Historical Aerial Photos: Durham County 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.

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:

• Index of Durham 1955 Images

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 Coordinate	Southeast Coordinate	URL
10P-10	-78.904289, 36.060089	-78.851921, 36.021255	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/10P-10.zip
10P-12	-78.904602, 36.03281	-78.852233, 35.993965	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/10P-12.zip
10P-14	-78.911689, 36.004253	-78.859321, 35.965393	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/10P-14.zip
10P-16	-78.911621, 35.976062	-78.859252, 35.937191	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/10P-16.zip
10P-18	-78.91156, 35.948291	-78.859184, 35.909404	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/10P-18.zip
10P-2	-78.903648, 36.177959	-78.85128, 36.139186	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/10P-2.zip
10P-20	-78.91156, 35.918632	-78.859184, 35.87973	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/10P-20.zip
10P-22	-78.911491, 35.892341	-78.859123, 35.853427	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/10P-22.zip
10P-27	-78.872764, 35.870601	-78.820388, 35.831676	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/10P-27.zip
10P-29	-78.872695, 35.900814	-78.820327, 35.861908	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/10P-29.zip
10P-31	-78.870727, 35.930107	-78.818359, 35.891212	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/10P-31.zip
10P-33	-78.869178, 35.960521	-78.816803, 35.921642	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/10P-33.zip
10P-35	-78.869697, 35.992229	-78.817321, 35.953365	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/10P-35.zip
10P-37	-78.871482, 36.020507	-78.819114, 35.981655	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/10P-37.zip
10P-39	-78.872856, 36.048233	-78.820488, 36.009395	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/10P-39.zip
10P-4	-78.902923, 36.147964	-78.850555, 36.109176	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/10P-4.zip
10P-41	-78.872802, 36.076767	-78.820434, 36.037944	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/10P-41.zip
10P-43	-78.870826, 36.105831	-78.81845, 36.067024	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/10P-43.zip
10P-45	-78.870369, 36.137516	-78.818, 36.098724	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/10P-45.zip
10P-47	-78.872009, 36.167179	-78.819641, 36.128402	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/10P-47.zip
10P-49	-78.872009, 36.196666	-78.819641, 36.157905	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/10P-49.zip
10P-51	-78.864273, 36.226982	-78.811897, 36.188232	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/10P-51.zip
10P-53	-78.859817, 36.26062	-78.807449, 36.221889	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/10P-53.zip
10P-6	-78.903129, 36.117118	-78.850761, 36.078315	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/10P-6.zip
10P-8	-78.903671, 36.08945	-78.851303, 36.050632	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/10P-8.zip
12P-20	-78.978912, 36.070034	-78.926544, 36.031208	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/12P-20.zip
12P-22	-78.978706, 36.041336	-78.926338, 36.002494	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/12P-22.zip
12P-24	-78.980255, 36.011371	-78.927887, 35.972515	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/12P-24.zip
12P-26	-78.981292, 35.979969	-78.928924, 35.941097	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/12P-26.zip
12P-28	-78.980979, 35.952076	-78.928611, 35.913188	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/12P-28.zip
12P-30	-78.976638, 35.919055	-78.924263, 35.880157	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/12P-30.zip
12P-32	-78.976242, 35.88829	-78.923873, 35.849372	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/12P-32.zip
12P-53	-78.820968, 36.105743	-78.7686, 36.066936	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/12P-53.zip
12P-55	-78.820251, 36.073963	-78.767875, 36.035137	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/12P-55.zip
12P-57	-78.818588, 36.043006	-78.76622, 36.004165	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/12P-57.zip
12P-59	-78.818695, 36.013542	-78.766326, 35.974689	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/12P-59.zip
12P-61	-78.817764, 35.981975	-78.765396, 35.943103	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/12P-61.zip
12P-63	-78.814552, 35.953075	-78.762184, 35.914192	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/12P-63.zip
12P-76	-78.774086, 35.97092	-78.721717, 35.932045	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/12P-76.zip
12P-78	-78.775222, 36.000228	-78.722854, 35.961368	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/12P-78.zip
12P-80	-78.776161, 36.029029	-78.723785, 35.990181	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/12P-80.zip
12P-82	-78.778327, 36.058067	-78.725959, 36.019233	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/12P-82.zip
12P-84	-78.778434, 36.089687	-78.726066, 36.050872	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/12P-84.zip
12P-92	-78.736518, 36.056392	-78.68415, 36.017562	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/12P-92.zip
12P-94	-78.738281, 36.027103	-78.685905, 35.988254	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/12P-94.zip
12P-96	-78.741172, 35.999057	-78.688804, 35.960197	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/12P-96.zip
7P-25	-78.836769, 36.254478	-78.7844, 36.215744	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/7P-25.zip
7P-27	-78.838424, 36.221839	-78.786056, 36.183086	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/7P-27.zip
7P-29	-78.840599, 36.192443	-78.78823, 36.153675	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/7P-29.zip
7P-31	-78.842254, 36.161197	-78.789886, 36.122417	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/7P-31.zip
7P-33	-78.842048, 36.133197	-78.78968, 36.094406	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/7P-33.zip
7P-35	-78.842254, 36.101177	-78.789886, 36.062366	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/7P-35.zip
7P-37	-78.842773, 36.070816	-78.790405, 36.03199	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/7P-37.zip
7P-39	-78.843292, 36.041614	-78.790916, 36.002777	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/7P-39.zip
7P-41	-78.843704, 36.012653	-78.791336, 35.9738	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/7P-41.zip
7P-43	-78.845565, 35.982929	-78.793197, 35.944061	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/7P-43.zip
7P-45	-78.844841, 35.953613	-78.792472, 35.914726	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/7P-45.zip
8P-134	-79.045143, 35.885299	-78.992775, 35.846382	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/8P-134.zip
8P-136	-79.044624, 35.914138	-78.992256, 35.875236	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/8P-136.zip
8P-138	-79.044113, 35.943527	-78.991745, 35.90464	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/8P-138.zip
9P-10	-79.011924, 35.943862	-78.959556, 35.904975	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/9P-10.zip
9P-115	-78.942024, 35.879093	-78.889656, 35.840171	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/9P-115.zip
9P-117	-78.940879, 35.907684	-78.888511, 35.868778	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/9P-117.zip
9P-119	-78.941093, 35.937355	-78.888717, 35.89846	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/9P-119.zip
9P-12	-79.011619, 35.973518	-78.959251, 35.934646	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/9P-12.zip
9P-121	-78.941299, 35.96701	-78.888931, 35.928134	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/9P-121.zip
9P-123	-78.942329, 35.996158	-78.889961, 35.957294	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/9P-123.zip
9P-125	-78.941818, 36.024276	-78.88945, 35.985427	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/9P-125.zip
9P-127	-78.943885, 36.051391	-78.891517, 36.012558	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/9P-127.zip
9P-129	-78.943267, 36.080341	-78.890899, 36.041519	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/9P-129.zip
9P-131	-78.943374, 36.106685	-78.890998, 36.067874	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/9P-131.zip
9P-133	-78.944923, 36.134689	-78.892555, 36.095897	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/9P-133.zip
9P-135	-78.941635, 36.161678	-78.889267, 36.122898	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/9P-135.zip
9P-137	-78.941177, 36.192264	-78.888809, 36.153499	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/9P-137.zip
9P-139	-78.941932, 36.224201	-78.889564, 36.185447	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/9P-139.zip
9P-14	-79.011512, 36.003082	-78.959144, 35.964222	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/9P-14.zip
9P-141	-78.940139, 36.253208	-78.887771, 36.214473	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/9P-141.zip
9P-16	-79.010994, 36.031711	-78.958625, 35.992866	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/9P-16.zip
9P-18	-79.012962, 36.063842	-78.960594, 36.025013	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/9P-18.zip
9P-194	-78.904502, 36.256679	-78.852134, 36.217948	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/9P-194.zip
9P-196	-78.90583, 36.22607	-78.853462, 36.18732	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/9P-196.zip
9P-198	-78.904892, 36.197925	-78.852523, 36.15916	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/9P-198.zip
9P-20	-79.013687, 36.088855	-78.961319, 36.050037	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/9P-20.zip
9P-22	-79.012237, 36.118541	-78.959869, 36.079738	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/9P-22.zip
9P-24	-79.011924, 36.149887	-78.959556, 36.111099	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/9P-24.zip
9P-6	-79.009857, 35.885776	-78.957489, 35.846859	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/9P-6.zip
9P-8	-79.011619, 35.914279	-78.959251, 35.875377	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/9P-8.zip
9P-82	-78.967193, 36.2532	-78.914825, 36.214466	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/9P-82.zip
9P-84	-78.968742, 36.224487	-78.916374, 36.185737	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/9P-84.zip
9P-86	-78.970916, 36.196762	-78.918548, 36.157997	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/9P-86.zip
9P-88	-78.971954, 36.170448	-78.919586, 36.131671	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/9P-88.zip
9P-90	-78.975601, 36.144287	-78.923233, 36.105499	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/9P-90.zip
9P-92	-78.977256, 36.116283	-78.924888, 36.07748	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/9P-92.zip
9P-94	-78.9785, 36.090278	-78.926132, 36.05146	https://cdn.lib.unc.edu/gis-usda/data/durham/1955/tifs/9P-94.zip

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