Photographic post card of sailors scrubbing wood benches and tables with stone upon a beach at the Navy Aeronautical Station, Pensacola, Fl. circa 1914-1917. The photo was printed on post card paper and the back showcases it's intent to be used in such a way. The back also has an archival summary which notes that the photo was possibly taken from the Bulkhead pier.
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.
Postcard of sailors in the "Solo Coffin" crash boat in motion on Pensacola Bay taken sometime in 1918. The back of the postcard contains the address to Rox Photo Shop, unknown if this was the photographer or simply printed the post card. The back also contains an archival summary detailing that the name "Solo Coffin" was given to the crash boat due to its nature as a rescue vessel in the case of pilot crashes on the bay.
