Current Search: NAS Pensacola (1918) (x)
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Sea Plane Ramp, 1918.
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U.S. Navy
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Photo looking east across the seaplane ramp at NAS Pensacola taken October 18, 1918. Hangars and BuNo 2028 Curtiss HS-2L Flying Boat can be seen on the left. This plane was delivered to NAS Pensacola on October 18, 1918. The seaplane observation tower can be seen beyond the hangars and Wet Basin while sailors mingle about the ramp.
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uwfnam_NAS_1918_1918photo_seaplaneramp(2)
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Squadron 2 in the Water, December 6, 1918.
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U.S. Navy
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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."
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uwfnam_NAS_1918_6dec1918_squadron2inwater
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Staircase in Advanced Redoubt of Fort San Carlos de Barrancas, 1914-1918.
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U.S. Navy
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Photo of the staircase within the Advanced Redoubt of Fort San Carlos de Barrancas, taken from 1914-1918 at the Naval Air Station Pensacola.
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uwfnam_NAS_1918_c.a.1914-1918photo_insideadvancedredoubtstairs(2)
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Storm Clouds, Plane, and Blimp, August 26, 1918.
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U.S. Navy
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Photo of cumulonimbus cloud formation with a rain shaft protruding from the bottom. In the lower left a blimp heads away from the storm while a Curtis H-16/F-5L heads to the beach in the center right.
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uwfnam_NAS_1918_26aug1918_stormcloudsplaneandblimp(2)
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Taxiing Burgess N-9, 1918.
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U.S. Navy
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Photo of Burgess N-9 taxiing along the water at NAS Pensacola, taken early 1918.
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uwfnam_NAS_1918_c.a.Jan-July1918photo_burgessN-9taxiing(2)
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Temporary Barracks at NAS Pensacola, 1917-1918.
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U.S. Navy
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View of temporary barracks at NAS Pensacola taken late 1917-1918. Sea bags hang from the foot of each hammock which are crowded close together.
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uwfnam_NAS_1918_c.a.1917-1918photo_insidebarracks(2)
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Unknown Woman and Dog, 1918.
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U.S. Navy
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Photograph of unknown woman with a dog of unknown breed sitting in a field at NAS Pensacola taken sometime in 1918.
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uwfnam_NAS_1918_circa1918_unknownwoman
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View From the Advanced Redoubt of Fort San Carlos de Barrancas, 1914-1918.
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U.S. Navy
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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."
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uwfnam_NAS_1918_c.a.1914-1918photo_insideadvancedredoubtgrafitti(1)
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View Northwest of NAS, November 26, 1918.
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U.S. Navy
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Aerial view of NAS Pensacola looking Northwest taken November 26, 1918. The chimney of the Power Plant is visible in the lower right and beyond the water tank is the west wall of the old Navy Yard. Warrington is just beyond this wall. Building 32, the General Storekeeper's storehouse, and offices run parallel to the wall.
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uwfnam_NAS_1918_nov261918photo_aerialNASwatertank(1)
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View of Airship DN-1 Over NAS Pensacola, May 6, 1918.
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U.S. Navy
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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.
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uwfnam_NAS_1918_6may1918_airshipDN-1overNAS
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View West Down the Seaplane Ramp, November 18, 1918.
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U.S. Navy
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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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uwfnam_NAS_1918_18nov1918_westdownseaplaneramps
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View West down Warrington Beach, August 22, 1918.
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U.S. Navy
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Photo looking West towards Warrington Beach from the observation tower at NAS Pensacola, taken August 22, 1918. Sailors and sea planes can be seen on the ramps into the hangars. Buildings are still painted in the camouflage scheme used during World War I. Two copies are provided due to differences in descriptive details on the front and back of the photos. Penciled on the back of the first copy is descriptive information that questions when the photo was taken and noting that it must have...
Show morePhoto looking West towards Warrington Beach from the observation tower at NAS Pensacola, taken August 22, 1918. Sailors and sea planes can be seen on the ramps into the hangars. Buildings are still painted in the camouflage scheme used during World War I. Two copies are provided due to differences in descriptive details on the front and back of the photos. Penciled on the back of the first copy is descriptive information that questions when the photo was taken and noting that it must have been taken from "the Tower." The second copy has a date etched in the top left corner of the front of the photo, a stamp of the NAS Photo Lab and an archival summary on the back.
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uwfnam_NAS_1918_22aug1918_westdownwarringtonbeach
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View West of NAS Down South Avenue, October 8, 1918.
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U.S. Navy
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View of NAS Pensacola looking west down South Avenue taken from the Observation Tower on October 8, 1918. In the lower left is Seaplane Hangar 71. At the far right, the long two story building is Building 1, the Ship Carpenter's Shop build int 1868. Directly in front of Building 1 is Building 30, a small boat storage shed; adjacent to this is a small, one story, gable-roofed frame structure built in 1917-19118, Building 230. The Dark roofed building running perpendicular to Bldg's 1 and 30 is...
Show moreView of NAS Pensacola looking west down South Avenue taken from the Observation Tower on October 8, 1918. In the lower left is Seaplane Hangar 71. At the far right, the long two story building is Building 1, the Ship Carpenter's Shop build int 1868. Directly in front of Building 1 is Building 30, a small boat storage shed; adjacent to this is a small, one story, gable-roofed frame structure built in 1917-19118, Building 230. The Dark roofed building running perpendicular to Bldg's 1 and 30 is Building 105, a low-hip-roofed frame shop built in 1917-1918. Just west beyond Bldg 105 is Building 25, a storage building completed in 1868, converted to a seaman's barracks in 1907, then to a Marine barracks in 1927, and finally office space and storage in 1957.
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uwfnam_NAS_1918_oct81918photo_westfromobservationtower(1)
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View West of NAS from Observation Tower, 1918-1919.
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U.S. Navy
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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.
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uwfnam_NAS_1918_c.a.1918-1919photo_westfromobservationtower(2)
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Wet Basin and Hangars, December 6, 1918.
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U.S. Navy
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Aerial view of the waterfront at NAS Pensacola taken on December 6, 1918 showing the hangar and buildings around the wet basin. Tied up on the left entrance to the WeT Basin is US Navy Coal Barge 214, the Catapult Barge. At the lower right one can see the 125 foot seaplane observation tower. Camouflage paint was applied to buildings during World War I.
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uwfnam_NAS_1918_6dec1918_aerialwetbasinandhangars(2)
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Wet Basin, August 23, 1918.
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U.S. Navy
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Photo of the Wet Basin at NAS Pensacola taken August 23, 1918. U.S. Navy Coal Barge 214 with an aircraft catapult is moored on the opposite side of the Basin.The largest of the three small buildings at the end of the Basin in front of the Coal Barge is Building 144, used to house engine test stands. The large building with arched windows is Building 38, a machine shop.
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uwfnam_NAS_1918_23aug1918_wetbasin(1)
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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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uwfnam_NAS_1918_c.a.march-nov1918_seaplaneramps
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