The California Room has a collection of historical aerial photographs of the Greater San José Area.
About the Aerial Photographs:
- These photographs were taken on flights made during 5 separate time periods: 1931, 1948, 1960, 1968, and 1980-1981.
- The photographs are in black and white and measure 36x36 inches.
- The photographs are from the U.S. Geological Survey.
Area Covered
The photographs cover San José and other parts of central Santa Clara County within these approximate boundaries:
Alviso south to Los Gatos, then east to the Calero Reservoir, then north to Milpitas and the Alameda County Line, then west along the bay to Alviso.
Aerial Photograph Example
San José Picture File Aerial Photograph: V-SCL-C10-197 B
Taken: 09/09/80
