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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

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)

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)

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: Set of related objects

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)

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)

Title: Sea Plane Ramp Looking West, March-November 1918.
Author: U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description: Photo of westward view of seaplane ramp at NAS Pensacola with a Curtiss R-6 taxiing away taken sometime between March and November 1918. Various means of transportation are visible in the photo from steam ships on the water, to the seaplane, to a horse drawn carriage in the middle right next to plan 776, and a chassis of a carriage being worked on in the lower right. The photos are duplicates yet contained different information on the back so are provided for contextualization. The first copy...
Show morePhoto of westward view of seaplane ramp at NAS Pensacola with a Curtiss R-6 taxiing away taken sometime between March and November 1918. Various means of transportation are visible in the photo from steam ships on the water, to the seaplane, to a horse drawn carriage in the middle right next to plan 776, and a chassis of a carriage being worked on in the lower right. The photos are duplicates yet contained different information on the back so are provided for contextualization. The first copy has a date range and notable planes that are seen in the photo. The second contains a possibly older description written on the back as well as an archival summary detailing how the date range was conceived.
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Identifier: uwfnam_NAS_1918_c.a.march-nov1918_seaplaneramps
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Title: H-16 Seaplane Number 1043, 1918.
Author: U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description: Photo of Curtiss H-16 seaplane tail number 1043 at NAS Pensacola taken sometime in 1918. Sailors and crewmen relax in the waters of the bay in the background.
Identifier: uwfnam_NAS_1918_circa1918_plane1043(1)
Format: Image (JPEG2000)

Title: Sample of the Sky at Pensacola, 1918.
Author: U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description: Photo taken from an airplane of three other planes in the sky over Pensacola Bay, taken sometime in 1918. Wing frames of the plane the photo was taken from are visible in the foreground while three planes fly into the distant near the upper center of the photo. The larger of the type is identified as a Curtiss HS type. The back of the photo contains the label given to the photo as well as an archival summary.
Identifier: uwfnam_NAS_1918_circa1918_planesinsky
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Sailor Swimming at NAS Pensacola, 1918.
Author: U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description: Photo of a sailor swimming at NAS Pensacola taken sometime in 1918. Other sailors look on from the dock and are dressed in a variety of styles from uniform to work clothes. It is unknown if the sailor is swimming for recreation, if he fell, or was pushed in jest.
Identifier: uwfnam_NAS_1918_circa1918_sailorsswimming(2)
Format: Image (JPEG2000)

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)

Title: Aerial View of NAS Pensacola, December 1918.
Author: U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description: 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.
Identifier: uwfnam_NAS_1918_dec1918_lookingSWatNAS(1)
Format: Image (JPEG2000)

Title: Aerial View of Wet Basin, May 1918.
Author: U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description: 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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Identifier: uwfnam_NAS_1918_may1918_aerialofwetbasin(1)
Format: Image (JPEG2000)

Title: View of Airship DN-1 Over NAS Pensacola, May 6, 1918.
Author: U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description: Photo of the dirigible DN-1 flying over NAS Pensacola taken on May 6, 1918. Rail tracks are visible in the center of the photo and sailors can be seen working on a new construction in the distance. The back of the photo has an official Navy credit stamp as well as a description of the photograph in felt pent.
Identifier: uwfnam_NAS_1918_6may1918_airshipDN-1overNAS
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Title: Aerial View of Hangars, December 6, 1918.
Author: U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description: 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.
Identifier: uwfnam_NAS_1918_6dec1918_aerialofhangars
Format: Image (JPEG2000)

Title: Aerial View of Seaplane Hangars, December 6, 1918.
Author: U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description: 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.
Identifier: uwfnam_NAS_1918_6dec1918_aerialofseaplanehangars(2)
Format: Image (JPEG2000)

Title: Aerial View of Seaplanes in Water, December 6, 1918.
Author: U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description: 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.
Identifier: uwfnam_NAS_1918_6dec1918_aerialplanesinwater(1)
Format: Image (JPEG2000)

Title: Power Plant at NAS Pensacola, October 8, 1918.
Author: U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description: Two copies of a photo showing Building 47, the Power Plant in the center, and surrounding buildings at NAS Pensacola taken October 8, 1918. Two copies were provided due to a difference in quality and detail with the darker image providing a less stretched, but more obscured, view of the buildings while the lighter copy has significant stretching in its development yet is stamped with credit to the Photographic Lab of NAS Pensacola on the back. An archival summary is also provided on the back...
Show moreTwo copies of a photo showing Building 47, the Power Plant in the center, and surrounding buildings at NAS Pensacola taken October 8, 1918. Two copies were provided due to a difference in quality and detail with the darker image providing a less stretched, but more obscured, view of the buildings while the lighter copy has significant stretching in its development yet is stamped with credit to the Photographic Lab of NAS Pensacola on the back. An archival summary is also provided on the back of the photo.
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Identifier: uwfnam_NAS_1918_8oct1918_camobuildingsandsmokestack
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Title: Camp Saufley, August 9, 1918.
Author: U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description: 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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Identifier: uwfnam_NAS_1918_9aug1918_campsaufley(1)
Format: Image (JPEG2000)

Title: View West Down the Seaplane Ramp, November 18, 1918.
Author: U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description: Photo looking West across the sea plane ramps taken November 18, 1918 at NAS Pensacola. Sailors can be seen working in varied capacities across the ramps though the sea planes in the photo are notable for having been too damaged to consider for repair. Two copies are provided for image clarity and the addition of a 1964 briefing on the back of the second copy detailing how many of the hangars were still in use even as the base turned 50 that year. An archival summary with additional...
Show morePhoto looking West across the sea plane ramps taken November 18, 1918 at NAS Pensacola. Sailors can be seen working in varied capacities across the ramps though the sea planes in the photo are notable for having been too damaged to consider for repair. Two copies are provided for image clarity and the addition of a 1964 briefing on the back of the second copy detailing how many of the hangars were still in use even as the base turned 50 that year. An archival summary with additional information on the nature of the broken planes is also provided on the back of this copy.
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Identifier: uwfnam_NAS_1918_18nov1918_westdownseaplaneramps
Format: Set of related objects

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