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- Advanced Redoubt of Fort San Carlos De Barrancas, 1914-1918.
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- U.S. Navy
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Photographed view inside the Advance Redoubt of Fort San Carlos De Barrancas, taken sometime between 1914-1918 at the Naval Air Station Pensacola.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1918_c.a.1914-1918photo_insideadvancedredoubtarches(2)
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- Aerial View of Advanced Redoubt, 1918.
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- U.S. Navy
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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.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1918_circa1918photo_aerialadvancedredoubt
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- Set of related objects
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- Aerial View of Hangar Roofs, March-November 1918.
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- U.S. Navy
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View of hangars at NAS Pensacola taken between mid-March and Mid-November 1918. At the left is Curtiss R-6, BuNo A-176, which was received on July 3, 1917 and Struck off Charge May 31, 1922. Also at the left is the Curtiss H-12 Flying Boat, BuNo A-722, was received at NASP on March 12, 1918 and Struck off Charge November 16, 1918 with just 339 hours of flight time. Sailors and personnel can also be seen milling about the base.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1918_c.a.march-nov1918_hangarsandplanes(1)
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- Aerial View of Hangars, December 6, 1918.
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- U.S. Navy
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Aerial photo of seaplane hangars and ramps at NAS Pensacola taken December 6, 1918. The long building to the left perpendicular to the beach is Building 27, known as the Coal Shed. Constructed in 1827, it was originally used to store coal to power steam-engine vessels that moored at the Pensacola Navy Yard. It was later used to store lumber and at the time of this photo used as an aircraft hangar. Curtiss HS-1L seaplanes are parked on the water.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1918_6dec1918_aerialofhangars
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- Aerial View of NAS Pensacola, December 1918.
- Author
- U.S. Navy
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Photo looking southwest across NAS Pensacola taken sometime after Decemeber 1918. Hangar Barge One (lower right corner) is onshore and the 125 foot seaplane observation tower (middle left) is complete. Buildings are still painted in camouflage paint schemes used during World War I.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1918_dec1918_lookingSWatNAS(1)
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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 Pensacola Lighthouse, 1918.
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- U.S. Navy
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Photo of the Pensacola Lighthouse taken from the air sometime in 1918.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1918_circa1918photo_aerialoflighthouse(1)
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- Image (JPEG2000)
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- Aerial View of Seaplane Hangars, December 6, 1918.
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- U.S. Navy
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Photo of western most seaplane hangars on the beach of NAS Pensacola taken on December 6, 1918. The left-most hangar on the lower left housed Squadron 6, the "Wild Rams." Squadron 6 was one of two the navigation training squadrons and flew Curtiss H-12s and H-16s. At the lower mid-photo the small row building was the motor test. At the far lower-right, the hangar painted in camouflage housed Squadron 2, the aerial gunnery training squadron.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1918_6dec1918_aerialofseaplanehangars(2)
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- Aerial View of Seaplanes in Water, December 6, 1918.
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- U.S. Navy
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Aerial photo of the waterfront at NAS Pensacola showing hangars, sea plane ramps, sea planes, and the town of Warrington on December 6, 1918. The three dark-roofed buildings are Hangars 74, 75, and 76 from left to right. At the far left are seaplan hangars 225 and 226. Curtiss HS-1L seaplanes rest in the water. Buildings were painted in camouflage during World War I.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1918_6dec1918_aerialplanesinwater(1)
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- Image (JPEG2000)
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- Aerial View of the Aerial Gunnery School, December 10, 1918.
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- U.S. Navy
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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.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1918_dec101918photo_aerialsantarosaisland
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- Set of related objects
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- Aerial View of Wet Basin, May 1918.
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- U.S. Navy
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Aerial photo of the Wet Basin taken sometime after May 6, 1918. Hangar Barge One is moored in the Wet Basin as are SC-1 Class Submarine Chasers 336 and 158. Moored at the left entrance to the Wet Basin is US Navy Coal Barge 214 with the affixed aircraft catapult. The building at the top of the Wet Basin is Building 45, general storehouse and office space. To the left of Hangar Barge One is Building 38, machine shop. The small building parallel to the wharf in front of Hangar Barge One and...
Show moreAerial photo of the Wet Basin taken sometime after May 6, 1918. Hangar Barge One is moored in the Wet Basin as are SC-1 Class Submarine Chasers 336 and 158. Moored at the left entrance to the Wet Basin is US Navy Coal Barge 214 with the affixed aircraft catapult. The building at the top of the Wet Basin is Building 45, general storehouse and office space. To the left of Hangar Barge One is Building 38, machine shop. The small building parallel to the wharf in front of Hangar Barge One and Building 38 is Building 144 which housed engine test stands.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1918_may1918_aerialofwetbasin(1)
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- Athletic Field and Stands, 1918.
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- U.S. Navy
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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.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1918_athleticfieldandstands(1)
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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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- 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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- Building 25, August 23, 1918.
- Author
- U.S. Navy
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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.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1918_aug231918photo_building25(3)
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- Building 52 at NAS Pensacola, 1918.
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- U.S. Navy
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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.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1918_circa1918photo_building52(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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- 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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- Capt. Bennett Personnel Inspection, July 27, 1918.
- Author
- U.S. Navy
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Photo of Captain Frank M. Bennett, USN Commandant of the Aeronautic Station, Pensacola conducting a Personnel Inspection Saturday July 27, 1918. A horse drawn carriage and African American workers look on from the sides. Two copies are provided both for the sake of photo quality and for the stamp of the NAS Pensacola Photo Lab that is present on the back of the second copy. An archival summary is also provided on the back of the second copy.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1918_27july1918_cptbennettpersonnelinspection
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- Set of related objects
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- Chauncey Claude Vogenitz, Forward Aerial Gunner, 1918.
- Author
- Chauncey Claude Vogenitz
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Photo of Chauncey Claude Vogenitz taken at NAS Pensacola sometime in 1918. Born in Newcomertown, Ohio on April 26, 1899, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy Reserve Forces on April 29, 1918 at the Navy Yard, Washington D.C. He was called to Active Duty May 1, 1918 and arrived at NAS Pensacola on November 11, 1918. He was Landsman for Quartermaster 125 days; Quartermaster, Second Class (Aviation) 71 days; Gunner's Mate, First Class; Released March 12, 1919. Honorable Discharge September 30, 1921....
Show morePhoto of Chauncey Claude Vogenitz taken at NAS Pensacola sometime in 1918. Born in Newcomertown, Ohio on April 26, 1899, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy Reserve Forces on April 29, 1918 at the Navy Yard, Washington D.C. He was called to Active Duty May 1, 1918 and arrived at NAS Pensacola on November 11, 1918. He was Landsman for Quartermaster 125 days; Quartermaster, Second Class (Aviation) 71 days; Gunner's Mate, First Class; Released March 12, 1919. Honorable Discharge September 30, 1921. Vogenitz passed away June 9, 1958 and is buried in Akron, OH.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1918_circa1918_chaunceyclaudevogenitz(2)
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