Historic Aerial Photography Available Through USDA

The United States Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency has been collecting aerial photography of the United States for over half a century. These aerial photos were originally collected to support federal farm programs throughout the United States. This historic film is now stored at the USDA’s Aerial Photography Field Office (APFO) in Salt Lake City, Utah.

USDA aerial photos are high resolution images taken during the growing season and clearly show features such as roads, buildings, vegetation, trees and waterways. Most of these projects covered entire counties over large parts of the U.S. at least once a decade.
The APFO believes that these historic photos would be of great interest to the general public.

The APFO is able to print or digitally scan these photos for public use. Their print photos and scans start as low as $13.00 each. They can also certify their photos for use as evidence in court for a small fee.

Additional information about the APFO and available aerial imagery is available at the link below