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WRA Aerial Photo Collection

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Historical Aerial Photos (108,671 digital images)

The Water Resources Archives has a large collection of aerial photos. Below is a list of how our aerial photographs are organized, by broad geographic locations. The name in parentheses following the date and name of the area where the photo was taken refers to the collection to which the image belongs. The following collections are currently included in the Archives: Joseph Andrew Rowe (Rowe), Jim Imbiorski (Imbiorski), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (RCFCWCD), the San Bernardino County Flood Control District (SBCFCD), Lou Schnepp (Schnepp), San Bernardino County Archives (SBCA), and the United States Department of Agriculture via the San Bernardino County Flood Control District (USDA-SBCFCD). If you have aerial images to donate or would like to purchase high-resolution copies of images from the collection, please contact the Water Resources Archives at archives@csusb.edu.

Yuma, Arizona (19 Images)

Imperial County (85 Images)

King County (44 Images)

Los Angeles County (252 Images)

Cities that are included in this section include Bel Air, Duarte, Garden Grove, Pomona, Walnut, Whittier and other cities and areas of Los Angeles County.

Orange County (237 Images)

Cities that are included in this section include Laguna Beach, Santa Ana, and other cities that are located near the Santa Ana River.

Riverside County (75,036 Images)

Sacramento Delta (42 Images)

San Bernardino County (32,677 Images)

San Diego County (85 Images)

Cities that are included in this section include Valley Center and Oceanside.

Santa Barbara (87 Images)

Cities that are included in this section includeGaviota, Santa Barbara, and Santa Ynez.

Ventura County (144 Images)

Cities that are included in this section include Ojai, Oxnard, and Ventura.