Subic Bay before WWII – Page 34

Media Category: Subic Bay before WWII

Images of the Subic Bay area before WWII

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Ue714. A fire in Olongapo in 2009. The mountain left of center must be Mt. Redondo. This is an Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis picture from the U.S.M.C. Archives.

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Ue719. The Dewey Drydock and 5 customers including 4 small submarines in 1908 at the Olongapo Naval Station. This is an Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis picture from the U.S.M.C. Archives.

Ue718. A Marine Patrol crosses a bamboo bridge in the greater Olongapo area. I noticed just about every one is using a stick for balance. This is an Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis picture from the U.S.M.C. Archives.

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Ue717. The Army has arrived in Olongapo in 1910, are they going to take over in Grande Island? The Marines been busy there (later in another album). This is an Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis picture from the U.S.M.C. Archives.

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Ue716. A sea of mud in Olongapo 2009, flooding is nothing new to Olongapo, it happened 110 years ago. This is an Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis picture from the U.S.M.C. Archives.

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Ue715. Many bancas (boats) on the Olongapo Beach in 2010. In the distance I can make out the Dewey Drydock and Mt. Natib on Bataan. This is an Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis picture from the U.S.M.C. Archives.

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Ue711. Olongapo, circa 1909, this is the best picture I seen so far of Olongapo from the Kalaklan Ridge. This is a Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis picture from the U.S.M.C. Archives.

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Ue713. USMC Hike, crossing the Matain Rv. 1909. That looks like the mouth of the river in today’s Barrio Barretto, at the end of Baloy Long Beach. This is a Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis picture from the U.S.M.C. Archives.

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Ue712. USMC Bungalow, Olongapo 1910, a little sparse for a gentleman, but Marines know how to rough it. This is a Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis picture from the U.S.M.C. Archives.

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A view of Building 1026, left, and Building 1022 and Building 1027.This is a view of the U. S. Naval Base Subic Bay in 1981 from the U. S. National Archives. The view is from above the former Naval Supply Depot towards the empty wet land across the former MWR Skeet Shooting Place.