Subic Bay before WWII – Page 25

Media Category: Subic Bay before WWII

Images of the Subic Bay area before WWII

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Ze811. 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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Ze810. U.S. Marines patrolling, hiking in the Naval Reservation around the Olongapo Naval Station circa 1909. On this event wet boots are called for. This picture came from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.

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Ze815. U.S. Marines patrolling, hiking in the Naval Reservation around the Olongapo Naval Station circa 1909. Chow is prepared on patrol, no wonder they all look lean and strong. Another thing I noticed the Marines are all older than teenagers in those days. This picture came from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.

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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.