New York Police Department Aviation Unit photographs and index
Collection REC0116 - RG 062. New York Police Department
New York Police Department Aviation Unit photographs and index
Collection
REC-0116
Collection
REC-0116
This group of records consists mainly of aerial photographs which are believed to have been taken by New York Police Department Aviation Unit officers and includes 3,631 photographs, dated between 1935 and 1982. It also features a photo file index which is partially complete, including material information from some of the negatives between the years 1971 to 1982 and a listing guide. Three police department notes have been moved to an ephemera file that is being stored with the index. The photographs and index relate to the operations and investigations of the Aviation Unit of the NYPD. The majority of the negatives are aerial images taken for NYPD investigations, most notably S.S. Bremen in New York Harbor (1935), the Prospect Park Plane Crash (1964), and images of the Black Panthers headquarters. Also included are images of significant events related to the daily workings of the Aviation Unit including funerals, award dinners and new vehicle purchases. The negatives include 5x4, 2 ½ by 3 ½ and 35mm sizes on both acetate and polyester film. The negatives in the collection date from 1935 through 1982; the file index book has information on negatives from 1971 to 1982. Few of the original sleeves had additional information about some of the negatives. The description field of the database created during appraisal includes any information found on the original sleeves and the information from the Aviation Unit photo index.
Extent
1.75 cubic feet
Dates
circa 1935-1982