Ze823. Parade and inspection in Subic Bay, circa 1909, what else is new in the Corps? This inspection is called Heavy Marching Order. Several things I consider unique in this picture. The road should be the present George Dewey Ave. and leads right to the Spanish Gate which is hard to make out. Behind the […]
Read MoreZe810. 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. ————————————- Early last century, during the Spanish-American War which extended into the Philippine-American War the U.S.M.C […]
Read MoreZe788. The USMC Firing Range at Maquinaya in 1908. The river in this valley still has that Maquinaya name today but the area is now Barrio Barretto. My house, today, is near were the targets were. This picture came from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives. ————————————- Early last century, […]
Read MoreZe744. 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. —————————————————————— The U.S. Marines installed Coastal Defense Artillery in Subic Bay before the Army arrived and established the Coastal Defense Fort Wint on Grande Island. […]
Read MoreZe735. This is the U.S.M.C. “Hell Hill” with Coastal Defense Artillery circa 1909. —————————————————————— The U.S. Marines installed Coastal Defense Artillery before the Army arrived and established the Coastal Defense Fort Wint on Grande Island. This is not a comprehensive study of the subject. It is only, telling a story of a picture and pictures […]
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