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University of Waterloo Library
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1
Email: librarygeo@uwaterloo.ca
The Geospatial Centre air photo collection consists of images from 1930-2006. This publication briefly describes the scanned historical air photograph collection in the Geospatial Centre. The entries are arranged by date of coverage.
Date of coverage: 1930 (April-May)
Geographical area covered: Northern Waterloo County; part of Wellington County
Index on 4 sheets
Scale: 1:18,500, 1:11,500 (Roll 2212)
Publisher: NAPL
Date of coverage: 1934 (September-November)
Geographical area covered: Parts of Hamilton-Wentworth and Niagara Counties
Index on 4 sheets
Scale: 1:15,840
Publisher: NAPL
Date of coverage: 1939 (June)
Geographical area covered: Toronto
Scale: 1:17,000
Publisher: NAPL
Date of coverage: 1945 (September)
Geographical area covered: Eastern Waterloo County
(North Dumfries Township, most of Waterloo Township)
Index on 2 sheets
Scale: 1:20,600
Publisher: NAPL
Date of coverage: 1946 (June)
Geographical area covered: Western Waterloo County
(Wilmot Township, parts of adjacent townships)
Index on 2 sheets
Scale: 1:15,500
Publisher: NAPL
Date of coverage: 1947 (May)
Geographical area covered: Kitchener, Waterloo, Preston, Galt
Scale: varies, 1:11,700-1:12,300
Publisher: L & F (negatives Ontario Archives)
Date of coverage: [1948]
Geographical area covered: St. Catherine's and most of Thorold
Scale: 1:4,800
Publisher: Unknown
Date of coverage: 1949
Geographical area covered: Waterloo, Kitchener, Preston and Galt
Scale: 1:12,500
Publisher: Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Date of coverage: 1952
Geographical area covered: Southern Kitchener, Preston and Hespeler
Scale: 1:11,500
Publisher: Unknown
Date of coverage: 1953-1955 (May-October)
Geographical area covered: Parts of midwestern and central Ontario
(all of NTS 40P; most of NTS 30M; parts of NTS 31C, 40I, 40J, 41A, 41H)
Index on 6 sheets
Scale: 1:15,840
Publisher: L & F (negatives Ontario Archives)
Date of coverage: 1962
Geographical area covered: Parts of Essex County and North of Peel
Scale: 1:20,000
Publisher: NAPL
Date of coverage: [1963]
Geographical area covered: Kitchener-Waterloo and adjacent areas
Scale: 1:11,950
Publisher: Spartan Air Services Ltd.
Date of coverage: 1963
Geographical area covered: Parts of Huron, Perth, Lambton, Middlesex, Elgin and Oxford Counties
Scale: 1:20,000
Publisher: NAPL
Date of coverage: 1966 (June)
Geographical area covered: Waterloo County; part of Perth County; part of Wellington County
Index on 1 sheet
Scale: 1:37,560
Publisher: NAPL
Date of coverage: 1967 (April)
Geographical area covered: Waterloo County
Scale: 1:18,000
Publisher: Lockwood (Northway) (flown for the County of Waterloo)
Date of coverage: 1971 (May)
Geographical area covered: Waterloo; Kitchener; Breslau; Cambridge
Scale: 1:15,840
Publisher: Northway-Photomap Inc. (flown for the County of Waterloo)
Date of coverage: 1973
Geographical area covered: Hwy 401 & Hwy 8 - Kitchener - Preston, Hwy 8 - Kitchener - Galt, Hwy 401 - interchange 14 - Windsor, Hwy 402 Strathroy - 401, QEW Guelph line - Hwy 20, Welland Canal - Hwy 406, Welland
Index on 1 sheet
Scale: scale varies, 1:3,000, 1:6,000, 1:7,200, 1,12,000, 1:20,568
Publisher: MTO (Ontario Ministry of Transportation)
Photomaps
Date of coverage: 1967 (April)
Geographical area covered: Waterloo County
Scale: 1:4,800
Publisher: Waterloo County Planning Board
Date of coverage: 1971 (May)
Geographical area covered: Waterloo, Kitchener, Hespeler, Preston, Galt
Scale: 1:4,800
Publisher: Waterloo County Planning Board
Date of coverage: 1975 (April)
Geographical area covered: Waterloo Region
Scale: 1:5,000
Publisher: Regional Municipality of Waterloo