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Aerial View of Pensacola Lighthouse, 1918
Title
Aerial View of Pensacola Lighthouse, 1918.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Photo of the Pensacola Lighthouse taken from the air sometime in 1918.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1918_circa1918photo_aerialoflighthouse(1)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
Bay View of Big Bayou, Pensacola
Title
Bay View of Big Bayou, Pensacola.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
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.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1918_circa1918photo_bayoutexar(1)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
Aerial Photo of Palafox Street Wharf, 1916-1917
Title
Aerial Photo of Palafox Street Wharf, 1916-1917.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Undated aerial photo of the Palafox Street Wharf at Pensacola. Sailing and steam ships are visible on the bay and cars can be seen traveling up Palafox itself.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1916-1917_photo_aerialofpalafoxstreetwharf(1)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
Eastern View of Pensacola Lighthouse, 1922
Title
Eastern View of Pensacola Lighthouse, 1922.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Aerial photo looking east over the Pensacola lighthouse and NAS Pensacola taken around 1922. Structures are visible in the upper right of the photo. Construction on the lighthouse began in 1856 and it was first lit January 1, 1859. A first-order Fresnel lens was cut and polished by Henri LePaute of Paris, France and was installed and lighted by a single whale oil lamp. IN 1965 the lighthouse was automated so it no longer required the Keeper or Coast Guard personnel to live at the site. The...
Show moreAerial photo looking east over the Pensacola lighthouse and NAS Pensacola taken around 1922. Structures are visible in the upper right of the photo. Construction on the lighthouse began in 1856 and it was first lit January 1, 1859. A first-order Fresnel lens was cut and polished by Henri LePaute of Paris, France and was installed and lighted by a single whale oil lamp. IN 1965 the lighthouse was automated so it no longer required the Keeper or Coast Guard personnel to live at the site. The former Keeper's Quarters houses the Navy's Command Display Center which has exhibits pertaining to the history of the lighthouse and the Naval Air Station.
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Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1921-1922_circa1922_lokkingeastatlighthouse(1a)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
Southern View of Pensacola Lighthouse, 1922
Title
Southern View of Pensacola Lighthouse, 1922.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Aerial photo looking south over the Pensacola Lighthouse taken circa 1922. Construction on the lighthouse began in 1856 and it was first lit on January 1, 1859. A first-order Fresnel lens, cut and polished by Henri LePaute of Paris, France, was installed and lit by a single whale oil lamp. The lighthouse became automated in 1965 and the Keeper's Quarters now houses the Navy's Command Display Center which has exhibits pertaining to the history of the lighthouse and Naval Air Station.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1921-1922_circa1922_pensacolalighthouse(1)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
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
Format
Set of related objects
Advanced Redoubt of Fort San Carlos De Barrancas, 1914-1918
Title
Advanced Redoubt of Fort San Carlos De Barrancas, 1914-1918.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Photographed view inside the Advance Redoubt of Fort San Carlos De Barrancas, taken sometime between 1914-1918 at the Naval Air Station Pensacola.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1918_c.a.1914-1918photo_insideadvancedredoubtarches(2)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
Staircase in Advanced Redoubt of Fort San Carlos de Barrancas, 1914-1918
Title
Staircase in Advanced Redoubt of Fort San Carlos de Barrancas, 1914-1918.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Photo of the staircase within the Advanced Redoubt of Fort San Carlos de Barrancas, taken from 1914-1918 at the Naval Air Station Pensacola.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1918_c.a.1914-1918photo_insideadvancedredoubtstairs(2)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
View From the Advanced Redoubt of Fort San Carlos de Barrancas, 1914-1918
Title
View From the Advanced Redoubt of Fort San Carlos de Barrancas, 1914-1918.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Photo view from inside the Advanced Redoubt of Fort San Carlos de Barrancas, taken sometime between 1914-1918 at the Naval Air Station Pensacola. Graffiti can be seen written on the arches of the stairwell the most legible of which reads "Help."
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1918_c.a.1914-1918photo_insideadvancedredoubtgrafitti(1)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
Spanish Water Battery at Fort Barrancas, 1910
Title
Spanish Water Battery at Fort Barrancas, 1910.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Photograph taken sometime after 1910 looking southwest across the Spanish Water Battery at Fort Barrancas at the Navy Yard, Pensacola. The top of the battery can be seen and a Navy man can be seen on the right hand side wandering across the sand. The battery, formerly known as Battery San Antonio when under Spanish control, was completed in 1797. Built of masongry, it held seven guns and three rooms, one of which served as the state prison under Spanish rule. In 1821, Spain ceded Florida to...
Show morePhotograph taken sometime after 1910 looking southwest across the Spanish Water Battery at Fort Barrancas at the Navy Yard, Pensacola. The top of the battery can be seen and a Navy man can be seen on the right hand side wandering across the sand. The battery, formerly known as Battery San Antonio when under Spanish control, was completed in 1797. Built of masongry, it held seven guns and three rooms, one of which served as the state prison under Spanish rule. In 1821, Spain ceded Florida to the U.S. and the Army Crops of Engineers redesigned, enlarged, and repaired the battery in 1839.
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Identifier
uwfnam_NYP_1826-1913_batterysanantoniopost1910(1)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
Aerial Photo Over Wall to Warrington, 1914-1916
Title
Aerial Photo Over Wall to Warrington, 1914-1916.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Aerial shot of the Navy Aeronautical Station, Pensacola, Fl. and the wall that surrounded it, dividing the station from the town of Warrington, Fl. taken around 1914-1916. The photo showcases several key structures such as the water tower and general store of the base as well as capturing the layout of the village just beyond it. In the upper left corner is a possible date of creation of the photo marked in white which reads April 3, 1916. On the back is an official Navy stamp of copyright as...
Show moreAerial shot of the Navy Aeronautical Station, Pensacola, Fl. and the wall that surrounded it, dividing the station from the town of Warrington, Fl. taken around 1914-1916. The photo showcases several key structures such as the water tower and general store of the base as well as capturing the layout of the village just beyond it. In the upper left corner is a possible date of creation of the photo marked in white which reads April 3, 1916. On the back is an official Navy stamp of copyright as well as an archival summary.
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Date Issued
1914-1916
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1914-1915_c.a.1914-1916photo_overwalltowarrington
Format
Set of related objects
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
Format
Set of related objects
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
Format
Set of related objects
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
Format
Set of related objects
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)
View West of NAS from Observation Tower, 1918-1919
Title
View West of NAS from Observation Tower, 1918-1919.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
View looking west across NAS Pensacola taken 1918-1919 from the Seaplane Observation Tower. A Burgess N-9H seaplane rests in the water along the beach, one more resides on the dock, and three aircraft fly towards base in the top left corner of the photo. Buildings are painted with camouflage.
Identifier
uwfnam_NAS_1918_c.a.1918-1919photo_westfromobservationtower(2)
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)

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