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

1. Christening of the U.S.S. West Virginia

Mann is pictured with a bouquet of roses in front of the ship.

2. Alice Wright Mann at the Christening Ceremony of 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.

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

Portrait of Alice Wright Mann holding a bouquet and a bottle before the christening of the U.S.S. West Virginia.

4. Alice Wright Mann at the Christening Ceremony of U.S.S. West Virginia

Portrait of Alice Wright Mann holding a bouquet and a bottle prior to the christening of the U.S.S. West Virginia.

5. Alice Wright Mann at the Christening Ceremony of U.S.S. West Virginia

Group portrait of Governor Ephraim Franklin Morgan, Alice Wright Mann, and others at the christening of the U.S.S. West Virginia.

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

Alice Wright-Mann, of Mercer County, is pictured with a large bouquet of flowers and what appears to be a bottle of champagne.Ms. Wright-Mann sponsored the battleship which was built by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. of Newport News, Va. Wright-Mann was the daughter of a millionaire coalmine operator, Isaac T. Mann.

7. Miss Alice Wright-Mann at Christening and Launch of the U.S.S. West Virginia

Miss Alice Wright-Mann, third from left holding a large bouquet and bottle, poses with a group on the battleship. The rest of the subjects are unidentified.Alice Wright-Mann, of Mercer County, sponsored the battleship which was built by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. of Newport News, Va. Wright-Mann was the daughter of a millionaire coalmine operator, Isaac T. Mann.

8. Christening and Launch of U.S.S. West Virginia