Fairchild Aerial Surveys, Inc. New York Office Aerial Photographic Prints and Negatives of New York State Sites B1598

Fairchild Aerial Surveys, Inc. New York Office Aerial Photographic Prints and Negatives of New York State Sites

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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:

This series consists of photographic negatives and positive prints of low-altitude, oblique aerial views of a variety of New York State sites, produced by the New York office of Fairchild Aerial Surveys (a commercial firm) during the years 1946-1949, 1951, and 1957. The reason the photography was done is not known, but the firm's work was used to produce maps for the U.S. Geological Survey, among others. Images depict locations statewide, with the New York City metropolitan area predominating.

Creator:

Fairchild Aerial Surveys, inc. New York office

Title:

Aerial photographic prints and negatives of New York State sites

Quantity:

8.6 cubic feet

2053 negatives; 291 prints

Inclusive Dates:

1941-1957

Bulk Dates:

1946-1949, 1951, 1957

Series Number:

B1598

Arrangement

Arranged by print/negative number (corresponding to rough chronological order by flight date).

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of photographic negatives and positive prints of low-altitude, oblique aerial views of a variety of New York State sites. The New York office of Fairchild Aerial Surveys (a commercial firm) produced the images during the years 1946-1949, 1951, and 1957. The reason the photography was done is not known, but the firm's work was used to produce maps for the U.S. Geological Survey, among others. Images depict locations statewide, with the New York City metropolitan area predominating.

The aerial shots show the built environment especially well, including public and commercial buildings (breweries, churches, colleges, factories, hospitals, hotels); transportation infrastructure (bridges, airports, and parkways); and recreational and cultural venues (racetracks, beaches, ships, waterfronts, and historic sites). There are also views of significant landmarks (Empire State Building, the U.N. building), building sites, and natural features such as lakes, mountains, and marshes.

B1598-04: This single 14" x 19" black and white photograph depicts the Mohawk Carpet Mills at Amsterdam, N.Y., 1941.

Alternate Formats Available

Items Online

High resolution images of all original documents in this series are available in State Archives Digital Collections.

New York State Archives Digital Collections

Aerial Photographic Prints and Negatives of New York State Sites in Digital Collections

Related Material

20978 Orthographic Aerial Photographs contains related photographs.

10700 Aerial Photographs and Index to Aerial Photographs of State Highways contains related photographs. Other Fairchild negatives and photographs of sites located outside of New York State may be found at the New Jersey State Archives, the Map and Imagery Laboratory of the University of California, Santa Barbara, and at Whittier College (Whittier, California).

Other Finding Aids

Available at Repository

Item list is available at the repository.

Custodial History

These images were originally part of a large collection of Fairchild photographs acquired by the New Jersey State Archives, which weeded the collection and donated New York views to the New York State Archives.

Use Restrictions

Images in this series may be protected by U.S. Copyright. Consult with archivist to obtain currently available information on copyright owner or agent.

Access Restrictions

The State Archives makes digital copies of images from Series B1598 available under the "fair use" provision of the US Copyright Act. However, the images may be protected by copyright and responsibility for determining the copyright owner or agent, and for obtaining any needed permissions to publish the images rests with the user.