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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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- Image (JPEG2000)
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- Personnel Inspection, November 10 1918.
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- U.S. Navy, Capt. F. M. Bennett
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Photo of Captain F. M. Bennett, USN Commandant of the Aeronautic Station, Pensacola conducting a Personnel Inspection Saturday November 10, 1918. Two copies were provided due to distinct detail difference in each. The first copy contains the date etched in the photograph in the top left corner while the second provides a clearer photograph and additional information in the form of an archival sticker. An archival summary is provided on the first photo which provides context for the end of...
Show morePhoto of Captain F. M. Bennett, USN Commandant of the Aeronautic Station, Pensacola conducting a Personnel Inspection Saturday November 10, 1918. Two copies were provided due to distinct detail difference in each. The first copy contains the date etched in the photograph in the top left corner while the second provides a clearer photograph and additional information in the form of an archival sticker. An archival summary is provided on the first photo which provides context for the end of World War I.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1918_10nov1918_inspection
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- Set of related objects
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- View West Down the Seaplane Ramp, November 18, 1918.
- Author
- 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.
- Author
- 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.
- Author
- 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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- 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.
- Author
- 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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- Plan Showing the U.S. Naval Reservation Pensacola, FLA, March 25, 1904.
- Author
- Navy Civil Engineer Corps.
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Hand-drawn plan of the U.S. Naval Reservation of Pensacola drawn up by an assistant civil engineer whose name cannot be read. The name of the sketch, the date (March 25, 1904), and the name of the assistant appear in the bottom right corner. The map is oriented with east on the top. At mid-map, running from left to right is a railroad track with long distance telephone lines along the right-of-way. The cemetery behind the Naval Hospital, towards the bottom right, is labelled "National...
Show moreHand-drawn plan of the U.S. Naval Reservation of Pensacola drawn up by an assistant civil engineer whose name cannot be read. The name of the sketch, the date (March 25, 1904), and the name of the assistant appear in the bottom right corner. The map is oriented with east on the top. At mid-map, running from left to right is a railroad track with long distance telephone lines along the right-of-way. The cemetery behind the Naval Hospital, towards the bottom right, is labelled "National Cemetery," which occurred in 1868 when the cemetery was transferred to the War Department.
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- 1904-03-25
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- uwfnam_NYP_1826-1913_1904navalreservationplan(1)
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- Image (JPEG2000)
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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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- HS Tractor Seaplane, March 30, 1916.
- Author
- U.S. Navy
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Photo of an HS tractor seaplane at NAS Pensacola taken March 30, 1916. Men relax around the base of the plane which rests on a runway. The back of the photo contains identifying information in the upper left corner of the photo as well as an archival summary.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1916-1917_march301916photo_thomasbrosHStractorseaplane
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- Set of related objects
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- Rockwell Funeral Procession Rutty Photo, May 27, 1916.
- Author
- Jeanette B. Rutty(?)
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Photo of James V. Rockwell's funeral procession in Pensacola taken May 25, 1916. A streetcar can be seen in the center of the photo and a church can be seen in the distance. Cars and horse drawn carts can be seen in the lower left of the photo alongside pedestrian onlookers. The back of the photo contains information on the original owner of the photo, one Jeanette B. Rutty(?) of Warrington, and the date of death of James V. Rockwell.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1916-1917_may241916photo_rockwellfuneralprocession
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- Set of related objects
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- NAS Baseball Team, July 4, 1917.
- Author
- U.S. Navy, Frank Mauk
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Photo of the NAS Pensacola baseball team in front of the scoreboard taken July 4, 1917 showing their win against the Fort Barrancas Army team 7 to 2. In the front row, second from the left is Frank W. Mauck, USNR.
- Identifier
- uwfnam_NAS_1916-1917_july41917photo_nasbaseballteam
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- Set of related objects
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- Unfinished Hangar Barge One, June 1916.
- Author
- U.S. Navy
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Photo taken mid-June 1916 showing the unfinished Hangar Barge One floating in the Wet Basin at NAS Pensacola. Building 45 is visible behind the frame. The frame and barge arrived on May 19, 1916 and the installation of the skin and curtain was completed in early October 1916. Dirigible DN-1 arrived in mid-December 1916.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1916-1917_june1916photo_hangarbargeone(1)
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- Image (JPEG2000)
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- Dirigible Hangar Under Construction, July 3, 1917.
- Author
- U.S. Navy
- Abstract/Description
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Photo of the dirigible hangar at NAS Pensacola under construction taken July 3, 1917. Men can be seen working in the scaffolding seemingly without safety harnesses. The date of the photo is etched in the upper left.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1916-1917_july31917photo_dirigiblehangarconstruction(1)
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- Image (JPEG2000)
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- Catapult on USS Huntington, June 1917.
- Author
- U.S. Navy
- Abstract/Description
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Photo of a Martin Model "S" seaplane on a catapult and the crew of the USS Huntington taken June 5, 1917. Crew can be seen inspecting the plane before an assumed launch while other members recline and watch from the distance. The back of the photo contains descriptive information and an archival summary detailing the nature of catapult experiments.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1916-1917_june51917photo_martinmodelah-19onhuntingtoncatapult
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- Set of related objects
