Soil Conservation Service aerial photographs, 1939-1976

Overview of the Collection

Creator
United States.Soil Conservation Service.
Title
Soil Conservation Service aerial photographs
Dates
1939-1976 (inclusive)
Quantity
5  :  cubic feet (1 record carton and 6 oversize folders)
Collection Number
Accession 25566
Summary
Two thousand, four hundred seventy-nine (2,479) black-and-white aerial photographs taken by the Soil Conservation Service for soil surveys of Douglas County, Or.
Repository
Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org
Access Restrictions

This collection is unprocessed. For information contact the reference staff of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library, email: Libreference@ohs.org; telephone: 503-306-5240.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Conversion of this record was made possible by a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission, an agency of the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Two thousand, four hundred seventy-nine (2,479) black-and-white aerial photographs taken by the Soil Conservation Service for soil surveys of Douglas County, Or. Aerial photographs range in size from 24"x24" to 11"x11" and smaller. Photographs were taken in 1939-1940, 1967 and 1974-1976. Many are annotated with soil survey information.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Acquired from the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Oct. 2004, Library Accession 25566.

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Subject Terms

  • Soil conservation -- Oregon -- Douglas County.

Corporate Names

  • United States. -- Soil Conservation Service.

Geographical Names

  • Douglas County (Or.) -- Photographs.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Aerial photographs. -- aat
  • Photographs. -- aat