Part of a photograph album related to William Monks's military training in the United States during World War I, circa 1915-1918.
]]>Photograph of a group of women walking toward a dancehall on Elser Pier, Miami Beach, Florida, circa 1915-1918. Visible signs read: "Dixie Transportation Lines, Miami Beach Ferry, Admission to hall free. Dance tonight."
Part of a photograph album related to William Monks's military training in the United States during World War I, circa 1915-1918.
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Part of a photograph album related to William Monks's military training in the United States during World War I, circa 1915-1918.
]]>Photograph of the Palm Beach County Courthouse, Florida, circa 1915-1918.
Part of a photograph album related to William Monks's military training in the United States during World War I, circa 1915-1918.
Materials were digitized as part of a Digitizing Hidden Collections grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). Digital files are made available under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND. For commercial use, please inquire via our image/research request form.
Part of a photograph album related to William Monks's military training in the United States during World War I, circa 1915-1918.
]]>Photograph of a street sccene at Elser Pier, Miami Beach, Florida, circa 1915-1918.
Part of a photograph album related to William Monks's military training in the United States during World War I, circa 1915-1918.
Materials were digitized as part of a Digitizing Hidden Collections grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). Digital files are made available under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND. For commercial use, please inquire via our image/research request form.
Part of a photograph album related to William Monks's military training in the United States during World War I, circa 1915-1918.
]]>Photograph of a street scene in Seminole, Florida, taken during the city's Sun Dance festival, circa 1915-1918.
Part of a photograph album related to William Monks's military training in the United States during World War I, circa 1915-1918.
Materials were digitized as part of a Digitizing Hidden Collections grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). Digital files are made available under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND. For commercial use, please inquire via our image/research request form.
Images feature: shots of Key West and area, including scenic views, notable buildings, aerial views, and monuments; aircraft including blimps, biplanes, float planes; fellow Navy servicemen and a few servicewomen ("Yeomanettes"); Navy facilities; photos of aerial cameras; views of Navy ships; events such as a Liberty Loan parade, baseball games, and Fourth of July celebrations; and assorted photos of family and friends.
The album also contains a few pieces of ephemera and other materials: pressed flowers and boutonnieres; correspondence from a Veterans of Foreign Wars (V.F.W.) post; a receipt for Roy's mother's funeral costs; handwritten notes written on the occasion of Roy's birth; a leave pass; and a printed panoramic portrait of Navy men.
Please note some captions make use of derogatory terms toward certain peoples.
]]>Photograph album containing 394 black-and-white photographs related to C. E. Roy's service with the U.S. Navy at Key West Naval Air Station, Florida, circa 1917-1918. The album is constructed from a U.S. Navy ledger book, into which Roy pasted photographs. The binding on the book is missing and most of the pages are loose. The inside front cover of the album includes a photo portrait of Roy accompanied by handwritten service history notes, along with "Rules of the Road at Sea." The section of pages at the end of the album are empty, but there is one final photograph on the inside back cover of a street in Key West.
Images feature: shots of Key West and area, including scenic views, notable buildings, aerial views, and monuments; aircraft including blimps, biplanes, float planes; fellow Navy servicemen and a few servicewomen ("Yeomanettes"); Navy facilities; photos of aerial cameras; views of Navy ships; events such as a Liberty Loan parade, baseball games, and Fourth of July celebrations; and assorted photos of family and friends.
The album also contains a few pieces of ephemera and other materials: pressed flowers and boutonnieres; correspondence from a Veterans of Foreign Wars (V.F.W.) post; a receipt for Roy's mother's funeral costs; handwritten notes written on the occasion of Roy's birth; a leave pass; and a printed panoramic portrait of Navy men.
Please note some captions make use of derogatory terms toward certain peoples.
Materials were digitized as part of a Digitizing Hidden Collections grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). Digital files are made available under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND. For commercial use, please inquire via our image/research request form.
Inscription: "Taken out [illegible] Pk. Score: Air Sta. 9, Dolphin 1."
Part of a photograph album related to C. E. Roy's service with the U.S. Navy at Key West Naval Air Station, Florida, circa 1917-1918.
]]>Photograph of a baseball game, circa 1917-1918.
Inscription: "Taken out [illegible] Pk. Score: Air Sta. 9, Dolphin 1."
Part of a photograph album related to C. E. Roy's service with the U.S. Navy at Key West Naval Air Station, Florida, circa 1917-1918.
Materials were digitized as part of a Digitizing Hidden Collections grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). Digital files are made available under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND. For commercial use, please inquire via our image/research request form.
Inscription: "Natural Bridge. Miami, Florida."
Part of a photograph album related to C. E. Roy's service with the U.S. Navy at Key West Naval Air Station, Florida, circa 1917-1918.
]]>Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen on a natural bridge in Arch Creek Memorial Park, Miami, Florida, circa 1917-1918.
Inscription: "Natural Bridge. Miami, Florida."
Part of a photograph album related to C. E. Roy's service with the U.S. Navy at Key West Naval Air Station, Florida, circa 1917-1918.
Materials were digitized as part of a Digitizing Hidden Collections grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). Digital files are made available under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND. For commercial use, please inquire via our image/research request form.
Inscription: "A spick home on Duval St. [Offensive language]."
Part of a photograph album related to C. E. Roy's service with the U.S. Navy at Key West Naval Air Station, Florida, circa 1917-1918.
]]>Photograph of a large house, likely in Florida, circa 1917-1918.
Inscription: "A spick home on Duval St. [Offensive language]."
Part of a photograph album related to C. E. Roy's service with the U.S. Navy at Key West Naval Air Station, Florida, circa 1917-1918.
Materials were digitized as part of a Digitizing Hidden Collections grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). Digital files are made available under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND. For commercial use, please inquire via our image/research request form.
Inscription: "Key West, Flemming [Fleming] St. Altitude 1000ft."
Part of a photograph album related to C. E. Roy's service with the U.S. Navy at Key West Naval Air Station, Florida, circa 1917-1918.
]]>Aerial photograph of a parade on Fleming Street, Key West, Florida, circa 1917-1918.
Inscription: "Key West, Flemming [Fleming] St. Altitude 1000ft."
Part of a photograph album related to C. E. Roy's service with the U.S. Navy at Key West Naval Air Station, Florida, circa 1917-1918.
Materials were digitized as part of a Digitizing Hidden Collections grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). Digital files are made available under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND. For commercial use, please inquire via our image/research request form.
Inscription: "Key West, Flo."
Part of a photograph album related to C. E. Roy's service with the U.S. Navy at Key West Naval Air Station, Florida, circa 1917-1918.
]]>Oblique aerial photograph of Key West, Florida, circa 1917-1918.
Inscription: "Key West, Flo."
Part of a photograph album related to C. E. Roy's service with the U.S. Navy at Key West Naval Air Station, Florida, circa 1917-1918.
Materials were digitized as part of a Digitizing Hidden Collections grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). Digital files are made available under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND. For commercial use, please inquire via our image/research request form.