Aerial View of Washington, D.C., circa 1924
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Sherman Fairchild worked to advance aerial photographic technology during World War I. After the war, he founded an influential commercial aerial survey company. A savvy promoter, Fairchild touted the value of aerial views for urban planning. Several major cities commissioned him to produce images like this one taken over Washington, D.C. Fairchild's photographs remain important documents of 20th-century patterns of urbanization.
Sherman Fairchild worked to advance aerial photographic technology during World War I. After the war, he founded an influential commercial aerial survey company. A savvy promoter, Fairchild touted the value of aerial views for urban planning. Several major cities commissioned him to produce images like this one taken over Washington, D.C. Fairchild's photographs remain important documents of 20th-century patterns of urbanization.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1924
Subject Date
circa 1924
Creators
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
91.98.383
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford R. Bryan.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 6.5 in
Width: 8.75 in
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