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'United States Engineer Office. Corps of Engineers United States Army. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Morgantown Ordnance Works-Morgantown, West Virginia: Boiler House-Looking Northeast. E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company-Contract W Ord-490- Contract Date 11-28-40. Military Funds. December 26, 1942. No. 20407.'

1. Boiler House, Morgantown Ordnance Works, Morgantown, W. Va.

General view of site.

2. Morgantown Ordnance Works Site Showing Construction Office, Morgantown, W. Va.

3. Construction Office, Morgantown Ordnance Works, Morgantown, W. Va.

'11:00 A.M. January 16, 1941.  Looking S. E. toward lock No. 11. View of track laying and R. R. subgrade.

4. Laying Track and Railroad Subgrade for Morgantown Ordnance Works, Morgantown, W. Va.

'11:00 A.M. January 1, 1941.  Looking Northwest. Coke oven area grading in foreground.  Grading for plant factory and power area in background.'

5. Site of the Morgantown Ordnance Works in Morgantown, W. Va.

'U. S. Engineer Office, Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh, PA; Morgantown Ordnance Works, Morgantown, West Virginia; 3:30 P.M. Jan. 29, 1941.  Looking southeast at main office, service building and maintenance shops. No. 175.'

6. Morgantown Ordnance Works, Morgantown, W. Va.

'Morgantown Ordnance Works, Morgantown, W. Va. Photograph Number 102. General View of Coke plant area driving piles for coke oven foundation on left and general grading in center. Taken from photographers platform of West side coke plant looking Southeast. January 30. 1941, 1:30 P.M.'

7. Coke Plant Area, Morgantown Ordnance Works, Morgantown, W. Va.

'Morgantown Ordnance Works, Morgantown, W. Va. Photograph Number 100. Temporary Shops. Reinforcing Steel Shop in right foreground, millwrights shop in center and pipe shop on left. Taken from hillside looking Northeast. January 30, 1941, 2:00 P.M.'

8. Temporary Shops, Morgantown Ordnance Works, Morgantown, W. Va.

'Photograph No. 103; View showing steel H piles being driven and bearing plates placed for coke oven foundation.  Looking south. January 30, 1941, 12:30 P.M.'

9. Construction of the Coke Oven Foundation at the Morgantown Ordnance Works, Morgantown, W. Va.

'Morgantown Ordnance Works, Morgantown, W. Va. Photograph Number 101. General View of plant site with main construction office and parking area in foreground. Factory area and temporary shops in background. Taken from hilltop Northwest of plant. January 31, 1941, 11:00 A.M.'

10. Morgantown Ordnance Works, Morgantown, W. Va.

'Morgantown Ordnance Works, Morgantown, W. Va. Photography Number 106. Excavating for the gas generator building. Looking Southeast. February 13, 1941, 11:45 A.M.'

11. Excavating for Gas Generator Building, Morgantown Ordnance Works, Morgantown, W. Va.

'Morgantown Ordnance Works, Morgantown, W. Va. Photograph Number 104. Temporary Construction Shops in foreground and grading in power and power recovery area in the background. Looking Northeast. February 13, 1941, 10:30 A.M.'

12. Temporary Construction Shops, Morgantown Ordnance Works, Morgantown, W. Va.

'Morgantown Ordnance Works, Morgantown, W. Va. Photograph Number 105. From left to right foundation work on factory building, maintenance shops and stores, service and main office building. Grading in the power recovery area appears in the left background. Looking East. February 13, 1941, 10:00 A.M.'

13. Morgantown Ordnance Works, Morgantown, W. Va.

'Morgantown Ordnance Works, Morgantown, W. Va. Photograph Number 107. Coke oven area-base for coke ovens in right foreground. Framework for flue and stack base on left. Looking East. February 13, 1941, 11:00 A.M.'

14. Coke Oven Area, Morgantown Ordnance Works, Morgantown, W. Va.

'Morgantown Ordnance Works, Morgantown, W. Va. Photograph No. 110, Taken from east fence line, looking west at generator house rock foundation. February 25, 1941, 2:30 P.M.'

15. Rock Foundation of the Generator House at the Morgantown Ordnance Works, Morgantown, W. Va.

'Morgantown Ordnance Works, Morgantown, W. Va., Photograph Number 109. Picture taken from Tower No. 2 near coke plant, looking southeast showing base for oven stack on left, coal bin foundation in center, steelwork for oven battery on right. February 25, 1941 2:00 P.M.'

16. Construction of Morgantown Ordnance Works, Morgantown, W. Va.

'Morgantown Ordnance Works, Morgantown, W. Va. Photograph Number 111. Taken from tower number 4. Looking West across railroad to factory building foundation work. Main office and Service buildings in left background. February 26, 1941, 2:00 P.M.'

17. Morgantown Ordnance Works, Morgantown, W. Va.

'Photograph No. 108; 2:00 P.M. February 26, 1941.  Pictures taken from tower no. 4 looking northwest to catalyst (left) and caustic (right) plant foundations.'

18. Construction of Foundations for the Morgantown Ordnance Works in Morgantown, W. Va.

'Photograph No. 115; March 14, 1941 - 2:00 P. M.  Taken from tower no. 4.  Looking south at foundation work on blow gas holder (foreground) and blue gas holder (center.)

19. Morgantown Ordnance Works, Morgantown, W. Va.

'Photograph No. 114; March 14, 1941 - 2:30 p.m.  Taken from tower No. 2.  Looking Northwest at maintenance shops and stores at left and factory building in right center.'

20. Morgantown Ordnance Works Maintenance Shops, Stores, and Factory Building, Morgantown, W. Va.

'Photograph Number 113, March 14, 1941 - 2:30 P.M. Taken from tower no. 2, looking southeast at coke oven area in foreground and foundation work on pump and exhauster building in background.'

21. Morgantown Ordnance Works, Morgantown, W. Va.

'Morgantown Ordnance Works, Morgantown, W. Va. Photograph Number 112. March 17. 1941, 3:00 P.M. Taken from tower number 1. Looking Southeast in maintenance shops and stores and construction pipe shop in background. Service building and main office in foreground.'

22. Morgantown Ordnance Works, Morgantown, W. Va.

'3:00 P.M. March 17, 1941.  Taken from Tower No. 1.  Looking East, Foundation Work on Factory Building.'

23. Foundation Work on Morgantown Ordnance Works Factory Building, Morgantown, W. Va.

'3:00 P.M. March 17, 1941.  Taken from tower No. 1, Looking East, Foundation work on factory building.'

24. Foundation Work on Morgantown Ordnance Works Factory Building, Morgantown, W. Va.