31 boxes of aerial black and white photographs taken between the 1930s - 1979 of areas around the world, including the United
States, Canada, Algeria, and Japan. Includes unprocessed oversize aerial photos.
There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Harold T. Rib aerial photograph Collection
must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions.
Custodial History
This collection was originally created by Harold T. Rib, who 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. Finding updated by Amanda Brent in July 2018.
Aerial photography dates back to the 19th century and refers to photographs taken from an elevated position, usually in an
aircraft. Geographical surveys are among the most common uses for these photographs.
Aerial black and white photographs of various cities and towns in the United States as well Canada, Algeria, and Japan. 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. Includes unprocessed oversize aerial photos.
Photographs are arranged alphabetically by country. Within each country folders are arranged alphabetically by state or province.
Oversize photos are not currently arranged.
Areas photographed include: Hollow Springs and Martha.
Graphic materials Box: 19 Folder: 4
USA: Tennessee,
1969-1978
Geologic map of state. Counties photographed include: Cannon, Cumberland, Hawkins, Madison, and Putnam.
Graphic materials Box: 19 Folder: 5
USA: Tennessee,
1969, 1971
Counties photographed include: Carroll, Stewart, and Robertson.
Graphic materials Box: 20 Folder: 1
USA: Tennessee,
1969-1970
Counties photographed included: Rutherford, Sumner, and Cumberland.
Graphic materials Box: 20 Folder: 2
USA: Tennessee,
1949-1973
Counties photographed include: Maury, Sullivan, Sumner, Campbell, Weakley, and Putnam.
Graphic materials Box: 20 Folder: 3
USA: Tennessee,
1965-1973
Counties photographed include: Stewart, Carter, Crockett, Cumberland, Sumner, and Hawkins.
Graphic materials Box: 20 Folder: 4
USA: Tennessee,
1969-1973
Counties photographed include: Cumberland, Hawkins, Robertson, and Carter.
Graphic materials Box: 20 Folder: 5
USA: Tennessee,
1969-1973
Counties photographed include: Tipton, Carroll, Carter, Robertson, and Sumner.
Graphic materials Box: 20 Folder: 6
USA: Tennessee,
1969, 1973
Counties photographed include: Sumner, Rutherford, and Union.
Graphic materials Box: 21 Folder: 1
USA: Tennessee,
1969
Counties photographed include: Sumner, Robertson, and Rutherford.
Graphic materials Box: 21 Folder: 2
USA: Tennessee,
1969
Robertson County.
Graphic materials Box: 21 Folder: 3
USA: Tennessee,
1969, 1971
Counties photographed include: Rutherford, Cannon, Tipton, Madison, and McNairy.
Graphic materials Box: 21 Folder: 4
USA: Tennessee,
1969, 1973
Graphic materials Box: 21 Folder: 5
USA: Texas,
1950-1979
Geologic map of the state. Counties photographed include: Bexar, Brown, and Dallas.
Graphic materials Box: 21 Folder: 6
USA: Texas,
1939-1954
Areas photographed include: Laguna Vista, Dickens County, Dimmit County, Travis County, Potter County, Taylor County, Tarrant
County, Motley County, and Reeves County.
Graphic materials Box: 22 Folder: 1
USA: Texas,
1950-1955
Counties photographed include: McLennan, El Paso, Galveston, Gillespie, and Lynn.
Graphic materials Box: 22 Folder: 2
USA: Unknown Location,
1953, 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 Location,
1942
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: Utah,
1938-1979
Geologic map of the state. Photographed areas include Zion National Park and the following counties: Duchesne, Salt Lake,
Wayne, Garfield, Box Elder, and Daggatt.
Graphic materials Box: 23 Folder: 7
USA: Utah,
1938
Photographed areas include: Acord Lakes, Marsh Park, and San Rafael.
Graphic materials Box: 24 Folder: 1
USA: Vermont,
1939-1954
Areas photographed include the following counties: Addison, Chittenden, Rockingham, Rutland, and Washington.
Graphic materials Box: 24 Folder: 2
USA: Virginia,
1937, 1979-1980
Highway maps of Virginia. Photographs of Fairfax.
Graphic materials Box: 24 Folder: 3
USA: Virginia,
1968-1979
Photographed areas include: Beach, Washington County, and Richmond area.
Graphic materials Box: 24 Folder: 4
USA: Virginia,
1968
Dutch Gap.
Graphic materials Box: 24 Folder: 5
USA: Virginia,
1953
Fairfax.
Graphic materials Box: 24 Folder: 6
USA: Virginia,
1953-1954
Fairfax.
Graphic materials Box: 24 Folder: 7
USA: Virginia,
1976
Fairfax County (FFCo).
Graphic materials Box: 25 Folder: 1
USA: Virginia,
1976
Fairfax County (FFCo).
Graphic materials Box: 25 Folder: 2
USA: Virginia,
1976
Fairfax County (FFCo).
Graphic materials Box: 25 Folder: 3
USA: Virginia,
1976
Fairfax County (FFCo).
Graphic materials Box: 25 Folder: 4
USA: Virginia,
1976
Fairfax County (FFCo).
Graphic materials Box: 25 Folder: 5
USA: Virginia,
1976
Fairfax County (FFCo).
Graphic materials Box: 25 Folder: 6
USA: Virginia,
1976
Fairfax County (FFCo).
Graphic materials Box: 25 Folder: 7
USA: Virginia,
1954
Fairfax.
Graphic materials Box: 26 Folder: 1
USA: Virginia,
1951-1977
Some photographs are of unknown areas. Other areas photographed include: Augusta County, Alexandria (Fairfax County), and
Fairfax County.
Graphic materials Box: 26 Folder: 2
USA: Virginia,
1954
Fairfax.
Graphic materials Box: 26 Folder: 3
USA: Virginia,
1954
Fairfax.
Graphic materials Box: 26 Folder: 4
USA: Virginia,
1953-1954
Fairfax.
Graphic materials Box: 26 Folder: 5
USA: Virginia,
1954, 1968
Areas photographed include: Fairfax, Lexington, and Prince George.
Graphic materials Box: 26 Folder: 6
USA: Virginia,
undated
Vienna.
Graphic materials Box: 27 Folder: 1
USA: Virginia,
1978, undated
Vienna. Some of the photographs are undated.
Graphic materials Box: 27 Folder: 2
USA: Washington,
1949-1978
Geologic map of the state. Counties photographed include: Benton, Dalles, Lincoln, and Douglas.
Graphic materials Box: 27 Folder: 3
USA: Washington,
1940-1955
Counties photographed include: Douglas, Franklin, Grays Harbor, and Klickitat.
Geologic map of the state. Counties photographed include: Berkeley, Gilmer, Grant, Jackson, Lewis, Kanawha, Mineral, Mingo,
Pike, Tucker, and Arnoldsburg.
Graphic materials Box: 31 Folder: 1
USA: Wisconsin,
1940-1978
Geologic Map of the state. Areas photographed include: Fond du Lack County, Sheboygon County, Grant County, Jefferson County,
Walworth County, Neenah, and Baraboro.
Graphic materials Box: 31 Folder: 2
USA: Wyoming,
1937-1979
Geologic Map of Wyoming. Counties photographed include: Albany, Campbell, Carbon, Fremont, Johnson, Laramie, Park, Sheridan,
Sweetwater, and Grohnin.