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Chicago Aerial Photographic Services collection

The Chicago Aerial Photographic Services company conducted aerial surveys of the Chicago region from the 1930s to the early 2000s. This collection provides thousands of high resolution aerial photographs of the region over several decades.

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1931 Thorne Creek Forest Preserve Flight (31100)
48 Images
Date:
1931
Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access
1937-1938 Chicago Lakeshore Flight (37100)
129 Images
Date:
1937-1938
Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access
1938 Chicago Lakeshore Flight (18269 & 18270)
12 Images
Date:
1937
Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access
1949 Chicago Plan Commission Aerial Survey (49100)
4024 Images
Date:
1949
Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access
1951 Northern Illinois Townships in DuPage and Will Counties Aerial Survey (31003)
407 Images
Date:
1951
Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access
1955 Cook County Aerial Survey (35060)
2264 Images
Date:
1955
Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access
1956 DuPage County Aerial Survey (36056)
928 Images
Date:
1955
Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access
1959 Chicago Flight (39087)
4 Images
Date:
1959
Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access
1963 Chicago Plan Commission Aerial Survey (43035)
2392 Images
Date:
1963
Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access
1963-1964 Northeastern Illinois Aerial Survey (63400)
2673 Images
Date:
1963-1964
Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access
1970 Northeastern Illinois Aerial Survey (70100)
2682 Images
Date:
1970
Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access
1970 Northwestern Indiana Aerial Survey (70101)
1180 Images
Date:
1970
Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access
1975 Northeastern Illinois Aerial Survey (75100)
2710 Images
Date:
1975
Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access
1981 Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission Aerial Survey (81200)
1680 Images
Date:
1981
Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access
1999 Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission Aerial Survey (99100)
1797 Images
Date:
1999
Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access
Aerial survey index map for 1960 Northeastern Illinois Aerial Survey (60085)
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Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access
Aerial survey index map for 1961 Chicagoland District Areas Aerial Survey (61200)
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Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access
Aerial survey index map for 1963 Chicago Plan Commission Aerial Survey (43035)
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Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access
Aerial survey index map for 1963-1964 Northeastern Illinois Aerial Survey (63400)
2 Images
Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access
Aerial survey index map for 1967 Cook County survey (67100)
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Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access
Aerial survey index map for 1988 Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission survey (88100)
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Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access
Aerial survey index map for 1990 Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission Aerial Survey (90100)
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Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access
Aerial survey index map for 1992 Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission Aerial Survey (92100)
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Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access
Aerial survey index map for 1995 Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission Aerial Survey (95100)
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Includes small map area that pertains to a 1998 survey, but no specific 1998 project ID is provided.
Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access
Aerial survey index map for 1998 and 1999 Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission Aerial Survey (98100, 99100)
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Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access
Aerial survey index map for Chicago Aerial Photographic Services flights in 1929, 1939 and 1940.
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Map showing which regions of the Chicago area were covered by flights in 1929, 1939 and 1940. The photographed areas of the map include sections of the Chicago area from North Chicago to South Holland and from Lemont to Lake Michigan. Regions are color-coded to show which areas where covered in different years. No specific project or flight numbers are included.
Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access
Aerial survey index maps for 1951 and 1983 surveys of the Chicago area (31003 and 83037)
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The same map is used to convey surveys from 1951 and 1983. The project ID for the 1951 survey is 31003. The project ID for the 1983 survey is 83037.
Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access
Aerial survey index maps for 1970 and 1975 surveys of Northeastern Illinois and Northwestern Indiana (70100, 70101, 75100)
3 Images
Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access
Aerial survey index maps for 1999 survey of Chicago area.
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No project ID is included. Map suggests that this survey was in color.
Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access
City map survey, key to old oblique coverage, copy 1
62 Images
Aerial survey index map in booklet format, covering Cook County, with handwritten notation indicating locations of oblique aerial photographs.
Date:
1938-1939
Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access
City map survey, key to old oblique coverage, copy 2
60 Images
Aerial survey index map in booklet format, covering Cook County, with handwritten notation indicating locations of oblique aerial photographs.
Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access
Film key, Chicago Aerial Photographic Service, 1921-1961
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Handwritten chart indicating what kinds of photographic equipment were used for aerial surveys conducted by the Chicago Photographic Service for surveys between 1921 and 1961.
Date:
1961
Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access
Index DuPage County Survey, Photographed by Chicago Aerial Industries, Inc. April 1956 (36056)
15 Images
Aerial survey index map in booklet format, covering DuPage County.
Date:
1956
Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access
Index map of 1949 Chicago Plan Commission aerial survey of Cook County (49100), copy 1
42 Images
Aerial survey index map in booklet format, covering Cook County. Maps sections are created from aerial photo images. Copy 1 and copy 2 have different handwritten notations.
Date:
1949 and 1951
Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access
Index map of 1949 Chicago Plan Commission aerial survey of Cook County (49100), copy 2
45 Images
Aerial survey index map in booklet format, covering Cook County. Maps sections are created from aerial photo images. Copy 1 and copy 2 have different handwritten notations.
Date:
1949 and 1951
Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access
Index map of 1955 Cook County Aerial Survey (35060)
29 Images
Aerial survey index map in booklet format, covering Cook County.
Date:
1955
Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access
Index map of 1958 Cook County Aerial Survey (38030)
30 Images
Date:
1958
Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access
Index map of 1958 Lake County Aerial Survey (38358)
21 Images
Date:
1958
Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access
Template for aerial survey index maps of the Northeastern Illinois region.
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This template provides the township and range values for Northeastern Illinois surveys.
Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access
Township maps of Cook County including City of Chicago, aerial survey index maps for 1939, 1940 and 1958.
72 Image - Book Viewer
Aerial survey index map in spiral booklet format, used to convey the scope of surveys in 1939, 1940 and 1958.
Date:
1939, 1940 and 1958
Collection:
Chicago Aerial Photographic Service collection
Access:
Public access

Collection Details

Repository
University of Illinois Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
Collection Type
Manuscript Collections
Collection Location
Richard J. Daley Library
Theme
Natural & Built Environments
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