Stan, These maps are maintained by the Illinois State Geological
Survey in Urbana. Contact them for copies of the aerial photographs
that you want. If you notice the internet address has "isgs" in the
address and the isgs is part of the Illinois Department of Natural
Resources. Ed Sanders in Peoria --- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Stan
Maddox <stan.maddox@...> wrote:
>
> I recently found July 6, 1938 aerial photos of Beardstown IL, on the
> Illinois Natural Resources Geospatial Data Clearinghouse at http://
> www.isgs.uiuc.edu/nsdihome/webdocs/ilhap/
>
> The image reveals a host of interesting information. For example, I
> had no idea that the main line had been relocated. (Boy, am I glad I
> found that out before I modeled it on my layout!) I also was quite
> surprised to see that there were two roundhouses at that time, right
> next to each other, the larger one almost a complete circle. Can
> anyone shed additional light on these structures, such as what types
> of locomotives where serviced in each, etc? Also, does anyone have
> additional photos or drawings of either roundhouse or any of the
> other engine servicing structures, while they were in use?
>
> The one downside to this otherwise wonderful service is that when you
> right-click to save the image, it only retains what is viewable in
> your browser window. I will be contacting the Illinois State Library
> to obtain an uncompressed copy of the entire image for my modeling
> research. In the mean time, I used Photoshop to painstakingly rebuild
> the entire aerial image into one large yet seamless image. It's
> easier to use, but it's big. It is over 105 MB, far too large to post
> to the group area. If anyone is interested in a copy for their
> personal non-commercial use, please contact me off list and I'll be
> happy to share.
>
> Best regards,
> Stan Maddox
> www.burlingtongulf.com
>
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