Graber collection of Aerial Photography, 1949-1990, Date acquired: 00/00/1997
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Graber, Robert
- Extent:
- 5.00 Linear Feet
- 4 boxes other_unmapped
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Graber Collection of Aerial Photography, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
Background
- Scope and content:
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.
- Biographical / historical:
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.
- Acquisition information:
Ken and JoAnne Taylor
Donation
- Custodial history:
Ken Taylor purchased the photographs from Dorothea Gaber, the wideo of photographer Bob Graber.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Places:
- Tampa (Fla.)
Access and use
- Terms of access:
None. The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright. Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.
- Preferred citation:
Graber Collection of Aerial Photography, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
- Location of this collection:
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The University of South Florida, Tampa Campus4202 East Fowler Ave. LIB122TampaFL33620-5400USA
