How do I find old aerial photos?

And explore historical imagery for nearly anywhere on Earth.

1. Google Earth Pro. Not only is Google a world leader in geocoded addressing, but you can leap to the past with its historical time slider.
2. Esri’s Wayback Living Atlas.
3. USGS LandLook.
4. NASA Worldview.
5. Planet Labs.

Where can I find my aerial photos?

Many regional and local governments have aerial imagery available free or at low cost. To determine the status of state-conducted imagery programs, contact your state GIS coordinator. This information can be accessed through the National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) Web site.

What is the earliest surviving aerial photographs?

“Boston, as the Eagle and the Wild Goose See It” by James Wallace Black is the earliest surviving aerial photograph. Credit: James Wallace Black, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Once airborne, photographers tested cameras on a multitude of gravity-defying objects.

How did they take aerial photos before drones?

Before you could buy drones from the comfort of your desk chair via smartphone, aerial photography was significantly more difficult. Artists and scientists alike used tall buildings, ladders, balloons, kites, planes, and even pigeons to defy gravity.

How do I get an aerial view of an address?

Use Google Maps aerial view Manually drag the map to a location or add it into the search box and hit the magnifying glass icon. If you are on mobile, you can also click the compass icon to use your current location. Click the Satellite box in the bottom left of the map screen. The map should now change to aerial view.

Where can I find old aerial photos of my farm?

With more than 25 million black and white negatives in their archives, odds are good that Vintage Aerial can find an old aerial photo of your farm or maybe a farm you grew up on. For three years, Ken Krieg and his staff of computer techies have been scanning negatives taken by Krieg’s family’s business started back in 1952.

How much are old farm photos worth?

“About 40 percent of the farms in the images are gone today. So to find these images is really cool.” Vintage Aerial sells the photos with various sizes, options and frames, starting at $149 up to $449 for a framed 20 by 30-in. print.

How can I find out how old a farm is?

Go to the companys s website, and type in your county and state to find out how many photos were taken and in what years. Fill out a form with a current address and researchers will layer current maps over old maps to find the farm.

How many people are connected to every photo of a farm?

For three years, Ken Krieg and his staff of computer techies have been scanning negatives taken by Krieg’s family’s business started back in 1952. More than 1.5 million photos are already online, but all the photos in the archive can be searched. “We figure every photo of a farmstead is connected to about 30 people,” Krieg says.