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Canvas Hangars and Coal Shed, 1914-1915
Title
Canvas Hangars and Coal Shed, 1914-1915.
Author
U.S. Navy, D. McMahon
Abstract/Description
Photo of the canvas hangars and Building 27, known as the Coal Shed, at the Naval Aeronautical Station, Pensacola, Florida taken around 1914-1915. Men can be seen possibly chopping wood by the Coal Shed in the right hand side of the photo. Men and children can also be seen in the bottom of the photo resting upon a wooden ramp for one of the Curtiss flyers and a stamp of D. McMahon, Pensacola, FLA can be seen in the bottom right of the photo indicating the possible photographer.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1914-1915_1914photo_hangarsandcoalshed(1)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
The Wireless Station, Building 48, 1910-1919
Title
The Wireless Station, Building 48, 1910-1919.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Photo of Building 48, the Wireless Station, at NAS Pensacola taken between 1910-1919. Just beyond the house is the west wall in the center left of the photo and an officer's quarters in the center right. The back of the photo contains a stamp of the NAS Pensacola photo lab as well as an archival summary.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1916-1917_c.a.1910-1919photo_wirelessstation
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View West of NAS from Observation Tower, 1918-1919
Title
View West of NAS from Observation Tower, 1918-1919.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
View looking west across NAS Pensacola taken 1918-1919 from the Seaplane Observation Tower. A Burgess N-9H seaplane rests in the water along the beach, one more resides on the dock, and three aircraft fly towards base in the top left corner of the photo. Buildings are painted with camouflage.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1918_c.a.1918-1919photo_westfromobservationtower(2)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
Aerial View of NAS Pensacola, 1916-1917
Title
Aerial View of NAS Pensacola, 1916-1917.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Aerial photo of NAS Pensacola as it appeared in 1916-1917 after the metal hangars 71, 72, and 73 were built to the west of Center Wharf. Tied at Allegheny PIer is the armored cruiser North Carolina (ACR 12), the station ship, which arrived in September 1915. The back of the photo contains a date range for the image as well as information relating the image to a personal collection of one Vice Admiral Gerald F. Bogan.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1916-1917_c.a.1916-1917photo_aeriallayoutnas
Format
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Warrington-Woolsey Cemetery, 1916-1917
Title
Warrington-Woolsey Cemetery, 1916-1917.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Photo of the old Warrington-Woosey cemetery taken sometime from 1916-1917. Visible are few headstones, a wooden gate, and overgrowth of local flora. No names are visible on the headstones in the photo. On the back is a stamp of the NAS Pensacola photo lab as well as an archival summary which details the history of the cemetery
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1916-1917_c.a.1916-1917photo_warrington-woolseycivilianburialground
Format
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AB-2 Launch from Coal Barge, April 16, 1915
Title
AB-2 Launch from Coal Barge, April 16, 1915.
Author
U.S. Navy, LTJG Patrick N. L. Bellinger
Abstract/Description
Photo of aviator Patrick Bellinger successfully launching from U.S. Navy Coal Barge No. 214 in Pensacola, Florida on April 16, 1915. The back of the photo holds an archival summary as well as an official U.S. Navy stamp of credit.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1914-1915_april1915photo_ab2launching
Format
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Pilot and Photographer in Curtiss Seaplane, December 1915
Title
Pilot and Photographer in Curtiss Seaplane, December 1915.
Author
U.S. Navy, Walter Leroy Richardson, Lt. Earle F. Johnson
Abstract/Description
Photo of Navy photographer Walter Leroy Richardson, left, and Lt. Earle F. Johnson, right, in a Curtiss seaplane at the Naval Aeronautic Station Pensacola, December 1915. The pair performed the first recorded aerial photography mission. The back of one photo holds descriptive text written in pencil as well as an archival summary. A duplicate photo was omitted due to redundancy of the front image but the back was retained here which provides a biography of Richardson as well as an official...
Show morePhoto of Navy photographer Walter Leroy Richardson, left, and Lt. Earle F. Johnson, right, in a Curtiss seaplane at the Naval Aeronautic Station Pensacola, December 1915. The pair performed the first recorded aerial photography mission. The back of one photo holds descriptive text written in pencil as well as an archival summary. A duplicate photo was omitted due to redundancy of the front image but the back was retained here which provides a biography of Richardson as well as an official Navy credit stamp.
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Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1914-1915_dec1915photo_pilotsincurtiss
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Photo of Beach at NAS Pensacola, February 1914
Title
Photo of Beach at NAS Pensacola, February 1914.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Photo of the beach at the Naval Aeronautic Station, Pensacola taken sometime in early 1914. The photo showcases many of the buildings of the station including Building 38 in the right hand side and the water tower in the background. The condition of the beach is conspicuous. The back of the photo has extra details on who the photo was sent to in February 1914 as well as an archival summary.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1914-1915_feb14-1914photo_picturetosecnav
Format
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Taxiing Burgess N-9, 1918
Title
Taxiing Burgess N-9, 1918.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Photo of Burgess N-9 taxiing along the water at NAS Pensacola, taken early 1918.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1918_c.a.Jan-July1918photo_burgessN-9taxiing(2)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
Aerial View of Advanced Redoubt, 1918
Title
Aerial View of Advanced Redoubt, 1918.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Photo of the Advanced Redoubt of Fort San Carlos de Barrancas taken from a dirigible over the Naval Air Station Pensacola, 1918. The shadow of the blimp is visible in the lower left corner.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1918_circa1918photo_aerialadvancedredoubt
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Aerial View of Pensacola Lighthouse, 1918
Title
Aerial View of Pensacola Lighthouse, 1918.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Photo of the Pensacola Lighthouse taken from the air sometime in 1918.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1918_circa1918photo_aerialoflighthouse(1)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
Aerial Postcard Photo of the Navy Aeronautical Station, 1914
Title
Aerial Postcard Photo of the Navy Aeronautical Station, 1914.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Postcard photograph of the beach at the Naval Aeronautical Station, Pensacola looking west. The canvas hangars and coal shed are visible along the beach as well as Building 38 in the lower right. On the back showcases the postcard stamping as well as an archival summary.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1914-1915_circa1914photopostcard_aerialview
Format
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Athletic Field and Stands, 1918
Title
Athletic Field and Stands, 1918.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Photo of the athletic field and stands looking northeast at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, taken in late 1918. The dirigible hangar and floating hanger can be seen in the upper part of the photo.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1918_athleticfieldandstands(1)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
Photographic Laboratory Building 258, 1918
Title
Photographic Laboratory Building 258, 1918.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Photo of the Photographic Laboratory, Building 258, at the Naval Air Station at Pensacola, Florida, taken sometime in 1918. The back of the photo contains descriptive information of where to find additional photos or info at the National Archives as well as an archival summary.
Identifier
NAS_1918_1918photo_bldg258thephotolab
Format
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Aerial View of Northwest Florida, August 5, 1918
Title
Aerial View of Northwest Florida, August 5, 1918.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Aerial photo of a coastline along Northwest Florida taken on August 5, 1918. Structures are built directly upon the sand and coastline. The back of the photo contains a Navy credit stamp and an archival summary.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1918_Aug51918photo_aerialNWflorida
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Photo of NAS from Observation Tower, August 22, 1918
Title
Photo of NAS from Observation Tower, August 22, 1918.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Photo of the Naval Air Station Pensacola taken from the observation tower on August 22, 1918. The Pontoon hangar is along the coast while horses look on. A dock is under construction on the right and in the distance smoke trails from a factory in Pensacola. Math problems, a stamp from Fly Magazine, and an archival summary rest on the back of the photo.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1918_aug221918photo_NASlookingnorth
Format
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Building 25, August 23, 1918
Title
Building 25, August 23, 1918.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Photo of Building 25 at the Naval Air Station Pensacola which at this time was being used as a barracks for Enlisted sailors. The building represents early military utilitarian architecture and features camouflage paint. Beds and sailors are visible through the windows of the building while others move about the entrances.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1918_aug231918photo_building25(3)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
Curtiss Flying Boats on Beach, March 1914
Title
Curtiss Flying Boats on Beach, March 1914.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Duplicate photos of Curtiss planes parked on the beach of the NAS Pensacola in a photo dated March 1914. The darker version has a longer view point of the beach and includes images of extra sailors. Some tail numbers are visible in the lighter version of the photograph. The planes, from closest to furthest, are a Curtiss flying boat, C-type; Curtiss hydroaeroplane A-3; Curtiss flying boat, C-2; Curtiss flying boat, C-type; Wright hydroaeroplane B-3; Curtiss flying boat, C-type; Curtiss "OWL"...
Show moreDuplicate photos of Curtiss planes parked on the beach of the NAS Pensacola in a photo dated March 1914. The darker version has a longer view point of the beach and includes images of extra sailors. Some tail numbers are visible in the lighter version of the photograph. The planes, from closest to furthest, are a Curtiss flying boat, C-type; Curtiss hydroaeroplane A-3; Curtiss flying boat, C-2; Curtiss flying boat, C-type; Wright hydroaeroplane B-3; Curtiss flying boat, C-type; Curtiss "OWL" amphibian E-1; and Curtiss hydroaeroplane, A-type.
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Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1914-1915_march1914photo_curtissflyingboats
Format
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Curtiss Flying Boats on Beach, March 1914, Wide Shot
Title
Curtiss Flying Boats on Beach, March 1914, Wide Shot.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Shot of the Curtiss flying boats and hydroplanes on the beach of NAS Pensacola which includes details of the yard behind the canvas tents. Details of the date taken and plane types are written above the photograph and some tail markings are barely visible.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1914-1915_march1914photo_curtissflyingboats(wider)(1)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
Flying Boats on the Beach, March 1914
Title
Flying Boats on the Beach, March 1914.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Photo of Curtiss flying boats and other planes on the beach in front of their canvas hangars, taken March 1914. An archival summary is pasted on the card below the photo and provides additional information on the types of planes within the photo.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1914-1915_march1914photo_f-boats(1)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)

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