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Grande Isle Area, Louisiana Shore - 1953

Location: Gulf of Mexico shore of Louisiana near Caminada, Grand Isle, and Grand Terre.

Approx geographic coverage:

West: 29.2 deg. N, 90.1 deg. W
East: 29.3 deg. N, 89.9 deg. W

Photograph date: 13 August 1953.

Abstract: These are black and white aerial photographs of Caminada, Grand Isle, and Grand Terre, Louisiana, USA. Photograph date is 13 August 1953. Flight times: Group 1, 10:08 to 10:12; Group 2, 10:01 to 10:03; Group 3, 10:41 to 10:43; Group 4, 10:47 to 10:49; Group 5, 11:00 (frames 112 - 114) and 11:04 to 11:06 (remaining frames). Time zone not specified. Scale: approx. 1:5000.

Aerial flight service: Unknown.

Source of original images: Photographic archives of the Beach Erosion Board (predecessor of the Coastal Engineering Research Center), presently stored at the Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, Engineer Research and Development Center, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA.

Original image condition: Variable. Some prints are low contrast and streaked and show evidence of insufficient development. The prints themselves do not appear to have faded over time. Printed on double-weight semi-gloss paper. he printing date is unknown but believed to be 1953.

Supplemental Information: These files have not been orthorectified or projected. Frames 1-21 to 1-29 were not scanned because they included mostly open water.

Disposition of original negatives: Unknown

Alternates sets of prints: None known

SCANNING INFORMATION:

Scanner: UMAX PowerLook 2100XL
Software: MagicScan v4.5. Contrast and gain were adjusted for most frames to emphasize beach features and preserve texture in wetlands.
Resolution: 600 x 600 dpi for TIFF files (not on the site); 600 x 600 dpi, 8 bit Grayscale for JPEG files.
Scanning date: June 2006.
Scanned by: Mr. Kyle Gordon

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Andrew Morang, Ph.D.
Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, HN-CE
Engineer Research and Development Center
3909 Halls Ferry Road
Vicksburg, MS 39180-5002 USA

Tel voice: 601-634-2064
Facsimile: 601-634-3080

Email: andrew.morang@usace.army.mil