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	Project Information:
	Series / Project:                                        Shuster Aerial Photograph Collection
	URL:                                                            http://library.humboldt.edu/humco/holdings/shuster.htm
	Project Status:                                           Completed
	Date Submitted:                                        03/30/2006
	Geographic Area:                                      northwestern California
	Agency/Publisher of Item:                        Humboldt State University Library
	Metadata Compiled:                                 Yes
	Metadata Format:                                      Dublin Core
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	Project Description:                                  The Shuster Aerial Photograph Collection was created by Merle Shuster from just after WWII until the mid 1950s, with a few images from the 1960s. As Mr. Shuster was flown to and from his assigned photographic destinations he would take images of many of the scenes over which he passed. Most of the images are taken at an oblique angle, giving the viewer a richer sense of the landscape. Scenes from the burgeoning post-war lumber industry (timberlands, mills, log ponds, ships), Eureka, Arcata, new housing developments and subdivisions, Humboldt Bay and the waterfronts in Eureka and on the Samoa Peninsula form the backbone of the collection. Other scenes captured include rivers, country roads and farmsteads, small towns, and stunning landscapes.
	Format:                                                        Aerial Photographs
	Number of items scanned to date:        2300
	Fees to download?                                   none
	Scales:                                                        varies
	Range of Years:                                        1945-1965
	Option:
	File Format:                                                JPG (Web) tiff (originals)
	Resolution:                                                 900 ppi (originals)
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	Image Mgmt. Software:                             PHP/MySQL
	Contact Information:
	Your Institution:                                          Humboldt State University
	Name:                                                          Robert Sathrum
	Job Title:                                                      Natural Resources Librarian
	Email:                                                           rls2@humboldt.edu
	Phone:                                                         707-826-5617
	Fax:                                                               707-826-3440
	Are you willing to be contacted about your project:     Yes
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