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Aerial Photo of Palafox Street Wharf, 1916-1917.
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Author
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U.S. Navy
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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.
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uwfnam_NAS_1916-1917_photo_aerialofpalafoxstreetwharf(1)
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Image (JPEG2000)
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Rockwell Funeral Procession Rutty Photo, May 27, 1916.
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Author
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Jeanette B. Rutty(?)
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Photo of James V. Rockwell's funeral procession in Pensacola taken May 25, 1916. A streetcar can be seen in the center of the photo and a church can be seen in the distance. Cars and horse drawn carts can be seen in the lower left of the photo alongside pedestrian onlookers. The back of the photo contains information on the original owner of the photo, one Jeanette B. Rutty(?) of Warrington, and the date of death of James V. Rockwell.
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uwfnam_NAS_1916-1917_may241916photo_rockwellfuneralprocession
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Rockwell Funeral Procession, May 27, 1916.
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Abstract/Description
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Photos taken May 27, 1916 during the funeral of US Navy Civil Engineer LCDR James Vincent Rockwell who was killed in an aircraft crash on May 24, 1916. In the first photo, the procession is marching west on Garden street into the intersection with Palafox as can be seen in the bottom left photo where the street sign is present. The second photo shows the procession in front of the Isis theater on Garden Street. A horse drawn caisson can be seen in the center of the photo in front of the...
Show morePhotos taken May 27, 1916 during the funeral of US Navy Civil Engineer LCDR James Vincent Rockwell who was killed in an aircraft crash on May 24, 1916. In the first photo, the procession is marching west on Garden street into the intersection with Palafox as can be seen in the bottom left photo where the street sign is present. The second photo shows the procession in front of the Isis theater on Garden Street. A horse drawn caisson can be seen in the center of the photo in front of the officer's column. Street car tracks are also visible in both photos with a street car visible clearly visible in the bottom of the second photo. The crowd of onlookers is made up of at least white and black citizens. Various modes of transportation are also visible in the side streets such as cars, horses and carts, and bicycles.
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uwfnam_NAS_1916-1917_may271916_rockwellfuneralprocession
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