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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)

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)

Title: Aviators Photographed With Flying Boat, 1914.
Author: LCR Henry Mustin, Robert Paunack, Earl Spencer, Harold Bartlett, Walter A. Edwards, Clarence Bronson, William Corry, Jr., Joseph Pugh Norfleet, Edward McDonnell, Harold W. Scofield
Abstract/Description: Photograph of Navy and Marine aviators taken at the Naval Aeronautic Station at Pensacola sometime in 1914. LCR Henry Mustin is leaning his left arm on the Curtiss Flying Boat which the pilots are positioned in front of. The back of the photograph indicates Mustin as the leaning pilot while also providing an archival summary of the men who may have been photographed alongside those who definitely were.
Identifier: uwfnam_NAS_1914-1915_1914photo_aviatorswithflyingboat
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Aerial View of Naval Aeronautic Station Pensacola, 1914.
Author: Navy Aeronautic Station Pensacola
Abstract/Description: Aerial shot of the Naval Aeronautic Station at Pensacola, Florida taken in 1914. The front of the photo showcases canvas tent hangars can be seen beyond the Center Wharf while other hangars are in the process of being set up along the beach. Building 38 is situated in the bottom right corner of the photo. The back of the photo denotes the buildings in the photo while an archival summary provides additional information of the subjects captured.
Identifier: uwfnam_NAS_1914-1915_1914photo_aerialphoto
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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: Set of related objects

Title: July Class 1915, U.S. Navy Aeronautic Station Pensacola, Florida.
Author: U.S. Navy, Alfred A. Cunningham, Harold W. Scofield, Robert R. Paunack, Walter A. Edwards, Kenneth Whiting, Richard Saufley, Clarence Bronson, William M. Corry, Jr., Francis T. Evans, Earle F. Johnson
Abstract/Description: Navy photograph of the July 1915 Class of aviators at the Navy Aeronautic Station at Pensacola. From left to right are Alfred A. Cunningham, Harold W. Scofield, Robert R. Paunack, Walter A. Edwards, Kenneth Whiting, Richard Saufley, Clarence Bronson, William M. Corry, Jr., Francis T. Evans, and Earle F. Johnson. On the back of the photo is the official U.S. Navy release stamp and date along with an archival summary.
Date Issued: 1942-05-13
Identifier: uwfnam_NAS_1914-1915_1914photo_july1915class
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Title: First Class of Aviators at Pensacola, 1914.
Author: U.S. Navy, Robert Paunack, Earl Spencer, Harold Bartlett, Walter A. Edwards, Clarence Bronson, William Corry, Jr., Joseph Pugh Norfleet, Edward McDonnell, Harold W. Scofield, Richard Saufley, Patrick N. L. Bellinger, Kenneth Whiting, Henry C. Mustin, Albert Read, Earle Johnson, Alfred A. Cunningham, Francis T. Evans, Ewart G. Haas
Abstract/Description: Photo of the first class of aviators seated upon a Curtiss sea plane at the Navy Aeronautical Station at Pensacola taken in 1914. A description of the standing and seating arrangements is provided below the photograph. Standing, from left to right, is Robert Paunack, Earl Spencer, Harold Bartlett, Walter A. Edwards, Clarence Bronson, William Corry, Jr., Joseph Pugh Norfleet, Edward McDonnell, and Harold W. Scofield. Seated, from left to right, is Richard Saufley, Patrick N. L. Bellinger,...
Show morePhoto of the first class of aviators seated upon a Curtiss sea plane at the Navy Aeronautical Station at Pensacola taken in 1914. A description of the standing and seating arrangements is provided below the photograph. Standing, from left to right, is Robert Paunack, Earl Spencer, Harold Bartlett, Walter A. Edwards, Clarence Bronson, William Corry, Jr., Joseph Pugh Norfleet, Edward McDonnell, and Harold W. Scofield. Seated, from left to right, is Richard Saufley, Patrick N. L. Bellinger, Kenneth Whiting, Henry C. Mustin, Albert Read, Earle Johnson, Alfred A. Cunningham, Francis T. Evans, and wart G. Haas.
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Identifier: uwfnam_NAS_1914-1915_1914photo_firstclass(1)
Format: Image (JPEG2000)

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)

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)

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)

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

Title: Postcard of the "Solo Coffin," 1918.
Author: Rox Photo Shop, U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description: Postcard of sailors in the "Solo Coffin" crash boat in motion on Pensacola Bay taken sometime in 1918. The back of the postcard contains the address to Rox Photo Shop, unknown if this was the photographer or simply printed the post card. The back also contains an archival summary detailing that the name "Solo Coffin" was given to the crash boat due to its nature as a rescue vessel in the case of pilot crashes on the bay.
Identifier: uwfnam_NAS_1918_circa1918postcard_seacoffin
Format: Set of related objects

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)

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)

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)

Title: View of Airship DN-1 Over NAS Pensacola, May 6, 1918.
Author: U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description: 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.
Identifier: uwfnam_NAS_1918_6may1918_airshipDN-1overNAS
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Title: Aerial View of Hangars, December 6, 1918.
Author: U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description: 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.
Identifier: uwfnam_NAS_1918_6dec1918_aerialofhangars
Format: Image (JPEG2000)

Title: Aerial View of Seaplane Hangars, December 6, 1918.
Author: U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description: 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.
Identifier: uwfnam_NAS_1918_6dec1918_aerialofseaplanehangars(2)
Format: Image (JPEG2000)

Title: Aerial View of Seaplanes in Water, December 6, 1918.
Author: U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description: 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.
Identifier: uwfnam_NAS_1918_6dec1918_aerialplanesinwater(1)
Format: Image (JPEG2000)

Title: Power Plant at NAS Pensacola, October 8, 1918.
Author: U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description: 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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Identifier: uwfnam_NAS_1918_8oct1918_camobuildingsandsmokestack
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