Historical Air Photos of Niagara

This collection of digitized air photos has been reproduced from the Brock University Map Library Air Photo Collection.The images have been scanned at a resolution of 600 ppi at 100%, saved as TIFF images, then converted to JPEGs for use with Zoomify software. The Zoomify viewer allows the user to pan and zoom each image for a better viewing experience. Coverage of the region varies from year to year.

To view the images:

Step 1: check the box from the layers to the right for the year of interest.

Step 2: zoom to the area of interest using the navigation tools at the top left of the viewer.

Step 3: click on a placemarker to see preview, download or link to a Zoomable image.

To view your KML file in this Google Map window, enter the full URL and click "Add". The result is a temporary layer.

Source of air photos: Canada Department of Energy, Mines and Resources

How to reference this site (customize red part)
Canada Department of Energy, Mines & Resources. [Niagara]. “Historical Air Photos of Niagara”. <http://www.brocku.ca/maplibrary/airphoto/historical.htm> (16 June, 2009).

How to reference a single air photo from this site (customize red part)

Zoomify Image:
Canada Department of Energy, Mines & Resources. [Niagara] [air photo].1921. [ca.1:6000] “Brock University Map Library”. <http://www.brocku.ca/maplibrary/airphoto/1921/mapViewer.htm?zoomifyImagePath=http://www.brocku.ca/
maplibrary/airphoto/1921/photo50_img/&zoomifyZoom=20zoomifyToolbar=1&zoomifyNavWin=1> (23 Jan. 2009).

Downloaded JPEG:
Canada Department of Energy, Mines & Resources. [Niagara] [air photo].1921. [ca.1:6000] “Brock University Map Library”. <http://www.brocku.ca/maplibrary/airphoto/1921/H20_images/download/H20-51-1921.jpg> (16 June, 2009).