> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.beautifulpublicdata.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Photologging Vans - URL: https://www.beautifulpublicdata.com/photologging-vans/ - Published: 2022-09-15T17:00:25.000Z - Updated: 2024-02-05T01:49:18.000Z - Author: Jon Keegan - Tags: Photologs These sequences are from New York and Connecticut’s state photolog archives, which I obtained through public records requests. Almost every state’s highway departments had highway photolog programs, some dating back as early as 1961\. These sequences were captured by specially tricked out vans. The earliest used 16mm film, then 35mm, then video tape, laser disc and currently digital cameras. 💡 Read more about Highway Photologs [here](https://www.beautifulpublicdata.com/highway-photologs/) in my first post in this series. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/ed/7eed3692-c4ce-47fb-af77-6293d8e19002/content/images/2022/07/Screen-Shot-2022-07-27-at-9.38.47-PM-1.png) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/ed/7eed3692-c4ce-47fb-af77-6293d8e19002/content/images/2022/07/Screen-Shot-2022-07-27-at-9.38.11-PM-1.png) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/ed/7eed3692-c4ce-47fb-af77-6293d8e19002/content/images/2022/07/Screen-Shot-2022-07-27-at-9.37.28-PM-1.png) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/ed/7eed3692-c4ce-47fb-af77-6293d8e19002/content/images/2022/07/Screen-Shot-2022-07-27-at-9.37.06-PM-1.png) Some pages from the National Research Council's Transportation Research Board report “National Cooperative Highway Research Program Synthesis of Highway Practice”. The report details the various technologies that were used in states' photologging programs. A [1982 report](https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22123452-national-cooperative-highway-research-program-synthesis-of-highway-practice?responsive=1&title=1&ref=beautifulpublicdata.com) from the National Research Council’s Transportation Research Board with the extremely nerdy title “National Cooperative Highway Research Program Synthesis of Highway Practice” has an amazingly detailed breakdown of the nation’s photologging efforts, describing the history, technology, financial cost and practical applications for this public data collection effort. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/ed/7eed3692-c4ce-47fb-af77-6293d8e19002/content/images/2022/07/Screen-Shot-2022-07-27-at-9.37.36-PM-2.png) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/ed/7eed3692-c4ce-47fb-af77-6293d8e19002/content/images/2022/07/Screen-Shot-2022-07-27-at-9.37.19-PM-2.png) I love these photos of the different photologging vans, and the crazy gear they packed inside. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/ed/7eed3692-c4ce-47fb-af77-6293d8e19002/content/images/2022/07/Screen-Shot-2022-07-27-at-9.37.48-PM-3.png) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/ed/7eed3692-c4ce-47fb-af77-6293d8e19002/content/images/2022/07/Screen-Shot-2022-07-27-at-9.36.57-PM.png) I am still in pursuit of some of the older footage from various state agencies and will be playing around with various ways to explore this amazing treasure trove of American roadside history. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/ed/7eed3692-c4ce-47fb-af77-6293d8e19002/content/images/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-15-at-11.15.26-AM.png) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/ed/7eed3692-c4ce-47fb-af77-6293d8e19002/content/images/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-15-at-11.15.33-AM.png) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/ed/7eed3692-c4ce-47fb-af77-6293d8e19002/content/images/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-15-at-11.15.48-AM.png) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7e/ed/7eed3692-c4ce-47fb-af77-6293d8e19002/content/images/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-15-at-11.16.07-AM.png) From The Michigan Department of State Highways and Transportation's Traffic and Safety Division report on Michigan's photlogging program from November 1976\. [Source](https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22416105-rr-459-report?responsive=1&title=1&ref=beautifulpublicdata.com) Thank you for reading! 🎥 You can see some of the full sequences of images on our [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzn9S389aTc%5FE-uaxnaGVcQ?ref=beautifulpublicdata.com). I'd like to extend a big thank you to Robert Kasica from Connecticut's Department of Transportation for help with this records request. 🙏🏻 🙏🏻 ****Did you enjoy this post?** You can subscribe to our newsletter to get future posts delivered to your inbox for free. 👉🏻 📫 [Subscribe now](https://www.beautifulpublicdata.com/#/portal/signup/free). ****Sharing is caring** 📣 If you think your followers or friends may like it, please consider sharing it. 🙋🏻‍♀️ If you have any suggestions, comments or requests, please email them to [beautifulpublicdata@gmail.com](mailto:beautifulpublicdata@gmail.com) Thanks for reading! \- Jon Keegan ([@jonkeegan](https://twitter.com/jonkeegan?ref=beautifulpublicdata.com))