Air photos are snapshots in time. They are invaluable in providing baseline data for comparison with more recent conditions, including roads and other development as well as natural features such as vegetation or changes in stream channels.
Here "historic" aerial photos are defined as those older than 10 years.
Hard Copy Aerial Photos
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Digital Aerial Photos
Available by request; allow two weeks for searching and reproducing specific photos
Regional planning agencies and local offices of USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS) generally have hard copies of some local photographs.
GRANIT, the state GIS repository, has some aerial photos available both for viewing online, printing, and downloading as noted below.
Historical air photos and imagery for New Hampshire can be searched for within some of the resources listed on the Historical Aerial Photos & Imagery tab in this guide:
