Rich County Aerial photograph collection
Scope and Contents
The Rich County aerial photograph collection consists of high-altitude images taken in 1959 probably by the Aerial Photography Field Office in Salt Lake City. There are also images from Bear Lake County on the Utah/Idaho border and Uintah and Lincoln Counties along the Utah/Wyoming border. These images are from 9" x 9" negatives and taken at 1:20,000. The date the image was taken is usually in the upper left-hand corner.
Dates
- Creation: 1959
Language of Materials
Material in English
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Rich County Aerial photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Historical Note
Before 1978 a number of federal agencies conducted high altitude surveys. In 1978 The National High Altitude Photography program was created to consolidate federal high altitude photography activities to save money. The images in this collection were probably used as part of the Soil Conservation Survey.
Extent
6 boxes (4.0 linear feet)
Abstract
The Rich County aerial photograph collection consists of 615 high-altitude images taken in 1959 probably by the Aerial Photography Field Office in Salt Lake City. There are also images from Bear Lake County on the Utah/Idaho border and Uintah and Lincoln Counties along the Utah/Wyoming border.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by the Soil Conservation Survey (Now the National Resources Conservation Service) office in Utah.
Processing Information
Processed in 2011
- Title
- Guide to the Rich County Aerial photograph collection, 1959
- Author
- Finding aid/Register created by Bonnie Knighton
- Date
- ©2012
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English.
Revision Statements
- 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
scweb@usu.edu