Aerial Photographs

Abstract

The Aerial Photograph Collection contains approximately 10,000 historical aerial photographs of Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley. Aerial photo collections include some coverage of other counties in southern and central California. To access the air photo collection, please contact the Library Map Collection to make an appointment.

Core Collections

Index map available: Y = Yes / N = No / U = Unknown

**San Fernando Valley**
DATE(S)	COVERAGE AREA	SOURCE	FLIGHT ID	SCALE	INDEXES
1921-41	San Fernando Valley	Spence Air Photos	--	NA	Y
1928	San Fernando Valley	Fairchild Aerials	C-300	1:18,000	Y
1938	San Fernando Valley	USDA	AXJ-1938	1:20,000	Y
1949	San Fernando Valley	Fairchild Aerials	--	1:24,000	Y
1952-54	Los Angeles County	USDA	AXJ-1952	1:20,000	Y
1955	San Fernando Valley	Whitehurse Aerials	--	NA	Y
1960	Portions of LA County	Fairchild Aerials	C-23870	1:14,400	Y
1961	San Fernando Valley	Fairchild Aerials	C-24223	1:63,360	N
1971	Western San Fernando Valley	American Aerials	AA-71224-C	1:12,000	Y
1975-77	San Fernando Valley	Metrex Corp.	--	1:31,400	Y
1976	San Fernando & San Gabriel Valleys	Teledyne Geotronics	TG-7600	1:24,000	Y
1979?	Portions of LA County	Metrex Corp.	--		N
1989	San Fernando Valley	I.K. Curtis	--	1:36,000	Y
1995	Los Angeles County	Continental Aerials	--	1:12,000	Y
1995-96	Portions of northern LA County	H/J/W	--	1:26,000	Y

**Los Angeles County**
DATE(S)	COVERAGE AREA	SOURCE	FLIGHT ID	SCALE	INDEXES
1928	SFV/Antelope Valleys	Fairchild Aerials	C-300	1:18,000	Y
1947	West Los Angeles	Fairchild Aerials	C-11351	1:24,000	Y
1952-54	Los Angeles County	USDA	AXJ-1952	1:20,000	Y
1959	Portions of LA County	USDA	AXJ-1959	1:20,000	U
1960	Portions of LA County	Fairchild Aerials	C-23870	1:14,400	Y
1967-87	Los Angeles County	CalTrans	?	Various	N
1973	Florence Ave./Jefferson Park	Teledyne Geotronics	73319	1:2,000	N
1973	Lennox Boulevard	?	7-LA-105	1:3,000	Y
1976	San Fernando & San Gabriel Valleys	Teledyne Geotronics	TG-7600	1:24,000	Y
1978	Barrington Avenue (West LA)	Source unknown	982	1:2,400	Y
1979?	Portions of LA County	Metrex Corp.	--		N
1983-84	Southern LA County	I.K. Curtis	--	1:18,000	N
1985	Southern LA County	I.K. Curtis	--	1:18,000	N
1989-90	Portions of LA County	I.K. Curtis	--	1:36,000	Y
1994	Malibu, Pepperdine	--	--	1:12,000	N
1995	Los Angeles County	Continental Aerials	--	1:12,000	Y
1995	Northern LA County	H/J/W	--	1:26,000	U
1995	Southern LA County	H/J/W	--	1:26,000	Y

**Alameda County**
DATE(S)	COVERAGE AREA	SOURCE	FLIGHT ID	SCALE	INDEXES
1984-85	Alameda County	Western Aerials	--	1:31,680	Y

**Imperial County**
DATE(S)	COVERAGE AREA	SOURCE	FLIGHT ID	SCALE	INDEXES
1953	Imperial County	USDA	ABN-1953	1:20,000	U
1959	Imperial County	USDA	ABN-1959	1:20,000	U

**Inyo County**
DATE(S)	COVERAGE AREA	SOURCE	FLIGHT ID	SCALE	INDEXES
1944	Owens Valley	Fairchild Aerials	C-9135	1:24,000	N
1948	Death Valley	Fairchild Aerials	C-13100	1:48,000	Y
1959	Portions of Inyo County	USDA	EGL-1959	1:20,000	U
1968	Portions of Inyo County	CalTrans	--	?	N
1987	Highway 395	CalTrans	--	?	N
1987	Highway 168	CalTrans	--	?	N

**Kern County**
DATE(S)	COVERAGE AREA	SOURCE	FLIGHT ID	SCALE	INDEXES
1995	Portions of southern Kern Co.	Continental Aerials	--	1:12,000	Y

**Marin County**
DATE(S)	COVERAGE AREA	SOURCE	FLIGHT ID	SCALE	INDEXES
1943	Point Reyes	USDA	COF-1943	1:20,000	N

**Mono County**
DATE(S)	COVERAGE AREA	SOURCE	FLIGHT ID	SCALE	INDEXES
1944	Portions of Mono County	Fairchild Aerials	C-9135	1:24,000	U
1987	Highway 226	CalTrans	--	?	N

**Monterey County**
DATE(S)	COVERAGE AREA	SOURCE	FLIGHT ID	SCALE	INDEXES
1985	Monterey County	Western Aerial	WAC-85CA	1:31,680	N
n.d.	Highway 218	CalTrans	--	?	N

**Napa County**
DATE(S)	COVERAGE AREA	SOURCE	FLIGHT ID	SCALE	INDEXES
1953	Portions of Napa County	USDA	CSI-1953	1:20,000	U
1958	Napa County	USDA	CSI-1958	1:20,000	U

**Orange County**
DATE(S)	COVERAGE AREA	SOURCE	FLIGHT ID	SCALE	INDEXES
1953	Orange County	USDA	AXN-1953	1:20,000	Y
1983-85	Orange County	I.K. Curtis	--	1:18,000	N
1995	North Orange County	Continental Aerials	--	1:12,000	Y
1995	Orange County	H/J/W	--	1:24,000	U

**Riverside County**
DATE(S)	COVERAGE AREA	SOURCE	FLIGHT ID	SCALE	INDEXES
1959	Riverside County	USDA	AXM-1959	1:20,000	U
1961	Riverside County	USDA	AXM-1961	1:20,000	U
1996	Riverside County	H/J/W	--	1:24,000	N

**Sacramento County**
DATE(S)	COVERAGE AREA	SOURCE	FLIGHT ID	SCALE	INDEXES
1984	Sacramento County	Western Aerials	WAC-84C	1:31,680	N

**San Bernardino County**
DATE(S)	COVERAGE AREA	SOURCE	FLIGHT ID	SCALE	INDEXES
1953	Providence Mts. / Kelso Dunes	Fairchild Aerials	C-18855	1:2,640	N
1953	San Bernardino County	USDA	AXL-1953	1:20,000	N
1959	San Bernardino County	USDA	AXL-1959A/B	1:20,000	N
1983	San Bernardino County	USGS	GS-VFGC-C	1:24,000	N
1985	City of San Bernardino	Not identified	--	?	N
1987	Highway 30	CalTrans	--	?	N
1987	Highway 18	CalTrans	--	?	N
1996	San Bernardino County	H/J/W	--	1:24,000	N
No date	Cajon Pass	CalTrans	--	?	N

**San Diego County**
DATE(S)	COVERAGE AREA	SOURCE	FLIGHT ID	SCALE	INDEXES
1987	Highway 163	CalTrans	--	?	N
1987	Highway 125	CalTrans	--	?	N
1995	Downtown San Diego	H/J/W	--	1:24,000	N
1996	San Diego County	H/J/W	--	1:24,000	N

**San Joaquin County**
DATE(S)	COVERAGE AREA	SOURCE	FLIGHT ID	SCALE	INDEXES
1985	City of Stockton	Western Aerials	--	?	N

**San Luis Obispo County**
DATE(S)	COVERAGE AREA	SOURCE	FLIGHT ID	SCALE	INDEX
1949	West San Luis Obispo Co.	USDA	AXH-1949	1:20,000	N
1950	East San Luis Obispo Co.	USDA	AXH-1950	1:20,000	N
1956-57	San Luis Obispo County	USDA	AXH-1956	1:20,000	N

**Santa Barbara County**
DATE(S)	COVERAGE AREA	SOURCE	FLIGHT ID	SCALE	INDEX
1954	Portions of San Bernardino Co.	USDA	BTM-1954	1:20,000	N
1983-85	City of Santa Barbara	Pacific Western Aerials	--	?	N
1996	City of Santa Barbara	H/J/W	--	1:24,000	Y

**Sonoma County**
DATE(S)	COVERAGE AREA	SOURCE	FLIGHT ID	SCALE	INDEX
1941	Bodega Bay	USDA/SCS	COF (?)	1:20,000	N

**Ventura County**
DATE(S)	COVERAGE AREA	SOURCE	FLIGHT ID	SCALE	INDEX
1952-54	Ventura County	USDA	AXI-1952	1:20,000	Y
1959	Ventura County	USDA	AXI-1959	1:20,000	Y
1990	Simi, Moorpark	Pacific Western Aerials	--	1:24,000	N
1996	Ventura County	H/J/W	--	1:24,000	N

Other Collections

Marschner Air Photo Collection