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This collection consists of two scrapbooks containing aerial views of the New York City area with related newspaper clippings.
Identifier
NASM.XXXX.0043
Creator
Fairchild Aerial Surveys
Date
Circa 1929-1931
Provenance
No donor information, unknown, unknown, NASM.XXXX.0043
Extent
0.51 Cubic feet (1 flat box)
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of two scrapbooks containing aerial views of the New York City area with related newspaper clippings. The aerial views, which were taken by Fairchild Aerial Surveys, Inc. and reproduced in an unidentified publication, showcase prominent city locations. The photographs are numerically arranged as if in a feature series, and each photograph has the caption "Around New York in an Airplane," followed by the location and a textual description of that area. The first scrapbook contains entries 1-100 and the second scrapbook has entries 101-154 (some numbers are not included). The second scrapbook also contains additional clippings that show other views of the New York City area.
Arrangement note
Collection is in original order.
Rights
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Citation
New York City Aerial Photographs, NASM.XXXX.0043, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Topics
Aerial photography
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Aerial photographs
Clippings
Scrapbooks