LibGuides: GIS & Spatial Data: Alberta Historical Air Photos Available @ U. of Lethbridge Library

NTS Alberta Grid Map

The map above shows NTS topographic map areas (1:250K) for the Province of Alberta. Use it to identify your area of interest.
There are up to 16 individual air photo mosaics (1:50K) for each separate NTS area. They are numbered 1 to 16.
The NTS Index for the Prairie Provinces [via U. of Calgary Library] provides additional detail for identifying NTS map sheet locations for Alberta.

Alberta Historical Air Photos Available @ U. of Lethbridge Library [Remote Storage] -- By Year

YEAR	AERIAL PHOTO COVERAGE MAP - MAJOR PROJECTS	SCALE	SOURCE	NTS MAP AREAS (in U. of L. Collection)	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
1982	N/A	1:60,000	Government of Alberta	082G; 082H (Job No. 82-52)	U. of L. Air Photo Inventory 1982 1 Archival box 1982 Flight Lines (from APRS)
1981	[Only some photos held in U. of L. collection]	1:60,000	Government of Alberta	082H; 072E; 082I; 072L (Job No. 81-167)	U. of L. Air Photo Inventory 1981 5 Archival boxes 1981 Flight Lines (from APRS)
1980	[Only some photos held in U. of L. collection]	1:30,000	Government of Alberta	082H (Job No. 80-2); 072E (Job No. 80-2 & 80-27); 072L (Job No. 80-27)	U. of L. Air Photo Inventory 1980 2 Archival boxes 1980 Flight Lines (from APRS)
1979	[Only some photos held in U. of L. collection]	1:30,000	Government of Alberta	072E (Job No. 79-15)	U. of L. Air Photo Inventory 1979 2 Archival boxes 1979 Flight Lines (from APRS)
1978	[Only some photos held in U. of L. collection]	1:30,000	Government of Alberta	082H; 072E (Job No. 78-23)	U. of L. Air Photo Inventory 1978 3 Archival boxes 1978 Flight Lines (from APRS) Some digital images available from Southern Alberta Aerial Photographs collection
1976	[Only some photos held in U. of L. collection]	1:31,680	Government of Alberta	082G; 082H (Job No. 76-25); 083B (Job No. 76-23A)	U. of L. Air Photo Inventory 1976 2 Archival boxes 1976 Flight Lines (from APRS) Some digital images available from Southern Alberta Aerial Photographs collection
1972	[Only some photos held in U. of L. collection]	1:21,120	Government of Alberta	082G; 082I; 082J (Job No. 72-65)	U. of L. Air Photo Inventory 1972 6 Archival boxes 1972 Flight Lines (from APRS)
1970	[Only some photos held in U. of L. collection]	1:31,680	Government of Alberta	083H (Job No. 70-322); 082I; 082H; 072L (Job No. 70-119)	U. of L. Air Photo Inventory 1970 1 Archival box 1970 Flight Lines (from APRS)
1970	N/A	1:80,000	National Air Photo Library	082J; 082G; 082I; 082H; 072L; 072E	U. of L. Air Photo Inventory 1970 3 Archival boxes "Map Footprints" (i.e., Flight Lines) available from National Earth Observation Data Framework Catalogue which includes Canada's National Air Photo Library (NAPL). Some digital images available from Southern Alberta Aerial Photographs collection
1969	[Only some photos held in U. of L. collection]	1:31,680	Government of Alberta	072E (Job No. 69-166)	U. of L. Air Photo Inventory 1969 1 Archival box 1969 Flight Lines (from APRS) Some digital images available from Southern Alberta Aerial Photographs collection
1967	[Only some photos held in U. of L. collection]	1:31,680	Government of Alberta	082H; 082P; 073D; 083H	U. of L. Air Photo Inventory 1967 1 Archival box 1967 Flight Lines (from APRS)
1966	[Only some photos held in U. of L. collection]	1:31,680	Government of Alberta	082O; 083B; 083A; 083H; 083G; 073E	U. of L. Air Photo Inventory 1966 1 Archival box 1966 Flight Lines (from APRS)
1965	[Only some photos held in U. of L. collection]	1:31,680	Government of Alberta	082G; 073E	U. of L. Air Photo Inventory 1965 1 Archival box 1965 Flight Lines (from APRS) Some digital images available from Southern Alberta Aerial Photographs collection
1964	[Only some photos held in U. of L. collection]	1:31,680	Government of Alberta	083G; 083I; 083J	U. of L. Air Photo Inventory 1964 2 Archival boxes 1964 Flight Lines (from APRS)
1963	[Only some photos held in U. of L. collection]	1:31,680	Government of Alberta	082O; 082P; 083A; 073D; 083B; 083F	U. of L. Air Photo Inventory 1963 2 Archival boxes 1963 Flight Lines (from APRS)
1963	N/A	Various	National Air Photo Library	072E; 082H	U. of L. Air Photo Inventory 1963-NAPL 1 Archival box Some digital images available from Southern Alberta Aerial Photographs collection
1962	[Only some photos held in U. of L. collection]	1:31,680	Government of Alberta	072L; 082O; 083H; 082P; 083B; 083A	U. of L. Air Photo Inventory 1962 5 Archival boxes 1962 Flight Lines (from APRS) Some digital images available from Southern Alberta Aerial Photographs collection
1961-62	[Only some photos held in U. of L. collection]	1:31,680	Government of Alberta	082H; 072E; 083G; 083F; 073M; 083M	U. of L. Air Photo Inventory 1961-62 12 Archival boxes 1961-62 Flight Lines (from APRS) Some digital images available from Southern Alberta Aerial Photographs collection
1961	N/A	1:15,000	National Air Photo Library	082H	U. of L. Air Photo Inventory 1961-NAPL 1 Archival box Some digital images available from Southern Alberta Aerial Photographs collection
1960	[Only some photos held in U. of L. collection]	1:31,680	Government of Alberta	084D	U. of L. Air Photo Inventory 1960 1 Archival box 1960 Flight Lines (from APRS)
1959	N/A	1:15,840	Government of Alberta	082G; 083F	U. of L. Air Photo Inventory 1959 1 Archival box 1959 Flight Lines (from APRS)
1959	N/A	1:40,000	National Air Photo Library		U. of L. Air Photo Inventory 1959-NAPL 2 Archival boxes Some digital images available from Southern Alberta Aerial Photographs collection
1958	[Only some photos held in U. of L. collection]	1:15,840	Government of Alberta	Various	U. of L. Air Photo Inventory 1958 40 Archival boxes 1958 Flight Lines (from APRS)
1958	N/A	1:40,000	National Air Photo Library	072E; 072L	U. of L. Air Photo Inventory 1958-NAPL 1 Archival box Some digital images available from Southern Alberta Aerial Photographs collection
1956	N/A	Various	National Air Photo Library	072E; 082H; 082I	U. of L. Air Photo Inventory 1956 3 Archival boxes Some digital images available from Southern Alberta Aerial Photographs collection
1955	N/A	1:50,000	National Air Photo Library	072L; 082H	U. of L. Air Photo Inventory 1955 1 Archival box Some digital images available from Southern Alberta Aerial Photographs collection
1954	N/A	1:30,000	National Air Photo Library	082H	U. of L. Air Photo Inventory 1954 1 Archival box Some digital images available from Southern Alberta Aerial Photographs collection
1951-52	[Only some photos held in U. of L. collection]	1:15,840	Government of Alberta	Various	U. of L. Air Photo Inventory 1951-52 4 Archival boxes 1951-52 Flight Lines (from APRS)
1949-51	[Only some photos held in U. of L. collection]	1:40,000	Government of Alberta / National Air Photo Library	Various	U. of L. Air Photo Inventory 1949-51 23 Archival boxes 1949-51 Flight Lines (from APRS) A selection of 1949-51 photos have been digitized by U. of Calgary Library (http://airphotos.ucalgary.ca/).
Air Photo Coverage Map Source: Aerial photography project index [electronic resource]