Graber collection of aerial photography

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MS-1997-02

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Primarily consists of aerial photograph negatives (4” x 5”; b&w); also includes one box of photographic prints, 7 logbooks (circa 1949- 1963), and one aerial photography camera.

Dates

Created: 1949-1990
Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1997

Creator

Graber, Robert (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

None. The contents of this collection may be subject to copyright. Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.

Biographical or Historical Information

As early as 1949, Robert Graber and his company, Airflite Aerial Photographers, began photographing the growth of Florida’s west coast. By the time Graber stopped taking aerial photographs in 1990, the St. Petersburg photographer had accumulated approximately 27,000 aerial shots. The Graber Collection of Aerial Photography consists of more than 8,000 individual photographic negatives spanning 1949-1990. The photographs are dated and indexed according to the records of the original photographer; logbooks provide additional information about many of the aerial shots. Most of the photographs, which were taken by Graber with a K-24 military surveillance camera, document land development and construction on Florida’s west coast.