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An aerial view of U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48), board on beam.

1. U.S.S. West Virginia

An aerial view of U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48), broad on beam.

2. U.S.S. West Virginia

An aerial oblique view of U.S.S.  West Virginia in East River, with New York City in background.

3. U.S.S. West Virginia

The battleship out at sea.

4. 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.

5. 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 prior to the christening of the U.S.S. West Virginia.

6. Alice Wright Mann at the Christening Ceremony of 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.

7. 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.

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

Postcard with a side view of the first U.S.S. West Virginia at sea.

9. First U.S.S. West Virginia

The U.S.S. West Virginia is pictured in a dry dock moments before its launch.

10. U.S.S. West Virginia in Shipyard for Christening Ceremony

Bird's-eye view of the U.S.S. West Virginia moving in a harbor.

11. U.S.S. West Virginia Calendar

A photographer captures the moment when Governor Barron touches the U.S.S. West Virginia mast outside of the capitol building.

12. Governor Barron Inspects the Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia in front of the Capitol Building, Charleston, W. Va.