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A group of men salute the American flag at a ceremony honoring World War II veterans and the U.S.S. West Virginia battleship.

1. Ceremony Honoring the Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia In Front of the Capitol Building, Charleston, W. Va.

"Photograph property of Curt Teich [and] Co. Inc., Chicago."

2. Libby Owens Glass Factory, Charleston, W. Va.

Helen Holt was the first woman to serve as Secretary of State in West Virginia (1955-1956). She is also well known for her later political efforts in vastly improving housing and long term health care for the elderly.

3. Helen Holt Outside West Virginia State Capital; Charleston, W. Va.

The church was first organized in 1837. The present church was consecrated in 1901.

4. St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church, Charleston, W. Va.

The church was first organized in 1862.  The current church was built in 1897.

5. Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Charleston, Kanawha County, W. Va.

Roessing, pictured at age 17, poses for a portrait in his ROTC uniform.  He was likely part of the ROTC at his high school or at West Virginia University, where he studied until 1935.  He transferred to West Virginia Wesleyan in 1935 and graduated in 1937.

6. Charles Roessing in ROTC Uniform, Charleston, W. Va.

Anderson and his two associates pose with their rifles, showing off the dozens of rabbits brought back from a hunt.

7. W. E. Anderson and Associates after Hunting Excursion, near Charleston, W. Va.

A nurse holds a baby in each arm. On the right of the photograph, a child sleeps in a crib.

8. Salvation Army Nursery, Charleston, W. Va.

A nurse checks on a patient. The photograph shows two patients in bed.

9. Salvation Army Hospital, Charleston, W. Va.

Man identified as C. E. Wiseman poses with one pant leg pulled up, exposing his prosthetic leg.

10. Man with Prosthetic Leg, Charleston, W. Va.

Four women pose outside of a house. Two of the are in bathing suits. Subjects unidentified.

11. Four Women, Charleston, W. Va.

An unidentified man leans against the vehicle with his arm rested in the open window. The name on the envelope that this photograph's negative is contained in is labeled "Muriel Lanham."

12. Man with Ambulance, Charleston, W. Va.

Duesenberry speaks to the horse as she walks it along a trail.

13. Mrs. Duesenberry and Horse, Charleston, W. Va.

The Knights Building hosts a variety of businesses, including Carson's Millinery, Household Finance Loans, Richman Bros. Clothes, The Baby Shop, The Loop Restaurant, and Capital Plan Loans.

14. Knights Building, Charleston, W. Va.

View of the building from the runway.

15. Kanawha Airport Administration Building and Control Tower, Charleston, W. Va.

The church was constructed in 1914 at the intersection of Birch Street and Bigley Avenue. The building was torn down from 2012-2013 and replaced by a Family Dollar store.

16. Central United Methodist Church, Charleston, W. Va.

A large crowd is gathered outside of the state building, likely for an inauguration of some sort.

17. Crowd Gathered Outside Capitol Building, Charleston, W. Va.

Conlon Bakery, home of Butter-Krust Bread, is an example of Art Deco design and was, at one point, the "world's most modern bakery."

18. Conlon Bakery, Charleston, W. Va.

Street view of the ivy covered building. "The capitol annex sat at the corner of Lee and Hale Streets and housed the offices of the auditor, treasurer, the Supreme Court, the state law library, the adjutant general, and the Department of Archives and History until the new capitol was completed in 1932. The building later housed the Kanawha County Public Library from 1926 to 1966 and Morris Harvey College from 1935 to 1947. The building was demolished in 1967."

19. Capitol Annex Building, Charleston, W. Va.

A variety of women's shoes are displayed in the windows by the entrance to the shop.

20. Lincoln Boot Shop, Charleston, W. Va.

Employees of the Kroger stand behind a stand of fruits and vegetables.

21. Produce in Window of Kroger, likely Charleston, W. Va.

Dresses and winter coats, among other clothing articles, are displayed in the window by the entrance.

22. Diamond Brothers Clothing Store, Charleston, W. Va.

A man operates a Michigan loading shovel behind a building reading, "... Caterpillar Service."

23. West Virginia Tractor and Equipment Company Michigan Shovel, Charleston, W. Va.

The photo shows a room in the Capitol Building where artifacts of import in West Virginia's history are stored.

24. Historical Room, Capitol Building, Charleston, W. Va.