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Hand Drawn Map of the Navy Aeronautic Station, Pensacola, October 16, 1915
Title
Hand Drawn Map of the Navy Aeronautic Station, Pensacola, October 16, 1915.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Photograph of a hand drawn map of NAS Pensacola, drawn October 16, 1915. The map is oriented north to south and includes a key of important structures in the top right corner. Credit for the drawing is given in the bottom right corner of the map as well as the scale, sheet and drawing number. The back contains an archival summary as well as an official Navy credit stamp.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1914-1915_oct161915photo_handrawnmapofnas
Format
Set of related objects
Metal Hangars at the Naval Air Station, 1918
Title
Metal Hangars at the Naval Air Station, 1918.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Photo of the camouflaged hangars at the Naval Air Station Pensacola, taken late 1918. The nose of a sea plane can be seen in the bottom left corner and another on the right hand side of the photo partially obstructed by the hangar itself.
Identifier
NAS_1918_1918photo_hangars74-75-76(2)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
Sailors Utilizing Nephoscope, August 9, 1918
Title
Sailors Utilizing Nephoscope, August 9, 1918.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Photo taken August 9, 1918 of sailors using a Nephoscope, a device used to determine cloud direction, height, and velocity, at Camp Saufley on Santa Rosa Island. The camp was a temporary training base.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1918_aug91918photo_nephoscope(2)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
View West of NAS Down South Avenue, October 8, 1918
Title
View West of NAS Down South Avenue, October 8, 1918.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
View of NAS Pensacola looking west down South Avenue taken from the Observation Tower on October 8, 1918. In the lower left is Seaplane Hangar 71. At the far right, the long two story building is Building 1, the Ship Carpenter's Shop build int 1868. Directly in front of Building 1 is Building 30, a small boat storage shed; adjacent to this is a small, one story, gable-roofed frame structure built in 1917-19118, Building 230. The Dark roofed building running perpendicular to Bldg's 1 and 30 is...
Show moreView of NAS Pensacola looking west down South Avenue taken from the Observation Tower on October 8, 1918. In the lower left is Seaplane Hangar 71. At the far right, the long two story building is Building 1, the Ship Carpenter's Shop build int 1868. Directly in front of Building 1 is Building 30, a small boat storage shed; adjacent to this is a small, one story, gable-roofed frame structure built in 1917-19118, Building 230. The Dark roofed building running perpendicular to Bldg's 1 and 30 is Building 105, a low-hip-roofed frame shop built in 1917-1918. Just west beyond Bldg 105 is Building 25, a storage building completed in 1868, converted to a seaman's barracks in 1907, then to a Marine barracks in 1927, and finally office space and storage in 1957.
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Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1918_oct81918photo_westfromobservationtower(1)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
View Northwest of NAS, November 26, 1918
Title
View Northwest of NAS, November 26, 1918.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Aerial view of NAS Pensacola looking Northwest taken November 26, 1918. The chimney of the Power Plant is visible in the lower right and beyond the water tank is the west wall of the old Navy Yard. Warrington is just beyond this wall. Building 32, the General Storekeeper's storehouse, and offices run parallel to the wall.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1918_nov261918photo_aerialNASwatertank(1)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
Officer's Mess Hall, Building 22, July, 1918
Title
Officer's Mess Hall, Building 22, July, 1918.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Photo of the Officer's Mess Hall in Building 242 at NAS Pensacola, taken in July 1918. Navy attendants pose along the sides while dishes and utensils are mostly placed in their proper order. A pile of spoons can be seen in the second table from the bottom of the photo.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1918_july1918photo_officersmesshallinside(2)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
Aerial View of the Aerial Gunnery School, December 10, 1918
Title
Aerial View of the Aerial Gunnery School, December 10, 1918.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Photo of NAS Pensacola's Aerial Gunnery School on Santa Rosa Island, taken December 10, 1918. Sea planes can be seen along the shoreline and multiple shadowed buildings are placed on the beach. On the back of the photo is the date penciled in the upper right corner and an archival summary.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1918_dec101918photo_aerialsantarosaisland
Format
Set of related objects
Wet Basin and Hangars, December 6, 1918
Title
Wet Basin and Hangars, December 6, 1918.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Aerial view of the waterfront at NAS Pensacola taken on December 6, 1918 showing the hangar and buildings around the wet basin. Tied up on the left entrance to the WeT Basin is US Navy Coal Barge 214, the Catapult Barge. At the lower right one can see the 125 foot seaplane observation tower. Camouflage paint was applied to buildings during World War I.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1918_6dec1918_aerialwetbasinandhangars(2)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
Squadron 2 in the Water, December 6, 1918
Title
Squadron 2 in the Water, December 6, 1918.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Aerial photo taken of the metal hangars at NAS Pensacola taken December 6, 1918 with Squadron 2 parked in the water in the lower left corner. Details are provided on the back of the photo to the identity of the squadron but of note the word "foreground" is misspelled as "foregrond."
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1918_6dec1918_squadron2inwater
Format
Set of related objects
Building 52 at NAS Pensacola, 1918
Title
Building 52 at NAS Pensacola, 1918.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Photo of Building 52 taken from the observation tower sometime in 1918. The building is painted in a camouflaged scheme and sailors are gathered around a navy truck and preforming maintenance of some kind.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1918_circa1918photo_building52(2)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
Observation Tower at NAS Pensacola, 1918
Title
Observation Tower at NAS Pensacola, 1918.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Photo of the 125-foot observation tower at NAS Pensacola, taken in 1918. Sailors relax on the edge of the landing in the right of the photo and small motorboats are docked along the water.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1918_circa1918photo_observationtower(2)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
Curtiss Model F-boat Launch, 1914
Title
Curtiss Model F-boat Launch, 1914.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
1914 official Navy photograph of a Curtiss F-boat being launched from canvas Hangar 10 at the Naval Aeronautical Station in Pensacola. Men look on as the plane is lowered down wooden ramps laid upon the beach. The back of the photo exhibits information on the type of plane as well as official Navy credit stamps. An archival summary is also provided.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1914-1915_1914photo_curtisslaunchhangar10
Format
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Tent Hangars and Hydroplanes, 1914
Title
Tent Hangars and Hydroplanes, 1914.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Photograph of the tent hangars on the shore of the Pensacola Navy Yard taken in January 1914 just prior to the site being renamed the Naval Aeronautical Station Pensacola, Florida. Sea planes are being taxied into their hangars while one is in the process of taking off in the center of the photo.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1914-1915_1914photo_tenthangarsandtaxiinghydroplane(1)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
Curtiss Plane on Catapult, April 16, 1915
Title
Curtiss Plane on Catapult, April 16, 1915.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Photo taken April 16, 1915 of LTJG Patrick N.L. Bellinger's Curtiss AB-2 sea plane loaded onto a catapult upon the U.S. Navy Coal Barge No. 214. Men inspect the catapult while others look on.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1914-1915_april-16-1915photo_curtissoncatapult(1)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
H-16 Seaplane Number 1043, 1918
Title
H-16 Seaplane Number 1043, 1918.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Photo of Curtiss H-16 seaplane tail number 1043 at NAS Pensacola taken sometime in 1918. Sailors and crewmen relax in the waters of the bay in the background.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1918_circa1918_plane1043(1)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
Sample of the Sky at Pensacola, 1918
Title
Sample of the Sky at Pensacola, 1918.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Photo taken from an airplane of three other planes in the sky over Pensacola Bay, taken sometime in 1918. Wing frames of the plane the photo was taken from are visible in the foreground while three planes fly into the distant near the upper center of the photo. The larger of the type is identified as a Curtiss HS type. The back of the photo contains the label given to the photo as well as an archival summary.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1918_circa1918_planesinsky
Format
Set of related objects
Sailor Swimming at NAS Pensacola, 1918
Title
Sailor Swimming at NAS Pensacola, 1918.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Photo of a sailor swimming at NAS Pensacola taken sometime in 1918. Other sailors look on from the dock and are dressed in a variety of styles from uniform to work clothes. It is unknown if the sailor is swimming for recreation, if he fell, or was pushed in jest.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1918_circa1918_sailorsswimming(2)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
Unknown Woman and Dog, 1918
Title
Unknown Woman and Dog, 1918.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Photograph of unknown woman with a dog of unknown breed sitting in a field at NAS Pensacola taken sometime in 1918.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1918_circa1918_unknownwoman
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
Aerial View of NAS Pensacola, December 1918
Title
Aerial View of NAS Pensacola, December 1918.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Photo looking southwest across NAS Pensacola taken sometime after Decemeber 1918. Hangar Barge One (lower right corner) is onshore and the 125 foot seaplane observation tower (middle left) is complete. Buildings are still painted in camouflage paint schemes used during World War I.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1918_dec1918_lookingSWatNAS(1)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
Aerial View of Wet Basin, May 1918
Title
Aerial View of Wet Basin, May 1918.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Aerial photo of the Wet Basin taken sometime after May 6, 1918. Hangar Barge One is moored in the Wet Basin as are SC-1 Class Submarine Chasers 336 and 158. Moored at the left entrance to the Wet Basin is US Navy Coal Barge 214 with the affixed aircraft catapult. The building at the top of the Wet Basin is Building 45, general storehouse and office space. To the left of Hangar Barge One is Building 38, machine shop. The small building parallel to the wharf in front of Hangar Barge One and...
Show moreAerial photo of the Wet Basin taken sometime after May 6, 1918. Hangar Barge One is moored in the Wet Basin as are SC-1 Class Submarine Chasers 336 and 158. Moored at the left entrance to the Wet Basin is US Navy Coal Barge 214 with the affixed aircraft catapult. The building at the top of the Wet Basin is Building 45, general storehouse and office space. To the left of Hangar Barge One is Building 38, machine shop. The small building parallel to the wharf in front of Hangar Barge One and Building 38 is Building 144 which housed engine test stands.
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Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1918_may1918_aerialofwetbasin(1)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)

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