Harry Tubis New Castle County and Chester County aerial photographs
Creation: 1940Abstract
The collection consists of 46 nitrate negatives and one folio filled with 46 vertical aerial photographs of New Castle County, Delaware and the surrounding areas, including nearby southern Chester County, Pennsylvania. The flight altitude was approximately 25,000 feet and the resulting vertical photographs had a scale of approximately 1 inch to 3,100 feet.
Dates
- Creation: 1940
Creator
- Tubis, Harry (Person)
Extent
1 volume(s)
General Physical Description
1 folio (46 photographic prints) ; 8 x 10 in. 46 negatives : nitrate ; 9 x 9 in.
Historical Note
These vertical aerial photographs were taken on April 15, 1940. Harry Tubis (1906-2004) planned and participated in the aerial survey mission which used a Lockheed Vega model airplane. According to Tubis, this plane was especially super-charged and equipped for high-altitude photography.
The flight altitude was approximately 25,000 feet and the resulting vertical photographs had a scale of approximately 1 inch to 3,100 feet.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of 46 nitrate negatives and one folio filled with 46 vertical aerial photographs of New Castle County, Delaware, and the surrounding areas including nearby southern Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Location
GL Box 1.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Harry Tubis New Castle County and Chester County aerial photographs
- Date:
- 2015
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository
