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Air Photo Project Descriptions

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Air Photo Projects Project Description Scale
United States Metropolitan Areas Many major U.S. cities 1 : 58,000
10-11-46E (1975) Asotin to Clarkston generally along the Snake River 1 : 24,000
17-18-12W (1977) Ocean Shores--strip photography 1 : 6,000
1961 MYLAR enlargements Southwestern Snohomish County, Western King County, Northwestern Pierce County, portion of Kitsap County 1 : 4,800
1965 MYLAR
enlargements
Southwestern Snohomish County,Western King County, Northwestern Pierce County, portion of Kitsap County 1 : 4,800
1970 enlargements Western Snohomish, Western King and Northwestern Pierce counties 1 : 4,800
AAS (1954) Klickitat County--strip photography 1 : 20,000
AAV (1954) Northern Columbia County--strip photography 1 : 20,000
Aerial survey of Seattle (1946) Seattle, south of N/NE 85th St. 1 : 12,000
ARL-VIC (1987) Arlington and vicinity--strip photography 1 : 3,000
ARMY COE 1944
enlargements
Western Washington (not including the Olympic Peninsula) and a portion of Klickitat Co. 1 : 20,000
BBH (1953-54) Thurston County and parts of surrounding counties (Grays Harbor, Mason, and Pierce Counties) 1 : 20,000
BBI (1964) Snohomish County (west half) 1 : 20,000
BELFAIR VIC (1977) Belfair vicinity, Mason County--strip photography 1 : 3,000
BELRED (1960) Bellevue and Redmond areas, King County Scale not given
B-FERN-68 (1967) Bellingham to Ferndale generally along I-5--strip photography 1 : 6,000
B-F-70 (1970) Bellingham to Ferndale along I-5--strip photography 1 : 24,000
BUR-BEL (1970) Burlington to Bellingham along I-5--strip photography 1 : 12,000
CBE (1960) Area east of Othello, Adams County 1 : 20,000
CB-H-70 Eastern Washington: includes some coverage of Douglas, Lincoln, Whitman, Grant, Adams, Franklin, and Benton Counties 1 : 63,360
CB-H-87 enlargements (1987) Portions of Douglas, Grant, Benton, Franklin, Adams, Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield, Spokane, Ferry and Stevens Counties and all of Lincoln, Whitman and Asotin Counties 1 : 24,000
CBQ (1960) West of Moses Lake and north of I-90 1 : 20,000
CBS (1960) Connell and area to the northwest, Franklin County 1 : 20,000
CDS (1978) Chelan, Douglas, Spokane, and some of Lincoln Counties 1 : 63,360
CF-78 (1978) Chelan and Douglas counties along the Columbia River--strip photography 1 : 24,000
CG (1954) Eastside of Lake Washington--North to Bothell, South to Redmond and East to Bellevue 1 : 12,000
CHEL-65 (1965) Chelan and vicinity--strip photography 1 : 3,000
CHELAN VIC. (1973) Chelan vicinity, Columbia River--strip photography 1 : 24,000
CINV-82 Small portion of central King County between Tolt and Snoqualmie River 1:12,000
CINV-90 Small portion of central King County between Tolt and Snoqualmie River 1:12,000
CINV-93 Small portion of central King County between Tolt and Snoqualmie River 1:12,000
CLEAR CR. I/C (1980) Kitsap County; Clear Creek area, north of Silverdale--strip photography 1 : 3,000
COD (1954) Eastern Okanogan County, with some west central--strip photography 1 : 20,000
COD-64 (1964) Southeastern Okanogan County, Columbia River, (Douglas County) 1 : 20,000
COL-75 (1975) Colville vicinity, Stevens County--strip photography 1 : 24,000
CON-VIC (1970) North Cascades Highway, between Minkler and beyond Hamilton; and between Van Horn and Rockport; Skagit County--strip photography 1 : 24,000
COR-78 (1978) South of Lake Washington, area around Renton (north of Kent), King County 1 : 12,000
CR-78 (1978) South Lake Washington/Eastside; Renton and vicinity 1 : 24,000
CRC-80 (1980) Montesano to Fuller, Grays Harbor County--strip photography 1 : 24,000? (not given)
CWA (1960) Clark County, parts of Cowlitz and Skamania Counties 1 : 20,000
CWD (1956) West/Central Sakgit County--strip photography 1 : 20,000
DCZ (1965) Ferry County Scale not given
DOQ (1965) Pacific County 1 : 20,000
DOX (1955) North Cascades 1 : 20,000
DUPONT I/C (1987) Follows I-5 north from Dupont beyond Tillicum, Pierce County--strip photography 1 : 3,000
DYE (1955) Central Clallam County--strip photography 1 : 15,840
EAST MERCER ISLAND (1985) Follows I-90 from downtown Seattle to Bellevue, King County 1 : 3,000
EBK (1956) North Cascades 1 : 15,840
EBQ (1957) Northeastern Olympic Peninsula 1 : 12,000
EBS (1957) Southeastern Olympic Peninsula, part of Kitsap Peninsula, Mason, Kitsap, and Grays Harbor Counties 1 : 12,000
ECY (1964) Grays Harbor County 1 : 20,000
EFM (1958/59) Parts of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Lewis, Cowlitz, and Skamania Counties 1 : 12,000
EISS-75 (1975) Follows I-90 from Issaquah to High Point 1 : 3,600
EJK (1962) Area around the Olympic National Park on the Olympic Peninsula, includes parts of Clallam, Jefferson, Grays Harbor, and Mason Counties 1 : 12,000
ELC (1962/63) Parts of Snoqualmie and Wenatchee National Forests: Snohomish, King, Kittitas, Yakima, Pierce, and Lewis Counties 1 : 12,000
EMI-IC (1984) Follows I-90 from downtown Seattle to Bellevue--strip photography 1 : 3,000
EMI-WMI (1987) Follows much of I-90 between downtown Seattle and Bellevue--strip photography 1 : 3,000
EMM (1963/64) Mt. Baker and Okanogan National Forests 1 : 12,000
ESG (1967) Gifford Pinchot National Forest (not complete coverage) 1 : 15,840
EUS (1970) Area surrounding Snoqualmie Pass 1 : 15,840
EV BLOC (1972) Everett vicinity and southwest Snohomish County--strip photography 1 : 24,000
EVERGREEN (1969) Olympia and vicinity--strip photography 1 : 48,000
EWC (1970) Okanogan National Forest--covers most of Okanogan County 1 : 15,840
EXQ (1972//73) North Cascades; 1 : 15,840
FIFE I/C (1987) Fife at I-5, Pierce County--strip photography

1 : 3,000

GEO-CD Auburn 1994 Cities of Auburn, Federal Way, Kent, Puyallup, and surrounding areas 1 meter pixel resolution
GEO-CD Bellevue 1994 Central King county and southwest Snohomish County including the cities of Bellevue, Edmonds, Montlake Terrace, Renton, Redmond, Bothell and Mercer Island 1 meter pixel resolution
GEO-CD Bremerton 1994 Much of Kitsap county as well as the north of Vashon Island 1 meter pixel resolution
GEO-CD Fort Lewis 1994 Fort Lewis, Western and Southern Pierce County 1 meter pixel resolution
GEO-CD Gig Harbor 1994 North Pierce County, south Kitsap County, Maury Island and south Vashon Island 1 meter pixel resolution
GEO-CD Orting 1994 Central Pierce County including the towns of Orting, McMillin, Graham, Thrift, and Bonney Lake 1 meter pixel resolution
GEO-CD Seattle 1994 City of Seattle 1 meter pixel resolution
GEO-CD Tacoma 1994

City of Tacoma and central Pierce County 1 meter pixel resolution
GIG HARBOR I/C (1972) South of Gig Harbor, Pierce County along two major roads--strip photography 1 : 3,000
GIG HARBOR VIC. (1973) Area south of Gig Harbor, follows two major roads--strip photography 1 : 3,000
GORST (1979) Gorst and vicinity, Kitsap County--strip photography 1 : 6,000
GRAYS HARBOR 1942 enlargements Grays Harbor County, Pacific County 1 : 20,000
GO-SR3 (1977) The end of Sinclair Inlet, covers Gorst and West Bremerton, Kitsap County--strip photography 1 : 6,000
GS-CJ (1946) Southern Ferry and Okanogan Counties 1 : 36,000
GS-VCAG (1968) Eastern Whatcom County 1 : 40,000
GS-VDPG (1974) Southwestern Whitman County, and parts of Adams, Franklin, Walla Walla, Columbia, and Garfield Counties, and part of the Snake River 1 : 76,000
GS-VDWS (1975) Eastern Whitman County, Northeast Garfield County, and Northern Asotin County; part of the Snake River 1 : 78,000
GS-VEGI (1976) Southeastern Benton County with parts of Walla Walla and Franklin Counties, and part of the Columbia River and the Snake River 1 : 78,000
GS-VEGJ (1976) Central Grant County, and parts of Douglas and Adams Counties 1 : 78,000
GS-VELT (1977) Southwestern Lincoln County, and parts of Adams and Franklin Counties 1 : 78,000
GS-VELU (1977) Parts of Grant, Benton, Adams, Franklin, and Yakima Counties with part of the Columbia River 1 : 78,000
GS-VELX (1977) Asotin County. A single flight line starts just south of Clarkston and runs south. 1 : 78,000
GS-VFEL (1982) Parts of South King, Central Pierce, and Central Lewis Counties 1 : 24,000
GS-VFES (1983) Parts of southern Grays Harbor County, eastern Pacific County, very western edge of Lewis County, and most of Wahkiakum County 1 : 24,000
GS-VFET (1982) From about the Mason County south border to the Columbia, including parts of Thurston, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Cowlitz, and Wahkiakum counties 1 : 24,000
GS-VFGF (1983) Western and central Ferry County, eastern Okanogan County, northwestern Lincoln County, and parts of Grant and Douglas Counties 1 : 48,000
GS-VSB (1958) Northeastern King County and parts of Kittitas, Chelan, and Snohomish Counties 1 : 40,000
GS-VYE (1959) Eastern Lewis County and parts of Yakima and Pierce counties (from the south side of Mt. Rainier)--strip photography 1 : 54,000
HAP-80 (1980) Covers coastal areas of Washington: Pacific Coast, around the Olympic Peninsula, Puget Sound, and the San Juan Islands--strip photography 1 : 58,000
HAP-81 (1981) Includes parts of Yakima, Clark, Sakmania, Cowlitz, and Lewis Counties. Also goes into Oregon (including part of the Columbia River) 1 : 58,000
HAP-82 (1982) Scattered strip photography of parts of Grant, Kittitas, Yakima, Benton, Walla Walla, Franklin, and Spokane counties. 1 : 58,000
HAP-83 (1983) Parts of Snohomish, King, Pierce and Lewis Counties (inland from Puget Sound)--strip photography; includes one strip of part of the Chelan Douglas County boundary 1 : 58,000
HP-73 (1973) East of Issaquah on I-90. High Point and vicinity--strip photography 1 : 12,000
I-5 EAST (1983) Follows I-90 east to Factoria--strip photography 1 : 3,000
IS-EL (1977) Follows I-90 from Issaquah to Echo Lake--strip photography 1 : 6,000
ISSAQ I/C (1977) Follows I-90 from Issaquah to High Point--strip photography 1 : 6,000
ISS VIC. (1975) Generally follows I-90 from Issaquah to High Point--strip photography 1 : 6,000
JK-0103 (1976) Olympia--strip photography 1 : 2,400
JK-0200 (1974) Areas south of Tacoma--strip photography 1 : 24,000
JK-72 (1972) All of Kitsap County except the northern and western points--strip photography 1 : 12,000
KINGSTON VIC. (1976) Follows Highway 104 out of Kingston--strip photography 1 : 4,800
KP-70 (1970) Western King County and northwestern Pierce County--strip photography 1 : 12,000
L-3467 (1967) Wenatchee area--strip photography along the Columbia River and major roads 1 : 3,000
L. ROCK-66 ((1966) Follows Highway 97 along the Columbia River in Chelan County 1 : 6,000
LK. TAPPS-VIC. (1971) Lake Tapps/Bonney Lake area--strip photography 1 : 12,000
LEAV-60 (1960) Leavenworth area--strip photography 1 : 6,000
M 49-13 Western Jefferson and small part of Clallam County 1:12,000
MAPLE VALLEY I/C-1 (1972) Maple Valley area (south and southwest of town)--strip photography 1 : 3,000
MAPLE VALLEY I/C-2 (1972) Maple Valley area (south of town)--strip photography 1 : 3,000
MERCER ISLAND (1946) Mercer Island, missing narrow strip in middle. 1 : 12,000
METRO AERIAL 1990 Seattle Metropolitan area east to Issaquah, Bremerton area, Bainbridge Island, southwest Shohomish County 1 : 14,400
MSH-C-80 (1980) Northern Cowlitz and Skamania Counties, Mount Saint Helens vicinity--mostly strip photography 1 : 24,000
MT-72 (1972) Northern Thurston County--strip photography 1 : 12,000
MT. ST. HELENS (1980) Mount Saint Helens and vicinity--strip photography scale varies 1:5,000/24,000/40,000
MT. ST. HELENS ASH & PYROCLASTIC FLOWS (1980) Mount Saint Helens and vicinity--strip photography scale varies 1:5,000/8,000/10,000
NAPP (1990, 1991) Olympic Peninsula including Clallam, Jefferson, Grays Harbor, Mason, Thurston, and Pacific Counties 1 : 40,000
NASA 189 (1971) Covers most of Puget Sound area including parts of San Juan, Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, King, Kitsap, Island, Pierce, Thurston, and Lewis Counties--strip photography 1 : 58,000
NB-83 (1983) West Tacoma--strip photography 1 : 3,000
N. COVE VIC. (1987) Cape Shoalwater, North Cove and Shoalwater Indian Reservation--strip photography 1 : 4,800
NC-SC (1967) Follows I-405 from I-5 interchange to Bothell--strip photography 1 : 3,000
NE-H-77 (1977) Central and southeastern Okanogan County, western Stevens County, and Ferry County 1 : 63,360
NE-H-87 enlargements (1987) Portions of Okanogan, Ferry and Spokane Counties and all of Stevens and Pend Oreille Counties 1 : 24,000
NES-VIC (1979) Nespelem vicinity--strip photography 1 : 12,000
NL (1956) All of Yakima County except the western edge and northwestern corner--strip photography 1 : 20,000
NW-69 (1969) Most of the western two-thirds of Snohomish County 1 : 12,000
NW-70 (1970) Most of the western two-thirds of Snohomish County 1 : 12,000
NW-78 (1978) Mainly Seattle/Vashon Island coverage, with sporadic coverage in King and Skagit Counties, and Bellingham area (Whatcom Co.) 1 : 12,000
NW-78 KITSAP (1978) Fairly sporadic coverage of places in Kitsap County 1 : 12,000
NW-91 (1991) Western Snohomish County 1 : 12,000
NW-95 (1995) Western Washington 1 : 12,000
NW-95 enlargements (1995) Seattle Metropolitan Area 1 : 4,800
NW-C-01 (2001) Western Washington 1 : 12,000
NW-C-01 enlargements (2001) Seattle Metropolitan Area 1 : 4,800
NW-C-76 (1976) Greater Seattle area 1 : 24,000
NW-H-74 (1974) (enlargements) King, Pierce and Snohomish Counties 1 : 24,000
OL-97 (1997) Mason and Thurston Counties 1 : 12,000
OL-H-73 (1973) Western side of Olympic Peninsula 1 : 58,000
OL-H-88 enlargements (1988) Olympic Peninsula 1 : 12,000
OLP-95 (1995) Kitsap County 1 : 12,000
OLY-77 (1977) Part of Olympia--strip photography 1 : 6,000
OLY-YR (1978) Olympia/Tumwater/Lacey area--strip photography 1 : 2,400
OSI-81 (1981) Olympic National Park, and other scattered areas of coverage on the Olympic Peninsula and slightly south--may be strip photography 1 : 40,000
OSI 81-82 enlargements (1981-82) Sporadic coverage in Clallam, Jefferson, Mason, Grays Harbor, Thurston, Pacific, Lewis and Wahkiakum Counties 1 : 12,000
OS 83-84 enlargements (1983-84) Western Washington not including the Olympic Peninsula 1 : 12,000
OTHELLO (1973) Follows the highways from Moses Lake to Othello--strip photography 1 : 24,000
PC-SR516 (1988) Follows I-5 from Milton to Midway--strip photography 1 : 6,000
P-EL-79 (1979) Follows I-90 from Preston to Echo Lake--strip photography 1 : 3,000
PESH-VIC (1969) Peshastin and vicinity, Chelan County--strip photography 1 : 6,000
PL-CR-66 (1966) From Iverson to Lake Crescent in Clallam County--strip photography 1 : 24,000
PORT ANGELES (1974) Port Angeles and vicinity--strip photography 1 : 24,000
PRES-ECHO. LK (1979) Follows I-90 from Preston to Echo Lake--strip photography 1 : 6,000
PS-82 (1972) Vancouver, WA and vicinity 1 : 12,000
PULLMAN (1975) Pullman and vicinity--strip photography 1 : 24,000
QUINCY (1966) From George to Quincy, Grant County--strip photography 1 : 24,000
REN 73 (1973) Renton vicinity--strip photography 1 : 6,000
RENTON VIC (1972) Renton vicinity, follows Highway 515--strip photography 1 : 6,000
RENTON WTP (1998) Renton water treatment plant 1 : 2,280
S53 (1953) Seattle Metropolitan area 1 : 12,000
S72021 (1972) Coastlines of northern Olympic Peninsula, east Puget Sound, Lake Washington, and Lake Samamish--strip photography 1 : 24,000
SB-70 (1970) Most of western King County 1 : 24,000
SC-H-75 (1975) Klickitat County, South Kittitas County, and part of Western Yakima County 1 : 63,360
SC-H-86 enlargements (1986) Portions of Chelan, Douglas, Kittitas, Yakima Counties, west side of Grant County and includes all of Klickitat County 1 : 24,000
SEA-VIC (1966) Incomplete coverage of Western King County--strip photography 1 : 24,000
SEABLOCK (SEATTLE BLOCK COVERAGE) (1979) Greater Seattle/Tacoma/Everett Metropolitan Area 1 : 24,000
SEABLOCK2 (1969) Greater Seattle area; including Edmonds, Bellevue, Renton 1 : 48,000
SEATTLE 1970 photomaps (enlargements) Seattle Metropolitan area 1 : 1,200
SHELBLOC (1980) Shelton area--strip photography 1 : 24,000
SHELTON AREA enlargements (1942) Shelton area 1 : 20,000
SHELTON VIC (1965) Shelton vicinity--strip photography 1 : 12,000
SKAG-BLOC (1972) Part of western Skagit County, including Mount Vernon, Burlington, and Sedro-Woolley--strip photography 1 : 24,000
SKYKOMISH (1976) Skykomish vicinity, King County--strip photography 1 : 3,000
SL-BEL (1962) Follows I-5 from Samish Lake to Chuckanut Village (Bellingham), Whatcom County--strip photography 1 : 6,000
SNOBLOCK (1974) Most of western Snohomish County with scattered central coverage--strip photography 1 : 24,000
S. KING CO. (1970) Two flight lines stretching across western King county, through the Seattle Metropolitan area--strip photography 1 : 42,000
SO. MAPLE VALLEY (1973) Area south of Maple Valley, King county--strip photography 1 : 3,000
SOUND BLOCK '85 (1985) Covers from Marysville, Snohomish County to Roy, Pierce County; and from Issaquah, King County to Bremerton, Kitsap County 1 : 24,000
SOUND BLOCK '88 (1988) Greater Everett/Seattle/Tacoma Metropolitan area and surrounding areas 1 : 36,000
SP-81 (1981) Western King County, central Kitsap and part of central Thurston Counties 1 : 12,000
SP-85 (1985) Greater Seattle area, including Renton, Issaquah, and up to the Snohomish County border; northwestern King County 1 : 12,000
SP-85 enlargements (1985) Greater Seattle area, including Issaquah and Redmond and up to the Snohomish County border 1 : 4,800
SP-89 (1989) Seattle/Tacoma metropolitan area 1 : 12,000
SP-89 enlargements (1989) Seattle metropolitan area 1 : 4,800
SPOKANE BLOCK COVERAGE (1979) Spokane and vicinity 1 : 24,000
STEVENS PASS (1966) Stevens Pass and vicinity following Highway 2--strip photography 1 : 6,000
SUNNYSLOPE I/C (1986) Sunnyslope and vicinity, Chelan County--strip photography 1 : 3,000
SW-H-76 (1976) Southwestern Washington including: Pacific, Lewis, Wahkiakum, Cowlitz, Clark and Skamania Counties 1 : 63,360
SW-H-90 enlargements (1990) Southwestern Washington (all of Pacific, Wahkiakum, Cowlitz and Clark Counties and parts of Skamania, Klickitat, Lewis, Pierce and Thruston Counties 1 : 12,000
TACOMA SPUR (1975) Greater Tacoma area block coverage including parts of Pierce and King Counties (as far as Auburn) 1 : 24,000
THUR BLOC (1977) Most of Thurston County--strip photography 1 : 12,000
THURSTON MET. (1980) Most of northern Thurston County 1 : 24,000
TON-85 (1985) Covers Tonasket and the major roads in the vicinity--strip photography 1 : 6,000
TRI-77 (1977) Part of northern Kitsap County--strip photography north of Silverdale 1 : 3,000
TRI CITY BLOCK COVERAGE (1976) Tri-cities area: Richland, Pasco, Kennewick 1 : 24,000
TRIDENT (1975) Silverdale to Lofall, Kitsap County--strip photography 1 : 36,000
TRI-VIC (1977) Covers area north of Silverdale to north of Poulsbo--strip photography 1 : 6,000
TS-73 (1973) Tacoma and vicinity 1 : 24,000
TUK I/C (1968) Tukwila and vicinity, following part of I-5--strip photography 1 : 3,000
TUK-UST (1980) Follows I-5 from Tukwila to downtown Seattle--strip photography 1 : 3,000
TUM60-1 (1960) Follows highway out of Leavenworth to the northwest--strip photography 1 : 7,920
TUM60-2 (1959) Covers highway to the northwest of Leavenworth--strip photography 1 : 6,000
USDA 41061 (1976) Covers most of Asotin County, southern Garfield County, and eastern Columbia County 1 : 80,000
USDA 53007 (1973) Includes parts of Okanogan, Chelan, Kittitas, King, Snohomish, Skagit, and Whatcom Counties 1 : 70,000
USDA 53031 (1972) Partially surrounds Olympic National Park 1 : 70,000
USDA 53037 (1975) Snoqualmie--Wenatchee National Forests: includes parts of Chelan, Snohomish, King, Pierce, Yakima and Kittitas Counties 1 : 15,840
USDA 53059 (1972) Gifford Pinchot National Forest 1 : 70,000
USDA 616030 (1979) Mt. Saint Helens and Mt. Rainier--strip photography 1 : 80,000
USDA 616031 (1980) Mount Saint Helens and vicinity 1 : 24,000
USDA 616050 (1979) North Cascades 1 : 24,000
USDA 626030 (1979) Mt. Saint Helens--single flight line 1 : 12,000
USDA 626090 (1979/80) Partially surrounds the Olympic National Park 1 : 80,000
USGS 1975-1983 Orthophotos (enlargements) Washington State-scattered areas 1 : 24,000
UW-E (1980) Eastern University of Washington Campus: includes Husky Stadium, Montlake parking, Urban Horticulture--strip photography 1 : 3,000
VAN-65 (1980) Eastern Vancouver area--strip photography 1 : 6,000
WCH-64 (1964) Greater Wenatchee area--strip photography 1 :12,000
WCW-87 Small portion of central King County between Tolt and Snoqualmie River, small portion of Green River 1:12,000
WEN-73 (1973) Wenatchee vicinity from Rock Island Dam to Cashmere--strip photography 1 : 30,000
WENATCHEE (1978) Wenatchee vicinity (east)--strip photography 1 : 24,000
WEN-VIC-67 (1967) Sunnyslope/Wenatchee vicinity--strip photography 1 : 3,000
WF (1965) Greater Puget Sound--Western Washington except Olympic Peninsula and south 1 : 60,000
WHIDBEY ISL (1966) South Whidbey Island and Mukilteo area--strip photography 1 : 24,000
WHOQ-85 (1985) Hoquiam vicinity--strip photography 1 : 6,000
WIN-VIC (1974) Follows the major road in Winthrop vicinity--strip photography 1 : 3,000
WV-67 (1967) Greater Wenatchee area--strip photography 1 : 6,000