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    Historic Photos of Pensacola
    Historic Photos of Pensacola
    Historic Photos of Pensacola
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    Historic Photos of Pensacola

    By Jacquelyn Tracy Wilson

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    Pensacola is a city of firsts, from the first documented European settlement in North America to the first Naval Aviation training station. From its earliest incarnation as a town of unpaved streets, through the devastating fire of 1880 to the modern city it would become, this Florida city thrives on challenges.

    Historic Photos of Pensacola captures the history of Pensacola from the Civil War through the 1960s in nearly 200 black-and-white archival photographs. Author Jacquelyn Tracy Wilson, a fifth-generation Pensacola native, captures the spirit of Pensacola—from the commonplace to the quintessential—in a century-long journey through this beautiful town. 

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTurner Publishing Company
    Release dateMar 1, 2008
    ISBN9781618586674
    Historic Photos of Pensacola
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    Jacquelyn Tracy Wilson

    Jacquelyn Tracy Wilson is a fifth-generation Pensacolian and is fascinated with the history of the city. After a thirty-year career in the medical field, she returned to school and earned a bachelor of fine arts degree from the University of West Florida. She is currently finishing work on her master of arts in public history at the university. Employed at the Pensacola Historical Society, she continues to research the history of Pensacola.

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      Historic Photos of Pensacola - Jacquelyn Tracy Wilson

      HISTORIC PHOTOS OF

      PENSACOLA

      TEXT AND CAPTIONS BY JACQUELYN TRACY WILSON

      General Andrew Jackson accepted the transfer of Florida from Spain on July 17, 1821, in Plaza Ferdinand VII. The monument in the center of the plaza is dedicated to William Dudley Chipley, who created and built the Pensacola & Atlantic Railroad. City Hall is on the left and the Louisville & Nashville Railroad grain elevator, which was destroyed by the 1926 hurricane, is the tall building in the rear.

      HISTORIC PHOTOS OF

      PENSACOLA

      Turner Publishing Company

      200 4th Avenue North • Suite 950

      Nashville, Tennessee 37219

      (615) 255-2665

      www.turnerpublishing.com

      Historic Photos of Pensacola

      Copyright © 2008 Turner Publishing Company

      All rights reserved.

      This book or any part thereof may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2007941387

      ISBN-13: 978-1-59652-426-2

      Printed in the United States of America

      08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15—0  9  8  7  6  5  4  3  2  1

      CONTENTS

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      PREFACE

      A CITY OF FIRSTS (1861–1899)

      RESILIENCE AMID HARDSHIP (1900–1919)

      BETWEEN THE WARS (1920–1939)

      A CHANGING CITY (1940–1960S)

      NOTES ON THE PHOTOGRAPHS

      Margaret Wilkinson, Mary Turner, and Joan Simmons (left to right) pose with a pair of Navy wings and a Blue Angels jet during the Naval Aviation 50th anniversary celebrations at Pensacola in 1961.

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      This volume, Historic Photos of Pensacola, is the result of the cooperation and efforts of many individuals and organizations. It is with great thanks that we acknowledge the State Archives of Florida for their generous support.

      As author, I would like to thank the Pensacola Historical Society for the use of their excellent research materials. Mr. David P. Ogden, historian and ranger for the Gulf Islands National Seashore, was an invaluable source for information about Fort Barrancas and the Navy Yard. Lieutenant Commander Donald T. McCloskey, USN (retired), offered me his vast knowledge of naval aircraft. The information they freely shared with me improved this book immensely.

      PREFACE

      Others have written wonderful books full of photos of Pensacola’s past. I hope that my effort will be accepted for what it is intended to be, an addition to the story of the growth and development of a Southern city with a special place in history. As a native and lifelong resident of the greater Pensacola area, I hope that my personal knowledge and love of Pensacola has helped to add just that little something that may have been overlooked by others.

      Photographs help to bring the past to life in a way that words alone cannot accomplish. They help the viewer understand a way of life that is foreign to them. Images capture moments of time, freezing minute details that may be overlooked elsewhere, aspects of the past that would otherwise be lost in the passage of time. Photographs also help cement our connections with the past. As a historian, I believe that we cannot understand the present without knowing the past that has shaped our environment. As an artist, I know that the visual can make a powerful, lasting impact on the viewer. Photographs are a wonderful aid for adding to our knowledge.

      With the exception of cropping images where needed and touching up imperfections that have accrued over time, no other changes have been made to this collection of photographs. Their caliber and clarity are limited by the technology of the day and the ability of the photographer at the time they were made.

      Pensacola has a long history filled with triumph and with tragedy. The photographs presented here capture some of these moments. The story begins with scenes of Confederate troops defending Fort Barrancas, which was recaptured by Union forces after the Confederate withdrawal from the

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