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Swami (Sri Ratnam) Aerial Photography Collection
SPC.2018.039
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
California State University Dominguez Hills Archives and Special Collections
Title: Sri Ratnam Swami Aerial Photography Collection
creator:
Fairchild Aerial Surveys, inc.
creator:
Pacific Air Industries, Long Beach, Calif.
creator:
Swami, Sri Ratnam
Identifier/Call Number: SPC.2018.039
Physical Description:
9 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1934-1973; undated
Language of Material: Collection material is in English.
Abstract: This collection contains over 500 black-and-white aerial photographs of images taken mostly of the Southwestern United States;
as well as color slides, negatives, and clippings belonging to Sri Ratnam Swami, a former employee of Fairchild Aerial Survey
and Aero Service Corporation; and former lecturer at University of California, Santa Barbara.
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives
and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
[title of item] Sri Ratnam Swami Aerial Photography Collection, Courtesy of the Department of Archives and Special Collections.
University Library. California State University, Dominguez Hills
The Sri Ratnam Swami Aerial Photography Collection contains over 500 black-and-white photographs of mostly aerial shots taken
in California, Mexico, and the Southwestern United States. Most of the aerial photographs are stamped with Fairchild Aerial
Survey, Pacific Air Industries, and Geotronics logos on the verso. This collection also contains color slides mostly from
the audio visual departments of University of California Santa Barbara and California State Colleges Los Angeles (California
State University, Los Angeles). Featured images include: landscapes, people, architecture, buildings, and famous landmarks
taken in Japan, China, South America, Europe, and other locations. Also included in this collection are clippings and magazine
articles featuring aerial photography as well as a few negatives of aerial photographs.
Sri Ratnam Swami worked with the Fairchild Aerial Survey from 1960-1963; was the chief map editor for the Aero Service Corporation
from 1964-1967; and was also a lecturer in the geography department at University of California, Santa Barbara from 1967-1968.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Aerial photography
mapmaking (process)
geography