The Norfolk Naval Station is located on what was once, the site of the 1907 Jamestown Exposition; about 4,300 acres of a peninsula called Sewells Point. In 1917, the Navy established a base there, acquiring structures built for the Expo, with plans to renovate them to suit their needs. We salute the military this Veterans' Day with vintage thumbnail images.

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USN, in 1812
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Fresh Arrivals, NOB (23.5kb)

Hospital, NOB
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Old Point Comfort
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Chow Line
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Fencing
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Galley Staff
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Wash Day, NOB
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Training Station Colors
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Lamberts Docks
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Pine Beach Pavillion
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Pine Beach Pier
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Newport News Drydock
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Newport News Shipyard
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USS Submarine Sturgeon
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Bowling, NOB
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Trainees
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Training Station, NOB
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Officers' Mess, NOB
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YMCA at NOB
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The Lagoon
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USS Wisconsin
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Churches, NOB
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Norfolk Harbor
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Main Street Norfolk
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Jamestown Expo, 1907
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Layfayette Park
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MUST SEE
Jamestown Expo vintage images!

Nansemond Hotel, OV
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Jamestown Expo Aerial (35.3kb)

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See also NAS & NOB, Guy's NOB Vintage, On Flagg, & Families' Special

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