Graber collection of aerial photography
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.
Extent
5.00 Linear Feet
4 boxes other_unmapped
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Ken Taylor purchased the photographs from Dorothea Gaber, the wideo of photographer Bob Graber.
Source of Acquisition
Ken and JoAnne Taylor
Method of Acquisition
Donation
Other Descriptive Information
published
- Title
- Archon Finding Aid Title
- Author
- Tomaro I. Taylor
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the USF Libraries - Special Collections Repository
4202 East Fowler Ave.
LIB122
Tampa FL 33620-5400 US
813-974-2731