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Brow Gets 274 Miles On 1 Lap, No Date.
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Unknown Publication
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Article detailing Lt. Harold J. Brow and A. J. Williams speed tests which peaked with Brow's highest speed attained in the world at that point though he averaged 265 miles an hour.
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uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_BrowGets274Miles
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Harold J. Brow, No Date.
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Unknown Publication
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Photo of Ensign Harold J. Brow of Providence, Rhode Island in his formal attire with accompanying caption reporting that he had received an Ensign commission for the Aviation Division of the Naval Reserves, being ordered to Pensacola, Florida to await orders. It also lists his educational history.
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uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_HaroldJBrow
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Speed Benumbed, Army Pilot Wins U.S. Air Classic, No Date.
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Unknown Publication, Associated Press
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Article detailing the events of the Mount Clemons, Michigan air show in which Lt. R. L. Maughan using an Army-Curtiss flyer won the Pullitzer trophy race. Lt. Harold J. Brow was noted as winning third place in his Navy-Curtiss racer, averaging 193 mph. Ensign A. J. Williams is noted at the bottom of the article of having a fire extinguisher brake and knock his helmet off as he was flying
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uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_SpeedBenumbedPilot
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Smoke Screens and parachute Drops Arranged for Mitchel Field Show, No Date.
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Unknown Publication
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Article reporting on an upcoming air show at Mitchel Field which would see top Army and Navy personnel attending alongside such events as an air race, mail transfer demonstrations, smoke screen drops, and parachute jumps.
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uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_SmokeScreensAndParachutes
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SHATTERED, No Date.
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Unknown Publication, NEWS
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Photo of Lt. Harold J. Brow flying at Mitchel Field and the personnel in charge of recording his time and speed. The corresponding caption notes his top speed as 265 miles an hour with an average of 259.
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uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_Shattered
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Four-Mile-a-Minute Record Hung Up By New Navy Curtiss Racer, ND.
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Unknown Publication
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Article reporting that Lt. Harold J. Brow reached 255 miles an hour in a test flight, breaking his previous record of 244 miles an hour, due to the use of a new type of wing.
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uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_FourMPMRecordHung
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Four Mile A Minute Air Speed Attained, No Date.
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Unknown Publication
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Article reporting on Lt. Harold J. Brow's record speed of 244 miles an hour, setting the world speed record at the time. The New York Herald is penciled in at the bottom of the page yet no date is given to verify this is the publication source.
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uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_FourMPMAirSpeed
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Naval Airman Flies 259 Miles An Hour For World's Record, November 3, 1923.
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New York Times
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A clipping from the New York Times originally snipped by the Argus Pressclipping Bureau which details how Lieutenant Harold J. Brow flew at 259.15 miles an hour, almost five miles a minute. Fellow pilot Lieutenant A. J. Williams, a former Giants pitcher, was noted as playfully suggesting that he would break the record soon enough.
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uwfnam_HJBbox3_11-3-1923_NavalAirmanFlies259MPH
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Fliers Are Given Farewell Party, No Date.
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Unknown Publication
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Article reporting on the ending ceremonies of the Southern Air Meet. Lt. Harold J. Brow had participated but left early to attend another matter. Of note, a crowd of unruly civilians attempted to crash the dedication ceremony of the nearby airfield but the article is cut off of any additional information.
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uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_FliersGaveParty
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Otto Grow Cartoon, No Date.
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Unknown Publication, Unknown Author
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Cartoon of Otto and Shelly Grow with one of the eponymous characters wondering aloud if Lt. Harold J. Brow should have earned the name "High Brow" for his record flight speed. One is holding an umbrella for reasons unknown.
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uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_OttoGrow
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Fliers Thrice Make Air Speed Records, November 3, 1923.
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New York American
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A clipping from the New York American and accompanying photo of Lieutenant Harold J. Brow noting his and Lieutenant A. J. William's record breaking flight speeds at Mitchel Field. Brow is noted as a "Speed King" in the caption above his photograph.
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uwfnam_HJBbox3_11-3-1923_FlierThriceMakeRecords
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"Special to The New York Times".
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New York Times
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A clipping from the New York Times dated October 6 yet publishing date is unknown. The article details the record breaking speed runs of former Giants pitcher Lieutenant Al J. Williams, noting that at one point during his flight he lost consciousness after turning at a high speed.
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uwfnam_HJBbox3_11-3-1923_NavalAirmanFlies259MPH_3
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Image (JPEG)
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Admiral Clark Here, No Date.
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Unknown Publication
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An article describing Admiral Joseph James Clark's arrival and meeting with Commander Harold J. Brow. The article is bordered by red pen marks.
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uwfnam_HJBbox3_ND_AdmClarkHere
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Image (JPEG2000)
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The Book Lover's Guide To Florida: The Florida Panhandle.
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DeBolt, Dean, McCarthy, Kevin
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A chapter of the book entitled, "The Book Lover's Guide To Florida". This chapter was written as a guide to the history of the Florida Panhandle.
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WF1456432568, uwf:48847
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Document (PDF)
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Aerial View of Northwest Florida, August 5, 1918.
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U.S. Navy
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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.
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uwfnam_NAS_1918_Aug51918photo_aerialNWflorida
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Set of related objects
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Aerial View of Naval Aeronautic Station Pensacola, 1914.
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Navy Aeronautic Station Pensacola
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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.
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uwfnam_NAS_1914-1915_1914photo_aerialphoto
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Set of related objects
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Unknown Woman and Dog, 1918.
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U.S. Navy
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Photograph of unknown woman with a dog of unknown breed sitting in a field at NAS Pensacola taken sometime in 1918.
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uwfnam_NAS_1918_circa1918_unknownwoman
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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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NAS Baseball Team, July 4, 1917.
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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.
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uwfnam_NAS_1916-1917_july41917photo_nasbaseballteam
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Set of related objects
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Dirigible Hangar Under Construction, July 3, 1917.
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U.S. Navy
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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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