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Jones pictured in uniform.

25. Portrait of WWII Soldier Ralph Jones of Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
048209
Title:
Portrait of WWII Soldier Ralph Jones of Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
Jones pictured in uniform.
Parade is associated with the War Bond Drive at which the Musical Steelmakers performed.

26. WVU ROTC Marching Down High St., Morgantown, W. Va.

IDNO:
048625
Title:
WVU ROTC Marching Down High St., Morgantown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
Parade is associated with the War Bond Drive at which the Musical Steelmakers performed.
Russell, father to Joe Neely, is pictured sitting at a desk while on a phone call.

27. Train Master Russell Neely on Telephone, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
048796
Title:
Train Master Russell Neely on Telephone, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
Russell, father to Joe Neely, is pictured sitting at a desk while on a phone call.
Mrs. Maude Wiseman Adkins in center with Depsey Adkins to the right and Gladys Richmond Adkins to the left. Dalena Boone is left of Badie Bracken Adkins, who is the girl in the front, and left of her is Joyce Delano. Nile Boone is the boy sitting in the front.

28. Adkins Family and Associates, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049230
Title:
Adkins Family and Associates, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
Mrs. Maude Wiseman Adkins in center with Depsey Adkins to the right and Gladys Richmond Adkins to the left. Dalena Boone is left of Badie Bracken Adkins, who is the girl in the front, and left of her is Joyce Delano. Nile Boone is the boy sitting in the front.
Men inspect the damage after the infamous Japanese attack. The "Wee Vee" as the ship was affectionately referred to, was raised from the bottom of Pearl Harbor where she was moored during the attack and towed to dry dock for repairs.

29. Severely Damaged U.S.S. West Virginia After December 7th Attack on Pearl Harbor, Hi.

IDNO:
049563
Title:
Severely Damaged U.S.S. West Virginia After December 7th Attack on Pearl Harbor, Hi.
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
Men inspect the damage after the infamous Japanese attack. The "Wee Vee" as the ship was affectionately referred to, was raised from the bottom of Pearl Harbor where she was moored during the attack and towed to dry dock for repairs.
Louis Johnson at the entrance to the Taj Mahal.

30. At the Taj Mahal

IDNO:
053216
Title:
At the Taj Mahal
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
Louis Johnson at the entrance to the Taj Mahal.
Colonel Louis Johnson and Colonel Griffith with Indians at the tomb of Sheik Salim Chisti at Fatehpur Sikri, India.

31. Fatehpur Sikri, India

IDNO:
053218
Title:
Fatehpur Sikri, India
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
Colonel Louis Johnson and Colonel Griffith with Indians at the tomb of Sheik Salim Chisti at Fatehpur Sikri, India.
A view of the Taj Mahal, showing wartime air raid protection measures on the central dome. The man is likely Louis Johnson.

32. The Taj Mahal

IDNO:
053220
Title:
The Taj Mahal
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
A view of the Taj Mahal, showing wartime air raid protection measures on the central dome. The man is likely Louis Johnson.
Text on the back reads, "When Assistant Secretary of War, Col. Louis Johnson was famous as hard worker, hard driver. During preparations for important mission to aid India in fighting off Japanese, the telephone in his Washington apartment was seldom silent." Johnson served as the President's personal representative in India in 1942.

33. Colonel Louis Johnson Prepares to Travel to India, Washington, D. C.

IDNO:
053270
Title:
Colonel Louis Johnson Prepares to Travel to India, Washington, D. C.
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
Text on the back reads, "When Assistant Secretary of War, Col. Louis Johnson was famous as hard worker, hard driver. During preparations for important mission to aid India in fighting off Japanese, the telephone in his Washington apartment was seldom silent." Johnson served as the President's personal representative in India in 1942.
Picture taken during construction of Washington-Carver Camp.

34. Construction of Washington-Carver Camp

IDNO:
054447
Title:
Construction of Washington-Carver Camp
Date:
ca. 1942
Description:
Picture taken during construction of Washington-Carver Camp.