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Early Aerial Photography Digitized

At first glance you might not think early Air Force photography would be useful for lighthouse research, but when you start looking at photos taken of large port cities, you start noticing lighthouses.

Jones Point VA 1921 RG-18-AA-127-24-ac copy
Note the Jones Point Lighthouse on the Potomac River in the center foreground of this 1921 aerial photograph of Alexandria, Virginia. National Archives RG-18-AA-127-24

The National Archives recently announced “The Digitization of 18-AA,” a Record Group 18 entry entitled “Airscapes” of American and Foreign Areas, 1902-1964. These images are arranged by geographical location, so you must search according to the city where the station is located. Even if you don’t find images of lighthouses, you will find interesting historical perspectives of waterfront areas when they were still primarily industrial.

Submitted by Candace Clifford, October 24, 2017

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