AERIAL VIEWS OF TWIN CITIES AREA AND SUBURBS:

An Inventory of a Photograph Collection at the Minnesota Historical Society

Sound and Visual Collection

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Title:Aerial views of Twin Cities area and suburbs photograph collection.
Dates:approximately 1980s-1990s.
Abstract:Contact sheets and negatives highlighting aerial views of the Twin Cities area and suburbs. Images were mostly taken for commercial real estate developers via helicopter in the 1980s and 1990s. Majority of contact sheet images overlap with negative images.
Quantity:446 photographs on 122 sheets: negative, color; 57mm and 465 photographs on 52 sheets: color; sheet 8.5 x 11 inches.
Location:I.540 : See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Aerial Views of Twin Cities Area and Suburbs Photograph Collection. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: AV1993.75

Processing Information:

Processed by: Karen Obermeyer-Kolb, December 2018

Catalog ID number: 9989747934904294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Location
I.540Central Avenue, Northeast Minneapolis. 3 photographs on 1 sheet: negative, color; 57mm and 3 photographs on 1 sheet: color;
Coon Rapids. 74 photographs on 20 sheets: negative, color; 57mm and 74 photographs on 8 sheets: color; sheet 8.5 x 11 inches.
Coon Rapids bridge. 43 photographs on 11 sheets: negative, color; 57mm and 43 photographs on 4 sheets: color; sheet 8.5 x 11 inches.
Crosstown and Southdale Mall. 9 photographs on 3 sheets: negative, color; 57mm and 9 photographs on 1 sheet: color; sheet 8.5 x 11 inches.
Eden Prairie. 12 photographs on 3 sheets: negative, color; 57mm and 12 photographs on 1 sheet: color; sheet 8.5 x 11 inches.
Hiawatha Avenue. 8 photographs on 2 sheets: negative, color; 57mm and 8 photographs on 1 sheet: color; sheet 8.5 x 11 inches.
Highway 7 and Highway 100. 3 photographs on 1 sheet: negative, color; 57mm and 3 photographs on 1 sheet: color; sheet 8.5 x 11 inches.
Highway 7, Saint Louis Park. 10 photographs on 3 sheets: negative, color; 57mm and 10 photographs on 1 sheet: color; sheet 8.5 x 11 inches.
Highway 55, Golden Valley. 4 photographs on 1 sheet: negative, color; 57mm and 4 photographs on 1 sheet: color; sheet 8.5 x 11 inches.
Interstate 394, Wayzata, and Minneapolis. 20 photographs on 5 sheets: negative, color; 57mm and 20 photographs on 2 sheets: color; sheet 8.5 x 11 inches.
Interstate 694. 46 photographs on 12 sheets: negative, color; 57mm and 46 photographs on 4 sheets: color; sheet 8.5 x 11 inches.
Interstate 694 in Fridley. 12 photographs on 3 sheets: negative, color; 57mm and 12 photographs on 1 sheet: color; sheet 8.5 x 11 inches.
Lyndale Avenue, Nicollet Avenue, and Interstate 35W. 14 photographs on 5 sheets: negative, color; 57mm and 14 photographs on 2 sheets: color; sheet 8.5 x 11 inches.
Minneapolis (downtown). 28 photographs on 7 sheets: negative, color; 57mm and 47 photographs on 4 sheets: color; sheet 8.5 x 11 inches.
Northland. 12 photographs on 3 sheets: negative, color; 57mm and 12 photographs on 1 sheet: color; sheet 8.5 x 11 inches.
Roseville. 60 photographs on 15 sheets: negative, color; 57mm and 60 photographs on 5 sheets: color; sheet 8.5 x 11 inches.
University, Prospect Park, and Como. 12 photographs on 3 sheets: negative, color; 57mm and 12 photographs on 1 sheet: color; sheet 8.5 x 11 inches.
University Avenue. 22 photographs on 7 sheets: negative, color; 57mm and 22 photographs on 3 sheets: color; sheet 8.5 x 11 inches.
Unidentified. 54 photographs on 17 sheets: negative, color; 57mm and 54 photographs on 10 sheets: color; sheet 8.5 x 11 inches.

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Interstate Highway System -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
Roads -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
Places:
Minnesota -- Photographs.
Document Types:
Aerial photographs.
Negatives (photographs)

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