General Groves Visiting the Morgantown Ordnance Works, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1941/11/17
Description:
'Colonel Leslie R. Groves, chief of the operations Branch, Washington, D. C. Major Fred O. Mitchell, Deputy zone constructing quartermaster.' Picture taken at Morgantown Ordnance Works in Morgantown, West Virginia.
'Major General Charles T. Harris, Jr. Ordnance Department, Washington D.C., was the guest of honor at banquet held in Hotel Morgan, Morgantown, West Virginia. November 17, 1941 at conclusion of defense day celebration. Pictured left to right at the speaker's table are: Lt. Col. W. R. Orton, commandent of the cadet corps, West Virginia University; Major General Harris; Robert G. Wilbourn, President, Morgantown Chamber of Congress and toastmaster at the dinner and Judge Herschel H. Rose of the West Virginia Supreme Court, one of the principal speakers.'
Harris, Major General C. T. Jr., Chief of Industrial Service, Office of the Chief of Ordnance,
Description:
A portrait of Major General C. T. Harris, Jr., Chief of Industrial Service, Office of the Chief of Ordnance; 'No objection to reproducing or publishing this picture provided credit line 'Photo By U.S. Army Signal Corps' appears on the photograph or page, except that permission must be obtained from the War Department if it is desired for use in commerical advertising.'
'Chief of the Operations Branch, Construction Division, Office of the Quartermaster General. Watch your credit. No objection to reproducing or publishing this picture provided credit line 'Photo By U. S. Army Signal Corps' appears on the photograph or page, except that written permission must be obtained from the War Department if it is desired for use in commercial advertising.'
'View of the speakers table at banquet held at Hotel Morgan, Morgantown, W. Va. on the evening of Nov. 17, 1941 at the conclusion of defense day celebration, which marked the start of production at Morgantown Ordnance Works. $38,000,000 anhydrous ammonia plant erected for the War Department by E. E. du Pont de Nemours and Co. under supervision of the construction division, Quartermaster Corps.'
Guests at the Defense Day Banquet, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1941/11/17
Description:
'Among the guests of the Morgantown Chamber of Commerce at the defense day banquet held Nov. 17, 1941 in Hotel Morgan, Morgantown, W. Va. were the four representatives of the War Department and the duPont company pictured above. Left to right are: J. A. Grady, field project manager who was in charge of construction for E. I. duPont de Nemours and Co.; Major Alexander P. Gates, contract information section, construction division, Office of the Quartermaster General; S. K. Varnes, Chief Engineer, and Major Fred O. Mitchell, Deputy Zone Constructing Quartermaster, Columbus Ohio.'
Officials of Morgantown Ordnance Works, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1943/03
Description:
'Front row, left to right -- Major Emil F. Werly, Major Donald L. Sibray, Major E. A. Brinkman. Back row, left to right -- Capt. Thos. F. Gibbs, Capt. M. J. Barnett, Capt. Vern O. Whitman, Capt. Walter Greig, 1st Lt. W. A. Catlett.'
Interior Of Morgantown Ordnance Works Formaldehyde Building, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1944/01/22
Description:
'U.S. Engineer Office, Corp of Engineers, U. S. Army, Pittsburgh, PA; Morgantown Ordnance Works, Morgantown, W. Va., Interior Formaldehyde Building, 22 January 1944; No. 21686.'
Interior of Morgantown Ordnance Works Methanol Still House, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
1944/01/22
Description:
'U.S. Engineer Office, Corp of Engineers, U. S. Army, Pittsburgh, PA; Morgantown Ordnance Works, Morgantown, W. Va., Interior Methanol Still House; 22 January 1944; No. 21685.'