George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library, MS2FL4400 University Dr.
Fairfax, Virginia 22030
Business Number: 703-993-2220
Fax Number: 703-993-8911
speccoll@gmu.edu
URL: https://scrc.gmu.edu
Kerry Mitchell
Administrative Information
Use Restrictions
The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions.
Custodial History
Harold T. Rib originally created this collection and donated it to the George Mason University Department of Geography and GeoInformation Science
Preferred Citation
Harold T. Rib aerial photograph collection, C0236, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
Acquisition Information
Donated by the George Mason University Department of Geography and GeoInformation Science in 2013.
Processing Information
Processing completed by Kerry Mitchell in 2014.
Scope and Content
Aerial black and white photographs of various cities and towns in the United States as well as some from abroad. Many of the photographs came from the private collection of Harold T. Rib, a professor and former chief of aerial surveys for the Bureau of Public Roads and the Federal Highway Administration.
Arrangement
Photographs are arranged alphabetically by country. Within each country folders are arranged alphabetically by state or province.
Related Material
The Special Collections Research Center holds other aerial photographs.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Aerial photographs
- Algeria
- Canada
- Japan
- United States
Container List
- Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 1
Algeria,undated
- Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 2
Canada: British Columbia,1952, undated
- Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 3
Canada: Extras,undated
- Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 4
Canada: General,undated
- Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 5
Canada: General,Undated
- Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 6
Canada: Manitoba,undated
- Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 7
Canada: Northwest Territories,undated
- Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 8
Canada: Ontario,undated
- Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 9
Canada: Ontario,undated
- Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 10
Canada: Owen Sound,undated
- Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 11
Canada: Saskatchewan,undated
- Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 12
Canada: Quebec,undated
- Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 13
Japan: Hokkaido,undated
- Graphic Materials box: 2 folder: 1
USA: Alabama,1974Scope and Content
Grove Hill.
- Graphic Materials box: 2 folder: 2
USA: Alabama1940-1942, 1974
- Graphic Materials box: 2 folder: 3
USA: Alaska,1947-1962
- Graphic Materials box: 2 folder: 4
USA: Alaska1952-1967
- Graphic Materials box: 2 folder: 5
USA: Alaska1950-1959
- Graphic Materials box: 2 folder: 6
USA: Alaska,1948-1949, 1963
- Graphic Materials box: 3 folder: 1
USA: Alaska1971Scope and Content
Maps and notes.
- Graphic Materials box: 3 folder: 2
USA: Alaska1948-1957Scope and Content
Photographed is Alaska in general and the Matanuska Valley.
- Graphic Materials box: 3 folder: 3
USA: Alaska1950-1959
- Graphic Materials box: 3 folder: 4
USA: Alaska1948-1966
- Graphic Materials box: 3 folder: 5
USA: Arizona,1936-1954
- Graphic Materials box: 3 folder: 6
USA: Arizona,1936, undatedScope and Content
Areas photographed include: Benson and San Francisco. Benson photographs are undated.
- Graphic Materials box: 3 folder: 7
USA: Arkansas,1968-1974
- Graphic Materials box: 4 folder: 1
USA: Arkansas,1950, 1971, 1974
- Graphic Materials box: 4 folder: 2
USA: California,1937, 1943
- Graphic Materials box: 4 folder: 3
USA: California,1942-1955
- Graphic Materials box: 4 folder: 4
USA: Colorado,1938-1949, 1981
- Graphic Materials box: 4 folder: 5
USA: Colorado1937-1964
- Graphic Materials box: 4 folder: 6
USA: Connecticut,1951-1970
- Graphic Materials box: 4 folder: 7
USA: Delaware,1938Scope and Content
Rehoboth.
- Graphic Materials box: 5 folder: 1
USA: Florida1948-1954, 1982
- Graphic Materials box: 5 folder: 2
USA: Florida1963, 1970Scope and Content
Areas photographed include: Arran and Bradenton Beach.
- Graphic Materials box: 5 folder: 3
USA: Florida,1952, 1963Scope and Content
Areas photographed include: Ellenton and Lake Apoka.
- Graphic Materials box: 5 folder: 4
USA: Georgia,1939-1940
- Graphic Materials box: 5 folder: 5
USA: Hawaii1963-1977
- Graphic Materials box: 5 folder: 6
USA: Idaho1939-1975
- Graphic Materials box: 5 folder: 7
USA: Illinois/Indiana,1969, 1975
- Graphic Materials box: 6 folder: 1
USA: Illinois,1939-1977
- Graphic Materials box: 6 folder: 2
USA: Indiana,1962-1973Scope and Content
Areas photographed include: Canaan and Cedarville.
- Graphic Materials box: 6 folder: 3
USA: Indiana,1971, 1973Scope and Content
Areas photographed include: Loogootee and Metamora.
- Graphic Materials box: 6 folder: 4
USA: Indiana1969Scope and Content
Riverwood.
- Graphic Materials box: 6 folder: 5
USA: Indiana,1938-1977
- Graphic Materials box: 6 folder: 6
USA: Iowa1938, 1968-1976
- Graphic Materials box: 7 folder: 1
USA: Kansas,1941-1978
- Graphic Materials box: 7 folder: 2
USA: Kentucky,1969-1970Scope and Content
Areas photographed include: Bernstadtt and Boltsfork.
- Graphic Materials box: 7 folder: 3
USA: Kentucky,1967-1969Scope and Content
Areas photographed include: Bowling Green and Cranston.
- Graphic Materials box: 7 folder: 4
USA: Kentucky1939, 1970-1972Scope and Content
Areas photographed include: Cromwell, Hadley, Rockfield, and Mammoth Cave.
- Graphic Materials box: 7 folder: 5
USA: Kentucky1967-1970Scope and Content
Areas photographed include: Morehead, Franklin, and Paintsville.
- Graphic Materials box: 8 folder: 1
USA: Kentucky,1961-1967Scope and Content
Areas photographed include: Redbush, Sandy Hook, Sideview, and Upton.
- Graphic Materials box: 8 folder: 2
USA: Kentucky1937-1978
- Graphic Materials box: 8 folder: 3
USA: Landforms US Air Force,undated
- Graphic Materials box: 8 folder: 4
USA: Louisiana,1950-1983Scope and Content
Geologic map of the state. Parishes photographed include: Beauregard and Vermilion.
- Graphic Materials box: 8 folder: 5
USA: Maine,1972-1976
- Graphic Materials box: 8 folder: 6
USA: Maryland,1937-1952
- Graphic Materials box: 8 folder: 7
USA: Maryland,1963, 1966Scope and Content
Areas photographed include: Baltimore and Kensington.
- Graphic Materials box: 8 folder: 8
USA: Maryland,1966Scope and Content
Towson.
- Graphic Materials box: 8 folder: 9
USA: Massachusetts1966Scope and Content
Ayers Village.
- Graphic Materials box: 9 folder: 1
USA: Massachusetts,1939, 1978Scope and Content
Geologic map of state. Areas photographed include: Brockton and Mt. Toby.
- Graphic Materials box: 9 folder: 2
USA: Massachusetts1969Scope and Content
Concord.
- Graphic Materials box: 9 folder: 3
USA: Massachusetts,1939, 1966Scope and Content
Areas photographed include: Monson, Mt. Holyoke, and Southbridge.
- Graphic Materials box: 9 folder: 4
USA: Michigan,1943- 1978
- Graphic Materials box: 9 folder: 5
USA: Minnesota,1938-1978
- Graphic Materials box: 9 folder: 6
USA: Minnesota,1939-1966
- Graphic Materials box: 10 folder: 1
USA: Minnesota,1937-1939Scope and Content
Areas photographed include: Ely and Vergas.
- Graphic Materials box: 10 folder: 2
USA: Minnesota1978Scope and Content
Field Problems.
- Graphic Materials box: 10 folder: 3
USA: Minnesota,1978Scope and Content
Field Problems.
- Graphic Materials box: 10 folder: 4
USA: Minnesota1979Scope and Content
Field Problems.
- Graphic Materials box: 10 folder: 5
USA: Minnesota1979Scope and Content
Field Problems.
- Graphic Materials box: 10 folder: 6
USA: Mississippi1941-1942, 1977
- Graphic Materials box: 10 folder: 7
USA: Missouri,1938-1978
- Graphic Materials box: 11 folder: 1
USA: Montana,1954-1979
- Graphic Materials box: 11 folder: 2
USA: Nebraska,1951-1955, 1977
- Graphic Materials box: 11 folder: 3
USA: Nevada,1954-1976
- Graphic Materials box: 11 folder: 4
USA: New Hampshire,1952-1978
- Graphic Materials box: 11 folder: 5
USA: New Jersey,1940-1977
- Graphic Materials box: 11 folder: 6
USA: New Jersey,1940-163
- Graphic Materials box: 12 folder: 1
USA: New Mexicoundated
- Graphic Materials box: 12 folder: 2
USA: New Mexico,1941-1943Scope and Content
Some of the photos are undated. Areas photographs include: Elephant Butte, San Pedro, and Wingate.
- Graphic Materials box: 12 folder: 3
USA: New Mexico,1939-1979
- Graphic Materials box: 12 folder: 4
USA: New York,1936-1976
- Graphic Materials box: 12 folder: 5
USA: New York,1936-1966
- Graphic Materials box: 12 folder: 6
USA: New York,1960-1966
- Graphic Materials box: 12 folder: 7
USA: New York1960-1966
- Graphic Materials box: 13 folder: 1
USA: New York,1964
- Graphic Materials box: 13 folder: 2
USA: New York,1964
- Graphic Materials box: 13 folder: 3
USA: New York,1959-1964, undated
- Graphic Materials box: 13 folder: 4
USA: New York,1961
- Graphic Materials box: 13 folder: 5
USA: New York,undatedScope and Content
Poughkeepsie.
- Graphic Materials box: 13 folder: 6
USA: New York1938, 1952Scope and Content
Areas photographed include: Albany, Endicott, and Islip.
- Graphic Materials box: 14 folder: 1
USA: New York,1964
- Graphic Materials box: 14 folder: 2
USA: New York,1964
- Graphic Materials box: 14 folder: 3
USA: New York,undated
- Graphic Materials box: 14 folder: 4
USA: New York1947, 1966, 1974Scope and Content
Areas photographed include: Lawrence, Millbrook, and Newcomb.
- Graphic Materials box: 14 folder: 5
USA: New York,1947-1954
- Graphic Materials box: 15 folder: 1
USA: New York1955-1965
- Graphic Materials box: 15 folder: 2
USA: New York,1960, 1962
- Graphic Materials box: 15 folder: 3
USA: North Carolina,1960-1973
- Graphic Materials box: 15 folder: 4
USA: North Dakota,1938-1977
- Graphic Materials box: 15 folder: 5
USA: North Dakota,1938-1962
- Graphic Materials box: 15 folder: 6
USA: Ohio,1937, 1964Scope and Content
Areas photographed include: Berea, Dayton, and Fairborn.
- Graphic Materials box: 16 folder: 1
USA: Ohio1938-1979
- Graphic Materials box: 16 folder: 2
USA: Ohio,1950Scope and Content
Warren.
- Graphic Materials box: 16 folder: 3
USA: Oklahoma1942-1956, 1978
- Graphic Materials box: 16 folder: 4
USA: Oklahoma,1950-1956
- Graphic Materials box: 16 folder: 5
USA: Oregon,1972Scope and Content
Dalles.
- Graphic Materials box: 16 folder: 6
USA: Oregon1978Scope and Content
Maps of the state.
- Graphic Materials box: 16 folder: 7
USA: Oregon,1942-1953, 1981
- Graphic Materials box: 17 folder: 1
USA: Oregon,1951-1955
- Graphic Materials box: 17 folder: 2
USA: Paw Paw,1947
- Graphic Materials box: 17 folder: 3
USA: Pennsylvania,1958Scope and Content
East Waterford.
- Graphic Materials box: 17 folder: 4
USA: Pennsylvania1938-1939, 1958Scope and Content
Areas photographed include: Harrisburg, Patton, and Pocono.
- Graphic Materials box: 17 folder: 5
USA: Pennsylvania1938-1981
- Graphic Materials box: 17 folder: 6
USA: Pennsylvania,1938-1963
- Graphic Materials box: 17 folder: 7
USA: Pennsylvania,1939-1964
- Graphic Materials box: 17 folder: 8
USA: Pennsylvania,1940-1960
- Graphic Materials box: 18 folder: 1
USA: Puerto Rico,1963-1964, 1976Scope and Content
Geologic map included.
- Graphic Materials box: 18 folder: 2
USA: Puerto Rico,1962-1963
- Graphic Materials box: 18 folder: 3
USA: Puerto Rico,1962-1964
- Graphic Materials box: 18 folder: 4
USA: Rhode Island1951
- Graphic Materials box: 18 folder: 5
USA: South Carolina,1972, 1977
- Graphic Materials box: 18 folder: 6
USA: South Dakota,1938, 1961-1962Scope and Content
Areas photographed include: Badlands, Spearfish, and Sturgis.
- Graphic Materials box: 19 folder: 1
USA: South Dakota,1938-1979
- Graphic Materials box: 19 folder: 2
USA: South Dakota,1938-1968
- Graphic Materials box: 19 folder: 3
USA: Tennessee,1938, 1975Scope and Content
Areas photographed include: Hollow Springs and Martha.
- Graphic Materials box: 19 folder: 4
USA: Tennessee,1969-1978
- Graphic Materials box: 19 folder: 5
USA: Tennessee,1969, 1971
- Graphic Materials box: 20 folder: 1
USA: Tennessee,1969-1970
- Graphic Materials box: 20 folder: 2
USA: Tennessee,1949-1973
- Graphic Materials box: 20 folder: 3
USA: Tennessee,1965-1973
- Graphic Materials box: 20 folder: 4
USA: Tennessee,1969-1973
- Graphic Materials box: 20 folder: 5
USA: Tennessee,1969-1973
- Graphic Materials box: 20 folder: 6
USA: Tennessee,1969, 1973
- Graphic Materials box: 21 folder: 1
USA: Tennessee,1969
- Graphic Materials box: 21 folder: 2
USA: Tennessee,1969
- Graphic Materials box: 21 folder: 3
USA: Tennessee,1969, 1971
- Graphic Materials box: 21 folder: 4
USA: Tennessee,1969, 1973
- Graphic Materials box: 21 folder: 5
USA: Texas,1950-1979
- Graphic Materials box: 21 folder: 6
USA: Texas,1939-1954
- Graphic Materials box: 22 folder: 1
USA: Texas,1950-1955
- Graphic Materials box: 22 folder: 2
USA: Unknown Location1953, 1962
- Graphic Materials box: 22 folder: 3
USA: Unknown Location,1938
- Graphic Materials box: 22 folder: 4
USA: Unknown Location,1979
- Graphic Materials box: 22 folder: 5
USA: Unknown Location,1979
- Graphic Materials box: 22 folder: 6
USA: Unknown Location1942
- Graphic Materials box: 22 folder: 7
USA: Unknown Location,1979
- Graphic Materials box: 23 folder: 1
USA: Unknown Location,1979
- Graphic Materials box: 23 folder: 2
USA: Unknown Location,1978-1979
- Graphic Materials box: 23 folder: 3
USA: Unknown Location,1978-1979, 1981
- Graphic Materials box: 23 folder: 4
USA: Unknown Location,1979
- Graphic Materials box: 23 folder: 5
USA: Unknown Location,1978
- Graphic Materials box: 23 folder: 6
USA: Utah1938-1979
- Graphic Materials box: 23 folder: 7
USA: Utah1938Scope and Content
Photographed areas include: Acord Lakes, Marsh Park, and San Rafael.
- Graphic Materials box: 24 folder: 1
USA: Vermont,1939-1954
- Graphic Materials box: 24 folder: 2
USA: Virginia,1937, 1979-1980Scope and Content
Highway maps of Virginia. Photographs of Fairfax.
- Graphic Materials box: 24 folder: 3
USA: Virginia,1968-1979
- Graphic Materials box: 24 folder: 4
USA: Virginia,1968Scope and Content
Dutch Gap.
- Graphic Materials box: 24 folder: 5
USA: Virginia,1953Scope and Content
Fairfax.
- Graphic Materials box: 24 folder: 6
USA: Virginia,1953-1954Scope and Content
Fairfax.
- Graphic Materials box: 24 folder: 7
USA: Virginia,1976
- Graphic Materials box: 25 folder: 1
USA: Virginia,1976
- Graphic Materials box: 25 folder: 2
USA: Virginia,1976
- Graphic Materials box: 25 folder: 3
USA: Virginia,1976
- Graphic Materials box: 25 folder: 4
USA: Virginia,1976
- Graphic Materials box: 25 folder: 5
USA: Virginia,1976
- Graphic Materials box: 25 folder: 6
USA: Virginia,1976
- Graphic Materials box: 25 folder: 7
USA: Virginia,1954Scope and Content
Fairfax.
- Graphic Materials box: 26 folder: 1
USA: Virginia,1951-1977
- Graphic Materials box: 26 folder: 2
USA: Virginia,1954Scope and Content
Fairfax.
- Graphic Materials box: 26 folder: 3
USA: Virginia,1954Scope and Content
Fairfax.
- Graphic Materials box: 26 folder: 4
USA: Virginia,1953-1954Scope and Content
Fairfax.
- Graphic Materials box: 26 folder: 5
USA: Virginia,1954, 1968Scope and Content
Areas photographed include: Fairfax, Lexington, and Prince George.
- Graphic Materials box: 26 folder: 6
USA: Virginia,undatedScope and Content
Vienna.
- Graphic Materials box: 27 folder: 1
USA: Virginia,1978, undatedScope and Content
Vienna. Some of the photographs are undated.
- Graphic Materials box: 27 folder: 2
USA: Washington,1949-1978
- Graphic Materials box: 27 folder: 3
USA: Washington1940-1955
- Graphic Materials box: 27 folder: 4
USA: Washington,1941-1957
- Graphic Materials box: 27 folder: 5
USA: Washington D.C.,1951
- Graphic Materials box: 27 folder: 6
USA: Washington D.C.1951
- Graphic Materials box: 28 folder: 1
USA: Washington D.C.,1951
- Graphic Materials box: 28 folder: 2
USA: Washington D.C.,1951
- Graphic Materials box: 28 folder: 3
USA: Washington D.C.,1951
- Graphic Materials box: 28 folder: 4
USA: Washington D.C.,1950
- Graphic Materials box: 29 folder: 1
USA: Washington D.C.,1950
- Graphic Materials box: 29 folder: 2
USA: Washington D.C.,1950
- Graphic Materials box: 29 folder: 3
USA: Washington D.C.,1950
- Graphic Materials box: 29 folder: 4
USA: Washington D.C.,1950
- Graphic Materials box: 30 folder: 1
USA: Washington D.C.,1950
- Graphic Materials box: 30 folder: 2
USA: Washington D.C.1950-1951
- Graphic Materials box: 30 folder: 3
USA: Washington D.C.,1950
- Graphic Materials box: 30 folder: 4
USA: West Virginia,1939-1977
- Graphic Materials box: 31 folder: 1
USA: Wisconsin,1940-1978
- Graphic Materials box: 31 folder: 2
USA: Wyoming,1937-1979