[MassHistPres] Aerial photos - how useful for historical documentation and preservation?

[Chris Skelly]

I've used the online MacConnell maps a few times and they are amazing but
I've had to look at many maps to figure out where I am.  Does anyone know
if there is an overall gridded numbered map by county?  I haven't seen one
online.  Chris.
*Chris Skelly*
*Skelly Preservation Services*
Community Planning and Preservation
www.skellypreservationservices.com

On Thu, Apr 14, 2022 at 2:45 PM Lyle Nyberg <lylenyberg at comcast.net> wrote:

> Thank you! That UMass Amherst collection is a fantastic resource. It’s
> like the space telescopes that let us peer into the past.
>
>
>
> There are 1040 photos of Plymouth County. I already found a great photo of
> Scituate from 1952 here:
> https://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mufs190-1952-dpt5k107-i001.
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>
> Best,
>
> Lyle
>
>
>
> *From:* Haley, Ben (SEC) [mailto:ben.haley at state.ma.us]
> *Sent:* Thursday, April 14, 2022 9:56 AM
> *To:* jim boone <jimboone at hotmail.com>; Doherty, Jennifer (SEC) <
> jennifer.doherty2 at state.ma.us>; Lyle Nyberg <lylenyberg at comcast.net>;
> MassHistPres at cs.umb.edu
> *Subject:* Re: [MassHistPres] Aerial photos - how useful for historical
> documentation and preservation?
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>
> UMass Amherst's Special Collections has digitized the William P.
> MacConnell Aerial Photograph Collection. The scans are high quality and can
> be very useful.
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>
> Here's the description of the collection:
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> In the 1950s, William P. MacConnell (Class of 1943), and his
> photogrammetry students in the Dept. of Forestry began using aerial
> photography to map forests, agricultural fields, wetlands, and other land
> cover in Massachusetts. Their work was eventually expanded to include the
> mapping of all land use for Massachusetts, making this state the first in
> the nation to be completely mapped in this fashion, and laying the
> foundation for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Wetlands
> Inventory.
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>
>
> The scanned photographs can be found here:
> https://credo.library.umass.edu/view/collection/mufs190
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>
> Ben
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> Ben Haley
>
> National Register Director
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> Massachusetts Historical Commission
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> 220 Morrissey Blvd.
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> Boston, MA 02125
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> Ph: 617-727-8470
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> ben.haley at sec.state.ma.us
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> *From:* MassHistPres <masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu> on behalf of jim
> boone <jimboone at hotmail.com>
> *Sent:* Thursday, April 14, 2022 9:37:54 AM
> *To:* Doherty, Jennifer (SEC); Lyle Nyberg; MassHistPres at cs.umb.edu
> *Subject:* Re: [MassHistPres] Aerial photos - how useful for historical
> documentation and preservation?
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> In 1939 there was a WPA project that photographed every house and building
> in Springfield Ma. The Springfield Preservation Trust is digitizing these
> to our website. Great recourse. Look and see if your town did a similar
> project,
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>
> *From:* MassHistPres <masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu> on behalf of
> Doherty, Jennifer (SEC) <jennifer.doherty2 at state.ma.us>
> *Sent:* Thursday, April 14, 2022 1:28 PM
> *To:* Lyle Nyberg <lylenyberg at comcast.net>; MassHistPres at cs.umb.edu <
> MassHistPres at cs.umb.edu>
> *Subject:* Re: [MassHistPres] Aerial photos - how useful for historical
> documentation and preservation?
>
>
>
> Hi Lyle,
>
> Historic aerials are a great way to track 20th century changes in a
> community – moved buildings, demolitions, the development of suburbs. They
> can also be helpful for communities looking to update their survey of
> historic resources – what has changed in your community since you last
> completed a survey? Or if a previous survey stopped at 1930 or 1950, what
> areas might have been missed?
>
>
>
> I frequently use two easily-accessible sources:
>
> -          MACRIS Maps
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fmaps.mhc-macris.net*2F&data=04*7C01*7C*7C6d169e340c0043642e4408da1e1ac23b*7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa*7C1*7C0*7C637855397532211893*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000&sdata=W8kefCbJxx*2FN076c32HYfjtnFmUt8DaQx*2FbAwmFlWlA*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUl!!CUhgQOZqV7M!3Lk1NxvYQ7rRYD1Eo7bClN3o_aeK4Og0MGZBU53dDlBcpFw1ZoaWamNf1x4yZQrYz0LLrw$>
> has a few more recent (1990s-present) statewide ortho layers you can turn
> on. On the right side of the screen, where the address search is, select
> the “Layers” tab and then click the “Base Layer” dropdown to select one of
> the ortho layers.
>
> -          HistoricAerials.com
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fhistoricaerials.com*2Fviewer&data=04*7C01*7C*7C6d169e340c0043642e4408da1e1ac23b*7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa*7C1*7C0*7C637855397532211893*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000&sdata=Mt7CWJtSowWCjZXS7YvaWM0N2Suq*2Big*2FUJnyh*2FnJbCo*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!CUhgQOZqV7M!3Lk1NxvYQ7rRYD1Eo7bClN3o_aeK4Og0MGZBU53dDlBcpFw1ZoaWamNf1x4yZQoNIvlTwQ$>
> has aerials going back to the 1950s or so as well as historic topo maps.
> They do watermark all their images, but it can be a helpful quick
> reference. Note that this is not an MHC product and this is not an official
> endorsement by the MHC, but it is a helpful site to know!
>
>
>
> Thank you,
>
> Jenn
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>
> *Jennifer B. Doherty*
>
> Local Government Programs Coordinator
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> Massachusetts Historical Commission
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> 220 Morrissey Boulevard
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> Boston, MA 02125-3314
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> Jennifer.Doherty at sec.state.ma.us
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> *From:* MassHistPres <masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu> *On Behalf Of *Lyle
> Nyberg
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 13, 2022 11:05 PM
> *To:* MassHistPres at cs.umb.edu
> *Subject:* [MassHistPres] Aerial photos - how useful for historical
> documentation and preservation?
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>
>
> My historical work has found aerial photos useful but overlooked, often
> buried in town archives. Has anyone else found them useful?
>
>
>
> Lyle Nyberg
>
> Independent historian, author, www.lylenyberg.com
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