Current Search: NAS Pensacola (1918) (x)
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Crowded Barracks, 1918.
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U.S. Navy
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Photo of crowded enlisted barracks at NAS Pensacola, taken sometime from 1917-1918. Sailor pose for the camera while others carouse around their beds. The foots of two beds can be seen at the bottom of the photo further showing the packed condition.
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uwfnam_NAS_1918_c.a.1917-1918photo_crowdedbarracks(1)
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Group Photo of NAS Pilots, November 16, 1918.
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U.S. Navy, Ensign Albert Whitted
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Group photo of Navy pilots taken November 16, 1918 at NAS Pensacola. The date is etched in the upper left corner of the photo and each pilot is dressed in their flying gear. A small summary is provided in the framed photo which identifies Ensign Albert Whitted in the middle row, second from the left.
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uwfnam_NAS_1918_photocopy16nov1918_pilotsgrouppicture
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H-16 Seaplane Number 1043, 1918.
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U.S. Navy
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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.
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uwfnam_NAS_1918_circa1918_plane1043(1)
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H-16 Seaplanes Refueling at Camp Saufley, December 7, 1918.
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U.S. Navy
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Photo of H-16 seaplanes being refueled at Camp Saufley on Santa Rosa Island taken sometime after December 7, 1918. The planes are utilizing gravity to aid in refueling. The back of the photo contains descriptive information of the date and types of planes seen in the photo as well as an archival summary.
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uwfnam_NAS_1918_dec1918photo_campsaufleyfuelingseaplane
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Hangar Barge One, December 1918.
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U.S. Navy
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Photo of Hangar Barge One taken in December 1918 at NAS Pensacola. Intended for dirigible use as implied by its design, the hangar is notably painted in camouflage and sailors can be seen working within it.
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uwfnam_NAS_1918_dec1918photo_hangarbargeOne(1)
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Metal Hangars at the Naval Air Station, 1918.
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U.S. Navy
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Photo of the camouflaged hangars at the Naval Air Station Pensacola, taken late 1918. The nose of a sea plane can be seen in the bottom left corner and another on the right hand side of the photo partially obstructed by the hangar itself.
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NAS_1918_1918photo_hangars74-75-76(2)
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Model-F Above Sailboat on Pensacola Bay, 1914-1918.
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Unknown
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Photo of a Model-F Curtiss flying boat silhouetted in the sunset above a sailboat taken sometime between 1914-1918. Wooden ships are docked at the Pensacola port in the distance.
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uwfnam_NAS_1918_c.a.1914-1918photo_flyingcurtissabovesailboat(2)
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Observation Tower at NAS Pensacola, 1918.
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U.S. Navy
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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.
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uwfnam_NAS_1918_circa1918photo_observationtower(2)
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Officer's Mess Hall, Building 22, July, 1918.
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U.S. Navy
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Photo of the Officer's Mess Hall in Building 242 at NAS Pensacola, taken in July 1918. Navy attendants pose along the sides while dishes and utensils are mostly placed in their proper order. A pile of spoons can be seen in the second table from the bottom of the photo.
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uwfnam_NAS_1918_july1918photo_officersmesshallinside(2)
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Personnel Inspection, June 1918.
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U.S. Navy, A. E. Wells
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Photo of sailors lined up for inspection sometime in June 1918 at NAS Pensacola. The photographer is noted in the bottom right of the photo and the various hangars housing planes are visible along the shoreline. A stamp of the Photographic Laboratory at NAS Pensacola is present on the back as well as an archival summary.
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uwfnam_NAS_1918_june1918photo_personnelinspection
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Personnel Inspection, November 10 1918.
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U.S. Navy, Capt. F. M. Bennett
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Photo of Captain F. M. Bennett, USN Commandant of the Aeronautic Station, Pensacola conducting a Personnel Inspection Saturday November 10, 1918. Two copies were provided due to distinct detail difference in each. The first copy contains the date etched in the photograph in the top left corner while the second provides a clearer photograph and additional information in the form of an archival sticker. An archival summary is provided on the first photo which provides context for the end of...
Show morePhoto of Captain F. M. Bennett, USN Commandant of the Aeronautic Station, Pensacola conducting a Personnel Inspection Saturday November 10, 1918. Two copies were provided due to distinct detail difference in each. The first copy contains the date etched in the photograph in the top left corner while the second provides a clearer photograph and additional information in the form of an archival sticker. An archival summary is provided on the first photo which provides context for the end of World War I.
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uwfnam_NAS_1918_10nov1918_inspection
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Photo of NAS from Observation Tower, August 22, 1918.
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U.S. Navy
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Photo of the Naval Air Station Pensacola taken from the observation tower on August 22, 1918. The Pontoon hangar is along the coast while horses look on. A dock is under construction on the right and in the distance smoke trails from a factory in Pensacola. Math problems, a stamp from Fly Magazine, and an archival summary rest on the back of the photo.
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uwfnam_NAS_1918_aug221918photo_NASlookingnorth
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Photographic Laboratory Building 258, 1918.
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U.S. Navy
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Photo of the Photographic Laboratory, Building 258, at the Naval Air Station at Pensacola, Florida, taken sometime in 1918. The back of the photo contains descriptive information of where to find additional photos or info at the National Archives as well as an archival summary.
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NAS_1918_1918photo_bldg258thephotolab
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Postcard of the "Solo Coffin," 1918.
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Rox Photo Shop, U.S. Navy
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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.
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uwfnam_NAS_1918_circa1918postcard_seacoffin
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Postcard of Wrecked Burgess N-9.
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Rox Photo Shop
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Photograph postcard of a wrecked Burgess N-9 in Pensacola Bay taken sometime between June 28, 1918 - April 28, 1919. Sailors inspect the wrecked craft while a motor boat waits in the water beside the wreck.
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uwfnam_NAS_1918_c.a.june281918-apr281919postcard_wreckedburgessN-9
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Power Plant at NAS Pensacola, October 8, 1918.
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U.S. Navy
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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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uwfnam_NAS_1918_8oct1918_camobuildingsandsmokestack
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Sailor in Temporary Barracks, 1917-1918.
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U.S. Navy
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Photo of a temporary barracks at NAS Pensacola taken sometime between 1917 and 1918. The crowded cots and lack of overhead lighting indicate this may be a temporary quarters. Two sailors can be seen in the photo as well as multiple blankets and boots. On April 6, 1917 Pensacola was still the only naval air station and housed 38 naval aviators, 163 enlisted men trained in aviation support, and 54 fixed-wing aircraft. Two years later, by the signing of the armistice in November 1918, the air...
Show morePhoto of a temporary barracks at NAS Pensacola taken sometime between 1917 and 1918. The crowded cots and lack of overhead lighting indicate this may be a temporary quarters. Two sailors can be seen in the photo as well as multiple blankets and boots. On April 6, 1917 Pensacola was still the only naval air station and housed 38 naval aviators, 163 enlisted men trained in aviation support, and 54 fixed-wing aircraft. Two years later, by the signing of the armistice in November 1918, the air station had 438 officers and 5, 538 enlisted personnel.
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uwfnam_NAS_1918_c.a.1917-1918_temporarybarracks(1)
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Sailor Swimming at NAS Pensacola, 1918.
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U.S. Navy
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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.
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uwfnam_NAS_1918_circa1918_sailorsswimming(2)
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Sailors Utilizing Nephoscope, August 9, 1918.
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U.S. Navy
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Photo taken August 9, 1918 of sailors using a Nephoscope, a device used to determine cloud direction, height, and velocity, at Camp Saufley on Santa Rosa Island. The camp was a temporary training base.
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uwfnam_NAS_1918_aug91918photo_nephoscope(2)
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Sample of the Sky at Pensacola, 1918.
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U.S. Navy
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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.
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uwfnam_NAS_1918_circa1918_planesinsky
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