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Photo of Building 9, 1880
Title
Photo of Building 9, 1880.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Photograph of Building 9 taken in 1880 at the Navy Yard, Pensacola. The building was used as a sawmill and joiner shop at this time, having been built in 1868. The back of the photo contains descriptive information as well as a small archival summary.
Identifier
uwfnam_NYP_1826-1913_1880photo_building9
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Residence of the Commandant, 1875
Title
Residence of the Commandant, 1875.
Author
Unknown Artist
Abstract/Description
Sketch of the Commanding Officer's Quarters (Quarters "A" on North Avenue) at the Navy Yard, Pensacola drawn around 1875. The sketch showcases the officer's quarters and a man walking down a dirt road while a woman keeps a child out of the way of a racing carriage. The artist's name appears in the bottom right of the sketch but was cut off when the sketch was framed against a white background at some point during it's lifetime. The quarters were built in 1874 in the Italianate style. Three...
Show moreSketch of the Commanding Officer's Quarters (Quarters "A" on North Avenue) at the Navy Yard, Pensacola drawn around 1875. The sketch showcases the officer's quarters and a man walking down a dirt road while a woman keeps a child out of the way of a racing carriage. The artist's name appears in the bottom right of the sketch but was cut off when the sketch was framed against a white background at some point during it's lifetime. The quarters were built in 1874 in the Italianate style. Three-storied, the tan brick home with a hipped roof and belvedere is encircled by a two-tiered screened veranda. The previous Commandant's Quarters, built on the same site in 1826, was burned by the Confederate Army in 1862. The quarters are on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Identifier
uwfnam_NYP_1826-1913_1875sketch_commandantsquarters(2)
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Naval Officer in Front of Quarters, 1880-1885
Title
Naval Officer in Front of Quarters, 1880-1885.
Author
Unknown, Unknown
Abstract/Description
Photograph of an officer out of uniform which was formerly captioned "A well-dressed Naval officer in front of quarters, ca. 1880-1885." The officer is flanked by a young boy perched upon a fence, and three women in formal dress in front of the Officer's Quarters. The base commandants during this time would have been Capt. George E. Belknap, Commodore S. P. Quackenbush, Capt. Alfred Hopkins, Lieutenant William Wlesh, and Capt. R. F. Bradford.
Identifier
uwfnam_NYP_1826-1913_c.a.1880-1885photo_officerinfrontofquarters(1)
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Image (JPEG2000)
Sketch of Central Avenue on the Navy Yard, 1875
Title
Sketch of Central Avenue on the Navy Yard, 1875.
Author
Unknown Artist
Abstract/Description
Sketch of Central Avenue on the Navy Yard, Pensacola created around 1875. The sketch looks south from the Commandant's Quarters towards the water. Three men converse while wandering away from the audience down a path lined with trees. Two cannonball pyramids flank the road which looks textured to be either cobblestone or dirt. Central Avenue ran north-south through the center of the Navy Yard from the Commandant's Quarters on North Avenue to Central Wharf on Pensacola Bay.
Identifier
uwfnam_NYP_1826-1913_circa1875sketch_centralavenue(1)
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Image (JPEG2000)
Plan Showing the U.S. Naval Reservation Pensacola, FLA, March 25, 1904
Title
Plan Showing the U.S. Naval Reservation Pensacola, FLA, March 25, 1904.
Author
Navy Civil Engineer Corps.
Abstract/Description
Hand-drawn plan of the U.S. Naval Reservation of Pensacola drawn up by an assistant civil engineer whose name cannot be read. The name of the sketch, the date (March 25, 1904), and the name of the assistant appear in the bottom right corner. The map is oriented with east on the top. At mid-map, running from left to right is a railroad track with long distance telephone lines along the right-of-way. The cemetery behind the Naval Hospital, towards the bottom right, is labelled "National...
Show moreHand-drawn plan of the U.S. Naval Reservation of Pensacola drawn up by an assistant civil engineer whose name cannot be read. The name of the sketch, the date (March 25, 1904), and the name of the assistant appear in the bottom right corner. The map is oriented with east on the top. At mid-map, running from left to right is a railroad track with long distance telephone lines along the right-of-way. The cemetery behind the Naval Hospital, towards the bottom right, is labelled "National Cemetery," which occurred in 1868 when the cemetery was transferred to the War Department.
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Date Issued
1904-03-25
Identifier
uwfnam_NYP_1826-1913_1904navalreservationplan(1)
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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)
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Image (JPEG2000)
Photo of Central Wharf at the Navy Yard, 1899
Title
Photo of Central Wharf at the Navy Yard, 1899.
Author
Detroit Photographic Co.
Abstract/Description
1899 photo of the Central Wharf at the Navy Yard, Pensacola. Bells rest on the watch tower just beyond the road and a horse-drawn caisson is posed on the wharf alongside a few Navy men. Cannonball pyramids can be seen just beyond the wharf towards the center of the photo. At the bottom right, in the water, etched in white is the Detroit Photographic Co.
Identifier
uwfnam_NYP_1826-1913_1899photo_centralwharf(1)
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Image (JPEG2000)
Photo of the Woolsey Entrance to the Navy Yard, 1898
Title
Photo of the Woolsey Entrance to the Navy Yard, 1898.
Author
U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
1898 photograph of the Woolsey Entrance (north end of East Street) which served as the main and guard gate to the Pensacola Navy Yard until 1932. Guards are posed before the gate and a cannon can be seen just beyond the entrance.
Identifier
uwfnam_NYP_1826-1913_1898photo_maingatewoolseyentrance(1)
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Image (JPEG2000)
Sketch of the Woolsey Entrance to the Navy Yard, 1880
Title
Sketch of the Woolsey Entrance to the Navy Yard, 1880.
Author
Unknown Artist
Abstract/Description
Sketch done around 1880 of the Woolsey entrance (north end of East Street) which served as the main and guard gate to the Pensacola Navy Yard until 1932. Men can be seen posing in the sketch in front of the gates, one in a rather obvious manner.
Identifier
uwfnam_NYP_1826-1913_1880sketch_woolseyentrance(1)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
Postcard of 21 Guns in the Navy Yard, Pensacola, February 1, 1912
Title
Postcard of 21 Guns in the Navy Yard, Pensacola, February 1, 1912.
Author
E. C. Kropp, Joe Longfellow, A. E. Forster, Bob
Abstract/Description
Postcard showcasing 21 cannons at the Pensacola Navy Yard dated February 1, 1912 sent from Joe Longfellow to his friend Bob. Written while Joe was sitting in a meeting with A & R personnel, the postcard displays the guns arranged behind Building 9 along the beach of the Navy Yard. The publisher information is displayed on the bottom left of the post card. The postcard itself was published between 1901 and 1907 while the photograph was taken in 1868. On the back is written correspondence from...
Show morePostcard showcasing 21 cannons at the Pensacola Navy Yard dated February 1, 1912 sent from Joe Longfellow to his friend Bob. Written while Joe was sitting in a meeting with A & R personnel, the postcard displays the guns arranged behind Building 9 along the beach of the Navy Yard. The publisher information is displayed on the bottom left of the post card. The postcard itself was published between 1901 and 1907 while the photograph was taken in 1868. On the back is written correspondence from Joe to Bob which references the personnel he was meeting with.
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Identifier
uwfnam_NYP_1826-1913_postcard_21guns, uwfnam_NYP_1826-1913_postcard_21guns
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U.S.S. Navy Yard Pensacola, FLA. 1859 Scale Map
Title
U.S.S. Navy Yard Pensacola, FLA. 1859 Scale Map.
Author
Unknown
Abstract/Description
Scale drawing of the Pensacola Navy Yard done in 1859. Dotted lines represent proposed extensions and the numbered buildings are as followed: 1. Commandant's House; 2. Commander's House; 3. First Lieutenant's House; 4. Second Lieutenant's House; 5. Surgeon's House; 6. Purser's House; 7. Sailing Master's House; 8. Chaplain's House; 9. Assistant Surgeon's House; 10. Naval Constructor's House; 11. Naval Storekeeper's House; 12. Commandant's Secretary's House; 13. Civil Engineer's House; 14....
Show moreScale drawing of the Pensacola Navy Yard done in 1859. Dotted lines represent proposed extensions and the numbered buildings are as followed: 1. Commandant's House; 2. Commander's House; 3. First Lieutenant's House; 4. Second Lieutenant's House; 5. Surgeon's House; 6. Purser's House; 7. Sailing Master's House; 8. Chaplain's House; 9. Assistant Surgeon's House; 10. Naval Constructor's House; 11. Naval Storekeeper's House; 12. Commandant's Secretary's House; 13. Civil Engineer's House; 14. Naval store with cisterns; 15. Commandant's and other offices; 16. Armory with chapel above; 17. Marine Guardhouse; 18. Timber shed with cistern; 19. Boatswain's and Gunner's House; 20. Timber shed, joiner shop above; 21. Carpenter and Sailmaker's house; 22. Ordinary Men's Quarters; 23. Lime House; 24 Storehouse-salt and hay; 25. Provision store and cistern; 26.Storehouse and cistern; 27 Coal House Number One and Two; 28; Stables-public horses, etc.; 29 Smith and Machine shop; 30. Foundry; 31. Timber shed; 32 Assistant Civil Engineer's House; 33. Paint shop and cooperage; 34. Coal shed; 35. Ordinance stores shed; 36. Muster Office; 37. Ordinary Carpenter's shop; 38 Hydraulic Engine House; 39. Mortar shed; 40. Smoke stack; 41. Magazine; 42. Bath House; 43. Concrete mixing shed; 44. Office; 45. Watch House; 46. Gun Park; 47. Watchmen's Quarters; 48. Steam box; 49. Ship Carpenter's Quarters; 50. Tool House; 51 Fire Engine House; 52. Constructor's Workshop; 53. Grist Mill; 54. Pitch and Oil House; 55. Ox stable; 56. Floating Dock; 57. Boat Gate; 58. Boat Building Ways; 59. Proposed Dry Dock; 60. Proposed Extension of quay wall.
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Identifier
uwfnam_NYP_1826-1913_scaledrawing_navyyard1859(1)
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Image (JPEG2000)
Daisy Lane, sometime after 1857
Title
Daisy Lane, sometime after 1857.
Author
Unknown
Abstract/Description
Photograph taken sometime after 1857 of "Daisy Lane," the approximate site where Ferdinand McCaskill was hanged following his conviction of murder. Trees and fallen branches are visible in the photo, as well as some measure of a foot path through the shrubbery. The back of the photo holds archival summaries which offer context for the murder and court case surrounding McCaskill.
Identifier
uwfnam_NYP_1826-1913_photo_daisylane
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Shot Park at the West Wall, 1886
Title
Shot Park at the West Wall, 1886.
Author
Unknown
Abstract/Description
Photograph of cannonball pyramid at Shot Park after it had been moved to the West Wall taken in 1886. Cannonballs are arranged in both single and wide pyramids along the wall after having been retired due to obsolescence. The back of the photo consists of archival summaries giving additional context for the park while also displaying a faded stamp of publication.
Identifier
uwfnam_NYP_1826-1913_photo1886_shotparkwestwall
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Sketch of Pensacola Bay from Central Avenue, 1875
Title
Sketch of Pensacola Bay from Central Avenue, 1875.
Author
Unknown Artist
Abstract/Description
Sketch of Pensacola Bay from the end of Central Avenue at the Pensacola Navy Yard, drawn sometime in 1875. A side wheel steam ship and wooden sailing ship are moored in the bay and pyramids of cannonballs are arranged alongside the paths decoratively.
Identifier
uwfnam_NYP_1826-1913_circa1875sketch_pensacolabayfromcentralavenue(1)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
Photo of Central Avenue at the Navy Yard, 1878
Title
Photo of Central Avenue at the Navy Yard, 1878.
Author
Unknown
Abstract/Description
Photo taken around 1878 of Central Avenue at the Navy Yard, Pensacola. Cannonball pyramids and numerous trees line the cobblestone road which ran north-south through the center of the Navy Yard, from the Commandant's Quarters on North Avenue to Central Wharf on Pensacola Bay.
Identifier
uwfnam_NYP_1826-1913_circa1878photo_centralavenue(1)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)
Photo of Shot Park, 1878
Title
Photo of Shot Park, 1878.
Abstract/Description
Photo of Shot Park at the Navy Yard, Pensacola taken around 1878 when it was located at the south end of Central Avenue. When cannons were modernized into rifle bores it left thousands of cannonballs out of service. They were then arranged in parks and as of 2017 there are still cannonball piles in front of the many Officer's Quarters on North Avenue. Two copies of this photo are provided for clarity of image and because the first copy had an older archival summary on the back which gives...
Show morePhoto of Shot Park at the Navy Yard, Pensacola taken around 1878 when it was located at the south end of Central Avenue. When cannons were modernized into rifle bores it left thousands of cannonballs out of service. They were then arranged in parks and as of 2017 there are still cannonball piles in front of the many Officer's Quarters on North Avenue. Two copies of this photo are provided for clarity of image and because the first copy had an older archival summary on the back which gives context of where Shot Park was later moved to.
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uwfnam_NYP_1826-1913_circa1878photo_shotpark
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Photo of Plaque of the Commandants of the U.S. Navy Yard, Pensacola, September 16, 1938
Title
Photo of Plaque of the Commandants of the U.S. Navy Yard, Pensacola, September 16, 1938.
Author
Commodore Edward Middleton, Captain Josiah Tattnall, Captain Melancthon Taylor Woolsey, Captain Lewis Warrington, Captain Alexander J. Dallas, Captain Cornelius K. Stribling, Commodore Melancthon Brooks Woolsey, Captain George E. Belknap, Comdr Charles L. Huntington, Commander Dennis W. Mullan, Rear Admiral Frank Wildes, Captain Francis William Dickens, Captain Lewis C. Heilner, Lt. Commander William C. Gibson, Capt. Alexander A. Semmes, Cdr. William H. Whiting, Rear Admiral Lucian A. Young, Major William H. Chase, C.S.A., General Braxton Bragg, C.S.A., William Conway, Comdr. S. P. Quackenbush, Capt. Allen V. Reed, Cdr. W. W. Reisinger, Rear Admiral William Clinton Wise, Capt. Thomas Perry, Lt. Cdr. Richard S. Douglas, U.S. Navy
Abstract/Description
Photograph taken September 16, 1938 of a plaque listing the names of the Commandants of the U.S. Navy Yard, Pensacola surrounded by photographs of 26 of them. Top row, left to right: Commodore Edward Middleton (1870-1873); Capt. Josiah Tattnall (1851-1854); Capt. Melancthon Taylor Woolsey (1826-1830); Capt. Lewis Warrington ( first Commandant, 1826); Capt. Alexander J. Dallas (1830-1834) Capt. Cornelius K. Stribling (1857-1859); Commodore Melancthon Brooks Woolsey (1873-1874). Bottom row,...
Show morePhotograph taken September 16, 1938 of a plaque listing the names of the Commandants of the U.S. Navy Yard, Pensacola surrounded by photographs of 26 of them. Top row, left to right: Commodore Edward Middleton (1870-1873); Capt. Josiah Tattnall (1851-1854); Capt. Melancthon Taylor Woolsey (1826-1830); Capt. Lewis Warrington ( first Commandant, 1826); Capt. Alexander J. Dallas (1830-1834) Capt. Cornelius K. Stribling (1857-1859); Commodore Melancthon Brooks Woolsey (1873-1874). Bottom row, left to right: Lt. Commander William C. Gibson (1887-1888); Capt. Alexander A. Semmes (1874-1875); Cdr. William H. Whiting (1894-1896); Rear Admiral Lucien A. Young (1910-1911); Major William H. Chase, C.S.A. (Jan. 12, 1861- Mar. 9, 1862 the Navy Yard was held by Confederate forces, commanded by Chase, General Braxton Bragg, and Colonel Thomas Jones); General Braxton Bragg, C.S.A.; William Conway, man who refused to haul down the Union flag at the Pensacola Navy Yard (sketch by William Maud). Left row, top to bottom: Capt. George E. Belknap (1876-1881); Comdr. Charles L. Hungtington (1888-1890); Commander Dennis W. Mullan (1896-1897); Rear Admiral Frank Wildes (1901-1902); Capt. Francis William Dickens (1903-1904); Capt. Lewis C. Heilner (1908-1908). Right row, top to bottom: Comdr. S. P. Quackenbush (1881-1882); Capt. Allen V. Reed (1890-1893); Cdr. W. W. Resinger (1897-1901); Rear Admiral William Clinton Wise (1902-1903); Capt. Thomas Perry (1904-1905); LtCdr. Richard S. Douglas (1908-1910). The Navy Yard was closed October 1911.
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Identifier
uwfnam_NYP_1826-1913_commandants(1)
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Photo of Warrington-Woolsey Cemetery, February 6, 1917
Title
Photo of Warrington-Woolsey Cemetery, February 6, 1917.
Author
Unknown
Abstract/Description
Photograph of the Warrinton-Woosley Cemetery taken February 6, 1917. The date is etched in the top left corner of the photograph, partially obscured by the branches. Much of the graveyard is made up of sand and several grave markers are wooden. The cemetery was established in the 1830's by residents of Old Warrington, Woolsey, and a nearby tent city comprised of workers who built the Navy Yard and fort. Established on a bluff overlooking Pensacola Bay, the Historical Marker is in the yard at...
Show morePhotograph of the Warrinton-Woosley Cemetery taken February 6, 1917. The date is etched in the top left corner of the photograph, partially obscured by the branches. Much of the graveyard is made up of sand and several grave markers are wooden. The cemetery was established in the 1830's by residents of Old Warrington, Woolsey, and a nearby tent city comprised of workers who built the Navy Yard and fort. Established on a bluff overlooking Pensacola Bay, the Historical Marker is in the yard at Quarters #12 on Billingsley Drive, NAS Pensacola. The original cemetery was surrounded by a wrought iron fence and divided into two parts- one for whites and the other for freedmen and slaves. The earliest recorded birth being 1803 and the earliest recorded burial 1834. In the early 1930s the Navy purchased the village of Warrington and contracted with Waters and Hibbits to relocate 840 bodies along with many of the original head stones. Most of the bodies were re-interred in an area now known as Barrancas National Cemetery. Records exist for 304 burials in Barrancas while others were moved to the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery and a few to cemeteries of the family's choosing. At first Barrancas Cemetery and the old cemetery remained separate and distinct but as Barrancas continued to expand over the years it finally surrounded the old cemetery now situated in the approximate center of Barrancas in a large stand of live oaks and delineated by a a row of small box woods. The iron fence is long gone.
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uwfnam_NYP_1826-1913_circa1917photo_warringtonwoosleycemetery(1)
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Sketch of Anchor Park, 1885
Title
Sketch of Anchor Park, 1885.
Author
Unknown Artist
Abstract/Description
Sketch of Anchor Park done around 1885. A lone bone stands among retired anchors arranged in the grass before the West Wall at the Pensacola Navy Yard. An archival summary is pasted just below the sketch.
Identifier
uwfnam_NYP_1826-1913_circa1885sketch_anchorpark
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Image (JPEG2000)
Photo of East Avenue to the Woolsey Gate, 1880
Title
Photo of East Avenue to the Woolsey Gate, 1880.
Author
Unknown
Abstract/Description
Photograph looking north on East Avenue towards the Woolsey main gate taken around 1880. A wooden sidewalk leads to the pedestrian gate and cattle graze under the tree in the center of the photo.
Identifier
uwfnam_NYP_1826-1913_circa1880photo_eastavenuetowoolseygate(1)
Format
Image (JPEG2000)

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