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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Aerial photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

City Light Aerial Thermal Study Photographs

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1204-06
Scope and Contents note

Prints of infrared aerial photographic survey showing heat and energy loss throughout Seattle. The flight includes 1250 images. Aerial Thermal Study.

Dates: 1977

City Light Skagit River Aerial Photographs

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 1204-13
Scope and Contents note

Aerial photographs of the Skagit River in British Columbia taken prior to increasing the water height of Ross Lake Reservoir which resulted from completing step 3 construction of Ross Dam. The 70 exposures were shot from 12,000 feet by Aero Surveys, Ltd. of Vancouver, B.C. The photographs document the course of the river, topography of the area, and vegetation adjacent the river.

Dates: 1949

Engineering Department Aerial Photographs

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2613-12
Scope and Contents note

Aerial photography of the Seattle area, taken by commercial aerial surveyors. Includes images from 22 separate flights. Photos appear complete for flights in 1968, 1969, and 1973, for a 1969 survey of the University of Washington neighborhood.

Dates: 1954-1975

Planning Commission Aerial Photographs

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1650-11
Dates: 1951-1960

Planning Commission Photographs

 Series
Identifier: 1650-14
Abstract

Planning Commission Photographs depict Seattle neighborhoods, roads, parks, and marinas; also included are photographs of display materials and photographs related to land use.

Dates: 1945-1957

Seattle Watershed and Pipeline Aerial Photographs

 Series
Identifier: 8204-03
Abstract

Aerial photographs of Seattle Watershed and Pipeline.

Dates: 1930-1989

West Seattle Freeway Bridge Construction Photographs and Slides

 Series
Identifier: 2613-25
Abstract

Photographs and slides documenting preconstruction and construction of the West Seattle Freeway Bridge, 1980-1983.

Dates: 1980-1983