Aerial Photographs of Benton, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, and Polk Counties, 1936-1979
This collection is comprised of aerial photographs taken by or under contract with the United States Department of Agriculture from 1936 to 1979 and includes images of 5 counties in western Oregon: Benton, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, and Polk. The collection contains photo mosaics and partial sets of photographic tiles for each county.
This collection is being digitized, and is available online in Oregon Digital.
ID: P 321
Extent: 50.0 cubic feet
Statement on Access: This collection is open for research.
Statement on Description: The materials in this collection were originally part of a larger collection of aerial photographs maintained by the Oregon State University Libraries. In 2016, the photo tiles and mosaics featuring Benton, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, and Polk Counties were transferred to the Special Collections and Archives Research Center.
Preferred Citation: Aerial Photographs of Benton, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, and Polk Counties (P 321), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Acquisition Note:
Aerial photo tiles and mosaics from counties across Oregon were aggregated from several sources and maintained by the Oregon State University Libraries. The photo tiles and mosaics from Benton, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, and Polk Counties were segregated and transferred to the Special Collections and Archives Research Center in 2016.
Container List
- Series 1: Aerial Photo Mosaics, 1936-1978 Add to Shelf
- Series 1 is comprised of photo mosaics that serve as visual indices to the aerial photograph tiles held in Series 2-6. The series includes mosaics for some flights for which photo tiles are not present. All mosaics include annotations (usually in red) indicating which corresponding photo tiles are held in the collection.
- Box-Folder 1.1: Benton County, 1936-1978 Add to Shelf
- Includes mosaics for the following years: 1936, 1948, 1955/56, 1963, 1967, 1970, 1978. The photo mosaics for Benton County have been digitized and are available online.
- Box-Folder 1.2: Lincoln County, 1936-1972 Add to Shelf
- Includes mosaics for the following years: 1936, 1939, 1948, 1952, 1955, 1959, 1967, 1972. The photo mosaics for Lincoln County have been digitized and are available online.
- Box-Folder 1.3: Linn County, 1948-1979 Add to Shelf
- Includes mosaics for the following years: 1948, 1948/1951, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1955/56, 1960, 1963, 1960/1963, 1968, 1970, 1979. The photo mosaics for Linn County have been digitized and are available online.
- Box-Folder 2.1: Marion County, 1936-1970 Add to Shelf
- Includes mosaics for the following years: 1936, 1948, 1955, 1963, 1970. The photo mosaics for Marion County have been digitized and are available online.
- Box-Folder 2.2: Polk County, 1936-1978 Add to Shelf
- Includes mosaics for the following years: 1936, 1948, 1955, 1963, 1970, 1972, 1978. The photo mosaics for Polk County have been digitized and are available online.
- Series 2: Benton County, 1936-1978 Add to Shelf
- Series 2 is comprised of aerial photo tiles of Benton County taken in 1936, 1948, 1955-1956, 1963, 1970, and 1978. While the majority of the Benton County photos are printed on oversize sheets, the series does include approximately 200 9-inch by 9-inch sheets.
- Sub-Series 1: 1936 Add to Shelf
- All the aerials for this year have been digitized and are available online in Oregon Digital.
- Box-Folder 3.1: 196-1154 Add to Shelf
- 94 22"x28" sheets and 12 16"x20" sheets
- Box-Folder 4.1: 1156-5130 Add to Shelf
- 106 22"x28" sheets and 3 16"x20" sheets
- Sub-Series 2: 1948 Add to Shelf
- All the aerials for this year have been digitized and are available online in Oregon Digital.
- Box-Folder 5.1: DFJ-1D-05 - DFJ-2D-45 Add to Shelf
- 19 24"x24" sheets
- Box-Folder 6.1: DFJ-3D-08 - DFJ-3D-74 Add to Shelf
- 25 24"x24" sheets
- Box-Folder 7.1: DFJ-3D-80 - DFJ-3D-174 Add to Shelf
- 24 24"x24" sheets
- Box-Folder 8.1: DFJ-3D-176 - DFJ-4D-62 Add to Shelf
- 25 24"x24" sheets
- Box-Folder 9.1: DFJ-4D-64 - DFJ-4D-120 Add to Shelf
- 25 24"x24" sheets
- Box-Folder 10.1: DFJ-4D-122 - DFJ-5D-52, DFK-3D-75 Add to Shelf
- 26 24"x24" sheets
- Sub-Series 3: 1955-1956 Add to Shelf
- All the aerials for this year have been digitized and are available online in Oregon Digital.
- Box-Folder 11.1: DFJ-1P-24 - DFJ-1P-160 Add to Shelf
- 48 24"x24" sheets
- Box-Folder 12.1: DFJ-2P-2 - DFJ-2P-84 Add to Shelf
- 40 24"x24" sheets
- Box-Folder 13.1: DFJ-2P-86 - DFJ-2P-171 Add to Shelf
- 38 24x24 sheets
- Box-Folder 14.1: DFJ-3P-2 - DFJ-3P-74 Add to Shelf
- 33 24"x24" sheets, 33 18"x22" sheets
- Box-Folder 15.1: DFJ-3P-74 - DFJ-3P-168 Add to Shelf
- 46 24"x24" sheets, 22 18"x22" sheets
- Sub-Series 4: 1963 Add to Shelf
- All the aerials for this year have been digitized and are available online in Oregon Digital.
- Box-Folder 16.1: DFJ-1DD-1 - DFJ-2DD-343 Add to Shelf
- 130 18"x22" sheets
- Box-Folder 17.1: DFJ-3DD-3 - DFJ-2DD-343 Add to Shelf
- 61 18"x22" sheets
- Box-Folder 18.1: DFJ-1DD-173, DFJ-1DD-236, DFJ-1DD-293, DFJ-2DD-165 Add to Shelf
- 4 24"x24" sheets
- Sub-Series 5: 1970 Add to Shelf
- All the aerials for this year have been digitized and are available online in Oregon Digital.
- Box-Folder 18.2: DFJ-1LL-28 - DFJ-2LL-44 Add to Shelf
- 54 24"x24" sheets
- Box-Folder 19.1: DFJ-2LL-46 - DFJ-2LL-248 Add to Shelf
- 42 24"x24" sheets
- Box-Folder 20.1: DFJ-3LL-67 - DFJ-3LL-223 Add to Shelf
- 58 24"x24" sheets
- Box-Folder 21.1: DFJ-3LL-225 - DFJ-4LL-33 Add to Shelf
- 69 24"x24" sheets
- Box-Folder 22.1: DFJ-1LL-27 - DFJ-1LL-135 Add to Shelf
- 45 9"x9" sheets
- Box-Folder 22.2: DFJ-2LL-27 - DFJ-2LL-250 Add to Shelf
- 50 9"x9" sheets
- Box-Folder 22.3: DFJ-3LL-68 - DFJ-3LL-232 Add to Shelf
- 48 9"x9" sheets
- Box-Folder 22.4: DFJ-3LL-234 - DFJ-3LL-337 Add to Shelf
- 47 9"x9" sheets
- Box-Folder 22.5: DFJ-4LL-2 - DFJ-4LL-34 Add to Shelf
- 17 9"x9" sheets
- Sub-Series 6: 1978 Add to Shelf
- All the aerials for this year have been digitized and are available online in Oregon Digital.
- Box-Folder 23.1: 41003-178-10 - 41003-178-75 Add to Shelf
- 69 24"x24" sheets
- Box-Folder 24.1: 41003-178-76 - 41003-178-129 Add to Shelf
- 67 24"x24" sheets
- Box-Folder 25.1: 41003-178-130 - 41003-178-232 Add to Shelf
- 65 24"x24" sheets
- Series 3: Lincoln County, 1939-1972 Add to Shelf
- Series 3 is comprised of aerial photo tiles of Lincoln County taken in 1939, 1948, 1952, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1967, and 1972. While the majority of the Lincoln County photos are printed on oversize sheets, the series does include nearly 100 9-inch by 9-inch sheets.
- Sub-Series 1: 1939 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 26.1: 2893-5928 Add to Shelf
- 77 15"x19" sheets
- Sub-Series 2: 1948 Add to Shelf
- Map-Folder 1: DFL-1D-21 - DFL-1D-107 Add to Shelf
- 16 25"x25" sheets, 1 9"x9" sheet
- Sub-Series 3: 1952 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 27.1: DFL-12H-146 - DFL-13H-62 Add to Shelf
- 36 24"x24" sheets
- Box-Folder 28.1: DFL-13H-64 - DFL-13H-165 Add to Shelf
- 36 24"x24" sheets
- Box-Folder 29.1: DFL-13H-171 - DFL-14H-143 Add to Shelf
- 36 24"x24" sheets
- Box-Folder 30.1: DFL-14H-145 - DFL-17H-60 Add to Shelf
- 36 24"x24 sheets
- Sub-Series 4: 1955 Add to Shelf
- Map-Folder 2: DFL-1P-2 - DFL-1P-81 Add to Shelf
- 30 25"x25" sheets
- Sub-Series 5: 1958 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 31.1: LN-1A-1 - LN-5-10 Add to Shelf
- 94 13"X13" sheets
- Box-Folder 32.1: LN-5-14 - LN-7A-21 Add to Shelf
- 94 13x13 sheets
- Box-Folder 33.1: LN-7A-23 - LN-9-27 Add to Shelf
- 94 13"x13" sheets
- Box-Folder 34.1: LN-9-29 - LN11-48 Add to Shelf
- 94 13"x13" sheets
- Box-Folder 35.1: LN-11-50 - LN-14-17 Add to Shelf
- 94 13"x13" sheets
- Box-Folder 36.1: LN-14-18 - LN-17-7 Add to Shelf
- 94 13"x13" sheets
- Box-Folder 37.1: LN-17-8 - LN-20-15 Add to Shelf
- 94 13"x13" sheets
- Box-Folder 38.1: LN-20-17 - LN-RE3-10 Add to Shelf
- 94 13"x13" sheets
- Sub-Series 6: 1959 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 39.1: LN2-1-1 - LN2-4-32 Add to Shelf
- 99 13"x13" sheets
- Box-Folder 40.1: LN2-4-33 - LN2-7-38 Add to Shelf
- 99 13"x13" sheets
- Box-Folder 41.1: LN2-7-39 - LN2-14-36 Add to Shelf
- 99 13"x13" sheets
- Box-Folder 42.1: LN2-11-24 - LN2-14-36 Add to Shelf
- 99 13"x13" sheets
- Box-Folder 43.1: LN2-14-38 - LN2-18-9 Add to Shelf
- 99 13"x13" sheets
- Box-Folder 44.1: LN2-18-10 - LN2-21-23 Add to Shelf
- 99 13"x13" sheets
- Box-Folder 45.1: LN2-21-24 - LN2-26-24 Add to Shelf
- 101 13"x13" sheets
- Sub-Series 7: 1967 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 46.1: DFL-1HH-198 - DFL-2HH-154 Add to Shelf
- 60 24"x24" sheets
- Map-Folder 3: DFL-X-2HH-128 - DFL-X-2HH-129 Add to Shelf
- 4 25"x25" sheets
- Sub-Series 8: 1972 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 47.1: 41041-172-2 - 41041-172-119 Add to Shelf
- 57 24"x24" sheets
- Box-Folder 48.1: 41041-172-121 - 41041-172-217 Add to Shelf
- 57 24"x24" sheets
- Box-Folder 49.1: 41041-172-273 - 41041-272-143 Add to Shelf
- 59 24"x24" sheets
- Box-Folder 50.1: 41041-272-145 - 41041-272-280 Add to Shelf
- 57 24"x24" sheets
- Box-Folder 51.1: 41041-272-282 - 41041-485-260R, 1972 Add to Shelf
- 64 24"x24" sheets
- Series 4: Linn County, 1948-1979 Add to Shelf
- Series 4 is comprised of aerial photo tiles of Linn County taken in 1948, 1955, 1960, 1963, 1968, 1970, and 1979. Of particular note, the 1948 set is comprised of only 5 images. While the majority of the Linn County photos are printed on oversize sheets, the series does include nearly 800 9-inch by 9-inch sheets.
- Sub-Series 1: 1948 Add to Shelf
- Map-Folder 4: DFM-2D-184 - DFM-4D-167 Add to Shelf
- 5 25"x25" sheets
- Sub-Series 2: 1955 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 52.1: DFM-1N-12 - DFM-3N-37 Add to Shelf
149 11.5"x11.5" sheets
Trimmed and untrimmed sheets are stored separately in this box.
- Box-Folder 53.1: DFM-3N-38 - DFM-4N-106 Add to Shelf
149 11.5"x11.5" sheets
Trimmed and untrimmed sheets are stored separately in this box.
- Box-Folder 54.1: DFM-4N-107 - DFM-6N-58 Add to Shelf
148 11.5"x11.5" sheets
Trimmed and untrimmed sheets are stored separately in this box.
- Sub-Series 3: 1960 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 55.1: DFM-2AA-128 - DFM-5AA-5 Add to Shelf
- 39 24"x24" sheets
- Box-Folder 56.1: DFM-5AA-7 - DFM-9AA-26 Add to Shelf
- 38 24"x24" sheets
- Box-Folder 57.1: DFM-2AA-128 - DFM-2AA-161 Add to Shelf
- 15 9"x9" sheets.
- Box-Folder 57.2: DFM-3AA-169 - DFM-3AA-177 Add to Shelf
- 12 9"x9" sheets
- Box-Folder 57.3: DFM-4AA-1 - DFM-4AA-207 Add to Shelf
- 39 9"x9" sheets
- Box-Folder 57.4: DFM-5AA-1 - DFM-5AA-178 Add to Shelf
- 57 9"x9" sheets
- Box-Folder 57.5: DFM-6AA-32 - DFM-6AA-41 Add to Shelf
- 13 9"x9" sheets
- Box-Folder 57.6: DFM-8AA-112 - DFM-8AA-121 Add to Shelf
- 11 9"x9" sheets
- Box-Folder 57.7: DFM-9AA-13 - DFM-9AA-27 Add to Shelf
- 15 9"x9" sheets
- Sub-Series 4: 1963 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 58.1: DFM-1DD-2 - DFM-1DD-178 Add to Shelf
- 69 24"x24" sheets
- Box-Folder 59.1: DFM-1DD-180 - DFM-2DD-237 Add to Shelf
- 68 24"x24" sheets
- Box-Folder 60.1: DFM-2DD-238 - DFM-3DD-170 Add to Shelf
- 53 24"x24" sheets, 15 15"x15" sheets
- Box-Folder 61.1: DFM-4DD-8 - DFM-4DD-152 Add to Shelf
- 43 24"x24" sheets, 25 15"x15" sheets
- Box-Folder 62.1: DFM-4DD-166 - DFM-5DD-137 Add to Shelf
- 58 24"x24" sheets, 10 15"x15" sheets
- Sub-Series 5: 1968 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 63.1: DFM-1JJ-3 - DFM-1JJ-203 Add to Shelf
- 50 24"x24" sheets
- Box-Folder 57.8: DFM-1JJ-1 - DFM-1JJ-202 Add to Shelf
- 135 9"x9" sheets
- Sub-Series 6: 1970 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 64.1: DFM-1LL-108 - DFM-3LL-99 Add to Shelf
- 41 24"x24 sheets
- Box-Folder 65.1: DFM-5LL-164 - DFM-6LL-244 Add to Shelf
- 44 24"x24" sheets
- Box-Folder 66.1: DFM-1LL-2 - DFM-1LL-161 Add to Shelf
- 64 9"x9" sheets
- Box-Folder 66.2: DFM-2LL-1 - DFM-2LL-22 Add to Shelf
- 16 9"x9" sheets
- Box-Folder 66.3: DFM-3LL-67 - DFM-3LL-224 Add to Shelf
- 85 9"x9 " sheets
- Box-Folder 66.4: DFM-4LL-1 - DFM-4LL-164 Add to Shelf
- 106 9"x9" sheets
- Box-Folder 66.5: DFM-5LL-6 - DFM-5LL-99 Add to Shelf
- 74 9"x9" sheets
- Box-Folder 66.6: DFM-5LL-142 - DFM-5LL-246 Add to Shelf
- 74 9"x9" sheets
- Box-Folder 66.7: DFM-6LL-39 - DFM-6LL-245 Add to Shelf
- 59 9"x9" sheets
- Sub-Series 7: 1979 Add to Shelf
- Map-Folder 5: 41043-178-1 - 41043-178-61 Add to Shelf
- 74 25"x25" sheets
- Map-Folder 6: 41043-178-62 - 41043-178-107 Add to Shelf
- 73 25"x25" sheets
- Map-Folder 7: 41043-178-108 - 41043-178-180 Add to Shelf
- 73 25"x25" sheets
- Map-Folder 8: 41043-178-181 - 41043-278-71 Add to Shelf
- 73 25"x25" sheets
- Map-Folder 9: 41043-278-72 - 41043-278-98 Add to Shelf
- 73 25"x25" sheets
- Map-Folder 10: 41043-278-99 - 41043-278-171 Add to Shelf
- 73 25"x25" sheets
- Series 5: Marion County, 1936-1970 Add to Shelf
- Series 5 is comprised of aerial photo tiles of Marion County taken in 1936, 1948, 1955, 1963, and 1970. The 1970 set is comprised of only 14 photographs.
- Sub-Series 1: 1936 Add to Shelf
- Map-Folder 11: 3-1658 Add to Shelf
- 94 25"x25" sheets
- Map-Folder 12: 1661-2185 Add to Shelf
- 93 25"x25" sheets
- Map-Folder 13: 2187-2490 Add to Shelf
- 93 25"x25" sheets
- Map-Folder 14: 2491-2703 Add to Shelf
- 94 25"x25" sheets
- Map-Folder 15: 2705-3284 Add to Shelf
- 84 25"x25" sheets
- Sub-Series 2: 1948 Add to Shelf
- Map-Folder 16: DFN-1D-03 - DFN-2D-196 Add to Shelf
- 80 25"x25" sheets
- Map-Folder 17: DFN-3D-62 - DFN-5D-74 Add to Shelf
- 80 25"x25" sheets
- Sub-Series 3: 1955 Add to Shelf
- Map-Folder 18: DFN-1P-2 - DFN-1P-133 Add to Shelf
- 64 25"x25" sheets
- Map-Folder 19: DFN-1P-136 - DFN-2P-96 Add to Shelf
- 63 25"x25" sheets
- Map-Folder 20: DFN-2P-98 - DFN-4P-36 Add to Shelf
- 63 25"x25" sheets
- Sub-Series 4: 1963 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 67.1: DFN-1DD-70-Z1 - DFN-1DD216 Add to Shelf
- 56 24"x24" sheets
- Box-Folder 68.1: DFN-1DD-218 - DFN-2DD-133 Add to Shelf
- 57 24"x24" sheets
- Box-Folder 69.1: DFN-2DD-135 - DFN-3DD-25 Add to Shelf
- 55 24"x24" sheets
- Box-Folder 70.1: DFN-3DD-27 - DFN-4DD-41 Add to Shelf
- 56 24"24" sheets
- Box-Folder 71.1: DFN-4DD-45 - DFN-5DD-105 Add to Shelf
- 55 24"x24 sheets
- Sub-Series 5: 1970 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 66.8: DFM-2LL-24 - DFM-6LL-81 Add to Shelf
- 9 9"x9" sheets
- Map-Folder 21: DFN-2LL-77 - DFN-6LL-129 Add to Shelf
- 5 25"x25" sheets.
- Series 6: Polk County, 1936-1978 Add to Shelf
- Series 6 is comprised of aerial photo tiles of Polk County taken in 1936, 1948, 1955, 1963, 1970, and 1978.
- Sub-Series 1: 1936 Add to Shelf
- Map-Folder 22: 4-2577 Add to Shelf
- 83 25"x25" sheets
- Map-Folder 23: 2582-3399 Add to Shelf
- 83 25"x25" sheets
- Map-Folder 24: 3400-5174 Add to Shelf
- 81 25"x25" sheets
- Sub-Series 2: 1948 Add to Shelf
- Map-Folder 25: DFP-1D-06 - DFP-2D-173 Add to Shelf
- 76 25"x25" sheets
- Map-Folder 26: DFP-2D-175 - DFP-6D-45 Add to Shelf
- 75 25"x25" sheets
- Sub-Series 3: 1955 Add to Shelf
- Map-Folder 27: DFP-1P-2 - DFP-1P-64 Add to Shelf
- 68 25"x25" sheets
- Map-Folder 28: DFP-1P-66 - DFP-1P-128 Add to Shelf
- 68 25"x25" sheets
- Map-Folder 29: DFP-1P-130 - DFP-2P-40 Add to Shelf
- 69 25"x25" sheets
- Map-Folder 30: DFP-2P-42 - DFP-2P-135 Add to Shelf
- 70 25"x25" sheets
- Map-Folder 31: DFP-2P-137 - DFP-4P-31 Add to Shelf
- 67 25"x25" sheets
- Sub-Series 4: 1963 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 17.2: DFP-1DD-26 - DFP-2DD-318 Add to Shelf
- 29 18"x22" sheets
- Box-Folder 72.1: DFP-1DD-16 - DF9-1DD-159 Add to Shelf
- 59 24"x24" sheets
- Box-Folder 73.1: DFP-1DD-163 - DFP-2DD-137 Add to Shelf
- 57 24"X24" sheets, 1 15"x15" sheet
- Box-Folder 74.1: DFP-2DD-139 - DFP-3DD-170 Add to Shelf
- 58 24"x24" sheets
- Sub-Series 5: 1970 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 75.1: DFP-1LL-2 - DFP-2LL-99 Add to Shelf
- 47 24"x24" sheets
- Box-Folder 76.1: DFP-2LL-101 - DFP-2LL-207 Add to Shelf
- 46 24"X24" sheets
- Box-Folder 77.1: DFP-2LL-208 - DFP-3LL-138 Add to Shelf
- 46 24"X24" sheets
- Box-Folder 78.1: DFP-3LL-140 - DFP-4LL-71; DFQ-1LL-119 - DFQ-4LL-17 Add to Shelf
- 49 24"x24" sheets
- Sub-Series 6: 1978 Add to Shelf
- Box-Folder 79.1: 41053-178-2 - 41053-178-59 Add to Shelf
- 54 24"x24" sheets
- Box-Folder 80.1: 41053-178-60 - 41053-178-106 Add to Shelf
- 53 24"x24" sheets
- Box-Folder 81.1: 41053-178-107 - 41053-178-207 Add to Shelf
- 50 24"x24" sheets
- Box-Folder 82.1: 41053-178-208 - 41053-178-229 Add to Shelf
- 54 24"x24" sheets