New Jersey Shore, 1933
Atlantic shore from Cape May to Sea Bright and Sandy Hook · 328 frames · select a photo to view and zoom.
About these photographs
- Location
- Atlantic shore of New Jersey from Cape May to Sea Bright and Sandy Hook.
- Coverage
- South: 38.92°N, 74.95°W · North: 40.47°N, 73.98°W
- Photograph date
- 23 and 24 January 1933, based on labels on some of the frames.
- Aerial flight service
- Unknown, possibly Army Map Service.
Source, condition and scanning notes
Abstract: These are historical black and white aerial photographs of the Atlantic coast of New Jersey. Photograph dates are 23 and 24 January 1933 based on labels on some of the frames. Source of original images: photographic archives of the Beach Erosion Board (predecessor of the former Coastal Engineering Research Center), presently stored at the Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, Engineer Research and Development Center, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA. Original image condition: excellent. Printed on single-weight glossy paper. The printing date is unknown.
Source of original images: Photographic archives of the Beach Erosion Board (predecessor of the former Coastal Engineering Research Center), presently stored at the Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, Engineer Research and Development Center, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA.
Original image condition: Excellent. Printed on single-weight glossy paper. The printing date is unknown.
Supplemental Information: Flight was from north to south. Total number of frames is 331. These files have not been orthorectified or projected. Lens: 12 inch, altitude: approximately 10,000, time: shown on every 5th or 6th frame. Label on first frame of series at Sandy Hook: (M33-876-14)(1-23-33-11:29A)(12-10000) New Jersey Coastline.
Disposition of original negatives: Unknown
Alternates sets of prints: None known
Scanning Information: Scanner: UMAX PowerLook 1000
Software: SilverFast v6.2.0r6. Contrast and gain for most photographs automatically controlled by the software. A few frames were individually adjusted to emphasize features near the shore.
Resolution: 600 x 600 dpi for TIFF files (not on the site); 600 x 600 dpi, 8 bit Grayscale for JPEG files.
Scanning date: February and July 2005.
Scanned by: Mr. Doyle Jones
