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- World Fliers Get Away From Boston Promptly On Time, September 8, 1924.
- Author
- The Providence Journal
- Abstract/Description
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Article detailing a flight from Boston to New York on route to Seattle to finish an international trip. Lt. Harold J. Brow was noted as flying an escort alongside two bombers as final participation by the Navy in the world trip.
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- uwfnam_HJBbox3_9-8-1924_WorldFliersGetAway
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- Image (JPEG2000)
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- Wins, Loses, Rewins Air Record In A Day; 266 Miles An Hour, November 5, 1923.
- Author
- New York Times
- Abstract/Description
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Clipping detailing the friendly rivalry between Lt. Harold J. Brow and Lt. A. J. Williams over the world speed record in which Williams won, lost, then retook the fastest speed in one day of flying.
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- uwfnam_HJBbox3_11-5-1923_WinsLosesRewins
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- Image (JPEG2000)
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- Wins, Loses, Rewins Air Record In A Day, Continued, November 5, 1923.
- Author
- New York Times
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Continued article "Wins, Loses, Rewins Air Record in a Day" which recounts Lt. A. J. Williams dramatic dive and the moments leading up to his final victory over Lt. Harold J. Brow in the days flights.
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- uwfnam_HJBbox3_11-5-1923_WinsLosesRewins_2
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- Image (JPEG2000)
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- Winner of Pulitzer Air Race and Closest Contenders, October 7, 1923.
- Author
- The Sunday Star
- Abstract/Description
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Photos of the winner and runner ups of the Pulitzer Air Race as reported in The Sunday Star. Lieutenant Harold J. Brow is the first on the left, listed as placing second overall.
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- uwfnam_HJBbox3_10-7-1923_WinnerOfPulitzerAir
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- Image (JPEG)
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- Wet Basin, August 23, 1918.
- Author
- U.S. Navy
- Abstract/Description
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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.
- Identifier
- uwfnam_NAS_1918_23aug1918_wetbasin(1)
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- Image (JPEG2000)
- Title
- Wet Basin and Hangars, December 6, 1918.
- Author
- U.S. Navy
- Abstract/Description
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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.
- Identifier
- uwfnam_NAS_1918_6dec1918_aerialwetbasinandhangars(2)
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- Image (JPEG2000)
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- Warrington-Woolsey Cemetery, February 6, 1917.
- Author
- U.S. Navy
- Abstract/Description
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Photo of the Warrington-Woolsey civilian burial ground in Warrington taken February 6, 1917. It was located just outside the west wall of the US Navy Yard Pensacola. This photo was taken after it was cleaned of the overgrowth and the fencing and headstones are now clearly visible. The cemetery was established in the 1830s by the residents of Old Warrington, Woolsey, and a nearby tent city of laborers. The historical marker is in the yeard at Quarters 12 on Billingsley Drive, NAS Pensacola. On...
Show morePhoto of the Warrington-Woolsey civilian burial ground in Warrington taken February 6, 1917. It was located just outside the west wall of the US Navy Yard Pensacola. This photo was taken after it was cleaned of the overgrowth and the fencing and headstones are now clearly visible. The cemetery was established in the 1830s by the residents of Old Warrington, Woolsey, and a nearby tent city of laborers. The historical marker is in the yeard at Quarters 12 on Billingsley Drive, NAS Pensacola. On September 1, 1930 the Navy revoked housing permits for Warrington residents and contracted with Waters and HIbbits to relocate 840 bodies along with many of the original head stones, most to an area now known as Barrancas National Cemetery, others to St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, and a few to cemeteries of the family's choosing. This was accomplished between May 31, 1931 and June 28, 1935. At first Barrancas Cemetery and the old cemetery remained separate but Barrancas subsumed it over the years. The old cemetery is now situated in the approximate center of Barrancas in a large stand of live oaks and delineated by a row of small boxwoods. The iron fence that used to surround it is now gone.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1916-1917_feb61917photo_warrington-woolseycivilianburialgroun
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- Set of related objects
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- Warrington-Woolsey Cemetery, 1916-1917.
- Author
- U.S. Navy
- Abstract/Description
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Photo of the old Warrington-Woosey cemetery taken sometime from 1916-1917. Visible are few headstones, a wooden gate, and overgrowth of local flora. No names are visible on the headstones in the photo. On the back is a stamp of the NAS Pensacola photo lab as well as an archival summary which details the history of the cemetery
- Identifier
- uwfnam_NAS_1916-1917_c.a.1916-1917photo_warrington-woolseycivilianburialground
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- Set of related objects
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- View West of NAS from Observation Tower, 1918-1919.
- Author
- 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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- Image (JPEG2000)
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- View West of NAS Down South Avenue, October 8, 1918.
- Author
- U.S. Navy
- Abstract/Description
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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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- Image (JPEG2000)
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- View West down Warrington Beach, August 22, 1918.
- Author
- U.S. Navy
- Abstract/Description
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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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- Set of related objects
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- View West Down the Seaplane Ramp, November 18, 1918.
- Author
- U.S. Navy
- Abstract/Description
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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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- Set of related objects
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- View of Airship DN-1 Over NAS Pensacola, May 6, 1918.
- Author
- 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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- Set of related objects
- Title
- View Northwest of NAS, November 26, 1918.
- Author
- U.S. Navy
- Abstract/Description
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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.
- Identifier
- uwfnam_NAS_1918_nov261918photo_aerialNASwatertank(1)
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- Image (JPEG2000)
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- Unfinished Hangar Barge One, June 1916.
- Author
- U.S. Navy
- Abstract/Description
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Photo taken mid-June 1916 showing the unfinished Hangar Barge One floating in the Wet Basin at NAS Pensacola. Building 45 is visible behind the frame. The frame and barge arrived on May 19, 1916 and the installation of the skin and curtain was completed in early October 1916. Dirigible DN-1 arrived in mid-December 1916.
- Identifier
- uwfnam_NAS_1916-1917_june1916photo_hangarbargeone(1)
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- Image (JPEG2000)
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- Uncontrolled Mosaic, February 8, 1975.
- Author
- Lieutenant W. C. Bevis, Lieutenant R. I. Steele, LCDR P. B. Dickson, PHO E. H. Falkenberry, U.S. Navy
- Abstract/Description
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Official Navy photo titled "Uncontrolled Mosaic of Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida" taken from an altitude of 3000 feet on February 8, 1975 by pilots Lt. W. C. Bevis and Lt. R. I. Steele, navigator LCDR P. B. Dickson, and camera PHO E. H. Falkenberry. The credits and name of the photo can be seen in the bottom right of the image as well as a directional marker.
- Date Issued
- 1975-02-08
- Identifier
- uwfnam_NAS_1960-Present_8feb1975_uncontrolledmosaicofNAS(3)
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- Image (JPEG2000)
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- Two Naval Airmen Fly Home Here For Holiday, July 4, 1921.
- Author
- Unknown Publication
- Abstract/Description
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A clipping from an unknown publishing detailing the arrival of navy pilots Lieutenant Harold J. Brow and Thomas Durfee of Providence, Rhode Island to Yorktown, Virginia. Penciled in is the date of publication July 4, 1921.
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- uwfnam_HJBbox3_7-4-1921_TwoNavalAirmen
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- Image (JPEG)
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- This Is How The Speed Boat Races Yesterday Looked From The Air, March 8, 1924.
- Author
- The Miami Herald, W. L. Hamilton
- Abstract/Description
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Photo of Miami bay hyrdoplane event. Three Peoria boats are pictured racing through the bay, spectator yachts are anchored afar, and another plane is pictured above. Photo by W. L. Hamilton, Underwood & Underwood, 1924, taken from a seaplane owned by Harry Rogers.
- Identifier
- uwfnam_HJBbox3_3-8-1924_HowSpeedBoatRacesLooked
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- Image (JPEG2000)
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- The Wireless Station, Building 48, 1910-1919.
- Author
- U.S. Navy
- Abstract/Description
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Photo of Building 48, the Wireless Station, at NAS Pensacola taken between 1910-1919. Just beyond the house is the west wall in the center left of the photo and an officer's quarters in the center right. The back of the photo contains a stamp of the NAS Pensacola photo lab as well as an archival summary.
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- uwfnam_NAS_1916-1917_c.a.1910-1919photo_wirelessstation
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- Set of related objects