Aerial Photography at the National Archives at San Francisco, California
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Record Group 18: Aerial Photographs of Northern and Central California, ca. 1921
Record Group 22: Aerial Photographs, 1948 - 1966
This series consists of oversized 199 black and white aerial photographs of the Newlands Project and pre-refuge creation in Churchill County, Lahontan Valley wetlands, Nevada. The finding aid for the series available at NARA at San Francisco.
Record Group 22: Subject Files, 1942 - 1946
These records originated from the War Production Board’s Pacific Pilchard Administrator office in San Francisco, which coordinated pilchard fishing and sardine canning operations during the war. Materials consist of correspondence, issuances, reports and aerial photographs. The finding aid for the series available at NARA at San Francisco.
Record Group 49: Resource Inventories, Studies, Surveys, and Maps, 1964 - 1992
This series consists of records related to resource inventories, studies, and surveys. Types of records include reports, maps, management plans, conclusions, correspondence, aerial photographs, and memorandums. Topics covered include forage, hydrology, arid regions, ecology, the Mx Missile System, proposed primitive areas, and designated wilderness areas.
Record Group 77: Aerial Photograph Files, 1937 - 1982
Record Group 77: Aerial Photographs of Northern California, 1962 - 1973
Glass Negatives of Aerial Photographs of Northern California. The finding aid for the series available at NARA at San Francisco.
Record Group 77: Civil Works Projects Photographs and Related Media, 1902 - 1978
This series contains photographs and other related media related to civil works projects throughout northern California. This series is partially digitized.
Record Group 77: San Francisco Bay Area Aerial Photographs, 1955 - 1968
This series contains two subseries: San Francisco Bay Area Topographical Survey Aerial Photographs, 1955-1968; and Aerial Photographs of San Francisco with Photo Reconnaissance Charts, 1957. The finding aid for the series available at NARA at San Francisco.
Record Group 95: Aerial Photographs, 1951 - 1977
This series contains aerial photographs taken during various projects, including timber surveys of sugar pine delineation (1951) and post-fire surveys (Mosquito and Virginia Fires, 1960 and Babcock Fire, 1977). Materials include black and white photographs, rolls of infrared film and aerial photography indexes. Notations and outlines have been handwritten onto the photographs. The finding aid for the series available at NARA at San Francisco.
Record Group 95: Engineering and Cultural Resource Records, 1928 - 1989
This series contains hydrologic records, sedimentation studies, recreation projects, natural and cultural resource management records, and fire studies. Materials include maps, photographs, photobooks, and aerial photographs. The finding aid for the series available at NARA at San Francisco.
Record Group 95: Forest Management Research Records, 1901 - 1976
This series consists of programmatic and administrative records, forest mensuration data, regeneration research papers (planting, nursery and seedling), insect control studies, and reports on silvicultural practices. Mensuration data includes stem analysis and fell-tree measurements of various tree species with a large portion focused on Douglas fir. Data and analysis cover various forests throughout California. Materials include tabulations, plot records, correspondence, annual reports, technical reports, field notes, maps and aerial photographs. The finding aid for the series available at NARA at San Francisco.
Record Group 95: Project Atlases, 1930 - 1951
The records in this series consist of oversize volumes containing black and white photographs, aerial photographs, US Geological Survey quadrangles and raw data. Materials also documented are surveys and other projects conducted by the Research Station. The topics primarily include fire control, and erosion and flood control. Other subjects include forest and vegetation zones, revegetation plots, rain fall and meteorological data. This series covers National Forests throughout California and a few for Western Oregon. The finding aid for the series available at NARA at San Francisco.
Record Group 95: Timber Management Records, 1914 - 1967
This series contains timber plot surveys, aerial photographs with notations, and reference publications related to timber research and management. Materials include typescript presentations (1934-1942) by C.W. Corson, regional planting inspector, concerning reforestation research and methods.
Record Group 95: Timber Management Records, 1974 - 2000
The records in this series consist of timber sale contracts and environmental assessments. Accessions 95-00-003 and 95-00-019 include ranger districts McCloud, Mt. Shasta, Shasta Lake, Big Bar, Yolla Bolla, Hayfork, and Weaverville. Some files contain maps, road plans, and photographs. Also included are aerial photographs of timber sales in the Hayfork Ranger District. The finding aid for the series available at NARA at San Francisco.
Record Group 181: Aerial Photographs of Naval Facilities, 1942 - 1945
Record Group 181: General Correspondence, 1940 - 1951
The records cover all aspects of shipyard activities, with a primary focus on administration and supply. Of particular interest are monthly intelligence reports on civilian morale in Hawaii during World War II; correspondence and photographs relating to the salvage of sunken battleships following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor; and damage reports on vessels involved in major naval battles such as Guadalcanal and Okinawa. The finding aid for the series available at NARA at San Francisco. This series is partially digitized.
Record 181: Historical Shipyard Photographs, 1940 - 1974
The photographs document the repair and refitting of naval vessels, other shipyard activities, and shipyard facilities and personnel. The series includes photographs documenting activities in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when the shipyard was owned and operated by Union Iron Works and Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation. Also included is a a file relating to a case heard in the Superior Court of the State of California for the City and County of San Francisco regarding air and water pollution at the shipyard, 1970-1972. The finding aid for the series available at NARA at San Francisco. This series is partially digitized.
Record Group 181: Salvage Photographs, 12/1941 - 1946
The photographs document World War II salvage operations on battleships sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. This series is partially digitized.
Record Group 181: Subject Files, 1976 - 1996
This series is partially digitized.
Record Group 434: Photographs, 1931 - 1984
This series contains visuals materials in five media formats. The first, small formats, includes color and black and white photographs, portrait photographs, albums, and some negatives. Subjects include: the Nobel Prize ceremony, Synchrotron party, Smithsonian Institution "Atom Smasher" exhibition; 184-inch Cyclotron; Los Alamos award ceremony; Operation Redwing; "Atom-Smasher" mousetrap gadget; Bevatron; Linac; and national laboratories. The albums depict cyclotron development at the Radiation Laboratory. Large formats includes color and black and white photographs, portrait and group photographs, aerial views, albums, and photographic slicks. Subject include director conferences, symposia, commemorative and anniversary events, visiting scientists and dignitaries, early Lawrence cyclotron, accelerator beams, desert landscapes. This series also includes portraits of scientists, 1948-1968. Photographic slicks of key federal documents in Laboratory history, and electronic engineering projects are also included. The album documents cyclotron development. Photographs also include Queen Fredericka of Greece, Prince Phillip, President John F. Kennedy, President Lyndon B. Johnson, John and Ernest Lawrence, Paul Aebersold, Donald Cooksey, Edwin McMillan, and Edward Lofgren, along with some group photographs.