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Oregon State University
Special Collections and Archives
Research Center

Aerial Photographs of Benton, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, and Polk Counties, 1936-1979View associated digital content.

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
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Scope and Content Notes
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.
Arrangement
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.
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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