Stereoscope
Manufactured by Q-O-S Corporation, New York for the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers. Although originally designed for military reconnaissance work, this type of instrument was used for map reading of aerial photographs up to 8”. Object ID: USGS-000235...
Location: USA

Stereo Compilation (3D) Glasses
Manufactured by the Bausch and Lomb Optical Company. Stereographs and stereo compilation glasses are used in the photogrammetry, which is the process of making maps or scale drawings from photographs, especially aerial photographs. Object ID: USGS-000276...
Location: USA

Aerial Photo of Shake Table
Photo taken from a kite-lofted camera, showing the shake table and control bunker....
Location: Parkfield, CA, USA

View of the San Andreas Fault
View looking southeast along the surface trace of the San Andreas fault in the Carrizo Plain, north of Wallace Creek. Elkhorn Rd. meets the fault near the top of the photo....
Location: Wallace Creek, CA, USA

Closeup of the San Andreas Fault
Closeup shot of the same area above. The cross-cutting feature is a road cut going through the fault....
Location: Wallace Creek, CA, USA

Full View of the San Andreas Fault
Full view of the ground with the San Andreas fault running through the middle of the image. A 30 foot steam offset from the 1857 earthquake can be seen near the right edge of the image....
Location: Wallace Creek, CA, USA

The Kite Suspending the Camera
Photo showing the kite that is suspending the camera over the San Andreas Fault....
Location: Wallace Creek, CA, USA

Aerial View of Collapsed Buildings
Aerial view of collapsed buildings and burned-out section at Beach and Divisadero Streets, Marina District....
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA

Aerial View of Roadbed Collapse
Aerial view of roadbed collapse near the interface of the cantilever and truss sections of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. View northwestward....
Location: Bay Bridge, CA, USA

Aerial View of Highway
Aerial view of collapsed sections of the Cypress viaduct of Interstate Highway 880....
Location: Oakland, CA, USA

Aerial View of Highway
Aerial view of collapsed sections of the Cypress viaduct of Interstate Highway 880....
Location: Oakland, CA, USA

Aerial View of Large Slides
Aerial view of large slides north of Fort Funston. A ground perspective of this slide is shown in photo 33....
Location: San Mateo Coast, CA, USA

Aerial View of Slide
Aerial view of slide at Daly City. This is the largest slide triggered by the earthquake in San Mateo County, displacing approximately 36,700 cubic meters (48,000 cubic yards) of material. The base is about 152 me (500 ft) across at its widest point....
Location: San Mateo Coast, CA, USA

Aerial View of Collapsed Tower
Aerial view of collapsed five-story tower, St. Joseph's Seminary. One person working in tower was killed....
Location: Los Altos, CA, USA

Aerial View of Collapsed Tower
Aerial view of collapsed five-story tower, St. Joseph's Seminary....
Location: Los Altos, CA, USA