8226-302: aerial view of farmland intersected by roads, a small town, and a large rail yard with branching tracks.

Farms--New York (State). Western--Aerial photographs

Roads--New York (State). Western--Aerial photographs

Small cities--New York (State). Western--Aerial photographs

Railroad yards--New York (State). Western--Aerial photographs

Railroad tracks--New York (State). Western--Aerial photographs

New York (State). Western--Aerial photographs

Photographs, Black and White ; 24 x 18 cm.

A black-and-white aerial photograph taken by Fairchild Aerial Surveys Inc., N.Y.C., showing a rural landscape combining agricultural land, a settlement, and extensive rail infrastructure. The upper right portion of the image contains a large rail yard with numerous parallel tracks and switching areas connected by multiple curved lines. A bridge or elevated roadway crosses the tracks diagonally. Farmland with rectangular field divisions extends across most of the image, intersected by a grid of rural roads. A small town or cluster of houses appears in the upper left corner. Wooded areas and a winding creek can be seen near the bottom right. The number “8226-302” is written in white in the upper right corner, and printed text in the lower right reads “FAIRCHILD AERIAL SURVEYS INC. N.Y.C.”

Fairchild Aerial Surveys, inc.

State University of New York at Buffalo. Map Collection

State University of New York at Buffalo. University Libraries

1927-05-28

State University of New York at Buffalo. Arts and Sciences Libraries

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LIB-ASL005-8226-302

Western New York Aerial Photograph Collection. LIB-ASL005

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