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A sailor prepares to dive into the sea off the deck of the U.S.S. West Virginia.

45085. Scuba Diver off U.S.S. West Virginia

IDNO:
052001
Title:
Scuba Diver off U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
A sailor prepares to dive into the sea off the deck of the U.S.S. West Virginia.
American military work with coastal artillery during a defense campaign. Photograph comes from a U.S.S. West Virginia scrapbook.

45086. Shore Battery in Hawaii

IDNO:
052002
Title:
Shore Battery in Hawaii
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
American military work with coastal artillery during a defense campaign. Photograph comes from a U.S.S. West Virginia scrapbook.
Crew members pal around during the crossing initiation ceremony, where sailors who have never crossed the equator before are "brought before Neptune" and tested.

45087. U.S.S. West Virginia Crossing the Equator

IDNO:
052003
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia Crossing the Equator
Date:
ca. 1939-1945
Description:
Crew members pal around during the crossing initiation ceremony, where sailors who have never crossed the equator before are "brought before Neptune" and tested.
View of the New York City skyline.

45088. View of Manhattan, New York City, Likely from Decks of U.S.S. West Virginia

IDNO:
052004
Title:
View of Manhattan, New York City, Likely from Decks of U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
ca. 1939-1945
Description:
View of the New York City skyline.
The U.S.S. West Virginia floats beneath the bridge.

45089. U.S.S. West Virginia beneath Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge, Ca.

IDNO:
052005
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia beneath Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge, Ca.
Date:
undated
Description:
The U.S.S. West Virginia floats beneath the bridge.
Wilda married Robert Hugh Butcher in 1934.

45090. Wilda Juanita Turner, Weston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052006
Title:
Wilda Juanita Turner, Weston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Wilda married Robert Hugh Butcher in 1934.
Juanita, pictured on the left standing, is with her friends Wilda, Ruth, Garlow, Virginia, Jo, and Bobbie.

45091. Juanita Turner and Friends, Polk Creek, Weston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052008
Title:
Juanita Turner and Friends, Polk Creek, Weston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Juanita, pictured on the left standing, is with her friends Wilda, Ruth, Garlow, Virginia, Jo, and Bobbie.
Claude Turner poses with his two dogs while his granddaughter Elizabeth Carole Butcher (b. 1934) balances on the automobile's bumper. Elizabeth later married a Weaver family member.

45092. Claude Turner and Granddaughter with Dogs, Weston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052010
Title:
Claude Turner and Granddaughter with Dogs, Weston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1938
Description:
Claude Turner poses with his two dogs while his granddaughter Elizabeth Carole Butcher (b. 1934) balances on the automobile's bumper. Elizabeth later married a Weaver family member.
Butcher stands in front of a tire at Hitt's Filling Station in Weston, W. Va. He is 3 years old in this photograph.

45093. James Leonard Butcher at Filling Station in Weston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052011
Title:
James Leonard Butcher at Filling Station in Weston, W. Va.
Date:
1952/04
Description:
Butcher stands in front of a tire at Hitt's Filling Station in Weston, W. Va. He is 3 years old in this photograph.
Butcher leans against an automobile outside the store in Lewis County, W. Va.

45094. Robert Hugh Butcher Outside Hitt's Store, Weston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052012
Title:
Robert Hugh Butcher Outside Hitt's Store, Weston, W. Va.
Date:
1952/04
Description:
Butcher leans against an automobile outside the store in Lewis County, W. Va.
Portrait of Uncle Doc's oldest daughter.

45095. Zinn Family Member, Unidentified Location

IDNO:
052013
Title:
Zinn Family Member, Unidentified Location
Date:
undated
Description:
Portrait of Uncle Doc's oldest daughter.
Schaus played basketball for WVU in 1946-1949. He coached in 1954-1960 and served as the Athletic Director for the West Virginia University Mountaineers. He left WVU in 1960 to become the head coach and subsequent general manager for the Los Angeles Lakers.

45096. Frederick Appleton Schaus, Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
052019
Title:
Frederick Appleton Schaus, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1995
Description:
Schaus played basketball for WVU in 1946-1949. He coached in 1954-1960 and served as the Athletic Director for the West Virginia University Mountaineers. He left WVU in 1960 to become the head coach and subsequent general manager for the Los Angeles Lakers.