Subic Bay – Page 100 – Philippine-Sailor

Media Category: Subic Bay

This category encompass, the former Subic Bay Naval Base,-Naval Station,-Naval Air Station Cubi Point, the former Olongapo Naval Station,-the prewar Olongapo Town and the present Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ) under the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA).

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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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Ze552. Now we are approaching the Subic-Tipo Expressway Tunnel from the east side, work is going on here for the 2nd tunnel.

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Ze551. We are now approaching the Jadjad Bridge from the other side and are driving in the direction towards SBFZ along the Subic-Tipo Expressway. Work is going on for the 2nd bridge over the Jadjad River. Here the road widening will be easier; the north side of the road is flat.

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Ze550. We are now approaching the Jadjad Bridge from the other side and are driving in the direction towards SBFZ along the Subic-Tipo Expressway. Work is going on for the 2nd bridge over the Jadjad River.