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  • 10-05-2021 2:31pm
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    section4
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    hi
    does anyone know where i can get aerial pictures of houses taken in the 70s or 80s
    i know there were companies selling photos taken from planes in the past as i have seen many pictures of houses taken from the air in friends houses

    has anybody any names for the companies that did this then

    thx


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    sheesh
    Registered Users Posts: 4,080 ✭✭✭sheesh


    I remember in the 70s and 80s local photographer would occasional get a ride in a helicopter or plane and get pictures of local houses and sell them so I would try there first


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    Cameraman
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    This is one of the legendary photographers of the time. It may not be the person who did the individual house photos - they might have been done by random local or travelling photographers.

    The Morgan collection is available online - so you could start there. If the house is in a town, there's a good chance it might be available there.

    https://www.nli.ie/en/udlist/photographs-collections.aspx?article=54195249-4ca5-49ad-90d5-33651be073ce

    Another big collection of aerial photos is "Britain from Above" - which, despite the name, has lots from Ireland :

    https://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/en


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    sumo12
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    Cameraman wrote: »
    This is one of the legendary photographers of the time. It may not be the person who did the individual house photos - they might have been done by random local or travelling photographers.

    The Morgan collection is available online - so you could start there. If the house is in a town, there's a good chance it might be available there.

    https://www.nli.ie/en/udlist/photographs-collections.aspx?article=54195249-4ca5-49ad-90d5-33651be073ce

    Another big collection of aerial photos is "Britain from Above" - which, despite the name, has lots from Ireland :

    https://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/en

    Ordered one of our family home from 1952 on britainfromabove - £10 to download for personal use. Good find, thank you!


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    retoos
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    Cameraman wrote: »
    This is one of the legendary photographers of the time. It may not be the person who did the individual house photos - they might have been done by random local or travelling photographers.

    The Morgan collection is available online - so you could start there. If the house is in a town, there's a good chance it might be available there.

    https://www.nli.ie/en/udlist/photographs-collections.aspx?article=54195249-4ca5-49ad-90d5-33651be073ce

    Another big collection of aerial photos is "Britain from Above" - which, despite the name, has lots from Ireland :

    https://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/en

    Thank you for helping me find a potential answer to this query in this matter. I have a specific topic in mind, Where will I locate the largest collection of antique photographs?


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    Cameraman
    Registered Users Posts: 476 ✭✭Cameraman


    retoos wrote: »
    Thank you for helping me find a potential answer to this query in this matter. I have a specific topic in mind, Where will I locate the largest collection of antique photographs?

    This is probably the largest (online, anyway) : https://www.nli.ie/en/online-catalogue.aspx

    Other local or county libraries and museums will also have local collections for their own areas.


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