Restrictions on Access

There are no restrictions to access or use for research purposes.

Ownership and Custodial History

This collection was acquired by the Farmville-Prince Edward Historical Society from Jimmy Gant in 2005.

Biographical sketch

Since the early 1930s, aerial photographs have been taken by the United States government in order to develop land management practices and help resolve land disputes. During the 1980s, the government created programs including the NAPP (National Aerial Photography Program) and NHAP (National High Altitude Photography), to take these aerial photographs. All of the photos were taken from 20,000 feet to 40,000 feet and every photo has a unique identifier known as a FIPS code. All the photos are linked by the letters DHM, which is the FIPS code for Prince Edward County, as well as the numbers 51147 that also references Prince Edward.

Scope and content

This collection is a series of aerial photographs taken in cooperation between multiple federal agencies. These photos are all of Prince Edward County and are spread out in five distinct time periods: 1955, 1964, 1972, 1980, and 1990. The collection also includes corresponding maps to each of the series of photos, except for 1980. These photographs were also accompanied by materials from The Virginia Department of Forestry, as well as A Logger Guide. Many of the photographs are marked on the back with specific land owners names and outlined on the front are parcels of land and boundaries of woods and ponds.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Aerial photography.
• National Aerial Photography Program (U.S.)
• Prince Edward County (Va.)
• Virginia. Department of Forestry

General Note

This collection is part of the Farmville-Prince Edward Historical Society Archives which are housed at the Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections

General Note

Some of the maps in this collection, as well as the 1980 series of aerial photographs, should be handled with extra care, as they are extremely fragile

General Note

Photos in this collections are marked using the FIPS code DHM as well as the numbers 51147, both designating the photos as Prince Edward County