Guide to the Harold T. Rib aerial photograph collection, 1930-1980

Harold T. Rib aerial photograph C0236


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Descriptive Summary
Repository George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
Creator Rib, Harold T.
Title Harold T. Rib aerial photograph collection
Date 1936-1979
Physical Characteristics 12.5 linear feet (31 boxes)
Abstract 31 boxes of aerial black and white photographs taken between the 1930s - 1979 of areas around the world, including the United States, Canada, Algeria, and Japan. Includes unprocessed oversize aerial photos.
Collection Number C0236
Language English

Historical Information

Aerial photography dates back to the 19th century and refers to photographs taken from an elevated position, usually in an aircraft. Geographical surveys are among the most common uses for these photographs.

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Scope and Content

Aerial black and white photographs of various cities and towns in the United States as well Canada, Algeria, and Japan. Many of the photographs came from the private collection of Harold T. Rib, a professor and former chief of aerial surveys for the Bureau of Public Roads and the Federal Highway Administration. Includes unprocessed oversize aerial photos.

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Arrangement

Photographs are arranged alphabetically by country. Within each country folders are arranged alphabetically by state or province. Oversize photos are not currently arranged.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Harold T. Rib aerial photograph Collection must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

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Related Material

Special Collections Research center also holds the Soil Conservation Service Prince William County aerial photograph collection.

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Index Terms

Geographical Names:

Algeria--Photographs.
Canada--Photographs.
Japan--Photographs.
United States--Photographs.

Document Types:

Aerial photographs.

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Administrative Information

Custodial History

This collection was originally created by Harold T. Rib, who donated it to the George Mason University Department of Geography and GeoInformation Science.

Preferred Citation

Harold T. Rib aerial photograph collection, C0236, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Donated by the George Mason University Department of Geography and GeoInformation Science in 2013.

Processing Information

Processing completed by Kerry Mitchell in 2014. Finding updated by Amanda Brent in July 2018.

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Contents List

Photographs, 1936-1979 (31 boxes)
Box Folder
1 1 Algeria, undated
2 Canada: British Columbia, 1952, undated
3 Canada: Extras, undated
4 Canada: General, undated
5 Canada: General, Undated
6 Canada: Manitoba, undated
7 Canada: Northwest Territories, undated
8 Canada: Ontario, undated
9 Canada: Ontario, undated
10 Canada: Owen Sound, undated
11 Canada: Saskatchewan, undated
12 Canada: Quebec, undated
13 Japan: Hokkaido, undated
Box Folder
2 1 USA: Alabama, 1974
Grove Hill.
2 USA: Alabama, 1940-1942, 1974
Geologic map of state. Counties photographed include: Chambers, Jefferson, Lauderdale, and Colbert.
3 USA: Alaska, 1947-1962
4 USA: Alaska, 1952-1967
5 USA: Alaska, 1950-1959
6 USA: Alaska, 1948-1949, 1963
Box Folder
3 1 USA: Alaska, 1971
Maps and notes.
2 USA: Alaska, 1948-1957
Photographed is Alaska in general and the Matanuska Valley.
3 USA: Alaska, 1950-1959
4 USA: Alaska, 1948-1966
5 USA: Arizona, 1936-1954
Geologic map of state. Counties photographed include: Apache, Coconino, and Navajo.
6 USA: Arizona, 1936, undated
Areas photographed include: Benson and San Francisco. Benson photographs are undated.
7 USA: Arkansas, 1968-1974
Geologic map of state. Counties photographed include: Boone, Clark, Franklin, Garland, Howard, Sevier, Logan, Marion, and Montgomery.
Box Folder
4 1 USA: Arkansas, 1950, 1971, 1974
Counties photographed include: Perry and Pulaski.
2 USA: California, 1937, 1943
Areas photographed include: Point Reyes and Yuba County.
3 USA: California, 1942-1955
Counties photographed include: Inyo, Kern, Mono Lake, San Bernardino, and Sacramento.
4 USA: Colorado, 1938-1949, 1981
Geologic map of state. Counties photographed include: Alamosa, Saguache, Boulder, and Puebelo.
5 USA: Colorado, 1937-1964
Counties photographed include: Pueblo, Denver, Logan, San Miguel, Washington, and Weld.
6 USA: Connecticut, 1951-1970
Areas photographed include: New Haven, Hartford County, and Litchfield.
7 USA: Delaware, 1938
Rehoboth.
Box Folder
5 1 USA: Florida, 1948-1954, 1982
Geologic map of state. Counties photographed include: Levy, Madison, Sarasota, and Suwannee.
2 USA: Florida, 1963, 1970
Areas photographed include: Arran and Bradenton Beach.
3 USA: Florida, 1952, 1963
Areas photographed include: Ellenton and Lake Apoka.
4 USA: Georgia, 1939-1940
Geologic map of state. Areas photographed include: Atlanta and Dekalb County.
5 USA: Hawaii 1963-1977
Geologic map of state. Counties photographed include: Hawaii, Maui, and Oahu.
6 USA: Idaho, 1939-1975
Geologic map of state. Areas photographed include: San Tooth, Bingham County, Idaho County, Kootenai County, and Oneida County.
7 USA: Illinois/Indiana, 1969, 1975
Vermillion County.
Box Folder
6 1 USA: Illinois, 1939-1977
Geologic map of state. Counties photographed include: LaSalle, Clark, Iroquois, Wabash, and Will.
2 USA: Indiana, 1962-1973
Areas photographed include: Canaan and Cedarville.
3 USA: Indiana, 1971, 1973
Areas photographed include: Loogootee and Metamora.
4 USA: Indiana, 1969
Riverwood.
5 USA: Indiana, 1938-1977
Geologic map of state. Counties photographed include: Clark, Decatur, Harrison, Lawrence, Marion, Monroe, Orange, and Porter.
6 USA: Iowa, 1938, 1968-1976
Counties photographed include: Allamakee, Clayton, Floyd, Lyon, Pottawattamie, and Winneshiek.
Box Folder
7 1 USA: Kansas, 1941-1978
Geologic map of state. Counties photographed include: Butler, Cowlay, Doniphan, Elk, Geary, Jefferson, Logan, Lyon, Scott, Thomas, and Trego.
2 USA: Kentucky, 1969-1970
Areas photographed include: Bernstadtt and Boltsfork.
3 USA: Kentucky, 1967-1969
Areas photographed include: Bowling Green and Cranston.
4 USA: Kentucky, 1939, 1970-1972
Areas photographed include: Cromwell, Hadley, Rockfield, and Mammoth Cave.
5 USA: Kentucky, 1967-1970
Areas photographed include: Morehead, Franklin, and Paintsville.
Box Folder
8 1 USA: Kentucky, 1961-1967
Areas photographed include: Redbush, Sandy Hook, Sideview, and Upton.
2 USA: Kentucky, 1937-1978
Geologic map of state. Counties photographed include: Christian, Daviess, Edmonson, Fayette, Hart, McLean, and Lee.
3 USA: Landforms US Air Force, undated
4 USA: Louisiana, 1950-1983
Geologic map of the state. Parishes photographed include: Beauregard and Vermilion.
5 USA: Maine, 1972-1976
Areas photographed include: Penobsco, Somerset County, and Augusta.
6 USA: Maryland, 1937-1952
Counties photographed include: Allegany, Frederick, Garrett, Montgomery, and Washington.
7 USA: Maryland, 1963, 1966
Areas photographed include: Baltimore and Kensington.
8 USA: Maryland, 1966
Towson.
9 USA: Massachusetts, 1966
Ayers Village.
Box Folder
9 1 USA: Massachusetts, 1939, 1978
Geologic map of state. Areas photographed include: Brockton and Mt. Toby.
2 USA: Massachusetts, 1969
Concord.
3 USA: Massachusetts, 1939, 1966
Areas photographed include: Monson, Mt. Holyoke, and Southbridge.
4 USA: Michigan, 1943- 1978
Geologic map of state. Counties photographed include: Huron, Ingham, Keweenaw, and Marguette.
5 USA: Minnesota, 1938-1978
Geologic map of state. Counties photographed include: Carver, Goodhue, Hennepin, and Isanti.
6 USA: Minnesota, 1939-1966
Counties photographed include: Lake, McLeod, Otter Tail, Olmsted, St. Louis, Scott, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wionna, Marshall, and Pack.
Box Folder
10 1 USA: Minnesota, 1937-1939
Areas photographed include: Ely and Vergas.
2 USA: Minnesota, 1978
Field Problems.
3 USA: Minnesota, 1978
Field Problems.
4 USA: Minnesota, 1979
Field Problems.
5 USA: Minnesota, 1979
Field Problems.
6 USA: Mississippi, 1941-1942, 1977
Geologic map of state. Areas photographed include: Chostaw County, Itawamba County, Lee County, Madison County, and Sumner.
7 USA: Missouri, 1938-1978
Geologic map of state. Counties photographed include: Cole, Dent, Iron, Lincoln, McDonald, and Moniteau.
Box Folder
11 1 USA: Montana, 1954-1979
Geologic map of state. Counties photographed include: Custer, Judith Basin, Phillips, Roosevelt, Powder River, and Park.
2 USA: Nebraska, 1951-1955, 1977
Geologic map of state. Counties photographed include: Cedar, Hitchcock, Holt, Kimball, Knox, Pierce, Sheridan, Sioux, Hayes, Cheyenne, and Cass.
3 USA: Nevada, 1954-1976
Geologic map of state. Counties photographed include: Lyon, Churchill, and Washo.
4 USA: New Hampshire, 1952-1978
Geologic map of state. Counties photographed include: Coos, Grafton, Hillsboro, and Strafford.
5 USA: New Jersey, 1940-1977
Geologic map of state. Counties photographed include: Hunterdon and Middlesex.
6 USA: New Jersey, 1940-163
Areas photographed include: Middlesex County, Ocean County, Somerset County, Ocean City, Sussex County, and Camden.
Box Folder
12 1 USA: New Mexico, undated
Sandoval County.
2 USA: New Mexico, 1941-1943
Some of the photos are undated. Areas photographs include: Elephant Butte, San Pedro, and Wingate.
3 USA: New Mexico, 1939-1979
Geologic map of state. Counties photographed include: Chaves, Grant, Guadalupe, Hidalgo, Sallies Spring, and Sandoval.
4 USA: New York, 1936-1976
Geologic map of state. Counties photographed include: Cattaraugas, Cortland, Greene, and Herkimer.
5 USA: New York, 1936-1966
Counties photographed include: Niagara, Onondaga, Ontario, Schuyler, Cleming, Sullivan, Thompkins, and Wayne.
6 USA: New York, 1960-1966
Counties photographed include: Saratoga, Rensselaer, and Albany.
7 USA: New York, 1960-1966
Areas photographed include: Watervliet, Voorhesville, Schenectady, Selkirk, Albany County, and Bethlehem.
Box Folder
13 1 USA: New York, 1964
Erie County.
2 USA: New York, 1964
Erie County.
3 USA: New York, 1959-1964, undated
Areas photographed include: Monbur, Wayne County, and Kingston.
4 USA: New York, 1961
Counties photographed include: Onendaga and Madison.
5 USA: New York, undated
Poughkeepsie.
6 USA: New York, 1938, 1952
Areas photographed include: Albany, Endicott, and Islip.
Box Folder
14 1 USA: New York, 1964
2 USA: New York, 1964
3 USA: New York, undated
4 USA: New York, 1947, 1966, 1974
Areas photographed include: Lawrence, Millbrook, and Newcomb.
5 USA: New York, 1947-1954
Box Folder
15 1 USA: New York, 1955-1965
2 USA: New York, 1960, 1962
3 USA: North Carolina, 1960-1973
Geologic map of state. Areas photographed include: Catawaba County, Louisburg, and Robbins.
4 USA: North Dakota, 1938-1977
Geologic map of state. Counties photographed include: McHenry, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh, Cass, Cavalier, and Divide.
5 USA: North Dakota, 1938-1962
Areas photographed include: Divide County, Kidder, Grand Forks, McHenry, McKenzie, Ward, and Larimore.
6 USA: Ohio, 1937, 1964
Areas photographed include: Berea, Dayton, and Fairborn.
Box Folder
16 1 USA: Ohio, 1938-1979
Geologic map of state. Photographed areas include: Clark County, Lorain County, and Wadsworth.
2 USA: Ohio, 1950
Warren.
3 USA: Oklahoma, 1942-1956, 1978
Geologic map of state. Counties photographed include: Atoka, Cimarron, Johnston, Leflare, Mayes, Okfuskee, and Pontotoc.
4 USA: Oklahoma, 1950-1956
Counties photographed include: Pontotoc, Tulsa, and Texas.
5 USA: Oregon, 1972
Dalles.
6 USA: Oregon, 1978
Maps of the state.
7 USA: Oregon, 1942-1953, 1981
Geologic map of state. Counties photographed included: Coos, Jackson, Klamath, and Lane.
Box Folder
17 1 USA: Oregon, 1951-1955
Counties photographed include: Lane, Marion, and Multnomah.
2 USA: Paw Paw, 1947
3 USA: Pennsylvania, 1958
East Waterford.
4 USA: Pennsylvania, 1938-1939, 1958
Areas photographed include: Harrisburg, Patton, and Pocono.
5 USA: Pennsylvania, 1938-1981
Geologic map of the state. Counties photographed include: Bedford, Berks, Blair, Bucks, Carbon, Centre, Chester, and Clinton.
6 USA: Pennsylvania, 1938-1963
Counties photographed include: Columbia, Lycoming, Clinton, Erie, Fayette, Franklin, and Fulton.
7 USA: Pennsylvania, 1939-1964
Counties photographed include: Greene, Jefferson, Lancaster, Lebanon, McKean, and Pike.
8 USA: Pennsylvania, 1940-1960
Counties photographed include: Potter, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, Tioga, Washington, Westmoreland, York, Wyoming, and McKean
Box Folder
18 1 USA: Puerto Rico, 1963-1964, 1976
Geologic map included.
2 USA: Puerto Rico, 1962-1963
3 USA: Puerto Rico, 1962-1964
4 USA: Rhode Island, 1951
Counties photographed include: Kent, Providence, and Washington.
5 USA: South Carolina, 1972, 1977
Geologic map of state. Areas photographed include: Lancaster County and Greenwood.
6 USA: South Dakota, 1938, 1961-1962
Areas photographed include: Badlands, Spearfish, and Sturgis.
Box Folder
19 1 USA: South Dakota, 1938-1979
Geologic map of the state. Counties photographed include: Codington, Custer, Davison, Fall River and Hughes.
2 USA: South Dakota, 1938-1968
Counties photographed include: Hughes, Hutchinson, Lawrence, MarshallMeade, Mellette, Pennington, Shannon, and Stanley.
3 USA: Tennessee, 1938, 1975
Areas photographed include: Hollow Springs and Martha.
4 USA: Tennessee, 1969-1978
Geologic map of state. Counties photographed include: Cannon, Cumberland, Hawkins, Madison, and Putnam.
5 USA: Tennessee, 1969, 1971
Counties photographed include: Carroll, Stewart, and Robertson.
Box Folder
20 1 USA: Tennessee, 1969-1970
Counties photographed included: Rutherford, Sumner, and Cumberland.
2 USA: Tennessee, 1949-1973
Counties photographed include: Maury, Sullivan, Sumner, Campbell, Weakley, and Putnam.
3 USA: Tennessee, 1965-1973
Counties photographed include: Stewart, Carter, Crockett, Cumberland, Sumner, and Hawkins.
4 USA: Tennessee, 1969-1973
Counties photographed include: Cumberland, Hawkins, Robertson, and Carter.
5 USA: Tennessee, 1969-1973
Counties photographed include: Tipton, Carroll, Carter, Robertson, and Sumner.
6 USA: Tennessee, 1969, 1973
Counties photographed include: Sumner, Rutherford, and Union.
Box Folder
21 1 USA: Tennessee, 1969
Counties photographed include: Sumner, Robertson, and Rutherford.
2 USA: Tennessee, 1969
Robertson County.
3 USA: Tennessee, 1969, 1971
Counties photographed include: Rutherford, Cannon, Tipton, Madison, and McNairy.
4 USA: Tennessee, 1969, 1973
5 USA: Texas, 1950-1979
Geologic map of the state. Counties photographed include: Bexar, Brown, and Dallas.
6 USA: Texas, 1939-1954
Areas photographed include: Laguna Vista, Dickens County, Dimmit County, Travis County, Potter County, Taylor County, Tarrant County, Motley County, and Reeves County.
Box Folder
22 1 USA: Texas, 1950-1955
Counties photographed include: McLennan, El Paso, Galveston, Gillespie, and Lynn.
2 USA: Unknown Location, 1953, 1962
3 USA: Unknown Location, 1938
4 USA: Unknown Location, 1979
5 USA: Unknown Location, 1979
6 USA: Unknown Location, 1942
7 USA: Unknown Location, 1979
Box Folder
23 1 USA: Unknown Location, 1979
2 USA: Unknown Location, 1978-1979
3 USA: Unknown Location, 1978-1979, 1981
4 USA: Unknown Location, 1979
5 USA: Unknown Location, 1978
6 USA: Utah, 1938-1979
Geologic map of the state. Photographed areas include Zion National Park and the following counties: Duchesne, Salt Lake, Wayne, Garfield, Box Elder, and Daggatt.
7 USA: Utah, 1938
Photographed areas include: Acord Lakes, Marsh Park, and San Rafael.
Box Folder
24 1 USA: Vermont, 1939-1954
Areas photographed include the following counties: Addison, Chittenden, Rockingham, Rutland, and Washington.
2 USA: Virginia, 1937, 1979-1980
Highway maps of Virginia. Photographs of Fairfax.
3 USA: Virginia, 1968-1979
Photographed areas include: Beach, Washington County, and Richmond area.
4 USA: Virginia, 1968
Dutch Gap.
5 USA: Virginia, 1953
Fairfax.
6 USA: Virginia, 1953-1954
Fairfax.
7 USA: Virginia, 1976
Fairfax County (FFCo).
Box Folder
25 1 USA: Virginia, 1976
Fairfax County (FFCo).
2 USA: Virginia, 1976
Fairfax County (FFCo).
3 USA: Virginia, 1976
Fairfax County (FFCo).
4 USA: Virginia, 1976
Fairfax County (FFCo).
5 USA: Virginia, 1976
Fairfax County (FFCo).
6 USA: Virginia, 1976
Fairfax County (FFCo).
7 USA: Virginia, 1954
Fairfax.
Box Folder
26 1 USA: Virginia, 1951-1977
Some photographs are of unknown areas. Other areas photographed include: Augusta County, Alexandria (Fairfax County), and Fairfax County.
2 USA: Virginia, 1954
Fairfax.
3 USA: Virginia, 1954
Fairfax.
4 USA: Virginia, 1953-1954
Fairfax.
5 USA: Virginia, 1954, 1968
Areas photographed include: Fairfax, Lexington, and Prince George.
6 USA: Virginia, undated
Vienna.
Box Folder
27 1 USA: Virginia, 1978, undated
Vienna. Some of the photographs are undated.
2 USA: Washington, 1949-1978
Geologic map of the state. Counties photographed include: Benton, Dalles, Lincoln, and Douglas.
3 USA: Washington, 1940-1955
Counties photographed include: Douglas, Franklin, Grays Harbor, and Klickitat.
4 USA: Washington, 1941-1957
Counties photographed include: Okanogan, Spokane, Thurston, Walla Walla, Whitman, and Yakima.
5 USA: Washington D.C., 1951
6 USA: Washington D.C., 1951
Box Folder
28 1 USA: Washington D.C., 1951
2 USA: Washington D.C., 1951
3 USA: Washington D.C., 1951
4 USA: Washington D.C., 1950
Box Folder
29 1 USA: Washington D.C., 1950
2 USA: Washington D.C., 1950
3 USA: Washington D.C., 1950
4 USA: Washington D.C., 1950
Box Folder
30 1 USA: Washington D.C., 1950
2 USA: Washington D.C., 1950-1951
3 USA: Washington D.C., 1950
4 USA: West Virginia, 1939-1977
Geologic map of the state. Counties photographed include: Berkeley, Gilmer, Grant, Jackson, Lewis, Kanawha, Mineral, Mingo, Pike, Tucker, and Arnoldsburg.
Box Folder
31 1 USA: Wisconsin, 1940-1978
Geologic Map of the state. Areas photographed include: Fond du Lack County, Sheboygon County, Grant County, Jefferson County, Walworth County, Neenah, and Baraboro.
2 USA: Wyoming, 1937-1979
Geologic Map of Wyoming. Counties photographed include: Albany, Campbell, Carbon, Fremont, Johnson, Laramie, Park, Sheridan, Sweetwater, and Grohnin.
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