Subic Bay – Page 86 – 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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Ze855. This is best picture I seen so far of the Olongapo Naval Station and the Marine Barracks and the picture is from circa 1908. One can clearly see the large area the marines occupied outside the Navy Yard. The Marines were rather a regimental organization and not just the barracks. I don’t see the Olongapo Chapel jet nor the Olongapo Plaza. This is also the best shot of the coaling station across the Olongapo Harbor.

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Ze854. Navy Hospital ship Relief in the Dewey Drydock at Olongapo circa 1908. I notice a deckhand on the port anchor, painting perhaps. Those anchors could not be housed very good; I wonder whether the needed to be hoisted on deck.

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Ze846. Two Marine officers alongside what might be an officer bungalow in Olongapo, circa, 1909. This picture is from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.

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Ze852. I add this Google Earth image for you to compare it to the image # Ze831 where I whitened out the area where I placed the USMC Barracks area in the early 1900s. That area probably remained the USMC area all the way to 1941 when ordered to abandon Subic Bay and take up position in Mariveles and on Corregidor.

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Ze851. This is one of three pictures of the U.S.M.C. holding parades and inspections in Olongapo, circa 1907 to 11. In this picture we can see the actual Cubi Point and in the middle, barely, we see part of Grande Island. In this picture, the two buildings shown in the two previous images are apparently not built yet. This picture is from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.

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Ze850. This is one of three pictures of the U.S.M.C. holding parades and inspections in Olongapo, circa 1907 to 11. This barracks was apparently the home of the USMC Band. In this picture we can see Mont. Cinco Picos behind the barracks. The building at left is apparently not built yet in the next picture. This picture is from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.

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Ze849. This is one of three pictures of the U.S.M.C. holding parades and inspections in Olongapo, circa 1907 to 11. In this picture we can see the actual Cubi Point and in the middle part of Grande Island. These two buildings are apparently not built yet in the third picture. This picture is from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.

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Ze848. Two bungalows along the waterfront, what might be Bachelor Officer Quarters, in Olongapo, circa 1909. Not exactly high class in Karl’s opinion. This picture is from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.

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Ze847. Several Marine officers alongside what might be an officer bungalow in Olongapo, circa, 1909. This picture is from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.

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Ze842. The name Olaf H. Rask was found in the Colorado Historic Newspaper Collection here is the URL: https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/
This is one of 3 images about Lieut. Olaf H. Rask from the Colorado newspaper Silver Standard, Volume XVI, Number 32, June 14, 1902, not being a PC Geek I copied the info in pieces. This is a picture of the Lieutenant.