Plaque Mounted on Mast of the U.S.S. West Virginia in Memorial Plaza, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.
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undated
Description:
"Mast of the battleship 'West Virginia', 1923-46. A tribute to her gallant crew and to all West Virginians who have served our country in the armed forces, May 11, 1963."
University Toyota's "Mountaineer Balloons Festival" involved around 40 hot air balloons traveling around Morgantown, often flying above the University campus as seen here.The Festival lasted for until at least 2007, then was put on hiatus due to the loss of festival grounds. It returned in 2015 as "Balloons Over Morgantown," a simpler version of the event.
Athletic Field, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
View of the field which is now where the MountainLair is located. In the background is the Armory and to the right of that is Mechanical Hall, which burned down in 1956. To the right is Commencement Hall, with grandstand attached to the back. To the left and up the hill is Stalnakar Hall.
Jerry West, Ann Dinardi and Willie Akers at a West Virginia University Event, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
West, left, and Akers, right, pose with Ann Dinardi. West had lived in Ann and her sister Erlinda's Beechurst Avenue home during his college basketball days at West Virginia University.
Mount Union Methodist Church, Morgantown, Union District, Monongaila County, W. Va.
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undated
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Mt. Union Methodist is located on Pt. Marion Road in Morgantown. It began in 1881 and moved to a new location in 1909. In 1950 the church was damaged by fire and repairs were finished in 1952.
Portrait of E. Ruth Miller Parrack, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Miller was the daughter of Henry E. and "Maggie" Margarite E. Miller. Her siblings were E. Paul Miller, Harold H. Miller, and Marie Miller Davis. The family was from the towns of Kingwood and Tunnelton, W. Va.--both located in Preston County, W. Va. Miller was born in 1908 and attended West Virginia University, where she joined a sorority, identified in the photo as Gamma Phi Beta.
View of Clark Hall from University Avenue, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Clark Hall was the Chemistry Building located on the corner of University Ave. and Prospect St. To the right of the building and out of view is now the location of the Downtown Campus Library.
The Monongahela Building hosts various businesses within its walls, as seen from the windows in which those businesses display their names. The businesses vary from physician's practices, financing, real estate, and attorney practices. The building is located to the left of the courthouse.
Musical Group at WCTU Building on Fayette Street, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The man standing in the middle of the stage directs the musical group which consists of brass, string, woodwind, and percussion musicians inside the Women's Christian Temperance Union Community Building.