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Rockwell Funeral Procession Rutty Photo, May 27, 1916
Title
Rockwell Funeral Procession Rutty Photo, May 27, 1916.
Author
Jeanette B. Rutty(?)
Abstract/Description
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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Rockwell Funeral Procession, May 27, 1916
Title
Rockwell Funeral Procession, May 27, 1916.
Abstract/Description
Photos taken May 27, 1916 during the funeral of US Navy Civil Engineer LCDR James Vincent Rockwell who was killed in an aircraft crash on May 24, 1916. In the first photo, the procession is marching west on Garden street into the intersection with Palafox as can be seen in the bottom left photo where the street sign is present. The second photo shows the procession in front of the Isis theater on Garden Street. A horse drawn caisson can be seen in the center of the photo in front of the...
Show morePhotos taken May 27, 1916 during the funeral of US Navy Civil Engineer LCDR James Vincent Rockwell who was killed in an aircraft crash on May 24, 1916. In the first photo, the procession is marching west on Garden street into the intersection with Palafox as can be seen in the bottom left photo where the street sign is present. The second photo shows the procession in front of the Isis theater on Garden Street. A horse drawn caisson can be seen in the center of the photo in front of the officer's column. Street car tracks are also visible in both photos with a street car visible clearly visible in the bottom of the second photo. The crowd of onlookers is made up of at least white and black citizens. Various modes of transportation are also visible in the side streets such as cars, horses and carts, and bicycles.
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uwfnam_NAS_1916-1917_may271916_rockwellfuneralprocession
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Model-F Above Sailboat on Pensacola Bay, 1914-1918
Title
Model-F Above Sailboat on Pensacola Bay, 1914-1918.
Author
Unknown
Abstract/Description
Photo of a Model-F Curtiss flying boat silhouetted in the sunset above a sailboat taken sometime between 1914-1918. Wooden ships are docked at the Pensacola port in the distance.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1918_c.a.1914-1918photo_flyingcurtissabovesailboat(2)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
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
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Unknown Woman and Dog, 1918
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)
Storm Clouds, Plane, and Blimp, August 26, 1918
Title
Storm Clouds, Plane, and Blimp, August 26, 1918.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
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.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1918_26aug1918_stormcloudsplaneandblimp(2)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
NAS Baseball Team, July 4, 1917
Title
NAS Baseball Team, July 4, 1917.
Author
U.S. Navy, Frank Mauk
Abstract/Description
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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Dirigible Hangar Under Construction, July 3, 1917
Title
Dirigible Hangar Under Construction, July 3, 1917.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
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.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1916-1917_july31917photo_dirigiblehangarconstruction(1)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
Aerial of Melinda's Ditch, 1916-1917
Title
Aerial of Melinda's Ditch, 1916-1917.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Aerial photo of Melinda's Ditch taken sometime between 1916 and 1917. The name refers to the stream in the bottom center of the photo which was named after a woman who owned a brothel on a hill overlooking Woolsey and the bay. The house stood where a riding corral rests in the center of the photo. A sandy walking path is visible leading from the corral to the stream. On the back of the photo is an archival summary in type which provides the context for the name of the stream.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1916-1917_photo_aerialofmelindasditch
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Camp Bennett, 1917-1918
Title
Camp Bennett, 1917-1918.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Undated photo of Camp Bennett at NAS Pensacola. The arched entrance to the camp and nearby tents are visible among the trees in the center of the photo. The back of the photo holds a stamp of official ownership by the Navy as well as a possible accession date of the photo itself. An archival summary is also provided on the back.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1916-1917_photo_campbennett
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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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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)
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
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Canvas Hangars Along the Beach, 1914-1915
Title
Canvas Hangars Along the Beach, 1914-1915.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Photo of the Canvas hangars along the beach at the Naval Aeronautical Station Pensacola, Fl. taken circa 1914-1915. Men dig out the beach while others work on Curtiss se planes that rest on the ramps to their respective hangars.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1914-1915_1914-1915photo_tenthangarsandhydroplanes(1)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
Flying Boat on Ramp by Canvas Tents, 1914-1915
Title
Flying Boat on Ramp by Canvas Tents, 1914-1915.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Photo of two Curtiss flying boats sat upon wooden ramps which extend from the canvas hangars at the Naval Aeronautical Station, Pensacola, Florida. Taken sometime in 1914 or 1915, a Curtiss model F sits in the foreground while a Curtiss AH rests at the end of it's own ramp. Navy men can be seen working and chatting on AH's ramp as well.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1914-1915_1914-1915photo_f-boatsandtenthangars(1)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
Aerial View of the U.S.S. North Carolina, 1915-1916
Title
Aerial View of the U.S.S. North Carolina, 1915-1916.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Aerial photo of the U.S.S. North Carolina and the Navy Aeronautical Station, Pensacola, Fl. taken circa 1915-1916. Canvas hangars can be seen on the beach in the left-hand side of the photo. The North Carolina is docked along Allegheny Pier. The back of the photo has descriptive information penciled upon the back as well as an archival summary.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1914-1915_c.a.1914-1916photo_aerialofussnorthcarolina
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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
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Curtiss F-Boats and AH In Water, 1914-1916
Title
Curtiss F-Boats and AH In Water, 1914-1916.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Photo of Curtiss flying boats and a model AH hydroplane on the beach at the Naval Aeronautics Station Pensacola, taken sometime after the planes arrived in January 1914. A model AH plane is currently being taxied into the water. Flying boats are close to the camera than the model AH's which sit farther down the beach.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1914-1915_jan1914photo_curtissflyingboatsandahhydroplanes(1)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
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)
Closed Tent Hangars, 1914-1916
Title
Closed Tent Hangars, 1914-1916.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Photo of the closed canvas hangars along the beach at the Navy Aeronautical Station, Pensacola, Fl. taken circa 1914-1916. The photo seems to show rough weather and the conditions planes were housed in before metal hangars were constructed. On the back is information penciled in that appears to be dated 1914 which states that two airplanes were housed at the "Navy Yard" along with an archival summary.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1914-1915_c.a.1914-1916photo_closedtenthangars
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