How to access DTE Aerial Photos

**MicrosoftFan** · May-09-18, 02:01 PM

It would seem that the collection of DTE Aerial Photos cannot be found at the Wayne State Website any longer. http://www.clas.wayne.edu/photos/ap_index.htm simply redirects to a 404 now. Does anyone have local copies of these PDFs or a way to find them? The 1949 Photos can be found, stiched together at http://gigapan.com/gigapans/147450 , however I am looking for the 1950s-1960s Photos.

Thanks!

**Scottathew** · May-09-18, 04:29 PM

I ran into this same issue last week. I'd be really sad if they are no more

I spent 10 minutes trying to find a new place for them.

**Johnnny5** · May-09-18, 06:58 PM

There was a thread here a year or so ago discussing the same issue. If I remember correctly the thread starter emailed Wayne State and they had the page back up in a few days.

**O3H** · May-09-18, 08:47 PM

Nothing is ever really gone with the The Way Back Machine

https://web.archive.org/web/20170207...s/ap_index.htm

**Jimaz** · May-10-18, 08:09 AM

Those DTE Aerial Photos belong in the Library of Congress.

**dtowncitylover** · May-10-18, 08:34 AM

Hey MicrosoftFan, this website is really good too:

https://historicaerials.com/viewer

**Bill07073** · May-10-18, 08:35 AM

Originally Posted by O3H

Nothing is ever really gone with the The Way Back Machine

https://web.archive.org/web/20170207...s/ap_index.htm

Really nice post thank you!

**MicrosoftFan** · May-10-18, 08:39 AM

Originally Posted by O3H

Nothing is ever really gone with the The Way Back Machine

https://web.archive.org/web/20170207...s/ap_index.htm

One problem- it seems that only the index pdf has been archived at least for 1952 and 1956, and that the actual pictures are not.

**mtburb** · May-10-18, 09:50 AM

And it's back online.
https://digital.library.wayne.edu/dte_aerial/index.html

One thing is, the 1997 aerials for central and southern Downriver, for example, still lead to a 404.