Sale 2436 Lot 289

(AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY) A large binder containing approximately 72 Kodak Aerographic aerial survey photographs, including 4 multi-part panoramas, depicting many seemingly untouched areas along the Virginia and West Virignia state line. Possibly produced for coal mining purposes, the images depict multiple birds-eye views of winding rivers, rolling hills, and small towns including a town identified as Bluefield (which borders the two states), Princeton, WV, and Flat Top Lake, WV. Silver prints, the images measuring 10 inches (25.4 cm.) square, the largest panorama 10x33 inches (25.4x83.2 cm.), each with the date and various instrument clusters in the negative, and an Aero Service Corporation, Philadelphia, PA hand stamp on verso. Folio, black leatherette with a 2-ring binding. 1959

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