PUBLIC "-//North Carolina Division of Historical Resources::North Carolina State Archives//TEXT (US::NcD::[PH.C.40]::North Carolina Aerial Photograph Collection, 1931-ca. 1940)//EN" "phc_nc_aerial_photos1930s.xml" North Carolina Aerial Photograph Collection, 1931-ca. 1940 Processed by: Stephen E. Massengill; machine-readable finding aid created by: Dietra Stanley North Carolina Division of Historical Resources

North Carolina State Archives 4614 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4614 USA Phone: 919/807-7310 Fax: 919/733-1354 Email: archives@ncdcr.gov URL: http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/

Machine-readable finding aid derived from paper by means of scanning and OCR; OCR file edited for typographical errors before encoding. Microsoft Word. Date of source: 1931 ca. 1940 Finding aid completed December 20, 1990, by Stephen E. Massengill; Finding aid encoded by Dietra Stanley, North Carolina State Archives, October 20, 2003 Description is in English. North Carolina Aerial Photograph Collection, 1931-ca. 1940 North Carolina State Archives, Division of Historical Resources Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4614 Contact Information Division of Historical Resources North Carolina State Archives 4614 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4614 USA Phone: 919/807-7310 Fax: 919/733-1354 Email: archives@ncdcr.gov URL: http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/archives/arch/default.htm Processed by Stephen E. Massengill Date Completed December 20, 1990 Encoded by Dietra Stanley Date Encoded October 20, 2003

Descriptive Summary North Carolina Aerial Photograph Collection, 1931-ca. 1940 Aero Service Corporation. This collection is composed of 8 x 10 black and white negatives of aerial photographs featuring Wilmington, the North Carolina mountains, Greensboro, Southern Pines, the Cannon Mills Company, and Rocky Mount. 67 items; Includes black and white, 8 x 10 negatives (4 glass plate negatives), showing aerial views of North Carolina. Most of these negatives were cellulose nitrate film, and 4 x 5 copy negatives were made to replace them. North Carolina State Archives, Division of Historical Resources Information for Users Access Restrictions

Available for research.

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Preferred Citation

[P.C.40.1] North Carolina Aerial Photograph Collection, North Carolina State Archives, Division of Historical Resources, Office of Archives and History.

Acquisition Information

These negatives were donated to the North Carolina State Archives by the Philadelphia Maritime Museum, 231 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 19106, on March 25, 1988; accessioned by the Archives on January, 1991.

Processing Information

Finding aid completed by Stephen E. Massengill.

Completed December 20, 1990.

Collection Overview

This collection is composed of 8 x 10 black and white negatives photographed by Aero Service Corporation in North Carolina. There are aerials of the following locations: Wilmington and vicinity (41); North Carolina mountains (18); Greensboro (4); Southern Pines (2); Cannon Mills Company, Kannapolis (1); and Rocky Mount (1).

Arrangement

The negatives are arranged geographically.

Online Catalog Headings Wilmington (N.C.) Mountains--North Carolina--1930-1940. Greensboro (N.C.) Southern Pines (N.C.) Cannon Mills Company. Kannapolis (N.C.) Rocky Mount (N.C.) Container List 40.1 1-17. Aerial views of the City of Wilmington, including downtown area and residential sections, April, 1931 18-22. Aerial views of Wrightsville Beach and vicinity, April, 1931 23-24. Residences, farmhouses, and farmland outside Wilmington, April, 1931 (aerial views) 25-26. Aerial views of the Cape Fear River, April, 1931 27. Aerial view, of the coast (Carolina Beach), April, 1931 28-33. Aerial views of Federal Point (below Wilmington), April, 1931 34. Aerial view of Carolina Beach, April, 1931 35-40. Aerial views of the Wilmington vicinity, April, 1931 41. Aerial view of Wilmington Airport, April, 1931 42-59. Aerial views of the North Carolina mountains, March 20, 1936 60. Aerial view of the City of Greensboro, glass plate negative, n.d. 61. Aerial view of the City of Greensboro, show new railroad station, glass plate negative, n.d. 62. Aerial view of World War Memorial Stadium, Greensboro, glass plate negative, n.d. 63. Aerial view of Greensboro, showing North Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical Arts College glass plate negative, n.d. 64. Aerial view of Cannon Mine Company, Kannapolis, (including print), n.d. 65. Aerial. view of Rocky Mount Air port, Rocky Mount, November 4, 1940 66. Aerial view of Southern Pines Airport, Southern Pines, n.d. 67. Aerial view of Southern Pines Airport (lower elevation), Southern Pines, n.d. Related Material:

Additional information on topics found in this collection may be found in the Manuscript and Archives Reference System (MARS) at http://www.ncarchives.dcr.state.nc.us