Travel to India, Washington, D. C.

IDNO:
053270
Title:
Colonel Louis Johnson Prepares to Travel to India, Washington, D. C.
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
Text on the back reads, "When Assistant Secretary of War, Col. Louis Johnson was famous as hard worker, hard driver. During preparations for important mission to aid India in fighting off Japanese, the telephone in his Washington apartment was seldom silent." Johnson served as the President's personal representative in India in 1942.
A view of the Taj Mahal, showing wartime air raid protection measures on the central dome. The man is likely Louis Johnson.

5. The Taj Mahal

IDNO:
053220
Title:
The Taj Mahal
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
A view of the Taj Mahal, showing wartime air raid protection measures on the central dome. The man is likely Louis Johnson.
Colonel Louis Johnson and Colonel Griffith with Indians at the tomb of Sheik Salim Chisti at Fatehpur Sikri, India.

6. Fatehpur Sikri, India

IDNO:
053218
Title:
Fatehpur Sikri, India
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
Colonel Louis Johnson and Colonel Griffith with Indians at the tomb of Sheik Salim Chisti at Fatehpur Sikri, India.
Louis Johnson at the entrance to the Taj Mahal.

7. At the Taj Mahal

IDNO:
053216
Title:
At the Taj Mahal
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
Louis Johnson at the entrance to the Taj Mahal.
Crew members during a salvage and repair operation work port side of the battered battleship. The U.S.S. West Virginia was hit by seven torpedoes and two bombs during the December 7th attack.

8. Gaping Wound on U.S.S. West Virginia, Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Hawaii

IDNO:
052127
Title:
Gaping Wound on U.S.S. West Virginia, Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Hawaii
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
Crew members during a salvage and repair operation work port side of the battered battleship. The U.S.S. West Virginia was hit by seven torpedoes and two bombs during the December 7th attack.

9. View of WVU Campus from Westover, W. Va.

IDNO:
049744
Title:
View of WVU Campus from Westover, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1942
Men inspect the damage after the infamous Japanese attack. The "Wee Vee" as the ship was affectionately referred to, was raised from the bottom of Pearl Harbor where she was moored during the attack and towed to dry dock for repairs.

10. Severely Damaged U.S.S. West Virginia After December 7th Attack on Pearl Harbor, Hi.

IDNO:
049563
Title:
Severely Damaged U.S.S. West Virginia After December 7th Attack on Pearl Harbor, Hi.
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
Men inspect the damage after the infamous Japanese attack. The "Wee Vee" as the ship was affectionately referred to, was raised from the bottom of Pearl Harbor where she was moored during the attack and towed to dry dock for repairs.
Mrs. Maude Wiseman Adkins in center with Depsey Adkins to the right and Gladys Richmond Adkins to the left. Dalena Boone is left of Badie Bracken Adkins, who is the girl in the front, and left of her is Joyce Delano. Nile Boone is the boy sitting in the front.

11. Adkins Family and Associates, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049230
Title:
Adkins Family and Associates, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
Mrs. Maude Wiseman Adkins in center with Depsey Adkins to the right and Gladys Richmond Adkins to the left. Dalena Boone is left of Badie Bracken Adkins, who is the girl in the front, and left of her is Joyce Delano. Nile Boone is the boy sitting in the front.
Russell, father to Joe Neely, is pictured sitting at a desk while on a phone call.

12. Train Master Russell Neely on Telephone, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
048796
Title:
Train Master Russell Neely on Telephone, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
Russell, father to Joe Neely, is pictured sitting at a desk while on a phone call.
Parade is associated with the War Bond Drive at which the Musical Steelmakers performed.

13. 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.
Jones pictured in uniform.

14. Portrait of WWII Soldier Ralph Jones of Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
048209
Title:
Portrait of WWII Soldier Ralph Jones of Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
Jones pictured in uniform.
Pictured from left to right in the front is Earnett Cobb, Betty Jane Arrington Angell, and Lloyd Seldomridge. The two gentleman in the back are Homer Thrall, left, and Raymond W. Argabright. On the awning, above the group, reads, "The Gang's All Here".

15. Group Posing In Front of Ritz Theatre, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047330
Title:
Group Posing In Front of Ritz Theatre, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
Pictured from left to right in the front is Earnett Cobb, Betty Jane Arrington Angell, and Lloyd Seldomridge. The two gentleman in the back are Homer Thrall, left, and Raymond W. Argabright. On the awning, above the group, reads, "The Gang's All Here".
Petrey pictured in front of the Ritz Theatre on Ballengee Street.

16. Basil Petrey, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047328
Title:
Basil Petrey, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
Petrey pictured in front of the Ritz Theatre on Ballengee Street.
Lona Richmond, left, and Betty Jane Arrington Angell, right, pose in front of the theatre on Ballengee Street.

17. In Front of the Ritz Theatre, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047327
Title:
In Front of the Ritz Theatre, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
Lona Richmond, left, and Betty Jane Arrington Angell, right, pose in front of the theatre on Ballengee Street.
Raymond is on the left. Dewey is on the right. The two are pictured in their uniforms.

18. Raymond & Dewey Deeds

IDNO:
045831
Title:
Raymond & Dewey Deeds
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
Raymond is on the left. Dewey is on the right. The two are pictured in their uniforms.
Old North West Turnpike 1838 completed from here to Parkersburg, West Virginia.

19. Road Out of Romney, W. Va.

IDNO:
045087
Title:
Road Out of Romney, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
Old North West Turnpike 1838 completed from here to Parkersburg, West Virginia.
See original for correspondence. Published by Ferguson News Company. (From postcard collection legacy system--Non-WV.)

20. Training School at University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky.

IDNO:
044922
Title:
Training School at University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky.
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
See original for correspondence. Published by Ferguson News Company. (From postcard collection legacy system--Non-WV.)
See original for correspondence. Published by The Albertype Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

21. Tower of Old Main Building, New River State College; Montgomery, W. Va.

IDNO:
042719
Title:
Tower of Old Main Building, New River State College; Montgomery, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
See original for correspondence. Published by The Albertype Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
2,000 feet elevation. Hand painted scene covering the grand hotel and its estate. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

22. Greenbrier Hotel and Grounds; White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.

IDNO:
042121
Title:
Greenbrier Hotel and Grounds; White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
2,000 feet elevation. Hand painted scene covering the grand hotel and its estate. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

23. Pine Room, Oglebay Park, Wheeling, W. Va.

IDNO:
041495
Title:
Pine Room, Oglebay Park, Wheeling, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1942
Recruits load onto buses.

24. Buses For World War II Recruits, Grantsville, W. Va.

IDNO:
040545
Title:
Buses For World War II Recruits, Grantsville, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
Recruits load onto buses.