Olongapo, Naval Reservation – Page 17

Media Category: Olongapo, Naval Reservation

Olongapo is the city outside the former US Naval Base and now outside of the Subic Bay Freeport Zone.

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Ze815. U.S. Marines patrolling, hiking in the Naval Reservation around the Olongapo Naval Station circa 1909. This hike is a day or more, a camp is called for and chow is being prepared. This picture came from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.

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Ze814. U.S. Marines patrolling, hiking in the Naval Reservation around the Olongapo Naval Station circa 1909. This hike is a day or more, a camp is called for. This picture came from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.

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Ze813. U.S. Marines patrolling, hiking in the Naval Reservation around the Olongapo Naval Station circa 1909. This time they did not have to get their boots wet. This picture came from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives. I noticed just about every trooper is using a stick for balance.

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Ze812. This picture is a cropped, zoomed copy of the last picture Ze211. U.S. Marines patrolling, hiking in the Naval Reservation around the Olongapo Naval Station circa 1909. This hike went up and down, straight thru the Subic Bay Rain Forest. This picture came from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.

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Ze802. And now the big guns; the USMC Firing Range at Maquinaya, which is now Barrio Barretto in Olongapo City, the old Field Guns roar in about 1908-10. This picture came from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.

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Ze801. And now the big guns; the USMC Firing Range at Maquinaya, which is now Barrio Barretto in Olongapo City, testing old 3 Inch Field Guns in about 1910. This picture came from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.

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Ze800. And now the big guns; the USMC Firing Range at Maquinaya, which is now Barrio Barretto in Olongapo City, was even used for 3 Inch Field Guns in about 1908. In this picture I recognize Mount Redondo which is on the Redondo Peninsular, forming the west boundary of Subic Bay. This picture came from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.

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Ze809. Three (3) inch Field Piece firing practice at the USMC Firing Range at Maquinaya, which is now Barrio Barretto in Olongapo City, examining the target for effects of hits in about 1908-10. This picture came from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.

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Ze808. Three (3) inch Field Piece firing practice at the USMC Firing Range at Maquinaya, which is now Barrio Barretto in Olongapo City, examining the target for effects of hits in about 1908-10. This picture came from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.

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Ze807. And now the big guns; the USMC Firing Range at Maquinaya, which is now Barrio Barretto in Olongapo City, the 3 Inch Field Gun at the instant of firing in about 1908-10. This picture came from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.