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Indiana Aerial Photographs and Maps collection

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20161004

Content Description

Collection materials encompass aerial photography of each Indiana county, taken at various altitudes. Aerial photographs include road construction information as well as property surveying. Indiana state highways and interstates are documented and photographed. Other materials in the collection include historic maps of the Wabash River, White River, and Ohio River. U.S.G.S. (USGS) surveys, U.S. Department of Agriculture surveys, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineer surveys are also included. Other historic maps, including Chicago, are also included in the collection, as well as miscellaneous photographs of coal mining and other activities.

Acquisition Type

Transfer

Provenance

Transferred from Purdue University EAPS (Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences) map library.

Restrictions Apply

No

Dates

  • Creation: 1833 - 2004

Extent

70.00 Cubic Feet (Received Extent)

Inventory

Box 1: Adams, Allen, Bartholomew; Box 2: Bartholomew, Benton, Blackford, Boone, Brown, Carroll; Box 3: Carroll, Cass, Clark, Clay, Clinton; Box 4: Brown, Cass, Crawford, Daviess, Dearborn, Decatur; Box 5: Decatur, Dekalb, Delaware, Dubois, Elkhart; Box 6: Fayette, Floyd, Fountain, Franklin, Fulton, LaPorte; Box 7: Fulton, Gibson, Grant, Greene, Hamilton; Box 8: Hamilton, Hancock, Harrison, Hendricks, Henry; Box 9: Henry, Jasper, Jackson, Huntington, Howard; Box 10 – Jennings, Johnson, Jefferson, Jay, Jasper, Knox; Box 11: Kosciusko, Knox, LaGrange; Box 12: Lawrence, LaPorte, LaGrange, Lake; Box 13: Marshall, Marion, Madison, Martin; Box 14: Morgan, Montgomery, Monroe, Miami, Martin; Box 15: Morgan, Newton, Noble, Ohio, Orange, Owen; Box 16: Owen, Parke, Perry, Pike, Porter; Box 17: Pike, Porter, Posey, Pulaski, Putnam; Box 18: St. Joseph, Rush, Ripley, Randolph, Putnam, Shelby; Box 19: Shelby, Scott, Spencer, Starke, Steuben; Box 20: Tippecanoe, Switzerland, Sullivan; Box 21: Tippecanoe; Box 22: Tippecanoe; Box 23: Tippecanoe (including Purdue campus); Box 24: Tippecanoe, Vanderburgh; Box 25: Vermillion, Vigo, Wabash, Warren; Box 26: Warrick, Washington, Wayne; Box 27: Wayne, Wells, White, Whitley; Box 28: Whitley, Indiana Highways: 1 inch equals 900 feet – Numbers 1-38; Box 29: Indiana Highways: 1 inch equals 900 feet – Numbers 39-85; Box 30: Indiana Highways: 1 inch equals 900 feet – Numbers 86-133; Box 31: Indiana Highways: 1 inch equals 900 feet – Numbers 134-142; Indiana Highways: 1 inch equals 800 feet – Numbers 1-33; Box 32: Indiana Highways: 1 inch equals 800 feet – Numbers 38-80; Indiana Highways: 1 inch equals 400 feet – Number 76; Box 33: Indiana Highways: 1 inch equals 800 feet – Numbers 81-125; Box 34: Indiana Highways: 1 inch equals 800 feet – Numbers 126-157; Indiana Highways: 1 inch equals 2000 feet – Numbers 146-170 (roughly); Box 35: Parke County, Numbers 950-1099; Box 36: Numbers 1091-1105; Box 37: Numbers 1105-1140; Box 38: Numbers 1140-1265; Box 39: Numbers 1265-1282; Box 40: Numbers 1282-1288; Counties: Adams, Aleen, Bartholomew, Boone, Clark, Daviess, Dearborn, Decatur; Box 41: Counties: Dubois, Elkhart, Floyd, Fountain, Franklin, Fulton, Gibson, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hendricks, Henry, Howard, Huntington; Box 42: Counties: Jackson, Jasper, Jay, Johnson, Knox, LaPorte, Lake, Marion; Box 43: Marion, Marshall, Miami, Monroe, Morgan; Box 44: Morgan, Ohio, Owen, Perry, Posey, Putnam, St. Joseph, Shelby, Starke, Steuben, White, Whitely, Warrick; Box 45: Rivers: Eel, White, Patoka; Wampler Levee; U.S. Highway 31, Interstates: I-70, I-74, I-64, I-65; Box 46: Interstates: I-65, I-69, I-70; State Highway 37; Indiana Highways: 1 inch equals 800 feet – Numbers 158-175; Box 47: Indiana Highways: 1 inch equals 800 feet – Numbers 176-205; Interstates: I-69, I-65; Box 48: Interstates: I-65, I-74, I-69, I-70; Indiana Highways: 1 inch equals 2000 feet – Numbers 143-186; Box 49: U.S. Highway 37; Indiana Highways: (undocumented ratio) – Numbers 187-228; Box 50: Interstates: I-69, I-70; U.S. Highway 31; State Highway 100; Tri-State Expressway; Cities: Vincennes; Union Station; Madison Avenue (Indianapolis); Box 51: Counties: Dearborn, Jefferson, Switzerland, Ripley, Ohio; State Highway 43 (Crawfordsville); Box 52: Counties: Dearborn, Ripley; Purdue; Well Logs, Coal Mining photographs, Ektachromes; IR Black and White prints circa 1960s; Box 53: Counties: Allen, Bartholomew; West Lafayette 1985; South Bend 1959; Black and White prints, Ektachromes; Index; Box 54: Counties: Morgan, Orange, Crawford, Tippecanoe; Interstates: I-65, I-69; Cities: Indianapolis, New Albany, Evansville, West Lafayette, Lafayette; Box 55: Counties: Tippecanoe; Unknown aerial drainage maps; Box 56: Indiana County Aerial Mosaics – Numbers 425-447; Box 57: Indiana County Aerial Mosaics – Numbers 448-481; Box 58: Indiana County Aerial Mosaics – Numbers 481-496; Box 59: Indiana County Aerial Mosaics – Numbers 497-1288; 6 oversize map drawers.