The Aero Service Corporation began in 1919 in Philadelphia and was a pioneer and world leader in aerial photography and photogrammetry. Directed by Virgil I. Kauffman, a World War I veteran pilot who joined the company in 1924, the firm obtained lucrative government and private contracts including those with the United States Geological Survey and the Tennessee Valley Authority that involved some of the first aerial surveys of the country. Kauffman retained the original negatives of the firm until his death in 1985 and thereafter his survivors permitted the dispersion of the negatives to appropriate historical agencies throughout the country.This collection is composed of 8 x 10 black and wh ... (more below)
North Carolina Aerial Photograph Collection
PhC.40
1931 - circa 1940
English
The Aero Service Corporation began in 1919 in Philadelphia and was a pioneer and world leader in aerial photography and photogrammetry. Directed by Virgil I. Kauffman, a World War I veteran pilot who joined the company in 1924, the firm obtained lucrative government and private contracts including those with the United States Geological Survey and the Tennessee Valley Authority that involved some of the first aerial surveys of the country. Kauffman retained the original negatives of the firm until his death in 1985 and thereafter his survivors permitted the dispersion of the negatives to appropriate historical agencies throughout the country.
This collection is composed of 8 x 10 black and white negatives of aerial photographs featuring Wilmington, the North Carolina mountains, Greensboro, Southern Pines, the Cannon Mills Company, and Rocky Mount.For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Public Services Branch, North Carolina State Archives.
Aero Service Corporation.
State Archives of North Carolina
The negatives are arranged geographically.
Available for research.
Copyright is retained by the authors of these materials, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law (Title 17 US Code). Individual researchers are responsible for using these materials in conformance with copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials.
Processed by Stephen E. Massengill, December, 1990
Encoded by Stephen E. Massengill
Encoding updated by Aaron Cusick, January, 2012
The Aero Service Corporation began in 1919 in Philadelphia and was a pioneer and world leader in aerial photography and photogrammetry. Directed by Virgil I. Kauffman, a World War I veteran pilot who joined the company in 1924, the firm obtained lucrative government and private contracts including those with the United States Geological Survey and the Tennessee Valley Authority that involved some of the first aerial surveys of the country. Kauffman retained the original negatives of the firm until his death in 1985 and thereafter his survivors permitted the dispersion of the negatives to appropriate historical agencies throughout the country.
[Identification of item], PhC.40.1, North Carolina Aerial Photograph Collection, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC, USA.
These negatives were donated to the North Carolina State Archives by the Philadelphia Maritime Museum, 231 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 19106, on March 25, 1988; accessioned by the Archives on January, 1991.
Additional information on topics found in this collection may be found in the Manuscript and Archives Reference System (MARS) http://mars.archives.ncdcr.gov.
This collection is composed of 8 x 10 black and white negatives photographed by Aero Service Corporation. There are aerials of the following locations: Wilmington and vicinity (41); North Carolina mountains (18); Greensboro (4); Southern Pines (2); Cannon Mills Company, Kannapolis (1); and Rocky Mount (1).