An overhead shot of a city and river

Imagery Samples

Our Aerial Archive contains historic imagery primarily of Michigan and varies by date, spectral type and scale.


Some examples of our imagery can be seen below.

MDOT 1976
Color Infrared - 1:6,000

Large Scale Color Infrared Small Image

Oakland County 1949
Black & White - 1:14,400

Oakland County 1946 Small Image

Branch County 1938
Black & White - 1:20,000

Branch County 1938

Lansing Michigan 1995
Black & White - 1:24,000

Lansing_MI_1995-web.jpg

MDOT 2003
Black & White - 1:1,000

MDOT_2003_1_1000_scale-web.jpg

MSU, East Lansing 2001
Black & White - 1:4,800

MSU_BW_2001-web.jpg

Saint Ignace 1964
Black & White - 1:15,840

Saint_Ignace_1964_1_15840_scale-web.jpg

Port Huron 1993

Color Infrared - 1:24,000

Port_Huron_Shoreline_Color_Infrared-web.jpg