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Title: Southern California aerial photography collection
Identifier/Call Number: Mss 309
Contributing Institution:
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
5.5 linear feet
(6 oversize boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1933-1940
Abstract: Approximately 900 aerial photographs (8"x10") of Southern California, including views from as far north as Santa Barbara to
as far south as La Jolla.
The collection is open for research.
Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish
or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication
is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
[Identification of Item], Southern California aerial photography collection, Mss 309. Department of Special Research Collections,
UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Library purchase, 2014.
Approximately 900 (8"x10") aerial photographs of Southern California, including views from as far north as Santa Barbara to
as far south as La Jolla. Includes images of Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Monica, San Pedro, Palos Verdes, Newport Beach,
Oceanside, Pasadena, Catalina Island, Seal Beach, Redondo Beach, and Huntington Beach, among others. Almost all are labeled
and dated on the back, with the vast majority dating from 1933-1940. The collection emphasizes manufacturing and industry
(particularly oil fields and refineries), flood control, and shoreline development, but also includes shots of business districts
and recreational locales (e.g., country clubs, hotels, civic auditoriums). The community of Long Beach is especially well
represented.
The original owner of the collection was an architect from Long Beach, but it is unknown what relationship (if any) these
photographs had to his professional work, and whether he commissioned the photographs himself or collected them from outside
sources. Most were produced by the Watson Airfoto Company of Long Beach. The Long Beach Blueprint Company and the H. Harold
Fisher Company are also represented.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Aerial photographs
Catalina Island--Aerial photographs
Huntington Beach--Aerial photographs
La Jolla--Aerial photographs
Long Beach--Aerial photographs
Los Angeles--Aerial photographs
Newport Beach--Aerial photographs
Oceanside --Aerial photographs
Palos Verdes--Aerial photographs
Pasadena--Aerial photographs
Redondo Beach (Calif.)--Aerial photographs
San Pedro--Aerial photographs
Santa Barbara--Aerial photographs
Santa Monica--Aerial photographs
Seal Beach--Aerial photographs.