How many of you live in a rural area? Even those who live
in a residential area may find joy in searching this site, http://vintageaerial.com/photos. You
may find your childhood farm or current residence, maybe even your parents’ or
grandparents’ farm. There are some shots of businesses and residential areas. They
have a nice coverage map, kind of like a cell provider coverage map! You select
your state and county (not all counties are currently indexed), then you can
provide a street or address and the site will try to provide you with flights
that covered the particular area. The map, provided to the right in the results,
is based on flight maps recorded when the plane was in the air. When you select
an image, an additional map is provided with a pin to give you an approximate
location. I have found these pins to be inaccurate with up to a three mile
variance from the correct location. Yet, the initial map will help to get you
close to where you want to look and from there you can go through the roll. When
you are able to identify any frame, you can proceed to find other images in the
vicinity. The photographer would record these farmsteads - sometimes the flight
would be somewhat lineal; other times the plane would loop to capture the farms
on the opposite side of the road. The photographers appear to have an eye for
sites of interest, capturing some of the same farms flight after flight, while
other farms seem to never be seen. Some farms are even captured twice from two
different directions. Whether you are able to find the image you are looking
for or not, don't get frustrated and enjoy the Vintage Aerials!
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