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Ze752

Ze752. The last picture zoomed in and marked up: 1= The Coaling Station and it looks that it is covered. 2= Drydock Dewey. 3= the causeway that is the present Manila Ave. and Rizal Ave. in present Olongapo City. 4= the all important unique looking Olongapo Naval Station Admin Building. In this collection we have 2 pictures of this building (not this album). 5= The Barracks. 6= The Spanish Gate got to be there but I cannot make it out.6= the other 6, my mistake, could that be the Chapel? 7= the present Dewey Ave. This picture came from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.

Ze751

Ze751. One thing I experienced myself, from Kalaklan Ridge one gets a great view of the Olongapo area, but is a very great picture from 1909. This picture came from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.

Ze750

Ze750. The job is done, the U.S. Marine Corps established a 6 Inch Gun Battery on Kalaklan Ridge for the defense of the Olongapo Naval Station, circa 1908-10. In this picture we barely can make out Grande Island at right and at left the area that later became the Subic Bay Naval Base Magazine area. This picture came from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.

Ze744

Ze744. U.S.M.C. Kalaklan Ridge, 6-inch Gun, circa 1909, at the Olongapo Naval Station Marine Barracks. This picture came from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.

Ze749

Ze749. The job is done, the U.S. Marine Corps established a 6 Inch Gun Battery on Kalaklan Ridge for the defense of Olongapo Naval Station, circa 1908-10. This picture came from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.

Ze748

Ze748, Step #1; digging the holes for the gun foundations, that is what I assume the Marines are doing on Kalaklan Ridge, circa 1908. No money for fat Government contracts. The Marines Can Do!!! This picture came from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.

Ze747

Ze747. The heavy lumber tracks up Kalaklan Ridge; I speculate that the Marines, perhaps with the help of Navy riggers winched the gun parts up the Kalaklan Ridge. This picture gives the impression that the job is done and the tracks are not in 100% good shape anymore. This picture came from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.

Ze746

Ze746. The last picture is zoomed it to show the heavy timber laid down as tracks to slide, winch-up heavy objects up the Kalaklan Ridge. This picture came from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.

Ze736

Ze736. This is a section of the San Antonio, Zambales, Luzon Island 1:50000 map and it shows a Macmany Point. It is located on the Redondo Peninsular which forms the west side of Subic Bay in the Philippines. It is across the channel from Grande Island.

Ze735

Ze735. This is the U.S.M.C. “Hell Hill” with Coastal Defense Artillery circa 1909.