Dallin Aerial Survey Company, Photograph Collection
Date: 1924-1941
Collection Abstract: The Dallin Aerial Survey Company specialized in images of factories, private estates, schools, country clubs, towns, airports, rivers, and many other sites and some news events of the day. The location with the largest number of views in the Dallin collection is the city of Philadelphia. The majority of the photographs were taken in the Mid-Atlantic area. In addition to the aerials, there are a handful of street-level views of several Philadelphia-area estates and gardens. Also included in the collection is a small archive of company records with images of company equipment and staff.
Collection Size: Approximately 13,000 glass plate negatives, 23,000 prints.
Access: The collection is open for research. Over half of the images from this collection are available online.
Additional information/related collections: An online exhibit featuring images from the Dallin collection is also available.
Accession Number: 70.200
Contact: Ask Hagley or 302-658-2400 ext 276 for more information
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