Just found two new sets of scanned records on the HABS site today. As the LoC slowly gets through the backlog of HABS/HAER/HALS photos waiting for scans from the last couple decades. It's nice to see some of my photos out in the public domain where they belong. These two examples of historic survey photography…
HABS/HAER/HALS Photography
HABS HAER To Do List
HABS TO DO LIST, what Historic American Buildings Survey photo are next?
Lecture about HALS at the Sanborn Collection, CSUN
I'm doing a presentation. 🗺 At Cal State Northridge. I hope you can be there and see the marvelous and amazing maps that they have, and learn a bit about the HABS/HAER/HALS programs and how I use maps for research before every project. If you’d like more information about HABS, HAER or HALS photography take…
Six New HABS Photo Surveys Accepted by Heritage Documentation Programs
Six diverse HABS projects were accepted today by Heritage Documentation Programs of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. These donated HABS photography surveys range from the earliest colonial history of the west to modern conveniences found in 4000 shopping center parking lots in the 1970s. Acceptance letter for six HABS photo surveys…
Lost in America the new book by Richard Cahan and Michael Williams – Book Review
Lost in America Book Review: Cahan and Williams, have crafted a book that’s an engaging foray through the demise of lost architecture while at the same time the book is a celebration of the Historic American Buildings Survey itself.
A Picture Perfect New Year 2023
HABS photography of a former Fotomat for inclusion in the Historic American Buildings Survey collection at the Library of Congress.
HABS and HAER Photographs of Lost History
Historic American Buildings Survey Photographs of buildings lost to the wrecking ball or just lost to time.
LA County Hospital HABS photography by Stephen Schafer.
Photography of The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner Building is part of the LAC+USC Medical Center campus in Lincoln Heights.
Using Online Aerial Maps for Photo Scouting, Preservation and HABS/HAER/HALS
Check out this fun video for great tips on researching historic sites, preservation advocacy, and photography related info gathering.
Nomination Photographs for the Watts Coffee House and Mafundi Center
On November 5th, 2020 – during the Covid 19 pandemic – I volunteered for a day of documentation photography in Watts to support the nomination of the Watts Happening Cultural Center and the Mafundi Mural located at East 103rd Street in Los Angeles. It was a sunny day working with Rita Cofield and the staff…