Aug/100
Amazing Aerial images
Some cool aerial images:
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Image by Smithsonian Institution
Description: An aerial shot of the Washington, D.C. program on the site of the 2000 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
Creator/Photographer: Jeff Tinsley
Medium: Medium unknown
Culture: American
Geography: USA
Date: 2000
Persistent URL: http://photography.si.edu/SearchImage.aspx?t=5&id=3431&q=2001-9378
Repository: Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage/Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
Accession number: 2001-9378
The Mall, Washington, D. C.
Image by Cornell University Library
Collection: A. D. White Architectural Photographs, Cornell University Library
Accession Number: 15/5/3090.00601
Title: The Mall, Washington, D. C.
Photographer: Fairchild Aerial Surveys
Photograph date: ca. 1936
Location: North and Central America: United States; District of Columbia, Washington
Materials: gelatin silver print
Image: 7.0866 x 8.937 in.; 18 x 22.7 cm
Provenance: Transfer from the College of Architecture, Art and Planning
Persistent URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1813.001/5sqt
There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.
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Aug/104
Awaiting Rescue
A few nice aerial images I found:
Awaiting Rescue
Image by The National Archives UK
Description: Aerial photograph of lifeboat from the SS City of Benares. The passenger liner was carrying children being evacuated from Britain to Canada when it was sunk in a U-Boat attack on the convoy in which it was travelling. Only 13 of the 90 children on board survived and government evacuation of children to the Dominions such as Canada, New Zealand and Australia (the CORB scheme) immediately ceased.
Date: 25th September 1940
Our Catalogue Reference: AIR 27/149
This image is from the collections of The National Archives. Feel free to share it within the spirit of the Commons.
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Image by Smithsonian Institution
Description: An aerial shot of the 1999 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, showing the site of the South Africa program.
Creator/Photographer: Jeff Tinsley
Medium: Medium unknown
Culture: American
Geography: USA
Date: 1999
Persistent URL: http://photography.si.edu/SearchImage.aspx?t=5&id=3425&q=99-9247
Repository: Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage/Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
Accession number: 99-9247
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Aug/100
Amazing Aerial images
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Marine Corps glider in flight out of Parris Island, S.C. (LOC)
Image by The Library of Congress
Palmer, Alfred T.,, photographer.
Marine Corps glider in flight out of Parris Island, S.C.
1942 May
1 transparency : color.
Notes:
Title from FSA or OWI agency caption.
Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944.
Subjects:
United States.–Marine Corps
World War, 1939-1945
Air bases
Gliders
United States–South Carolina–Parris Island
Format: Aerial photographs
Transparencies–Color
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Farm Security Administration – Office of War Information Collection 12002-32 (DLC) 93845501
General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac
Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsac.1a35164
Call Number: LC-USW36-1035
Immense R.A.F. machine being tuned up before starting off for Germany with a load of bomb
Image by National Library of Scotland
R.A.F. bomber being tuned, France, during World War I. The size of these machines is conveyed by the perspective in the photograph. The men working on the body of the machine are dwarfed and the wing sweeping across the top of the picture dominates the scene. The mood of the photographer as a result is quite powerful and overbearing.
Two new types of bombs were developed for aircraft use, one for carpet bombing wider targets, the ‘aerial torpedoes’, and a smaller dart for more specific use, called a ‘flechette’.
[Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. An immense R.A.F. machine being tuned up before starting off for Germany with a load of bombs.']
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Aug/100
Amazing Aerial photos
A few nice aerial images I found:
C.O. with pilot and observer referring to photos and maps prior to setting out for the German lines
Image by National Library of Scotland
Fighter pilot and Commanding Officer checking a map, in France, during World War I. Standing in front of his two-seater biplane, this pilot refers to a map reference with the Commanding Officer of his company. Inside the plane, his co-pilot checks over the instrument panel with a member of the ground staff who is taking notes. A machine-gun, complete with a swivelling accessory, is attached to the rear cockpit.
An aerial battle between two or more aeroplanes was called a ‘dogfight’. At the start of the war, fighter planes had two seats, with the pilot sitting in the front and a gunner occupying the rear cockpit. As the war continued, however, single piloted aircraft became more prevalent, since they were clearly more effective during a ‘dogfight ‘. During a ‘dogfight ‘, pilots used cloud cover as an aerial form of camouflage, and often swooped down on their prey from out of the sun.
[Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. C.O. with pilot and observer referring to photos and maps prior to setting out for the German lines.']
Aug/100
Nice Aerial photos
Check out these aerial images:
Marine Corps glider in flight out of Parris Island, S.C. (LOC)
Image by The Library of Congress
Palmer, Alfred T.,, photographer.
Marine Corps glider in flight out of Parris Island, S.C.
1942 May
1 transparency : color.
Notes:
Title from FSA or OWI agency caption.
Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944.
Subjects:
United States.–Marine Corps
World War, 1939-1945
Flight training
Air bases
Gliders
United States–South Carolina–Parris Island
Format: Aerial photographs
Transparencies–Color
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Farm Security Administration – Office of War Information Collection 12002-32 (DLC) 93845501
General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac
Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsac.1a35163
Call Number: LC-USW36-1034
Aug/101
Amazing Aerial images
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Marine gliders being towed from Page Field, Parris Island, S.C. (LOC)
Image by The Library of Congress
Palmer, Alfred T.,, photographer.
Marine gliders being towed from Page Field, Parris Island, S.C.
1942 May
1 transparency : color.
Notes:
Title from FSA or OWI agency caption.
Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944.
Subjects:
United States.–Marine Corps
World War, 1939-1945
Flight training
Air bases
Gliders
United States–South Carolina–Parris Island
Format: Aerial photographs
Transparencies–Color
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Farm Security Administration – Office of War Information Collection 12002-32 (DLC) 93845501
General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac
Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsac.1a35132
Call Number: LC-USW36-1003
Sawa’s / Ricefields
Image by Nationaal Archief
Nationaal Archief / Spaarnestad Photo, Hugo Wilmar, SFA003002262
Luchtfoto van een Javaans landschap met sawa’s (natte rijstvelden), Indonesië, oktober 1947.
Aerial photo of the landscape of Java with sawas (wet ricefields). Indonesia, 1947.
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Aug/1011
Amazing Aerial images
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North American Aviation’s B-25 medium bomber, Inglewood, Calif. (LOC)
Image by The Library of Congress
Sherwood, Mark,, photographer.
North American Aviation’s B-25 medium bomber, Inglewood, Calif.
1942 Oct.
1 transparency : color.
Notes:
Title from FSA or OWI agency caption.
Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944.
Subjects:
North American Aviation, Inc.
Airplane industry
World War, 1939-1945
Bombers
United States–California–Inglewood
Format: Aerial photographs
Transparencies–Color
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Farm Security Administration – Office of War Information Collection 12002-67 (DLC) 93845501
General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac
Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsac.1a35397
Call Number: LC-USW36-248
Betty Skelton Day
Image by State Library and Archives of Florida
Local call number: FLBA004; Media 1979-10
Title: [Betty Skelton Day]
Date of film: July 11, 1948
Physical descrip: B&W; silent; original length: 7:38
General note: This is an excerpt of footage from a ceremony honoring Betty Skelton, the U.S. Feminine Aerobatic Stunt Flying Champion, held at the Tampa, Florida Airport. The U.S. Army Air Corps Band plays as Betty Skelton appears and waves to the camera. A number of planes are shown performing aerial stunts and trick flying. A biplane tows a banner that reads "It’s here – Fort Pitt Beer!!" For the finale, Betty Skelton climbs inside a modified North American P-51 Mustang and zips around showing off her flight technique. When she lands she is presented with a bundle of flowers as she speaks to a crowd of spectators. Produced by Tampa Home Movie.
To see full-length versions of this and other videos from the State Archives of Florida, visit http://www.floridamemory.com/PhotographicCollection/video/.
Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. Archives@dos.state.fl.us
Persistent URL: http://www.floridamemory.com/PhotographicCollection/video/video.cfm?VID=17
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Aug/100
Amazing Aerial images
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Aerial view of two steamships in Sydney Harbour
Image by Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio Collection. Sam Hood (1870-1956) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 72-year career spanned the romantic age of sail and two world wars. The photos in the collection were taken mainly in Sydney and Newcastle during the first half of the 20th century.
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Photographer: Samuel J. Hood Studio Collection
Object no. 00023429-
Aerial view of the New Zealand Star
Image by Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio Collection. Sam Hood (1870-1956) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 72-year career spanned the romantic age of sail and two world wars. The photos in the collection were taken mainly in Sydney and Newcastle during the first half of the 20th century.
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Photographer: Samuel J. Hood Studio Collection
Object no. 00023422-
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Aug/100
Aerial view of the New Zealand Star
Some cool aerial images:
Aerial view of the New Zealand Star
Image by Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio Collection. Sam Hood (1870-1956) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 72-year career spanned the romantic age of sail and two world wars. The photos in the collection were taken mainly in Sydney and Newcastle during the first half of the 20th century.
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Photographer: Samuel J. Hood Studio Collection
Object no. 00023430-
Unidentified aerial view, Richmond (architectural drawing)
Image by The Library of Virginia
Title:
Creator: Adolph B. Rice Studio
Date:
Identifier:
Format: 1 negative, safety film, 4 x 5 in.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Virginia, Prints and Photographs, 800 E. Broad St., Richmond, VA, 23219, USA, digitool1.lva.lib.va.us:8881/R
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Aug/102
Sweet Aerial photos
Some cool aerial images:
One night’s rations for a bombing squadron
Image by National Library of Scotland
Several hundred bombs are laid out in rows on the grass. According to the original caption these are the bombs for one night’s bombing by an air squadron. It seems unlikely that they were usually laid out in this way, which would have been cumbersome for loading. It appears probable, therefore, that this was an arranged shot for propaganda purposes.
The Allied bombing was concentrated on weakening enemy artillery and communications.
[Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. One night's rations for a bombing squadron. All these bombs are dropped on German Munitions dumps, railways, etc. by a night bombing squadron in one night.']
High school
Image by The Library of Virginia
Title: High school
Creator: Adolph B. Rice Studio
Date: 1960 June 15
Identifier: Rice Collection 2900A
Format: 1 negative, safety film, 4 x 5 in.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Virginia, Prints and Photographs, 800 E. Broad St., Richmond, VA, 23219, USA, digitool1.lva.lib.va.us:8881/R
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