Woolworth Building Tower above clouds, 792 feet high. Photograph (postcard) by Fairchild Aerial Surveys Inc., between 1915 and 1940. https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pcrd.1d04828
Included in my most recent Flickr album on aerial views was the postcard below. This particular card is a photomechanical color print of Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. This was the site of the annual Sugar Bowl college football game for its first few decades, until it moved to the Superdome.
The Sugar Bowl stadium, New Orleans, La. Photomechanical print by E.C. Kropp Co., [between 1935 and 1960]. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ds.03744Finding it sent me on a search for other aerial views within our postcard collections. Luckily, just over 8,000 photographic postcards of the U.S. have been recently processed and digitized. The results of my search ranged from coast to coast of the United States, and included views of big cities, small towns, mountaintops and wide sandy beaches. Enjoy a sample of these views from above in postcard format:
Aerial view of lower New York City. Photograph (postcard) copyrighted by Foto Seal, ca. 1939. https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pcrd.1d04664Aerial View, Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island, 1939. Photograph (postcard) by Moulin Photo, 1939. https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pcrd.1d00585Aerial view of Las Cruces, New Mexico. Photograph (postcard) by Parks Kite-Photo, 1918. https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pcrd.1d04286Ocean Beach & Esplanade, S.F. Cal. Photograph (postcard), between 1910 and 1940. https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pcrd.1d08325Stamford, N.Y., from Tower on Mt. Utsayantha. Photograph (postcard) copyrighted by Robinson Bros., 1911. https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pcrd.1d05106The Ocean Blvd. (Rte. 1A) curves around The Farragut House, Rye Beach, N.H. to guide you to Jenness Beach, Straw’s Point & Rye Harbor. Photograph (postcard) copyrighted A.A. Peterson, 1950. https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pcrd.1d03833Woolworth Building Tower above clouds, 792 feet high. Photograph (postcard) by Fairchild Aerial Surveys Inc., between 1915 and 1940. https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pcrd.1d04828
Learn More:
Take to the skies with the Flickr album The View from Above, which includes photos and prints of aerial views from the collections.
