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Clear Creek County Aerial Photography Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CCCLD-003
A collection of aerial photographs of Clear Creek County from the second half of the twentieth century. Each sub-series is a different year (also usually a different entity taking the images).

Dates

  • 1956 - 1999

Extent

1.5 Linear Feet (3 boxes)

Overview

This collection includes aerial photographs of roads, cities, and land in Clear Creek County, with sporadic coverage between 1956 and 1999. Specific locations include Georgetown, Idaho Springs, Empire, and roadways (US 40 and I-70). Some items have been digitized on the county website.

Biographical / Historical

Various government entities took aerial images of Clear Creek County in the second half of the twentieth century, including the Bureau of Land Management, United States Forest Service, and United States Geological Survey.

Arrangement

This collection is kept in the original order that it was received from the county. Folders labels, if they existed, were kept in folder naming. A few folders were divided due to size.

Custodial History

Transfer from Clear Creek County Archives and Records Department, October 2017

Repository Details

Part of the Clear Creek County Library District Archives Repository