Aerial View of Washington, D.C., circa 1924
THF706272 / Aerial View of Washington, D.C., circa 1924
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Artifact Overview
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 Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
circa 1924
Subject Date
circa 1924
Collection Title
Location
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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