The document discusses the early use of aerial photography for archaeological purposes. It provides examples of aerial photographs taken between 1900-1920 over the archaeological site of Samarra in modern-day Iraq by Ernst Herzfeld and G.A. Beazeley. These photographs demonstrated the potential of aerial imagery to record archaeological sites and helped establish the practice of archaeological aerial photography.

1. Indeterminacy at 6000 ft. Emil Herzfeld’s and G.A. Beazeley’s Aerial Photographs of Samarra Enrique Ramirez ART580 24.3.2008

2. Pages from Paul-Henry Chombart de Lauwe’s The Aerial Vision of the World (1948)

3. Pages from Paul-Henry Chombart de Lauwe’s The Aerial Vision of the World (1948)

4. Ernst Emil Herzfeld (1879-1948)

5. Aerial Photographs from Ernst Emil Herzfeld, Geschichte der Stadt Samarra (1948) Photographs Taken in 190X or 191X

6. Aerial Photograph from G.A. Beazeley, “Surveys in Mesopotamia During the War”, The Geographical Journal , Vol. 55, No. 2 (Feb. 1920)

7. G.A. Beazeley, Map of Samarra Drawn from Aerial Photograph, in Beazeley, “Air Photography in Archaeology”, The Geographical Journal , Vol. 53, No. 5 (May 1919)

8. De Havilland D.H.9A’s, Royal Air Force 30 Squadron over Bazian Pass, Kurdistan, 1920

9. Report on Aviation and Flying Operations in Mesopotamia, 1915-1916 (May 1915) (Air Ministry Archives, AIR 1/504/16/3/23)

10. Photographic Requirements, from Report on Aviation and Flying Operations in Mesopotamia, 1915-1916 (May 1915) (Air Ministry Archives, AIR 1/504/16/3/23)

11. RFC Projectograph, from M.N. MacLeod, “Mapping From Air Photographs”, The Geographical Journal , Vol. 53, No. 6 (June 1919)

12. “ Four-Point” Map to Photo Calibration Method, from M.N. MacLeod, “Mapping From Air Photographs”, The Geographical Journal , Vol. 53, No. 6 (June 1919)

13. Aerial Photograph from G.A. Beazeley, “Surveys in Mesopotamia During the War”, The Geographical Journal , Vol. 55, No. 2 (Feb. 1920)

14. G.A. Beazeley, Map of Baghdad Drawn from Aerial Photograph, in Beazeley, “Air Photography in Archaeology”, The Geographical Journal , Vol. 53, No. 5 (May 1919)

15. P7 Aerial Camera (Source: RAF Museum, Cosford)

16. German Aerial Oblique, from M.N. MacLeod, “Mapping From Air Photographs”, The Geographical Journal , Vol. 53, No. 6 (June 1919)

17. G.A. Beazeley, Aerial Oblique of Samarra, in Beazeley “Surveys in Mesopotamia During the War”, The Geographical Journal , Vol. 55, No. 2 (Feb. 1920)

18. Aerial Photographs from Ernst Emil Herzfeld, Geschichte der Stadt Samarra (1948) Photographs Taken in 190X or 191X

19. Aerial Photographs from Ernst Emil Herzfeld, Geschichte der Stadt Samarra (1948) Photographs Taken in 190X or 191X

20. Aerial Photograph from G.A. Beazeley, “Surveys in Mesopotamia During the War”, The Geographical Journal , Vol. 55, No. 2 (Feb. 1920)

21. Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, “La Sarraz” (1928)

22. Tullio Crali, Incuneandosi nell'abitato (In tuffo sulla città) (1939) Cockpit of Junkers JU-87 Dive Bomber over Poland, 1939

23. Bombing Raid on Kurd Insurgents, Sulamaniyah (Kurdistan) RAF 30 Squadron, 27 May 1924

24. Gillo Pontecorvo, The Battle of Algiers ( La Battaglia di Algeri ) (dir. Gillo Pontecorvo, 1966)

25. Palace of Al-Mutawakkil, from M.N. MacLeod, “Mapping From Air Photographs”, The Geographical Journal , Vol. 53, No. 6 (June 1919)

26. Aerial Photographs from Ernst Emil Herzfeld, Geschichte der Stadt Samarra (1948) Photographs Taken in 190X or 191X

27. Aerial Photograph from G.A. Beazeley, “Surveys in Mesopotamia During the War”, The Geographical Journal , Vol. 55, No. 2 (Feb. 1920)

28. Pages from Paul-Henry Chombart de Lauwe’s The Aerial Vision of the World (1948)