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- View of Airship DN-1 Over NAS Pensacola, May 6, 1918.
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- U.S. Navy
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Photo of the dirigible DN-1 flying over NAS Pensacola taken on May 6, 1918. Rail tracks are visible in the center of the photo and sailors can be seen working on a new construction in the distance. The back of the photo has an official Navy credit stamp as well as a description of the photograph in felt pent.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1918_6may1918_airshipDN-1overNAS
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- Set of related objects
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- Aerial View of Hangars, December 6, 1918.
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- U.S. Navy
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Aerial photo of seaplane hangars and ramps at NAS Pensacola taken December 6, 1918. The long building to the left perpendicular to the beach is Building 27, known as the Coal Shed. Constructed in 1827, it was originally used to store coal to power steam-engine vessels that moored at the Pensacola Navy Yard. It was later used to store lumber and at the time of this photo used as an aircraft hangar. Curtiss HS-1L seaplanes are parked on the water.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1918_6dec1918_aerialofhangars
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- Image (JPEG2000)
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- Aerial View of Seaplane Hangars, December 6, 1918.
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- U.S. Navy
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Photo of western most seaplane hangars on the beach of NAS Pensacola taken on December 6, 1918. The left-most hangar on the lower left housed Squadron 6, the "Wild Rams." Squadron 6 was one of two the navigation training squadrons and flew Curtiss H-12s and H-16s. At the lower mid-photo the small row building was the motor test. At the far lower-right, the hangar painted in camouflage housed Squadron 2, the aerial gunnery training squadron.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1918_6dec1918_aerialofseaplanehangars(2)
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- Image (JPEG2000)
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- Aerial View of Seaplanes in Water, December 6, 1918.
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- U.S. Navy
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Aerial photo of the waterfront at NAS Pensacola showing hangars, sea plane ramps, sea planes, and the town of Warrington on December 6, 1918. The three dark-roofed buildings are Hangars 74, 75, and 76 from left to right. At the far left are seaplan hangars 225 and 226. Curtiss HS-1L seaplanes rest in the water. Buildings were painted in camouflage during World War I.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1918_6dec1918_aerialplanesinwater(1)
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- Image (JPEG2000)
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- Power Plant at NAS Pensacola, October 8, 1918.
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- U.S. Navy
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Two copies of a photo showing Building 47, the Power Plant in the center, and surrounding buildings at NAS Pensacola taken October 8, 1918. Two copies were provided due to a difference in quality and detail with the darker image providing a less stretched, but more obscured, view of the buildings while the lighter copy has significant stretching in its development yet is stamped with credit to the Photographic Lab of NAS Pensacola on the back. An archival summary is also provided on the back...
Show moreTwo copies of a photo showing Building 47, the Power Plant in the center, and surrounding buildings at NAS Pensacola taken October 8, 1918. Two copies were provided due to a difference in quality and detail with the darker image providing a less stretched, but more obscured, view of the buildings while the lighter copy has significant stretching in its development yet is stamped with credit to the Photographic Lab of NAS Pensacola on the back. An archival summary is also provided on the back of the photo.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1918_8oct1918_camobuildingsandsmokestack
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- Set of related objects
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- Camp Saufley, August 9, 1918.
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- U.S. Navy
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Photo of Camp Saufly on Santa Rosa Island, across from Pensacola Bay, taken August 9, 1918. The camp was established as a temporary training base in the summer of 1918 where "aerial gunnery instructions could be carried on without danger to the neighborhood." By November 1918 the walled tents were replaced by wood buildings to include a mess hall, gunnery, armory, etc. All seaplanes and personnel, except night watchmen, returned to NAS Pensacola at night. Visible at far right above the tents...
Show morePhoto of Camp Saufly on Santa Rosa Island, across from Pensacola Bay, taken August 9, 1918. The camp was established as a temporary training base in the summer of 1918 where "aerial gunnery instructions could be carried on without danger to the neighborhood." By November 1918 the walled tents were replaced by wood buildings to include a mess hall, gunnery, armory, etc. All seaplanes and personnel, except night watchmen, returned to NAS Pensacola at night. Visible at far right above the tents is Burgess N-9 Bureau Number A-2428. The camp was named in honor of Lt. Richard C. Saufley, Naval Aviator #14, who was killed at NAS Pensacola in 1916.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1918_9aug1918_campsaufley(1)
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- View West Down the Seaplane Ramp, November 18, 1918.
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- U.S. Navy
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Photo looking West across the sea plane ramps taken November 18, 1918 at NAS Pensacola. Sailors can be seen working in varied capacities across the ramps though the sea planes in the photo are notable for having been too damaged to consider for repair. Two copies are provided for image clarity and the addition of a 1964 briefing on the back of the second copy detailing how many of the hangars were still in use even as the base turned 50 that year. An archival summary with additional...
Show morePhoto looking West across the sea plane ramps taken November 18, 1918 at NAS Pensacola. Sailors can be seen working in varied capacities across the ramps though the sea planes in the photo are notable for having been too damaged to consider for repair. Two copies are provided for image clarity and the addition of a 1964 briefing on the back of the second copy detailing how many of the hangars were still in use even as the base turned 50 that year. An archival summary with additional information on the nature of the broken planes is also provided on the back of this copy.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1918_18nov1918_westdownseaplaneramps
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- Set of related objects
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- Aviator and Plane 2507, August 20, 1918.
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- U.S. Navy
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Photo of Seaplane with tail number A-2507 and a pilot in his seat taken at NAS Pensacola taken August 20, 1918. Penciled on the back is "N9 dual control?" which references the style of plane that is seen in the photograph.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1918_20aug1918_plane2507
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- Set of related objects
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- View West down Warrington Beach, August 22, 1918.
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- U.S. Navy
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Photo looking West towards Warrington Beach from the observation tower at NAS Pensacola, taken August 22, 1918. Sailors and sea planes can be seen on the ramps into the hangars. Buildings are still painted in the camouflage scheme used during World War I. Two copies are provided due to differences in descriptive details on the front and back of the photos. Penciled on the back of the first copy is descriptive information that questions when the photo was taken and noting that it must have...
Show morePhoto looking West towards Warrington Beach from the observation tower at NAS Pensacola, taken August 22, 1918. Sailors and sea planes can be seen on the ramps into the hangars. Buildings are still painted in the camouflage scheme used during World War I. Two copies are provided due to differences in descriptive details on the front and back of the photos. Penciled on the back of the first copy is descriptive information that questions when the photo was taken and noting that it must have been taken from "the Tower." The second copy has a date etched in the top left corner of the front of the photo, a stamp of the NAS Photo Lab and an archival summary on the back.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1918_22aug1918_westdownwarringtonbeach
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- Set of related objects
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- Wet Basin, August 23, 1918.
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- U.S. Navy
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Photo of the Wet Basin at NAS Pensacola taken August 23, 1918. U.S. Navy Coal Barge 214 with an aircraft catapult is moored on the opposite side of the Basin.The largest of the three small buildings at the end of the Basin in front of the Coal Barge is Building 144, used to house engine test stands. The large building with arched windows is Building 38, a machine shop.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1918_23aug1918_wetbasin(1)
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- Image (JPEG2000)
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- Storm Clouds, Plane, and Blimp, August 26, 1918.
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- U.S. Navy
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Photo of cumulonimbus cloud formation with a rain shaft protruding from the bottom. In the lower left a blimp heads away from the storm while a Curtis H-16/F-5L heads to the beach in the center right.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1918_26aug1918_stormcloudsplaneandblimp(2)
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- Image (JPEG2000)
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- Capt. Bennett Personnel Inspection, July 27, 1918.
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- U.S. Navy
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Photo of Captain Frank M. Bennett, USN Commandant of the Aeronautic Station, Pensacola conducting a Personnel Inspection Saturday July 27, 1918. A horse drawn carriage and African American workers look on from the sides. Two copies are provided both for the sake of photo quality and for the stamp of the NAS Pensacola Photo Lab that is present on the back of the second copy. An archival summary is also provided on the back of the second copy.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1918_27july1918_cptbennettpersonnelinspection
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- Set of related objects
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- Camp Saufley from the Water, August 13, 1918.
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- U.S. Navy
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Photo of Camp Saufley, temporary training camp on Santa Rosa Island, taken August 13, 1918 from the water. Sailors can be seen going about their duties on the beach and in the temporary buildings. Two copies were provided due to quality of the image available, the presence of a date etched in the upper left corner of the first copy, and the presence of a NAS Pensacola Photo Lab stamp on the back of the second, more faded, photo. An archival summary is also provided on the back of the second...
Show morePhoto of Camp Saufley, temporary training camp on Santa Rosa Island, taken August 13, 1918 from the water. Sailors can be seen going about their duties on the beach and in the temporary buildings. Two copies were provided due to quality of the image available, the presence of a date etched in the upper left corner of the first copy, and the presence of a NAS Pensacola Photo Lab stamp on the back of the second, more faded, photo. An archival summary is also provided on the back of the second photo.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1918_1918photo_campsaufleyfromwater
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- Set of related objects
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- Sea Plane Ramp, 1918.
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- U.S. Navy
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Photo looking east across the seaplane ramp at NAS Pensacola taken October 18, 1918. Hangars and BuNo 2028 Curtiss HS-2L Flying Boat can be seen on the left. This plane was delivered to NAS Pensacola on October 18, 1918. The seaplane observation tower can be seen beyond the hangars and Wet Basin while sailors mingle about the ramp.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1918_1918photo_seaplaneramp(2)
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- Image (JPEG2000)
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- Bay View of Big Bayou, Pensacola.
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- U.S. Navy
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Aerial view looking north of Bayou Texar, noted in the photo as Big Bayou, taken in 1918. The edge of East Pensacola Heights can be seen in the bottom right of the photo connected to the rest of Pensacola via a bridge that would later be utilized as a railroad bridge.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1918_circa1918photo_bayoutexar(1)
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- Image (JPEG2000)
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- H-16 Seaplanes Refueling at Camp Saufley, December 7, 1918.
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- U.S. Navy
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Photo of H-16 seaplanes being refueled at Camp Saufley on Santa Rosa Island taken sometime after December 7, 1918. The planes are utilizing gravity to aid in refueling. The back of the photo contains descriptive information of the date and types of planes seen in the photo as well as an archival summary.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1918_dec1918photo_campsaufleyfuelingseaplane
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- Set of related objects
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- Hangar Barge One, December 1918.
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- U.S. Navy
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Photo of Hangar Barge One taken in December 1918 at NAS Pensacola. Intended for dirigible use as implied by its design, the hangar is notably painted in camouflage and sailors can be seen working within it.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1918_dec1918photo_hangarbargeOne(1)
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- Image (JPEG2000)
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- Photo of Building 9, 1880.
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- U.S. Navy
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Photograph of Building 9 taken in 1880 at the Navy Yard, Pensacola. The building was used as a sawmill and joiner shop at this time, having been built in 1868. The back of the photo contains descriptive information as well as a small archival summary.
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- uwfnam_NYP_1826-1913_1880photo_building9
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- Set of related objects
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- Spanish Water Battery at Fort Barrancas, 1910.
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- U.S. Navy
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Photograph taken sometime after 1910 looking southwest across the Spanish Water Battery at Fort Barrancas at the Navy Yard, Pensacola. The top of the battery can be seen and a Navy man can be seen on the right hand side wandering across the sand. The battery, formerly known as Battery San Antonio when under Spanish control, was completed in 1797. Built of masongry, it held seven guns and three rooms, one of which served as the state prison under Spanish rule. In 1821, Spain ceded Florida to...
Show morePhotograph taken sometime after 1910 looking southwest across the Spanish Water Battery at Fort Barrancas at the Navy Yard, Pensacola. The top of the battery can be seen and a Navy man can be seen on the right hand side wandering across the sand. The battery, formerly known as Battery San Antonio when under Spanish control, was completed in 1797. Built of masongry, it held seven guns and three rooms, one of which served as the state prison under Spanish rule. In 1821, Spain ceded Florida to the U.S. and the Army Crops of Engineers redesigned, enlarged, and repaired the battery in 1839.
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- uwfnam_NYP_1826-1913_batterysanantoniopost1910(1)
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- Image (JPEG2000)
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- Photo of the Woolsey Entrance to the Navy Yard, 1898.
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- U.S. Navy
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1898 photograph of the Woolsey Entrance (north end of East Street) which served as the main and guard gate to the Pensacola Navy Yard until 1932. Guards are posed before the gate and a cannon can be seen just beyond the entrance.
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- uwfnam_NYP_1826-1913_1898photo_maingatewoolseyentrance(1)
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- Image (JPEG2000)
