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Curtiss Model AB-2 Launching rom USS North Carolina, November 5, 1915
Title
Curtiss Model AB-2 Launching rom USS North Carolina, November 5, 1915.
Author
U.S. Navy, LCDR Henry C. Mustin
Abstract/Description
Photo of LCDR Henry C. Mustin launching from the USS North Carolina in his Curtiss AB-2 plane November 5, 1915 as sailors look on from the deck of the ship.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1914-1915_nov1915photo_curtisslaunching(1)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
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)
Personnel Inspection, June 1918
Title
Personnel Inspection, June 1918.
Author
U.S. Navy, A. E. Wells
Abstract/Description
Photo of sailors lined up for inspection sometime in June 1918 at NAS Pensacola. The photographer is noted in the bottom right of the photo and the various hangars housing planes are visible along the shoreline. A stamp of the Photographic Laboratory at NAS Pensacola is present on the back as well as an archival summary.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1918_june1918photo_personnelinspection
Format
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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
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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)
Aviators Photographed With Flying Boat, 1914
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
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Aerial View of Naval Aeronautic Station Pensacola, 1914
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
Format
Set of related objects
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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July Class 1915, U.S. Navy Aeronautic Station Pensacola, Florida
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
Format
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First Class of Aviators at Pensacola, 1914
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)
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)

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