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Observation Tower Under Construction, 1917.
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U.S. Navy
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Photo taken in 1917 showing the observation tower at NAS Pensacola under construction. Men can be seen working on the wooden scaffolding along the tower seemingly with no safety ropes. Silos in the background are painted in camouflage scheme which occurred as the U.S. entered World War I. A stamp of the NAS photo lab is printed on the back as well as an archival summary.
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uwfnam_NAS_1916-1917_1917photo_observationtowerconstruction
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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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Image (JPEG2000)
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Back of the Commandant's Quarters, 1917.
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U.S. Navy
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Photo of the back of the Commandant's Quarters at NAS Pensacola taken in 1917. Notable are the iron bars around the porch and balconies which seem to enclose the entire home. On the roof a worker can be seen towards the center left of the photo and the top of the building has been painted in a camouflage scheme which was used during World War I. The back of the photo holds a stamp of the NAS Pensacola photo lab, a description of the building in pencil indicating it as the Commandant's...
Show morePhoto of the back of the Commandant's Quarters at NAS Pensacola taken in 1917. Notable are the iron bars around the porch and balconies which seem to enclose the entire home. On the roof a worker can be seen towards the center left of the photo and the top of the building has been painted in a camouflage scheme which was used during World War I. The back of the photo holds a stamp of the NAS Pensacola photo lab, a description of the building in pencil indicating it as the Commandant's quarters, and a small archival summary.
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uwfnam_NAS_1916-1917_circa1917photo_backofcommandantsquarters
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