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Historical Aerial Photos: Orange County 1955

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Orange County Aerial Photos 1955

The aerial photographs available from this site are from the United States Department of Agriculture.
The scale of these images is 1:20,000.
To download image(s), navigate the map below and click on an area of interest. A pop-up will provide a download link for the (zipped) aerial photo that covers the area. Note that there may be multiple images that cover the location clicked. The images are not georeferenced.

Alternatively, view a complete list of links to the aerial photo images and approximate bounding coordinates.
The images available for download are of higher quality than those shown in the index.
The index is not available at the highest zoom levels. If you zoom in too far and the index image disappears, just zoom out or reload the page.

About This Map

This map was created by georeferencing and tiling images of the indexes that came with the aerial photos. Scans of the indexes are also available for download:

The map shows the approximate bounding boxes of individual aerial photos in the Libraries' collection. The bounding boxes are shown on top of the index maps that came with the aerial photos.

The image name, latitude/longitude coordinates of the approximate bounding box for each image, and download URL is provided below for accessibility purposes:

 
Image	Northwest Coordinates	Southeast Coordinates	URL
5P-100	-79.281189, 35.96841	-79.244094, 35.931495	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/5P-100.zip
5P-102	-79.279945, 35.938667	-79.242851, 35.901741	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/5P-102.zip
5P-104	-79.279838, 35.907405	-79.242752, 35.870464	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/5P-104.zip
5P-117	-79.257743, 35.884616	-79.21138, 35.84777	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/5P-117.zip
5P-119	-79.258834, 35.91362	-79.212478, 35.876789	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/5P-119.zip
5P-121	-79.26194, 35.94379	-79.215576, 35.906974	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/5P-121.zip
5P-123	-79.263496, 35.970516	-79.217132, 35.933712	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/5P-123.zip
5P-125	-79.261108, 35.999546	-79.214744, 35.962757	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/5P-125.zip
5P-127	-79.256828, 36.028194	-79.210464, 35.991416	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/5P-127.zip
5P-129	-79.25563, 36.056209	-79.209266, 36.019443	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/5P-129.zip
5P-131	-79.255058, 36.08115	-79.208694, 36.044395	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/5P-131.zip
5P-133	-79.252975, 36.108802	-79.206611, 36.072063	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/5P-133.zip
5P-135	-79.252693, 36.138408	-79.206329, 36.10168	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/5P-135.zip
5P-137	-79.253318, 36.167888	-79.206955, 36.131176	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/5P-137.zip
5P-189	-79.248985, 36.258293	-79.202621, 36.221622	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/5P-189.zip
5P-191	-79.253212, 36.196239	-79.206848, 36.159542	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/5P-191.zip
5P-193	-79.251518, 36.226512	-79.205154, 36.189827	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/5P-193.zip
5P-84	-79.274612, 36.195297	-79.241966, 36.158542	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/5P-84.zip
5P-86	-79.277198, 36.164341	-79.241699, 36.127624	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/5P-86.zip
5P-88	-79.277198, 36.137096	-79.241699, 36.100368	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/5P-88.zip
5P-90	-79.280044, 36.108257	-79.240966, 36.071517	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/5P-90.zip
5P-92	-79.280876, 36.081161	-79.241798, 36.044406	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/5P-92.zip
5P-94	-79.281395, 36.052631	-79.2443, 36.015758	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/5P-94.zip
5P-96	-79.281494, 36.027942	-79.244407, 35.991058	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/5P-96.zip
5P-98	-79.281288, 35.998642	-79.244201, 35.961746	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/5P-98.zip
6P-101	-79.19445, 36.151187	-79.140914, 36.108745	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-101.zip
6P-103	-79.194244, 36.123188	-79.140708, 36.080726	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-103.zip
6P-105	-79.1959, 36.096767	-79.142364, 36.05429	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-105.zip
6P-107	-79.197952, 36.067897	-79.144416, 36.025409	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-107.zip
6P-109	-79.199142, 36.044712	-79.145614, 36.002208	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-109.zip
6P-111	-79.200897, 36.013404	-79.147361, 35.970886	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-111.zip
6P-113	-79.201393, 35.984214	-79.147857, 35.941677	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-113.zip
6P-115	-79.200111, 35.956333	-79.146575, 35.91378	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-115.zip
6P-117	-79.198387, 35.925914	-79.144851, 35.883346	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-117.zip
6P-119	-79.199127, 35.899311	-79.145591, 35.856731	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-119.zip
6P-128	-79.16024, 35.89524	-79.106704, 35.852661	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-128.zip
6P-130	-79.159042, 35.92271	-79.105506, 35.880142	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-130.zip
6P-132	-79.157478, 35.94907	-79.103942, 35.906517	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-132.zip
6P-134	-79.161186, 35.9799	-79.10765, 35.937362	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-134.zip
6P-136	-79.161453, 36.00782	-79.107917, 35.965297	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-136.zip
6P-138	-79.16072, 36.037338	-79.107185, 35.994831	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-138.zip
6P-140	-79.159996, 36.064113	-79.10646, 36.021625	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-140.zip
6P-142	-79.160652, 36.087402	-79.107124, 36.044925	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-142.zip
6P-144	-79.160194, 36.115501	-79.106658, 36.073036	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-144.zip
6P-146	-79.15966, 36.141609	-79.106124, 36.099159	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-146.zip
6P-148	-79.158668, 36.168029	-79.105133, 36.125595	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-148.zip
6P-150	-79.158973, 36.19667	-79.105438, 36.154251	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-150.zip
6P-152	-79.158569, 36.223308	-79.105041, 36.180904	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-152.zip
6P-154	-79.156799, 36.251316	-79.103263, 36.208927	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-154.zip
6P-18	-79.224479, 35.893367	-79.178115, 35.856529	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-18.zip
6P-20	-79.231544, 35.921756	-79.178009, 35.879188	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-20.zip
6P-22	-79.23059, 35.949195	-79.177055, 35.906639	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-22.zip
6P-24	-79.230194, 35.977767	-79.176658, 35.93523	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-24.zip
6P-26	-79.227806, 36.007083	-79.17427, 35.964561	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-26.zip
6P-28	-79.225883, 36.036228	-79.172355, 35.993721	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-28.zip
6P-30	-79.222709, 36.060009	-79.169174, 36.017513	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-30.zip
6P-32	-79.224762, 36.087577	-79.171226, 36.045101	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-32.zip
6P-34	-79.225288, 36.112037	-79.171752, 36.069572	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-34.zip
6P-36	-79.226745, 36.137985	-79.17321, 36.095535	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-36.zip
6P-38	-79.228698, 36.167003	-79.175163, 36.124568	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-38.zip
6P-40	-79.229423, 36.19646	-79.175895, 36.154041	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-40.zip
6P-42	-79.232032, 36.22496	-79.178497, 36.182556	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-42.zip
6P-44	-79.229492, 36.253368	-79.175956, 36.210979	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-44.zip
6P-93	-79.186965, 36.262073	-79.13343, 36.219688	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-93.zip
6P-95	-79.191581, 36.233913	-79.138046, 36.191513	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-95.zip
6P-97	-79.192993, 36.206111	-79.139457, 36.163696	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-97.zip
6P-99	-79.192886, 36.177616	-79.13935, 36.135185	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/6P-99.zip
8P-10	-79.125778, 35.954887	-79.072242, 35.912338	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-10.zip
8P-100	-79.088745, 36.257015	-79.035217, 36.214626	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-100.zip
8P-102	-79.087753, 36.22528	-79.034217, 36.182876	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-102.zip
8P-104	-79.087684, 36.19551	-79.034156, 36.153091	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-104.zip
8P-106	-79.089805, 36.16798	-79.03627, 36.125541	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-106.zip
8P-108	-79.090805, 36.141021	-79.037269, 36.098571	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-108.zip
8P-110	-79.091857, 36.112934	-79.03833, 36.070468	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-110.zip
8P-112	-79.094909, 36.08596	-79.041374, 36.043479	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-112.zip
8P-114	-79.096298, 36.059619	-79.042762, 36.017124	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-114.zip
8P-116	-79.096893, 36.031288	-79.043357, 35.988781	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-116.zip
8P-118	-79.096763, 36.001873	-79.043228, 35.95935	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-118.zip
8P-12	-79.124671, 35.988193	-79.071136, 35.945663	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-12.zip
8P-120	-79.094841, 35.97229	-79.041305, 35.929748	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-120.zip
8P-122	-79.095504, 35.944892	-79.041969, 35.902336	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-122.zip
8P-124	-79.095901, 35.916141	-79.042366, 35.873573	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-124.zip
8P-126	-79.096283, 35.888088	-79.042747, 35.8455	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-126.zip
8P-133	-79.052085, 35.869316	-78.998962, 35.826805	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-133.zip
8P-135	-79.053329, 35.900093	-78.999794, 35.857513	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-135.zip
8P-137	-79.054466, 35.928676	-79.00093, 35.886112	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-137.zip
8P-139	-79.054153, 35.957668	-79.000618, 35.915119	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-139.zip
8P-14	-79.125808, 36.01884	-79.072273, 35.976322	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-14.zip
8P-141	-79.053634, 35.9869	-79.000106, 35.944366	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-141.zip
8P-143	-79.051796, 36.017459	-78.998268, 35.974945	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-143.zip
8P-145	-79.05159, 36.04734	-78.998062, 36.00484	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-145.zip
8P-147	-79.050865, 36.07545	-78.997337, 36.032966	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-147.zip
8P-149	-79.050247, 36.102886	-78.996711, 36.060413	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-149.zip
8P-151	-79.048797, 36.131477	-78.995262, 36.089023	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-151.zip
8P-153	-79.048591, 36.162067	-78.995056, 36.119628	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-153.zip
8P-155	-79.048797, 36.192142	-78.995262, 36.149719	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-155.zip
8P-157	-79.046104, 36.221454	-78.992576, 36.179046	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-157.zip
8P-159	-79.046829, 36.253509	-78.993293, 36.21112	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-159.zip
8P-16	-79.126121, 36.05014	-79.072586, 36.00764	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-16.zip
8P-18	-79.126327, 36.076244	-79.072792, 36.03376	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-18.zip
8P-20	-79.125183, 36.102314	-79.071655, 36.059845	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-20.zip
8P-22	-79.125595, 36.132003	-79.072059, 36.08955	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-22.zip
8P-24	-79.126678, 36.160942	-79.073143, 36.118503	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-24.zip
8P-26	-79.127883, 36.191047	-79.074348, 36.148628	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-26.zip
8P-28	-79.127868, 36.221118	-79.074333, 36.17871	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-28.zip
8P-30	-79.127944, 36.251152	-79.074409, 36.208763	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-30.zip
8P-6	-79.124023, 35.89706	-79.070488, 35.854476	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-6.zip
8P-8	-79.12516, 35.926399	-79.071624, 35.883831	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/8P-8.zip
9P-11	-79.012954, 35.957431	-78.959426, 35.914882	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/9P-11.zip
9P-13	-79.013786, 35.987918	-78.96025, 35.945388	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/9P-13.zip
9P-15	-79.013855, 36.017124	-78.960319, 35.974609	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/9P-15.zip
9P-17	-79.014976, 36.047657	-78.961441, 36.005157	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/9P-17.zip
9P-19	-79.017494, 36.073894	-78.963958, 36.03141	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/9P-19.zip
9P-21	-79.015937, 36.101329	-78.962402, 36.058857	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/9P-21.zip
9P-23	-79.013969, 36.133602	-78.960441, 36.091148	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/9P-23.zip
9P-25	-79.01242, 36.164272	-78.958885, 36.121833	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/9P-25.zip
9P-27	-79.011695, 36.195766	-78.95816, 36.153347	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/9P-27.zip
9P-29	-79.01004, 36.227298	-78.956504, 36.184894	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/9P-29.zip
9P-31	-79.00885, 36.256679	-78.955314, 36.214294	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/9P-31.zip
9P-82	-78.969108, 36.250087	-78.915573, 36.207698	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/9P-82.zip
9P-84	-78.969314, 36.222957	-78.915779, 36.180549	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/9P-84.zip
9P-9	-79.010475, 35.92517	-78.956939, 35.882606	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/orange/1955/tifs/9P-9.zip

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