These photographs can not be found today.)įairchild Aerial Surveys, Inc. (The Institute of Geographical Exploration at Harvard University conducted an earlier survey of Massachusetts, the first of an entire state. 31, 1935) The survey would be the first government sponsored aerial survey of an entire state. Chakerian, director of the Board, said "The Water, Tax, Health, Highway and other departments had wanted one for years." (Hartford Daily Courant Mar. The governor and the board saw such a survey as an essential tool in planning for the state’s future. Cross recommended an aerial survey of the entire state of Connecticut to the State Planning Board in 1933. The 1934 Aerial Survey Project: a Tool for State Planning
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The download files are not georeferenced. Use the town map locater to find the correct tile for a location. The downloaded files are not georeferenced.ĬT State Library.
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Each centerpoint links to downloads in jp2, pdf and tif formats. Use the layer list to select the desired dataset (here, AirPhoto 1934 CT) to see the centerpoints of all photos. The Service can be viewed online as well as opened in online and desktop GIS software. CT ECO now provides the 1934 Mosaic is as an image and WMS service. MAGIC provides the 1934 Mosaic as a WMS service (no secure connection).ĬT ECO Image Service. The layer list and tools like swipe and transparency allow for comparison of different imagery datasets. The 1934 Mosaic is now part of the Aerial Imagery Viewer which contains all of Connecticut's statewide, digital aerial imagery. UConn MAGIC hosts an interactive map that compares the 1934 mosaic to current Google maps.ĬT ECO Aerial Imagery Viewer. Neighborhood Change in Connecticut, 1934 to Present. There are multiple ways to view and download the scanned 1934 aerial photographs. Thanks to all for making this dataset accessible. A long list of contributors are listed on the MAGIC website. The Connecticut State Library and the UConn Map and Geographic Information Center (MAGIC), part of UConn Libraries, have worked together to provide the aerial photographs as one mosaic that can be accessed online and with other geographic data. Below are excerpts from the Connecticut State Library website about the history of the 1934 aerial photos and their efforts to preserve and provide access to the photographs. The Connecticut State Library houses the 1934 aerial photography collection.
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