1906 Lawrence aerial photo

The 1906 Lawrence aerial photo was the first panoramic aerial photograph of Santa Cruz. It was taken on June 24, 1906, by George R. Lawrence with a large wide-angle camera Lawrence had invented and built, held aloft by a string of kites. The camera's large negative allowed usable resolution even when zooming in close to the image. Prior to the Lawrence photograph, five panoramic views of Santa Cruz had been created by artists - with varying degrees of accuracy and levels of detail.

• Peter Nurkse, "Notes on the 1906 Aerial Panorama of Santa Cruz by George Lawrence", online at SCPL Local History Articles.

A digitized copy of the photograph can be downloaded from the Library of Congress.