Farmville-Prince Edward Historical Society Archives
401 Redford StreetFarmville, Virginia 23909
ask@longwood.libanswers.com
URL: https://www.facebook.com/fpehs
Wyatt Barker
Administrative Information
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
Container List
- Maps [1000522754] folder: Oversize
Map of Prince Edward County (Aerial Photo Key for photos not included in collection)1 Sheets1949
- Maps [1000522754] folder: Oversize
Map of Prince Edward County (Aerial Photo Key for 1955 photos)1 Sheets1957
- Maps [1000522754] folder: Oversize
Map of Virginia (U.S. Geological Survey Map)1 Sheets1968
- Maps [1000522754] folder: Oversize
Map of Prince Edward County (Aerial Photo Key for 1964 photos)1 Sheets1971
- Maps [1000522754] folder: Oversize
Map of Prince Edward County (Aerial Photo Key for 1972 photos)1 Sheets1989
- Maps [1000522754] folder: Oversize
Map of Prince Edward County (Aerial Photo Key for 1990 photos)1 Sheets1989
- Maps [1000522754] folder: Oversize
Map of Prince Edward County (Map of Dry Hydrants, Draft Sites, and Helicopter Water Sources, marked 1995)1 Sheets1989
- Maps [1000522754] folder: Oversize
Map of Prince Edward County (Aerial Photo Key for photos not included in collection)1 Sheets1989
- Maps [1000522754] folder: Oversize
Hydrologic Map1 Sheets1990
- Maps [1000522754] folder: Oversize
Hydrologic Map (A smaller, edited version of the previous map)1 Sheets1990
- Still Image [1000522749] box: 01 of 05
Flight Line #11 Folder1955
- Still Image [1000522749] box: 01 of 05
Flight Line #21 Folder1955
- Still Image [1000522749] box: 01 of 05
Flight Line #31 Folder1955
- Still Image [1000522749] box: 01 of 05
Flight Line #41 Folder1955
- Still Image [1000522749] box: 01 of 05
Flight Line #5 (Missing DHM-2P-29)1 Folder1955
- Still Image [1000522749] box: 01 of 05
Flight Line #61 Folder1955
- Still Image [1000522749] box: 01 of 05
Flight Line #71 Folder1955
- Still Image [1000522749] box: 01 of 05
Flight Line #81 Folder1955
- Still Image [1000522749] box: 01 of 05
Flight Line #91 Folder1955
- Still Image [1000522749] box: 01 of 05
Flight Line #101 Folder1955
- Still Image [1000522749] box: 01 of 05
Flight Line #111 Folder1955
- Still Image [1000522749] box: 01 of 05
Flight Line #121 Folder1955
- Still Image [1000522749] box: 01 of 05
Flight Line #131 Folder1955
- Still Image [1000522750] box: 02 of 05
Flight Line #11 Folder1964
- Still Image [1000522750] box: 02 of 05
Flight Line #21 Folder1964
- Still Image [1000522750] box: 02 of 05
Flight Line #31 Folder1964
- Still Image [1000522750] box: 02 of 05
Flight Line #41 Folder1964
- Still Image [1000522750] box: 02 of 05
Flight Line #5 (Missing DHM-3EE-204)1 Folder1964
- Still Image [1000522750] box: 02 of 05
Flight Line #61 Folder1964
- Still Image [1000522750] box: 02 of 05
Flight Line #71 Folder1964
- Still Image [1000522751] box: 03 of 05
Flight Line #81 Folder1964
- Still Image [1000522751] box: 03 of 05
Flight Line #9 (Missing DHM-3EE-99)1 Folder1964
- Still Image [1000522751] box: 03 of 05
Flight Line #101 Folder1964
- Still Image [1000522751] box: 03 of 05
Flight Line #111 Folder1964
- Still Image [1000522751] box: 03 of 05
Flight Line #12 (Missing DHM-3EE-30)1 Folder1964
- Still Image [1000522751] box: 03 of 05
Flight Line #131 Folder1964
- Still Image [1000522752] box: 04 of 05
Flight Line #11 Folder1972
- Still Image [1000522752] box: 04 of 05
Flight Line #21 Folder1972
- Still Image [1000522752] box: 04 of 05
Flight Line #31 Folder1972
- Still Image [1000522752] box: 04 of 05
Flight Line #4 (Missing 51147-58)1 Folder1972
- Still Image [1000522752] box: 04 of 05
Flight Line #5 (Missing 51147-35 and 51147-39)1 Folder1972
- Still Image [1000522752] box: 04 of 05
Flight Line #61 Folder1972
- Still Image [1000522752] box: 04 of 05
Flight Line #71 Folder1972
- Still Image [1000522752] box: 04 of 05
Flight Line #81 Folder1972
- Still Image [1000522752] box: 04 of 05
Flight Line #91 Folder1972
- Still Image [1000522752] box: 04 of 05
Flight Line #101 Folder1972
- Still Image [1000522752] box: 04 of 05
Flight Line #111 Folder1972
- Still Image [1000522752] box: 04 of 05
Flight Line #12 (51147-44 is labeled as 51147-42)1 Folder1972
- Still Image [1000522752] box: 04 of 05
Flight Line #131 Folder1972
- Still Image [1000522753] box: 05 of 05
Flight Line #1 (Missing C1)1 Folder
- Still Image [1000522753] box: 05 of 05
Flight Line #2 (Missing C1 and D2)1 Folder
- Still Image [1000522753] box: 05 of 05
Flight Line #31 Folder
- Still Image [1000522753] box: 05 of 05
Flight Line #41 Folder
- Still Image [1000522753] box: 05 of 05
Flight Line #5 (Missing G-2)1 Folder
- Still Image [1000522753] box: 05 of 05
Flight Line #61 Folder
- Still Image [1000522753] box: 05 of 05
Flight Line #71 Folder
- Still Image [1000522753] box: 05 of 05
Flight Line #81 Folder